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Steel companies to slash prices of finished products (Nasdaq)

Friday, July 4, 2008
(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)

Friday, July 4, 2008
(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)

Friday, July 4, 2008
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)

Friday, July 4, 2008
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)

Friday, July 4, 2008
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)

Friday, July 4, 2008
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

Friday, July 4, 2008
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)

Friday, July 4, 2008
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

Friday, July 4, 2008
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)

Thursday, July 3, 2008
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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