China's Angang to expand capacity at captive ore mines

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:43:00 GMT
Chinese steelmaker Anshan Iron Steel Group (Angang) announced on 20 July that it is launching five new projects to expand the capacity at its captive iron ore mines to 39.5m tonnes/year. The new pr...
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Chinese Domestic Pig Iron Prices Rise on Tight Supply

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:55:00 GMT
Domestic pig iron prices in China have risen on tight supply as steel mills have resumed making purchases, market participants tell. However, transactions remain thin. The price of L8-L10 grade ste...
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Chongqing CPI in H1 Up By 2pct YoY

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:39:00 GMT
China Knowledge citing State Statistical Bureau figures said Southwestern China Chongqing Municipality saw its Consumer Price Index grow 2.2% in the first half of this year, 0.4 percentage points l...
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China Shuts Dalian Port After Major Oil Spill

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:10:00 GMT
One of China's biggest ports, Dalian, shut on Monday after an pipeline explosion triggered a major offshore oil spill, forcing a refinery to cut processing and importers to divert cargoes elsewhere...
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Export Tax Rebate Cancellation to Increase Domestic Supplies

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 11:32:00 GMT
On the 22nd of June, China’s Ministry of Finance and State Taxation Administration have acknowledged that the export tax rebate of 48 steel products will be canceled from the 15th of July. In...
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China Minmetals Plans More Overseas Acqisition

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:49:00 GMT
China Minmetals Group is planning more overseas mergers and acquisitions in ferrous metals this year to bolster its raw material supplies. Source of Minmetals said that the company is looking for o...
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China Ferroalloy Output May Drop in June

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:54:00 GMT
According to market players, China's ferroalloy output grew for three consecutive months from Mar to May, which reached 2.26 million tonnes in May. However, output of ferroalloys is predicted to dr...
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Pig Iron Market Further Down This Month In China

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:48:00 GMT
Recently, Chinese domestic pig iron market is generally sluggish, with passive downstream buyers playing waiting games. Furthermore, supported by relatively high-priced powdered ore and coke, the f...
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Notice: Happy Chinese Dragon Boat Festival!

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:45:00 GMT
Happy Chinese Dragon Boat Festival! Due to the coming of Chinese Dragon Boat Festival Holiday, We will not update information from June.14 to June.16, 2010, If you have any question, Please send us...
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China's Crude Steel Output Totals 56.14 MT in May 2010

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:48:00 GMT
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the crude steel production hit a historical high of 56.14 million tonnes in May, rising by 20.7% year-on-year though with a monthl...
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