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EU expects US steel tariffs to continue in 2019The European Union sees little chance of an exemption from controversial US steel and aluminum tariffs until mid-2019, as it pushes for a narrow transatlantic deal to stave off any additional US tariffs on European cars, one bloc official said. The Commission, the EU's executive arm in Brussels, is…
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India hopes to rank 2nd in global steel productionIndia hopes to become the world's second largest steel producer after China, and the government has also taken steps to encourage secondary steelmakers to improve efficiency, the Metals Ministry said in a statement. The growth in the secondary steel sector, coupled with the primary steel sector…
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Rolled steel responded by giving more freedom to local authoritiesSteel and raw materials prices plummeted in China on Wednesday, leading to multi-week lows as more stock exchanges liquidated positions with excess upside risk as Beijing considers flexible its constraints. China is considering allowing its northern provinces to tackle selected heavy industry…
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UK to use coal to generate electricity in winterDespite the fact that coal is the dirtier fuel in the UK energy complex, which is set to burn this fuel in the winter, regardless of the UK government's plans to phase out coal plants by 2025, and two more coal-fired power plants in Eggborough and Kilroth have closed this year. ... Gas prices for…
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India is the brightest player in the steel sector in the near futureIndia will be the brightest player in the global steel sector over the next 12-18 months, according to Moody's Investors Service. In a statement, Moody's said that steel consumption in India is growing at least 5.5% to 6% annually, tracking strong GDP growth of 7.3% to 7.5%. “Nominated Indian…
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Steel mills in the United States increased shipments to the domestic marketThe latest statistics released by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) show that in January this year, compared with the previous year, the volume of supplies of steel from the US steel mills increased markedly. However, shipments have slightly decreased compared to the previous month. AISI…
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Nigeria to build an integrated steel plantKogi Iron Limited will build a first-of-its-kind cast steel plant in Nigeria near its Agbaja iron ore deposit in south-central Nigeria. The plant will make full use of the leased iron ore deposits, as well as nearby sources of coal and limestone. The Agbaja project is located on the Agbaya plateau…
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Dneprospetsstal: production results in August 2017In August 2018, PrJSC Electrometallurgical Plant DNEPROSPETSSTAL named after I. A.N. Kuzmin ”delivered 20,999 tons of steel, which is 3.0% higher than the level of the previous month. During the same period, the Company produced 14,034 tons of rolled metal, which is 8.6% more than in July 2018. The…
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Aluminum is waiting for "Doomsday" if sanctions against Rusal continueThe aluminum market faces a doomsday scenario if the US expands sanctions against United Co. Rusal in October, according to a Wood Mackenzie Ltd. report, which said prices could exceed their seven-year highs. The market outside of China is already in deficit and will “run into huge deficit” if a…
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Steel futures climb to 2-week high in ChinaChina steel futures climbed to a two-week high on Monday for the third day in a row, amid continued production restrictions to control pollution led by the top steel city of Tangshan. Tangshan said it will expand summer production in the steel, coke and electricity sectors in September last week…
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