Vietnam has initiated anti-dumping investigations on certain carbon steel imports from China following a request by local producers. Local manufacturers Posco Vietnam, China Steel Sumikin and Phu My Flat Steel, all based in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, have alleged that certain cold-rolled carbon steel coils and sheets imported from China were being…
The price of mesh-quality steel wire rod in the Northern European domestic market moved down this week amid poor demand from the key German market, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 11. Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for steel wire rod (mesh-quality), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was €460-470 ($508-519) per tonne on Wednesday, down by €10-30…
Metalloinvest has joined the United Nations Global Compact an international initiative centred on corporate sustainability and social responsibility. As a party to the Global Compact, Metalloinvest has undertaken voluntary commitments to comply with the fundamental principles of the UNGC in the fields of human rights, labour relations, environmental protection and the fight against corruption. Metalloinvest…
Donghai Steel Group in Tangshan city in North China’s Hebei province, is planning to build a new 4 million tonne/year electric arc furnace-based steel mill in South China’s Guangdong province, a company official confirmed on Tuesday. Donghai Steel will invest some Yuan 6 billion ($843 million) to build the new steelworks, which will cover an…
Australian multi-metal miner Blackstone Minerals considers Vietnam a reliable and equitable jurisdiction for nickel production and export once the Indonesian ore export ban comes into effect in January 2020, chief executive officer Scott Williamson told Fastmarkets last week. With estimated refined production capacity of 10,000 tonnes per year, the company plans to develop its newly-acquired…
Business Line reported that Enforcement Directorate has attached assets worth INR92 crore of SPS Steel Rolling Mills and others under Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 in a bank fraud case. The attached assets consist of shares of an entity owning five-star hotel, three luxurious apartments, an office building and 0.33 acres of land. ED…
Shipments at zero duty from FTA countries have shot up by 67% in April-July 2019 against a 58% increase in the same period last year (April-July 2018). KOLKATA: A sharp increase in steel imports from partner countries under Free Trade Agreements (FTA) last month has sent alarm bells ringing, with local mills approaching New Delhi…
In August pipe exports from Ukraine decreased by 33.5% MoM, to 46 thousand tons valued at $44.9 million, down by 36.8%. According to the State Fiscal Service, USA imported the most of seamless pipes – 30.32%. At the same time the country share in January-August decreased almost by half, from 66.2%. In January-August Ukraine exported…
