Posts Tagged: ‘steel exports’

April Global Steel Production Rises as China Surges While Rest of World Drops

May 21, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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April global steel production rose by 1.5% from March to 4.4 million tonnes per day (mtpd) and gained 1.2% from the year-ago level driven by…

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Advance/Decliner Drops to One-Year Low on Chinese-Driven Weakness

May 21, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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Our Advance/Decliner Index fell back to its one-year low after posting a nominal uptick the previous week. A sharp 5% drop in iron ore prices combined with news of…

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Advance/Decliner Index Remains Dismal; Ex-China Index Hits Four-Year Low

May 13, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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While our Advance/Decliner Index posted a nominal uptick, our Ex-China Index declined to a four-year low due to a combination of Chinese overcapacity being exported and…

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Advance/Decliner Index Lowest Since Last May

May 8, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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Our Advance/Decliner Index remained at a one-year low last week as our China Index remained at a low level due to a combination of…

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April Chinese Steel Exports Hit New Post-Recession High

May 8, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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With estimated late April Chinese production hitting yet another new all-time high following production records that were set during 1Q, Chinese overcapacity has driven…

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Advance/Decliner Index Rises on Chinese Pricing Improvement, but Remains at Low Level

April 17, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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Our Advance/Decliner Index posted its first uptick in seven weeks as our China Index advanced on bullish newsflow, but our Ex-China hit a six-month low as…more

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March Chinese Steel Production Falls but Still at Second Highest Ever

April 15, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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Final March Chinese steel production declined 3.2% from February’s record 2.21 million tonnes per day (mtpd), but at 2.14 mtpd was still the second highest on record…more

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March Chinese Steel Exports Surge – Ominous Sign for Global Steel

April 10, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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As Chinese production hit a new all-time record in February and remained near record levels in March, the jump in exports is unsurprising…more

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Random Thoughts from Recent Steel Investor Calls

February 26, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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Important points from recent company investor calls, including Rio Tinto, BlueScope Steel, Usiminas, BHP Billiton, Vallourec and TMS International include: …more 

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US Steel Lifting Sheet Prices – But Will They Stick?

October 16, 2012 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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According to trade press, this morning USS has quietly told customers of a pending $40/t price hike in flat-rolled, leading the industry’s first since July, after six straight …more

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