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Steel: Japanese exports down from January to November
In November this year, Japan's exports of steel products totaled 2.78 million tons, registering a 12.1 percent month-on-month increase and a 3.6 percent year-on-year decline. In January-November, exports totaled 29.63 million tons, down 6.2 percent from the same...
Copper: new talks between Panama and First Quantum offer hope for deal
Panamanian officials and the operator of a giant copper mine have returned to the negotiating table after a break of more than a week. Both sides said they wanted to reach an agreement on tax payments and to avoid closure of the plant. Vancouver-based First Quantum...
Steelmaking: Chinese profits down 94 percent
In the January-November period this year, of the 41 industrial sectors in China, 20 saw year-on-year increases in gross profit, while 21 saw decreases in gross profit, as announced by China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). During this period, the ferrous metal...
Steel: Chinese production diverges by product
In January-November this year, China produced 171.16 million tons of hot-rolled coils (HRC), a figure up 4.8% from the previous year. During the same period, China's production of cold rolled coils (CRC) amounted to 38.701 million tons, down 4.3% year-on-year. In...