Vizag Steel (India) to expand capacity in 2011 Long products / India India’s Vizag Steel plans to increase steelmaking capacity from 3.5mtpy to about 6.5mtpy in January 2011 by commissioning a new oxygen-converter shop...
12.3.2010 16:49
Bulgaria: longs prices surge Long products / Balkans Demand has remained stable in the Bulgarian longs market over the past two weeks. Steel traders continue to buy the material only in small quantities and for the current needs preferring to maintain optimal stocks. At the same time, an increase in prices for raw materials and semis has caused a rise in both domestic and foreign offers of longs...
12.3.2010 16:20
Export prices for CIS finished longs keep going up Long products / CIS Export prices for CIS longs are moving upwards on increased prices of raw materials and semis in the global markets. Besides, limited supply of finished longs has also contributed to the upward trend. In a week...
12.3.2010 14:31
Kardemir (Turkey) announces new prices for billet and rebar Long products / Turkey Turkish producer Kardemir which already raised prices for rebar at the beginning of the week continues the upward trend. The reason behind the recurrent increases...
12.3.2010 13:10
Prices for construction steel start rising in Saudi Arabia Long products / Middle East In spite of the fact that Saudi Arabian mills had to keep longs prices stable in 2009 due to state regulation of economy, they have managed this week to realize ...
12.3.2010 12:54
Spanish mills have to lift domestic longs prices despite poor demand Long products / South Europe Prices for long products have risen in Spain, among other markets. Sharp increases in scrap prices in nearly all world markets have forced Spanish producers to raise prices although demand for finished products...
12.3.2010 12:12
Bulgaria: domestic prices for structurals move upwards Long products / Balkans Bulgarian market for structural steel is strengthening gradually as steel traders have started to re-stock at the beginning of the construction season...
Longs prices go on climbing in Poland Long products / Central Europe Gradually improving demand for long products in Poland, as well as growing prices for scrap all over the EU, has pushed prices up by ...
11.3.2010 17:13
Bulgaria: Helios-Metalurg ups prices for long products Long products / Balkans Helios-Metalurg, the Bulgarian producer of rebar, has boosted prices by EUR 45/t (BGN 90/t) from end-February levels following the upward trend in the region and being supported by...
11.3.2010 17:06
Prices for Italian sections head up Long products / South Europe Italian producers of sections have reflected the increases in scrap quotations observed in almost all world markets. Thus, domestic prices have risen by EUR 30-40/t in the past two weeks; export ones have grown...
Slovakia: import longs prices rise considerably Long products / Central Europe Demand for longs in Slovak market both from local traders, whose stocks have been almost dried up, and end-users, which have already started implementing construction projects, has improved...
Spanish producers boost rebar prices Long products / South Europe Prices for rebar have jumped in Spain, among other markets. Sharp increases in scrap prices in practically all world markets have forced Spanish producers to raise rebar prices although...
11.3.2010 13:47
Chinese exporters of longs keep raising prices Long products / China Despite having heavy stocks, Chinese exporters of longs are putting prices up amid soaring prices for raw materials and increasing domestic quotations. Besides...
Tata Steel (India) raises production Long products / India India’s Tata Steel increased crude steel production in February by 13% year-on-year, from 466,000 to 527,000t, while finished product output rose...
11.3.2010 11:06
Philippine rebar producers increase domestic prices Long products / South East Asia Improved demand for long products in the Philippines at the beginning of the construction season as well as increased prices for import semis (by at least $20/t in two weeks) have made local suppliers...
11.3.2010 10:02
Slovakia: import longs prices move upwards Long products / Central Europe Slovak longs market continues to see the upward trend due to growing prices for scrap in the region. Polish producer ...
P.T.K.Metal (Thailand) cuts output Long products / South East Asia Thailand’s P.T.K.Metal reduced rebar production in February amid unfavourable market conditions. The company produced...
Italian producers raise prices for sections (Editor's Choice) Long products / South Europe Italian producers of sections have reflected the increases in scrap quotations observed in almost all world markets. Prices of such local mills as...
Export prices for Turkish structurals climb again Long products / Turkey Demand for structural steel remains weak in the Mediterranean region but Turkish producers have decided to further raise export prices amid...
10.3.2010 12:49
Stomana Industry S.A. (Bulgaria) boosts longs prices Long products / Balkans Bulgaria's Stomana Industry S.A., which had been keeping domestic longs prices stable since late January, has announced a EUR 45/t increase...
