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Steel GRIPS

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Tough conditions in all steel billet markets

November 8, 2010

Russian and Ukrainian steelworks have been operating in tough trading conditions in traditional export markets. In early billet deals, negative …

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No major upturn in ferrous scrap prices yet

November 5, 2010

Turkish steelworks have been buying scrap material sporadically in October. The intermittent nature of the booking activity has been attributed to …

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North American flat products average price drops 4 percent in October

November 4, 2010

US service centres describe current business levels as “disappointing”. Transaction values from domestic mills have started to …

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Hot rolled steel prices in decline around the world

November 3, 2010

Some steelmaking facilities in the US are closed due to poor market conditions. Capacity utilisation in the remainder has fallen to …

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Stresses introduced during cooling the as-cast steel slab

November 3, 2010

This paper discusses the major sources of residual stress generation in the steel microstructure during cooling process of as-cast steel (slabs, blooms, and billets). The stress configuration of the steel microstructure changes during quenching due to …

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Modest steel price recovery in many developing countries but it may not last

October 30, 2010

In the Russian Federation, metallurgical plants have adopted controversial pricing positions for October. End-users and traders have questioned …

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