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Date:2013/02/01
Atlas Tube, a reputable leader in tubular steel solution has planned to build a new jumbo hollow structural section (HSS) line for expansion.This new jumbo HSS production line is capable to produces square shape size at 18" & 20" with wall thickn...
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Date:2013/02/05
According to Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in December 2012 industrial producer prices decreased by 0.2 percent both in the euro area and in the European Union member states (EU-27) month on month. In November last yea...
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Date:2013/02/01
Japan exported 892,011 tons of ferrous scraps in last December, increasing by 21.3% from a month ago and soaring by 40.4% year on year, according to statistics released by the Japan’s Ministry of Finance.Meanwhile, the country’s scrap exports amounte...
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Date:2013/02/05
On Monday, US Steel said that Patrick Mullarkey has been named plant manager--Fairfield Tubular Operations, part of US Steel Tubular Products Inc., located in Birmingham, Alabama, effective February 1, 2013. Mullarkey will succeed Dennis Quir...
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Date:2013/02/01
Antonio Gozzi, president of the Italian iron and steel industry Federacciai, has stated that, according to the latest estimates, in 2013 Italian crude steel output may be similar to that of 2012, remaining at around 27 million metric tons, provided p...
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Date:2013/02/01
According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in November 2012 Turkey's seamless pipe imports rose 68.3 percent compared to October and were more than double compared to November 2011, amounting to 25,428 metric ton...
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Date:2013/01/31
It’s reported that the Korean steel giant Posco announced that its net profits slumped by 45% year on year to KRW561 billion in the fourth quarter of 2012.In the fourth quarter of 2012, Posco realized sales revenues of KRW15.06 trillion, falling by 1...
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Date:2013/01/31
Korean Hyundai Hysco planned to raise its production of flat products including cold rolled coils and coated steel products by 13% from a year ago to 4.8 million tons in 2013.The higher production will be mainly contributed by the company’s new pickl...
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Date:2013/01/29
It’s reported that the base prices of H2 scraps in the Japanese Tokyo Bay region have fallen to ￥30,500~￥31,000/ton FAS this week, decreasing by ￥500~￥1,000/ton from a week ago.Meanwhile, the prices of P&S scraps and Shindachi scrap averaged at ￥...
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Date:2013/01/31
Reportedly, the US steelmakers including AK Steel, ArcelorMittal North America and Nucor have announced to raise the prices of steel flat products by US$44~US$55/ton recently.It’s said that the steelmakers increased the prices of steel flat products ...
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Date:2013/01/29
Central Europe-based miner New World Resources Plc (NWR) has announced that it has reached agreements with its customers for coking coal and coke sales for the first quarter of 2013.
Accordingly, NWR has set the average agreed price of coking coal fo...
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Date:2013/01/25
China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest carbon steelmaker in China announced to hike its list prices for electric furnace (EF) Al-killed wire rods by NT$500/ton to NT$21,700/ton for February.Meanwhile, the actual selling prices are at NT$20,700~NT$21,20...
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Date:2013/01/29
Finnish stainless steel producer Outokumpu is seeking to capture 25% of the US stainless steel market in the next two years, rising from its current market share of 14%, according to the saying of Michael Wallis, CEO of Outokumpu Stainless USA during...
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Date:2013/01/31
Ukraine produced 1.968 million tons of pig iron in 2012, rising by 10.9% year on year, according to statistics released by the metal trading enterprise Ukrainian Mining and Metallurgical Company (UGMK).In December, Ukraine’s pig iron exports totaled ...
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Date:2013/01/25
It’s reported that Allegheny Technologies Inc (ATI) posted operating profits of US$9.4 million for the fourth quarter of last year, slumping from US$17.4 million in the same period of a year ago.In the given period of time, the total sales amounted t...
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Date:2013/01/29
According to report, UK Steel reported its output only rose 1% from 2011. The average output of 2012 was 184,264 tons per week, compared to 182,269 tons per week in 2011.Its data says that the economic stagnation over the year as well as the lower au...
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Date:2013/01/31
According to data released by the Spanish steelmakers' association (Unesid), Spain produced 780,000 tons of crude steel in last December, falling by 25.7% from a month ago and falling by 5% year on year.In 2012, Spain’s crude steel production to...
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Date:2013/01/25
Recently, the Japanese steel mills seem to conclude the hot rolled coils (HRC) February price negotiation with the buyers in Middle East and Latin America.It’s learned that the HRC prices for February increased by US$20~US$30/ton in comparison of the...
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Date:2013/01/29
In 2012, production in the overall Mexican vehicle industry rose 12.8 percent compared to 2011, amounting to 2,884,869 units, mainly due to the 23.6 percent year-on-year increase in light vehicle production, according to the Mexican Association of Ca...
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Date:2013/01/30
Reportedly, Essar Group, a multinational corporation in India will invest US$125 million in its cold rolled coil (CRC) production capacity and aim to lift the annual capacity to 700,000 tons. Mr. KB Trivedi, the president director and chief executive...