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December 2019
24 December 2019
Global crude steel production totaled 147.79 million tonnes in November, down by 1% from the same month a year earlier, according to data released by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) on Friday December 20.
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24 December 2019
Fused alumina production suspensions have become a common occurrence in China’s Henan province, due to the region’s deteriorating air quality in winter.
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23 December 2019
Availability could have dropped slightly for 2019 after last year's strong production, while demand in main consuming markets has softened because of the weak performance across refractories.
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23 December 2019
China imported 210,000 tonnes of alumina from the seaborne market in November, down from 240,000 tonnes in October, but considerably higher than the 150,000 tonnes shipped in September when the import arbitrage window opened, according to Chinese customs data released on Monday December 23.
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23 December 2019
China's refractories output fell by 13.91 million tonnes in the first three quarters of the year, with most refractory raw materials prices trending lower throughout 2019.
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19 December 2019
Demand for passenger cars in Europe increased by 4.86% year on year in November 2019, making it the thirds consecutive month of growth.
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17 December 2019
Chinese steel producers were spurred by steel price increases, raising total finished steel output by more than 10% year on year in November
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17 December 2019
Alcoa Corp will permanently close its idled Point Comfort alumina refinery in the US state of Texas, the company announced on Monday December 16.
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13 December 2019
Cheap alumina powder feedstock continues to favour lower offer prices for WFA, while weak demand and uncertainty over availability during China’s winter season support BFA and bauxite.
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12 December 2019
Amid muted demand, environmental crackdowns and increasingly short supply of high-grade feedstock, producers are seeking changes to their operations in Henan province, a production hub for brown fused alumina (BFA).
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04 December 2019
Alacero forecasts a global downward trend in steel demand, including in Latin America, which is suffering from lower economic growth.
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02 December 2019
The upgrading of outmoded equipment in the Chinese province will take two-and-a-half years.
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November 2019
29 November 2019
Fastmarkets assessed all main grades of both brown and white fused alumina lower as well as the prices of 86% and 88% calcined bauxite.
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28 November 2019
Global crude steel production totaled 151.49 million tonnes in October, down by 2.8% from the same month a year earlier, according to data released by the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) on Tuesday November 26.
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28 November 2019
The Fastmarkets holiday pricing schedule has been updated to reflect the official announcement of public holidays in China for 2020.
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26 November 2019
Major Chinese steelmakers' daily crude steel output rose in early November, according to data released by the China Iron & Steel Association (Cisa).
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18 November 2019
Exchange rate fluctuations are adding to an ongoing sluggish demand scenario
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14 November 2019
The approach of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2020 sulfur cap has sparked concern among international shipping companies, with many questioning how they will comply with the new regulation.
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13 November 2019
The steelmaker will only restart operations at Krakow when conditions in the flat steel market improve, it said.
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12 November 2019
The Chinese semi-finished, long and flat steel producer has agreed to acquire the British company after the UK government's Official Receiver said it prepared to start talks with other parties.