Steel Times International News
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June 2014 crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to worldsteel
June 2014's world crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 137Mt million tonnes, an increase of 3.1% when compared to June 2013.
22 July 2014 -
Chinese abolish protective tariff policy on imported steel
Tax preferences on 78 different types of imported steel products will be abolished in China from 31 July.
22 July 2014 -
Chinese steel prices will remain low
China’s steel prices are expected to stay low, claims MySteel, as the country enters the hottest period of the year.
22 July 2014 -
EU recovery on the way, but rising imports may absorb steel demand growth, says EUROFER
The economic recovery in the EU is taking place, but growth is modest, claims a report from European steel lobbying group EUROFER.
17 July 2014 -
Strong first half production for Rio Tinto
"Our iron ore expansion continues to deliver high-margin growth reinforcing our position as a low cost producer," said Rio Tinto's CEO, Sam Walsh after the company announced record H1 2014 iron ore shipments, production and rail volumes.
16 July 2014 -
JSW reports growth in steel production
JSW Steel has reported growth in steel production of 3.1Mt in the first quarter ended June 30th. The Indian steelmaker produced 2.86Mt of crude steel in the April to June quarter of 2013 and announced that production of flat products stood at 2.43Mt compared with 2.23Mt a year ago.
15 July 2014
