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Monday Market Monitor – China – WEEK 31 – Is the party over – SteelGuru

August 8, 2010

Monday Market Monitor – China – WEEK 31 – Is the party overSteelGuruThe Chinese domestic steel market was set ablaze on last week opening with a cracker of performance gaining almost 2%. At the helm of the inferno was rebar …Iron ore prices rose 6% l…

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China orders energy-wasting factories to close – BusinessWeek

August 8, 2010

China orders energy-wasting factories to closeBusinessWeekChina's government has ordered 2087 steel and cement mills and other factories with poor energy efficiency to close as it struggles to cut waste and improve …China Orders Factory ClosuresW…

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Chalco, Hebei Steel, Cement Makers Must Shut Outdated Plants, China Says – Bloomberg

August 8, 2010

Chalco, Hebei Steel, Cement Makers Must Shut Outdated Plants, China SaysBloombergThe ministry named companies in the steel, metals, paper and cement industries. China, the world's fastest-growing major economy, consumed more energy in …

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Ministry Cuts Red Tape For Some Steel Product Imports – Bernama

August 8, 2010

Ministry Cuts Red Tape For Some Steel Product ImportsBernamaHANOI, Aug 9 (Bernama) — The Ministry of Industry and Trade recently issued a circular on offering automatic import licences for some steel products, …and more »

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London Markets: Commodity-sector firms help drive FTSE gains (at MarketWatch)

August 8, 2010
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Steel Vises, Clenched Fists and Closing Walls, (Part IV) – Huffington Post (blog)

August 8, 2010

Steel Vises, Clenched Fists and Closing Walls, (Part IV)Huffington Post (blog)Note: This is the fourth installment in a series of commentaries I intend to offer on US foreign policy (or lack thereof as some would argue) in Ethiopia. …

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