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Record high levels of iron and steel production forecast for 2010 and 2011

July 28, 2010

World steel output is predicted to reach 1395 million tonnes in 2010 – up by 14 percent on the year earlier figure. A further expansion …

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China goes quality

July 22, 2010

„It’s unwise to pay too much, but it’s worse to pay too little. When you pay too much, you lose a little money — that is all. When you pay too little, you sometimes lose everything, because the thing you bought was incapable of doing the thing it w…

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June 2010 crude steel production

July 22, 2010

World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 119 million tons (mmt) in June. This is 18% higher than June 2009.

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Planning module for Russian steel producer OMK

July 22, 2010

The Russian OMK group is to install a new Planning solution PSImetals Planning for the new heavy plate rolling mill at the Vyksa site.

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Nordic steel prices stronger than rest of Europe

July 22, 2010

Flat products prices in most of Europe have slipped slightly from a peak in June, although third quarter contract values in Scandinavia are …

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Saarschmiede, Germany, inaugurates open-die forging press

July 22, 2010

Saarschmiede GmbH, Völklingen, Germany, has commissioned the 120-MN open-die forging press with 12,000 t press force, supplied by SMS Meer, Germany.

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