Indian steel industry is facing some challenges amid the ongoing trade war between the US and China, according to Union Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. The minister also noted that the…
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EEC makes final AD ruling on seamless pipe imports from China
It was reported that the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) announced on September 17th that it has made a final ruling of anti-dumping on the imports of hot-deformed stainless steel seamless…
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China publishes dedicated railway project plans
The National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC) recently released a key project list for railways dedicated to serve specific companies from 2019 to 2020. This is expected to…
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After 3 days decline, nickel price rebound again
On September 18th, the nickel price had increased US$100/ton, back to around US$17,200/ton’s level, mainly caused by the decreasing inventory, came to only around 162,000 tons, decreased 1770 tons compared…
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Malaysia’s AD preliminary ruling on cold-rolled coil imports from 4 countries
After 5 months of investigation, the anti-dumping preliminary ruling on China, Japan, South Korea and Vietnam’s iron or non-alloy cold-rolled coil imports were made by the Ministry of International Trade…
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Shougang cuts October HRC prices, Angang increases
Chinese flat steel producers have differing market expectations in October. Shougang has adjusted its HRC prices in line with major producers Baosteel and Wugang, cutting list prices by CNY 100/tonne…
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LF and CCM commissioning at BSRM steel mills
A 55-ton LF and 3-strand billet caster have started at BSRM, in the new meltshop in Mirsharai, Bangladesh. The ladle furnace has two ladle cars positioned at 90° and a…
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Kansai Tetsugen’s scrap arrival volume increases in Aug y-o-y
According to statistics, the Kansai Tetsugen scrap dealers got around 72,000 tons of scrap in Osaka area, up by 1.2% year on year, which have risen for 2 consecutive months….
Read MorePhilippine nickel ore production rises by 3% in H1 2019
The Philippines and Indonesia were the top two producers of nickel ore in the world. According to the data released by the Philippine Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB), the country’s…
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SE Asian billet market retreats further
Imported billet prices are continuing to fall in Southeast Asia. Amid bearish market sentiment which has persisted for weeks, regional buyers are hesitant to make bookings. Read more at SE Asian…
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