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Ford manager says Severstal should work hard for the US auto industrySeverstal and other companies in the US market should do their best to develop new high-strength steel for the automotive industry, said Severstal North America's vice president of quality and advanced engineering. Mr. Johnson made such a statement in Detroit during the auto show, where Ford showed…
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Tejas Tubular sets up production center in NorfolkTejas Tubular Products Inc has announced that it is going to build a plant in Norfolk, Nebraska, which will create 200 jobs for Madison County over the next few years. The company, which makes pipelines and housings for the transportation and drilling of oil and gas, announced that it plans to…
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BlueScope has been cleared for a competitor's purchaseBlueScope Steel has been approved for the purchase of one of its competitors in the building products market. The Australian Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has decided not to oppose BlueScope's desire to acquire other Australian businesses that compete in the construction…
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Mexico hits record steel production in 2013According to the World Steel Association Worldsteel, Mexico's steel production reached 18 million 400 thousand tons in 2013, up almost 2 percent from 2012. The growth of metallurgical production took place against the backdrop of a general decline in the Mexican economy. The country's largest steel…
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EUROPIPE JV is the main supplier for the first offshore string of the South Stream pipelineEUROPIPE, a joint venture between Salzgitter AG Group and Dillinger Hüttenwerke, will supply 450,000 tonnes of steel pipes under an agreement with South Stream Transport for the construction of the first offshore section of the South Stream gas pipeline. This large order, which EUROPIPE won as a…
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Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal achieved success in 2013Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation posted profit in the past nine months, including December, amid strong demand following the country's economic recovery. The second largest steelmaker in the world said that net income for the period was 192.8 billion JPY out of 4 trillion. JPY sales. The…
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Russia exported 764 tons of stainless steel in December 2013According to the expert assessment of the Association "Spetsstal", in December 2013, the Russian export of the main types of stainless steel products, compared with November, increased by 24 percent and amounted to 764 tons. Exports of stainless steel flat products increased by 12.4 percent to 100…
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Steel production forecast in Japan for 2014According to information provided by the Iron & Steel Institute of Japan (ISIJ), the country's crude steel production reached 110 million tons in 2013. However, ISIJ expects steel output to be unable to surpass 110 million tonnes in 2014 due to weak demand in the global steel market, which is also…
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Freyja Resources completes first phase of copper and silver exploration in MexicoFreyja Resources announced that it has completed the first phase of its exploration program at the recently acquired Las Cristinas copper-silver mine located in northeastern Chihuahua state in Mexico. The campaign plans to start drilling immediately after receiving a drilling permit, which is…
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Gonvarri Steel Services acquires 51% of shares in Turkish company CepasGonvarri Steel Services, a leader in metalworking service centers, has acquired 51 percent of the Turkish company Cepas. Cepas was founded in 2003 and has a strong presence in the Turkish market in the construction and road infrastructure construction sectors. With this acquisition, Gonvarri Steel…
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