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Steel companies to slash prices of finished products (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Steel companies are set to slash prices of finished products following a meeting with the government officials in the capital on Thursday.
Kanishk Steel Ind. Posts Standalone Net Of Rs.10.31 Cr. In FY08 (Nasdaq)
(RTTNews) - Friday, Kanishk Steel stated that the standalone net profit for the year ended March 31, 2008 rose to Rs.10.32 crores from Rs.9.93 crores in the previous year. Total income increased to Rs.415.72 crores from Rs.3456.18 crores in..
Further ingot steel export tax increase proposed (Vietnam Net)
VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) and the Vietnam Steel Corporation have suggested raising the ingot steel export tax further, as the latest tax increase to 10% has not helped stop ingot steel exports.
Titan Tire announces production of 63-inch steel-belted radial tire (Automotive Business Review)
Titan Tire, a subsidiary of Titan International, has released its new 63-inch steel-belted radial tire to production, beginning at its facility in Bryan, Ohio, after July 7, 2008.
MAN WHO HIJACKED STEEL LADEN LORRY NABBED AT GOMBAK TOLL PLAZA (Bernama via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
KUANTAN, July 4 (Bernama) -- A man who thought he had "scored big" when he hijacked a lorry laden with steel rolls at the Karak rest centre on the East Coast Highway (westbound) early today, only managed to get as far as the Gombak Toll pla..
Steel production gets a boost in East Bay (San Jose Mercury News)
The curtain will soon rise on a new era in steel production in the East Bay city of Pittsburg, as a multimillion-dollar pipe factory takes shape.
Steel production gets a boost in East Bay - San Jose Mercury News
Steel production gets a boost in East Bay San Jose Mercury News, USA - 2 hours ago By Paul Burgarino The curtain will soon rise on a new era in steel production in the East Bay city of Pittsburg, as a multimillion-dollar pipe fa..
04-07-2008: MBAM seeks RM1b for steel stockpile fund (The Edge Daily)
KUALA LUMPUR: The Master Builders Association of Malaysia (MBAM) will petition the government to allocate RM1 billion to build a stockpile of steel bars in a bid to help its members cope with rising prices of building materials.
Sensex pares gains; Tata Steel drops 4% - Business Standard
Sensex pares gains; Tata Steel drops 4% Business Standard, India - 4 hours ago DLF, HDFC and Larsen & Toubro are up 2% each at Rs 390, Rs 1976 and Rs 2280, respectively. Tata Steel has plunged over 4% to Rs 629. ... Markets firm;..
India Curbs Corn and Steel Exports (New York Times)
India banned corn exports and curbed shipments of steel, seeking to increase domestic supplies and cool the fastest inflation in 13 years as world commodity prices soar.

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Google Steel News
- Steel makers agree to slash prices, check retail hoarding - Economic Times
- Steel producers agree to cut prices by 10% - Times of India
- Steel pipe makers to cut prices - Hindu Business Line
- AK Steel to add surcharge to electrical products - Forbes
- Coal, Steel Come Back; A GM “Mini”? - Barron's Blogs
- UPDATE 1-India steel cos to cut tube, pipe prices by 10 pct - Reuters
- Japanese steel industry outlook stable - Moody's - Forbes
- CGM Focus extends win streak, with energy, steel, copper plays - Wall Street Journal
- China's Xinjiang Bayi Steel sees H1 net profit up over 200 pct on ... - Forbes
- Steel demand likely to remain strong - Malaysia Star

Yahoo! Steel News
- AK Steel Adds Surcharges in January (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
- Mega steel projects hang in a balance (rediff.com)
- UPDATE: Brazil 2007 Crude Steel Prod +9.9% Vs 2006 -IBS (The Forex Market)
- Liberia: Global Witness Lauds Mittal Steel, Warns Firestone (AllAfrica.com)
- October Steel Imports Up, But Continued Decline In Hot-Rolled Imports Is Unwelcome News For ... (ThomasNet)
- China Steel Shares Rise on Takeover Talk (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
- ThyssenKrupp sees combined steel ops profits down (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
- Jindal Stainless To Invest Rs. 9,600 Cr. In Orissa Stainless Steel Plant (Nasdaq)
- Taiwan's China Steel cautious on more price rises (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
- Steel giant ThyssenKrupp sees slower growth ahead (AFP via Yahoo! News) >

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