CISA Monthly Report: Chinese Steel Market to be better in 2010
"China steel market will be better in 2009 than last year, thanks to the gradually recovering global economy" said China Iron & Steel Association (CISA) on its monthly report released on Jan 22nd. The association also pointed out that as China is going to conduct reform on mining resources tax and mining exploitation right acquiring etc,
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Stock, production and sales of medium plate/coil in Jun, 2009
According to statistics, China's key medium plate makers totally produced 311 thousand tons of super heavy plate, 8.1102 million tons of medium plate/coil (excluding the products made through
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Stock, production and sales of medium plate/coil in May, 2009
According to statistics, China's key medium plate makers totally produced 313.4 thousand tons of super heavy plate, 8.1281 million tons of medium plate/coil (excluding the products made through
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Steel Market Outlook Not Rosy on Supply/Demand Imbalance of Three Main Varieties
On Feb 19, CISA honorary director Wu Xichuan made a speech on a members meeting, pointing out to keep exploring how much steel China will demand in 2009, what the primary problem is as to product mix, and saying long product market would rebound faster than flats', which will see serious surplus
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Chinese steel exports to face challenge in 2009 Mysteel Analyst
Chinese steel exports saw dramatic change in 2008 since export tonnages experience both brilliant surge in 1H and swift and sharp drop in 2H.Jan-Nov steel exports totaled 53.09 million ton, down 1.85 million ton
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HR Overcapacity Pressure not to Wane in 2009, Source
By the end of 2008, China's hot rolling wide steel strip capacity reached 169mln tons, with a sizeable amount still abuilding or planned. It is a trend that the expansion is continuing, revealing unavoidable overcapacity pressure in the coming year.
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Analysis on 2009 Steel Demand from Downstream Industries
Experts made forecasts on the coming year's steel demand from the major steel consuming industries on the lately held Mysteel Annual Conference. Below are the main points.
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Mysteel Analysis on Nickel Market in the Year End
Global economic downturn has impacted stainless steel market, and dried up its demand for nickel, and market participants are in hot discussion how long will the market winter last.
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