Nikkei reported that Nippon Steel plans a 10% cut in its planned capital spending of JPY 1.7 trillion (USD 16 billion) for three years through fiscal 2020, as the global steel market slumps due to increased Chinese production and the global economic downturn induced by the US China trade war. The current 3 year capital…
Base metals on the Shanghai Futures Exchange mostly traded higher during morning trading on Friday August 30 following improved sentiment attributed to positive comments from the Chinese Commerce Ministry late on Thursday amid China’s trade war with the United States. “China has ample means for retaliation, but thinks the question that should be discussed now…
The Danieli C-Stock Consignment Stock System represents a unique opportunity for metals producers to select Danieli as preferred provider for the supply of high-turnover items, including high-wear parts. The system allows customers to avoid costly procurement, to exploit dilution of parts expenses, and to enjoy from rapid and continuous availability, granting continuity of operation and…
Due to a technical issue, Fastmarkets MB’s 65% Fe Brazil-origin iron ore fines index data series found in the Fastmarkets Excel Add-in had some missing data. The missing data was scattered from November 2014 to March 2015. The missing data was from November 26, 2014 to December 5, 2014; December 16, 2014; from December 22,…
Indian government has sought inputs from the steel industry for usage of LD slag in the next two weeks as it has been accumulating over the years and posing a problem. LD slag a by product of a steel making process, is not used in India unlike the blast furnace slag which is being commercially…
Import share, as a proportion of apparent finished steel consumption, in the EU, has been on an upward trend for several years. However, this largely remained below 20 percent, prior to 2018. The US government’s application of Section 232 tariffs, from March 2018, disrupted international trade flows. This caused concern amongst many steelmakers, in the…
The Fastmarkets MB 65% Fe Brazil-origin iron ore fines index, first published in January 2014, was launched with a six-month published price history. This data, dating to August 2013, was calculated internally prior to the index’s launch. Due to a technical issue, the data series found in Price Book and Fastmarkets’ Excel Add-In only extended…
Tata Steel may look at commercial mining as a business opportunity, drawing on its expertise in the exploration and production of coal and iron ore for more than a century. The company is exploring the possibility of entering the merchant mining space and bidding for mines when they are put up for auction. Mr Koushik…
