Average transaction prices, measured in US dollars, increased in November for all eight finished steel product types published by MEPS. This occurred despite lacklustre demand in many of the countries researched. An upturn in the cost of raw materials was the main driver behind these advances. Brazilian
Read more →Jan 14, 2016 07:04 GMT Source:metalminer Tags: steel, steel demand January 13, 2016 So what country will be the one bright spot in the global steel market this year? It’s no secret that for the last four years the global steel sector has been floundering and it’s been tough
Read more →November 19, 2015 01:51:14 AM SAO PAULO (Scrap Monster): The Brazilian Finance Minister Joaquim Levy stated that the country intends to raise import tariffs on steel goods. The move is aimed at protecting the local steel industry in the country. However, the minister declined to disclose the
Read more →By Anil Mathews (ScrapMonster Author) November 16, 2015 02:29:42 AM BEIJING (Scrap Monster): The latest import statistics indicate that the scrap steel imports by Thailand during September this year dropped considerably over the previous month. Also, the scrap steel imports witnessed sharp steel decline when compared with
Read more →CHINA November 14 2015 9:03 AM NEW YORK (Scrap Register): A report released today concludes that treating China as a market economy in antidumping investigations would “severely damage the NAFTA steel industries and NAFTA economies.” The study, comprised of three economic analyses, was conducted by leading economists
Read more →By Paul Ploumis (Scrap Monster Author) October 12, 2015 05:50:31 AM SAO PAULO (Scrap Monster): The Latin American countries imported 5.7 million tons of structural steel from China during the initial eight-month period of the year. The steel shipments from China were up by 5% during this
Read more →UNITED KINGDOM October 07 2015 3:25 PM LONDON (Scrap Register): The Southern European hot rolled coil (HRC) steel prices stayed flat week-on-week at €332 per ton ex-works in the week ended September 25, as per the latest figures from the Steel Index. According to TSI, European Hot
Read more →Sep 14, 2015 09:37 GMT Source:Scrap Monster Tags: Brazil flat steel product exports, Brazil flat steel product exports August 2015 By Paul Ploumis 14 Sep 2015 Last updated at 04:21:36 GMT SAO PAULO (Scrap Monster): As per the statistics released by the Brazilian Ministry of Development and
Read more →Sep 18, 2015 05:35 GMT Source:scrap monster Tags: US Steel Corp, steel. By Paul Ploumis 17 Sep 2015 Last updated at 08:30:02 GMT US Steel Corp announced investment of $230 million to build electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Fairfield steel making facility. MONTGOMERY (Scrap Monster): US
Read more →Sep 17, 2015 07:43 GMT Source:Scrap Monster Tags: AISI, American Iron and Steel Institute By Paul Ploumis 17 Sep 2015 Last updated at 02:57:49 GMT SPOKANE (Scrap Monster): Illinois congressmen Mike Bost and Rodney Davis were presented the ‘2015 Congressional Steel Champion Award’ by the American Iron
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