Venezuelan HBI market: prices keep sliding DRI & HBI / South America Venezuelan HBI market is still seeing prices decline amid virtually absent demand in major export markets. In particular, Venezuelan material is currently quoted at ...
23.7.2010 12:31
Italy: only few buyers show interest in HBI DRI & HBI / South Europe The Italian market for hot briquetted iron – one of major consumers of this material in Europe – is seeing moderate business activity...
Global HBI market: Russian suppliers get new advantages DRI & HBI / CIS The global HBI market is seeing a price reduction caused by a general downward trend in the segments for finished products and substitute products, especially steel scrap. The prices fell at different paces in different markets. In particular, Russian exporters have expanded to alternative export markets and managed to ...
Mediterranean HBI prices keep sliding DRI & HBI / North Africa The Mediterranean market for hot-briquetted iron saw prices decreasing in June amid the downward trend in scrap markets in Turkey and the EU...
24.6.2010 16:50
Venezuelan HBI market sees price decline DRI & HBI / South America Prices for HBI have been falling in the Venezuelan market in June on the global downward trend in the steelmaking sector...
23.6.2010 16:41
Comsigua (Venezuela) resumes production DRI & HBI / South America Venezuelan producer of HBI Complejo Siderurgico de Guayana (Comsigua) resumed production in the first half of June...
23.6.2010 16:16
India: domestic DRI market sees prices decrease DRI & HBI / India In June, Indian domestic market for direct reduced iron has seen a price decline caused by continued decrease in scrap cost...
21.6.2010 16:17
Russian export market for HBI: prices so far stable (Editor's Choice) DRI & HBI / CIS HBI export prices in the Russian market stay at the last-month levels. Suppliers have just started selling July production...
Orinoco Iron (Venezuela) resumes production DRI & HBI / South America Venezuelan HBI producer Orinoco Iron will resume production in the middle of June on completion of scheduled repairs ...
27.5.2010 13:14
HBI prices decrease in Venezuela DRI & HBI / South America HBI prices are moving down in Venezuela in the second half of May. Consumers have lost interest in purchases of this material seeing ...
25.5.2010 17:06
HBI exports from Russia: prices decrease in May (Editor's Choice) DRI & HBI / CIS The global market for HBI is seeing a reduction of prices caused by weaker markets for finished products and substitute materials ...
19.5.2010 18:23
Mediterranean: HBI quotations drop DRI & HBI / North Africa Prices continue to fall in the Mediterranean HBI market in May. Contrary to expectations of sponge iron suppliers...
17.5.2010 17:41
Indian DRI market: prices fall at slower pace DRI & HBI / India DRI prices are falling at much slower pace in India. At the moment, steel scrap segment, by which DRI buyers are usually guided, is seeing...
29.4.2010 18:25
FMO (Venezuela) cuts HBI production in April DRI & HBI / South America Venezuela’s C.V.G. Ferrominera Orinoco (FMO) plans to decrease production of hot briquetted iron by 11% at Operaciones al Sur del Orinoco (Opco) in April...
29.4.2010 17:39
Global HBI market: not all suppliers can implement price increase for May production (Editor's Choice) DRI & HBI / Global The global market for hot-briquetted iron is facing an ambiguous situation. Some large HBI suppliers have succeeded in reaching higher prices while selling May production because they made deals in mid-April before the trend reversal in the segment for finished products and scrap in main consuming markets...
29.4.2010 12:54
Venezuelan HBI market: prices unlikely to rise further DRI & HBI / South America Venezuelan HBI suppliers have managed to lift their prices by 14% throughout April amid upward trend both in the finished product sector and in the segment for substitute materials...
29.4.2010 09:42
Orinoco Iron (Venezuela) stops for repairs DRI & HBI / South America Venezuelan HBI producer Orinoco Iron closed for a scheduled repair on April 23. The maintenance will take about a month...
28.4.2010 14:30
Russian HBI market sees price growth DRI & HBI / CIS Prices are growing in the Russian export market for hot briquetted iron. At the moment, HBI suppliers have sold their May production at increased prices...
27.4.2010 13:42
Mediterranean HBI suppliers wait and see DRI & HBI / North Africa HBI suppliers in the Mediterranean region stay in a wait-and see mode in late April amid falling prices for steel scrap in the region...
Lebedinsky GOK (Russia) plans repairs in HBI shop DRI & HBI / CIS Russian miner Lebedinsky GOK plans to stop HBI shop No.1 using HYL technology (with a designed capacity 83,000tpm) for repair in late May ...
26.4.2010 18:02
DRI prices fall in India (Editor's Choice) DRI & HBI / India Prices for DRI were falling in India in the middle of the month mainly because the upward trend in the scrap market has reversed...
7.4.2010 14:12
DRI capacity in Iran to triple by 2014 (Editor's Choice) DRI & HBI / Middle East Iran’s DRI capacity is expected to triple in four years. Projects on construction of 19 modules have been announced in the country and the facilities are planned to be commissioned by 2014...
6.4.2010 16:17
Global HBI market: prices move up DRI & HBI / South Europe Prices for hot briquetted iron continue to rise in the world market amid a price leap in substitute materials and finished products. Such a steep price increase has been caused by soaring cost of raw materials. HBI producers have been also forced to lift their offers ...
6.4.2010 13:19
Global HBI exports amount to about 6mt in 2009 DRI & HBI / CIS The total global HBI exports were about 6mt in 2009. Of this amount, Russian and Venezuelan suppliers exported about 5mt of the material...
