Steel Times International News
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Indian mining company NMDC orders BOF plant
India’s fully owned public enterprise the National Mineral Development Corporation Ltd (NMDC) has placed an order for the supply of a complete LD (BOF) steelmaking plant.
07 August 2012 -
Top-level thinking on capital projects
A T Kearney released a report, ‘ExCap II: Top-Level Thinking on Capital Projects,’ a study of best practices in managing capital projects across their entire life cycles. This is the second edition of the study.
01 August 2012 -
Chinese ore imports fall in face of rising stocks
Iron ore stocks in China’s 30 major sea ports stood at 98.52Mt at July 20, hitting an 18-week record high.
31 July 2012 -
Chinese output grows despite price dive in H1
Steelmakers in China continued to increase their output despite a sluggish domestic market in the first half of 2012, which resulted in diving market prices, rocketing stocks, and worsening profits.
31 July 2012 -
US imports fall in June on softening demand
Steel imports to USA declined in June compared to May by 15.4%, based on preliminary reporting by the government.
31 July 2012 -
SMS group takes over majority share in Paul Wurth
The SMS group has taken 59.1% of the shares in Paul Wurth SA, Luxembourg, that were previously owned by ArcelorMittal (48.1 %) and the Luxembourg fund Luxempart (11.0 %). 40.8% of the shares remain with the Luxembourg shareholders controlled by the state.
30 July 2012
