Steel Times International News
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UK group expands agency lines
UK company Bruderer is expanding its product range with three more agency lines. One will introduce press brakes, guillotine shears and plasma profiling machines, a second will cover the supply of press brake tooling and a third will add laser and inkjet marking systems.
06 April 2010 -
Stretcher leveller provides stress relieved material
A Red Bud Multi-Cut blanking line with stretcher leveller has been installed by Israel-based Packer Yadpaz Ltd.
06 April 2010 -
Short-term contracts agreed with Asian mills
Bloomberg reports that Vale and BHP Billiton ended a 40-year system of setting annual prices by signing short-term contracts with Asian mills, with the Brazilian company winning a 90% increase.
06 April 2010 -
EU steel scrap exports rise
Provisional statistics for the first 11 months of 2009 show an increase in EU steel scrap exports of 12.7% to 13.5Mt.
01 April 2010 -
Miners agree landmark quarterly iron ore deals
Two of the world's biggest mining companies have agreed landmark deals with Asian steel mills to buy iron ore on quarterly contracts.
31 March 2010 -
Corus secures £200M order
Steelmaker Corus has secured a £200M order to supply pipes on an offshore development.
24 March 2010
