Steel Times International News
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China stepping up on overcapacity
China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) are joining together to formulate a proposal to solve excess capacity in fiveindustrial sectors: steel, aluminium, cement, plate glass and shipbuilding.
13 August 2013 -
The evidence and the secrets of ancient bloomery ironworking in Norway
For the best part of forty years the author, Professor Espelund has been making significant contributions to the study of bloomery iron production. This book is a summary of his work and presents a number of recent results. As it says on the cover, it is about bloomery iron working in Norway.
13 August 2013 -
Danieli Corus commissions India’s largest Blast Furnace
Danieli Corus BV based in IJmuiden, The Netherlands, has commissioned Blast Furnace No 5 built for SAIL (Steel Authority of India Ltd) at their Rourkela (Odisha, India) steel plant.
12 August 2013 -
Tata Steel rail to link Saudi’s two holy cities
Tata Steel has won an order to produce 60kt of high-quality rail for a new high-speed line linking the two holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.
12 August 2013 -
USA sees falling trend in steel exports
US exports of steel declined in June by 98k short tons (kston) compared to May, an 8.5% fall according to government data.
11 August 2013 -
7% of Chinese steel intensive goods go to Latin America
Indirect trade (exports of manufactured goods with significant steel content) from China to Latin America reached a value of US$20,870M during the first six months of 2013, representing 7% of total Chinese exports. This figure is similar to that during the first half of 2012.
09 August 2013
