Iranian steel exports to reach 20 million mt: Mobarakeh executive
  Release time: 2016/10/12 10:30:00
The government is planning to increase production to 55 million mt/year by 2025, with 35 million-36 million mt likely to be consumed domestically, he said.Iranian exports are currently around 6 million mt.Countr...

China says 173 steel firms violate environmental rules
  Release time: 2016/10/11 14:13:00
The Ministry of Environmental Protection said in July that it had set up dedicated inspection teams to determine whether the country's giant steel sector was meeting state technology and emission standards.The m...

China:No 'zombies' allowed in new rules for swap of debt, equity
  Release time: 2016/10/11 13:57:00
Unlike the previous government-led equity-for-debt program launched at the end of the 1990s, the new guidelines require that the program will be launched under market principles.The top level guidelines come at ...

India will become second biggest steel manufacturer by year end: Birend...
  Release time: 2016/10/10 10:38:00
Currently, China is the largest steel manufacturing country followed by Japan and produces five times more steel than India.At present, about six lakh tonnes of steel is manufactured in old factories and private...

China Protests The European Union's Unfair Duties And Tariffs On Steel
  Release time: 2016/10/10 10:36:00
So, wrong reason, right complaint at heart: BEIJING(AP)—China has accused the European Union of hurting competition by imposing anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel, ratcheting up growing global tensions over a...

Unified warning system to be adopted for air pollution management in China
  Release time: 2016/10/09 13:47:00
The Beijing-Tianjin-Heibei region has suffered three long-term and large-scale bouts of air pollution since last winter.Though the level of air pollution may be similar to that in many cities, the different warn...

Chinese steel won't impact EU market: official
  Release time: 2016/10/09 13:45:00
An unnamed official of the Ministry of Commerce said in a statement that China's products account for less than 5 percent of the EU steel market and the area's steel woes stem from flagging economic conditions, ...

Brazil voices concern at U.S. steel barriers, Chile shipping treaty
  Release time: 2016/09/29 10:11:00
Serra also said he was awaiting feedback from the Transportation Ministry about lodging a formal complaint against a maritime treaty with Chile that appears to be pushing up shipping costs compared to its more d...

Japan steel industry sees China merger promoting structural reform
  Release time: 2016/09/29 10:06:00
We welcome the move as the higher concentration will help advance structural reform in the Chinese steel industry, Kosei Shindo, the chairman of the Japan Iron and Steel Federation, told a news conference.Shindo...

Job losses in steel industry linked to rise in domestic violence
  Release time: 2016/09/29 09:41:00
The Illawarra Legal Centre has identified a 16 per cent increase in calls from victims of family and domestic violence during the last major downturn at Bluescope Steel when 1500 jobs were lost.We are also ensur...

Safeguard measures on steel may lead to uncontrollable prices - MBAM
  Release time: 2016/09/28 10:36:00
In a statement, MBAM said the Government recently introduced safeguard duties of 13.9% for steel coils and 13.4% for steel re-bars following a petition by local steel industry players.Steel is used as an input i...

China’s industrial profits growth hits 3-year high as steel, auto earn...
  Release time: 2016/09/28 10:35:00
Profits of industrial firms jumped 19.5 per cent from a year earlier to 534.8 billion yuan(US$80 billion), the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS)said on Tuesday, the biggest gain since August.In line with the im...