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Gerdau in $1.7 billion Ameristeel affiliate takeover (Reuters)

June 2, 2010

Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau SA said on Wednesday it plans to take full ownership of its North American unit in a deal valued at up to $1.7 billion as it seeks to cut debt servicing costs.

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Tangshan Steel, Baotou May Halt Some Output, Researcher Says – BusinessWeek

June 2, 2010

TopNews United Kingdom (blog)Tangshan Steel, Baotou May Halt Some Output, Researcher SaysBusinessWeekJune 2 (Bloomberg) — Tangshan Iron & Steel Group, part of China's biggest steelmaker, and Baotou Iron & Steel Group may shut plants for ma…

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Prices update for steel product in Russian for May – SteelGuru

June 2, 2010

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Prices update for steel product in Russian for May
SteelGuru
In four weeks from May 03rd to 30th 2010 total index of average weekly ruble market prices for rolled steel grew by 3.1 %. The index of average weekly …
Global Steel Production at Record Levels, But For How Much Longer?MetalMiner
Vale Says Iron Ore Market Share in China May DropBusinessWeek
Vale to bump ore prices up in Q3People’s Daily Online
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Harsco says two metals orders total nearly $40M – BusinessWeek

June 1, 2010

Harsco says two metals orders total nearly $40MBusinessWeekThe company said it got a 5-year contract for slag handling and scrap recovery at the Severstal Warren steel mill in Ohio, which had been shut down for …Harsco lands 2 processing contracts va…

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