ChMK (Russia) continues to upgrade steelmaking complex Steel Semis / CIS Russia's Chelyabinsk Steel Works (ChMK) continues to implement investment projects to modernize its steelmaking complex and to increase its capacity ...
30.7.2010 13:28
Novorosmetall (Russia) raises semis production Steel Semis / CIS Russia's Novorosmetall plans to inch up production of merchant square billet in August. In general, it intends to put out about ...
30.7.2010 12:50
Russia, Ukraine: merchant billet production stays low Steel Semis / CIS CIS producers are keeping exports of semis at low levels. Metal Expert estimates the July export supply of merchant square billet produced at Russian mills is expected at ...
POSCO becomes third investor in project of Dongkuk and Vale Steel Semis / South East Asia South Korea's POSCO has announced the intention to take part in an investment project on construction of steel mill Companhia Siderurgica do Pecem ...
Petrovsky (Ukraine) to increase production in August Long products / CIS Ukrainian producer Petrovsky Iron and Steel Works wants to increase production to 37,000-40,000t next month, more than by 25% from July ...
26.7.2010 11:13
Metinvest (Ukraine) keeps production high Long products / CIS Currently, Metinvest (Ukraine) is maintaining high utilization rates at its steel plants although prices for steel products are falling and conditions in foreign markets are ...
Severstal maintains high output rates Flat Products / CIS Severstal, the Russian integrated steel works, is keeping its production at high levels...
20.7.2010 17:49
Thai square billet producers not ready for active moves Steel Semis / South East Asia Thai producers of square billet are holding off from active moves. On the one hand, buying activity in the segment for semis remains slack amid growing mills’ inventories ...
Square billet quotations head up again in LME Steel Semis / CIS Amid growing prices for semis in physical markets in Turkey (+$15-20/t in a week) and CIS (+$15/t), square billet quotations in LME ...
Vietnam: import billet prices continue to climb Steel Semis / South East Asia Foreign suppliers of square billet to Vietnam continue to press for higher prices driven by slightly recovered demand ...
DEMZ (Ukraine) runs at full capacity Steel Semis / CIS Ukraine’s Donetsk Electric Steel Works (DEMZ) is keeping steelmaking capacity utilization rates high and plans to produce about 87,000 t...
15.7.2010 12:51
NLMK (Russia) keeps utilization rate high Steel Semis / CIS The main production facilities of Russia's NLMK continue to run at high rates. Thus, the company plans to melt...
14.7.2010 16:28
SE Asia: Q3 slab prices lower than suppliers expected (Editor's Choice) Steel Semis / South East Asia Market participants in South East Asia have finished signing quarterly agreements on slab deliveries in Q3 2010...
JFE Steel (Japan) expands steelmaking capacity Steel Semis / Far East Japan’s JFE Steel launched its new slab conticaster (2.4 mtpy) and a slab scarfing machine at Fukuyama plant this month...
