Steel Times International News
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UK fatality statistics tell a grim story
The British Safety Council has, in response to the official 2011/12 worker fatality statistics released today by the Health and Safety Executive, expressed serious concern that the reduction in the number of deaths at work has stalled over the last two years
06 July 2012 -
'Latin American Steel: A retrospective in 101 essays' – A Brief Review
'Latin American Steel: A retrospective in 101 essays' is a collection of reprints of pages from Steel Times International of articles authored by Dr Germano Mendes De Paula, Professor of Economics at the Federal University of Uberlandia (UFU), Brazil.
05 July 2012 -
China aims for higher-value steels
Over 70% of high-end steel products required for China’s manufacturing industry are imported from abroad. Such a huge gap presents both opportunities of growth but risks competition between domestic suppliers.
27 June 2012 -
China ore price up one point
China’s iron ore inventories at 25 major Chinese sea ports stood at 96.62Mt on June 4, down 620kt or 0.64% from one week earlier, according to the Xinhua-China Iron Ore Price Index.
26 June 2012 -
Doubts aroused by state permission to giant steel projects
Doubts are hovering in China over whether it is proper to permit two 10Mt/y iron and steel projects to go ahead when the country’s steel industry is still suffering overproduction and a meagre profit.
26 June 2012 -
worldsteel at Rio for UN Sustainable Development
The World Steel Association is participating at the Rio +20 Conference and will be launching its new publication; ‘Sustainable steel: at the core of a green economy’.
24 June 2012
