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  1. forum rang 10 voda 6 december 2013 16:51
    US weekly raw steel production update

    In the week ending November 30, 2013, domestic raw steel production was 1,812,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 75.6%. Production was 1,744,000 net tons in the week ending November 30, 2012, while the capability utilization then was 70.1%. The current week production represents a 3.9% increase from the same period in the previous year.

    Production for the week ending November 30, 2013 is down 2.1% from the previous week ending November 23, 2013 when production was 1,850,000 net tons and the rate of capability utilization was 77.2%.

    Adjusted year to date production through November 30, 2013 was 88,705,000 net tons, at a capability utilization rate of 77.1%. That is a 1.6% decrease from the 90,110,000 net tons during the same period last year, when the capability utilization rate was 75.5%.

    Broken down by districts, here's production for the week ending November 30, 2013 in thousands of net tons
    North East - 203
    Great Lakes - 692
    Midwest - 244
    Southern - 593
    Western - 80
    Source - Steel.org
  2. forum rang 10 voda 6 december 2013 16:57
    Arcelor Mittal Temirtau fitter dies on site

    The press service of MES reported that in Temirtau on the territory of "ArcelorMittal Temirtau" JSC an incident occurred.

    During installation of a gear winch the safety sling was broken, as a result of the incident a 40 year old fitter of "Imstalcon T" LLP contracting organization has died.

    Source - www.inform.kz
  3. forum rang 10 voda 6 december 2013 16:58
    Iron ore inventory trends up at Chinese ports

    As of December 2, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 83.77 million tonnes indicating an increase of 2.66 million tonnes or 3.28% WoW.

    As of the same date, the Xinhua-China Iron Ore Price Index for imported iron ore with 62% iron content was at 135 points, unchanged from one week earlier. Meanwhile, the Xinhua China Iron Ore Price Index for imported iron ore with 58 percent iron content was at 122 points on the date in question, neutral week on week.

    In the given week, imported iron ore prices in the Chinese market have mostly been stable, though some slight fluctuations have been observed in prices of a few grades. In addition, there have been no significant changes in supply and demand in the Chinese iron ore market, while the traders have continued to adopt a wait and see stance, with transaction activity remaining at moderate levels.

    Market participants do not foresee significant price growth in finished steel in the period ahead as demand from construction activities may weaken further due to the winter holidays. Meanwhile, traders have not shown a willingness to stock up steel products for the winter, therebynegatively impacting the prospects for the domestic finished steel market. Overall, it is thought that the iron ore market in China may continue to trend sideways in the coming week.

    ( www.minesguru.com)

    Source - Visit www.steelorbis.com
    for more
  4. forum rang 10 voda 6 december 2013 16:59
    Iron ore project to go ahead in South Australia

    AAP reported that a new iron ore project on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula is set to proceed following final state government approvals.

    IronClad Mining Limited said that the government’s approval of a common-user export facility at Lucky Bay would allow its Wilcherry Hill mine to proceed. The company will use the facility to store and ship ore to an offshore vessel using a new loading system.

    Mr Robert Mencel MD of IronClad Mining said said that “This is a significant milestone in the history of this company. With the last link of the infrastructure chain now completed, we can accelerate and finalize our current financial negotiations to ensure the project commences as soon as practical.”

    Mr Tom Koutsantonis SA Mineral Resources Minister said that with AUD 22 million to be invested in the Wilcherry mine and AUD 7 million on the new port, the developments would create jobs in the region. We are talking about jobs in the construction phase and then significant jobs at both the mine and the port in years to come. This investment will provide a significant boost to the regional economy.”

    Source - AAP
  5. forum rang 10 voda 6 december 2013 17:00
    ArcelorMittal and Nippon deal faces regulation hurdle - Report

    The long-awaited purchase of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA last week was met with little enthusiasm in the stock market Tuesday, even after the parent company sold more shares of stock to raise capital and other cost cutting measures in recent days.

    Having spent 18 months on the seller’s block, the plant will be purchased by a joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. for USD 1.55 billion if the deal survives regulatory scrutiny. Even then, ArcelorMittal officials said that they don’t expect the acquisition to be complete until July.

    And the agreement has done little to stave off punishing declines in the European stock market for ThyssenKrupp AG, shares of its stock falling by 2.4% Tuesday after the company raised about USD 1.2 billion in a share sale.

    Mr LN Mittal president and CEO of ArcelorMittal said that “There are a lot of problems: the market is very competitive (and) the supply line from Brazil to the US is very long.”

    The future profitability of the acquisition is based on supplying more slabs from its plants in the Midwestern United States and a ramp up in production in a seemingly growing US automotive industry.

    Source - www.al.com

  6. forum rang 10 voda 7 december 2013 15:36
    Chinese steel mills need huge upgrades - General Electric

    General Electric sees “tremendous upgrade opportunities” in China’s steel industry, the world’s largest, as more mills are revamping their facility to become more efficient and environmentally friendly.

    The US giant expects Chinese mills, facing tighter environmental rules as they become global players, to require energy-efficient technologies and solutions on a big scale, although GE is unable to quantify the market size now, said Joe Mastrangelo, CEO of GE’s power conversion business.

    He said that “When you look at the market itself, you’re not going to see a lot of greenfield investment coming for the next few years, so it’s going to be more of a revamp and brownfield market for the mid-term.”

    GE will open a center of excellence next month in Wuhan, Hubei Province, focusing on metals automation to help clients, including Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp, one of China’s largest mills.

    Source - Strategic Research Institute
  7. forum rang 10 voda 7 december 2013 15:38
    Ukrainian crisis spells more trouble for struggling steelmakers

    Reuters reported that Ukraine's choice of closer ties with Moscow, spurning a trade pact with the EU, could rub its struggling steel makers up against Russia's own beleaguered metals firms, who will resist Kiev's attempts to export its way out of trouble.

    Mr Sergey Donskoy, an industry analyst atSociete Generale in Moscow, said that "Steelmakers in Russia certainly see Ukrainian competition as a threat."

    Ukraine produced 33 million tonnes of raw steel in 2012 down 10 million from its 2007 peak and exported a total of 24million tonnes of steel mill products, accounting for 28% of the country's entire exports.

    Russian output, 70 million tonnes last year, has been more stable. The former Soviet Union has the biggest steel surplus of any region and, with global demand depressed, freer trade between the neighbors would only intensify competition.

    Russian steelmakers have aggressively lobbied their government to implement measures to defend domestic producers from Ukrainian imports, which exceeded 3 million tonnes last year.

    In July, Russia scrapped duty free quotas on Ukrainian steel pipes, while last month it launched an anti-dumping probe into steel rod imports from Ukraine into the Customs Union that also includes Belarus and Kazakhstan.

    Source - Reuters
  8. forum rang 10 voda 7 december 2013 15:39
    Brazil steelmakers propose 7 to 10%price rise for carmakers - Source

    Brazilian steelmakers are proposing a price increase between 7% and 10% for local automakers, a source familiar with negotiations told Reuters on Thursday, making up for more than two years without price increases for the sector.

    The talks have been "very difficult" as automakers eyeing weaker domestic sales are reluctant to give up profitability at local plants, the source said on condition of anonymity, adding that talks are likely to continue into 2014.

    Brazil's Usinas Siderugicas de Minas Gerais SA and Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional SA make flat steel for the auto industry.

    Source - Reuters
  9. forum rang 10 voda 8 december 2013 15:32
    Chinese steel use predicted to rise

    China Daily reported that China will use about 715 million metric tonnes of steel in 2014, a jump of 3.2% year on year. The growth rate was based on estimates that steel consumption will reach 693 million tonnes in 2013.

    Mr Li Xinchuang head of the China Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute said that China will import 850 million tonnes of iron ore in 2014, accounting for more than 70% of total demand.

    China imported 669 million tonnes of iron ore for the first 10 months this year. Mr Li estimated the whole year iron ore imports will reach 800 million tonnes, a 7.5% increase on last year.

    He said that "Generally speaking, the steel industry will improve a bit next year.”

    The government will carry out several reform policies to boost the economy as well as investment policies in various sectors, including high-speed rail, transportation and energy-saving, which will be beneficial to the steel industry.

    Source - China Daily
  10. forum rang 10 voda 8 december 2013 15:33
    China MCC to invest EUR 1.8 billion in Iran steel sector

    According to the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization, Mr Mehdi Karbasian, China Metallurgical Group Corporation has announced that it is ready to invest EUR 1.8 billion in seven steel projects in Iran.

    The Mehr News Agency reported that MCC is one of the largest steel makers in the world, he said, adding that extant problems to finance steel projects in the country will be resolved in the near future.

    In October, Mr Karbasian said that the manager of MCC Company would visit Iran in the near future to become aware of the situation closely and negotiate the issues of scheduling and the ways of financing.

    In June 2012, Iran’s Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade signed a memorandum of understanding with MCC to expand industrial cooperation.

    Source - Tehran Times
  11. forum rang 10 voda 8 december 2013 15:34
    China iron ore imports seen at record 850 MT in 2014

    Reuters reported that China's iron ore imports are expected to rise 6.3% to a record of 850 million tonnes next year as steel output and consumption of the world's top consumer also push to new highs.

    The institute said that steel demand in China, the world's largest producer and consumer, is expected to grow modestly next year as steel consuming sectors except for shipbuilding improve from 2013.

    It forecast China's steel output to increase 3.8% to a fresh record of 810 million tonnes from an estimated previous record of 780 million tonnes for this year. Steel consumption will rise 3.2% to a new high of 715 million tonnes from 693 million tonnes.

    China Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute said that the economy both at home and abroad is improving next year, but a significant recovery will be unlikely an industry group that provides consultancy for government policies.

    China imported a total of 668.3 million tonnes of iron ore during the first ten months of this year, up 10% from a year earlier, due to strong steel production, government data showed. Iron ore imports are forecast to hit 800 tonnes for the full year.

    Steel output rose 8% to 652.5 million tonnes for January to October from a year earlier. Though Beijing has vowed to rein in the property sector to cool housing prices and shift away from heavy investment driven economic growth, steel demand from construction including commercial housing, social housing and infrastructure is still expected to grow 2.4% on year to reach 390 million tonnes in 2014.

    China is expected to roll out a series of reform plans to maintain steady economic growth and strengthen investment in infrastructure construction in less developed western areas.

    Source - Reuters
  12. forum rang 10 voda 8 december 2013 15:36
    WISCO produced the thinnest steel rule used steel

    Recently, WISCO has successfully produced carbon alloy strip with its thickness at 1.4 mm and the products has been stably produced in small batches, breaking the record of world’s thinnest steel rule used steel. Also, it will change the history of importing 1.2 million tonnes of such kind of steel per year.

    The first batch of contracted products was successfully rolled at the CSP branch, subsidiary of Long Product Plant of WISCO, which is the newest short-process production line with its equipment configuration capacity at the top level in China.

    Source - www.steelhome.cn/en
    China steel information centre and industry database
  13. forum rang 10 voda 8 december 2013 15:37
    ArcelorMittal Acknowledged by DOE - Zacks

    Zacks.com reported that steel giant ArcelorMittal has been acknowledged by the US Department of Energy for its leadership in the Better Buildings, Better Plants Program. The program supports the Obama administration's target of increasing energy productivity in the US by 2030.

    ArcelorMittal joined the program in Aug 2013 and is committed to reducing its energy intensity by 10% across 17 plants. The company remains optimistic about working with the department of energy and other partner companies to enhance its energy management efforts, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions, protecting the environment and improving the sustainability of its operations.

    As part of the Better Buildings, Better Plants Program, ArcelorMittal conducted an energy efficiency training program. Through it, the staff was given hands-on technical training to help find new opportunities for cutting energy use and saving money.

    Energy is one of the most expensive factors in steel making process with more than USD 200 billion spent on powering commercial buildings, and another USD 200 billion on expenses for power manufacturing facilities across the US Thus, to ensure energy bill savings, President Obama introduced the Better Buildings challenge in 2011.

    Source - www.nasdaq.com
  14. forum rang 10 voda 9 december 2013 16:26
    Pensioenpremie PME blijft vrijwel gelijk

    Gepubliceerd op 9 dec 2013 om 14:00 | Views: 1.172

    AMSTERDAM (AFN) - Het Pensioenfonds van de Metalektro (PME) houdt de pensioenpremie volgend jaar met 27,1 procent nagenoeg op hetzelfde niveau als in 2013 (27 procent). Dat maakte PME maandag via zijn website bekend.

    Al eerder meldde PMT, het andere pensioenfonds in de metaalsector, de pensioenpremie volgend jaar te zullen handhaven, en wel op 18,1 procent van de loonsom.

    Het zogeheten opbouwpercentage, wat deelnemers opbouwen aan pensioen, gaat bij PME omlaag van 1,98 procent naar 1,90 procent. Het salarisdeel waarover geen pensioen wordt opgebouwd, de franchise, wordt ook verlaagd van 15.744 euro naar 15.554 euro. Daardoor wordt de verlaging van de opbouw van de doorsnee-PME-deelnemer iets gecompenseerd, aldus een woordvoerster in een toelichting.

    Versobering

    Het ambtenarenpensioenfonds ABP liet vorige maand weten de premie vanaf volgend jaar te verlagen van 25,4 procent naar 21,6 procent, voornamelijk als gevolg van de versobering van de pensioenen door het kabinetsbeleid.

    Pensioenfonds Zorg & Welzijn (PFZW) besloot in oktober de pensioenpremie volgend jaar gelijk te houden op 24,4 procent. Voor het fonds is dit een ,,kostendekkende premie bij de huidige marktrente''. Wel verlaagde het fonds het opbouwpercentage naar 1,95 procent.
  15. forum rang 10 voda 9 december 2013 16:44
    Chinese steel industry will stay in hard time next year

    It is known that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology was deploying a series of measures to strictly control the newly-added capacity and eliminate outdated capacity.

    According to Mr Zhang Changfu vice chairman of China Iron and Steel Association, China steel industry achieved an income of 12.97 billion yuan in Jan to Oct., of which the owner’s incomes reached 0.554 billion yuan with per tonne of steel earning CNY 0.84 as well as sales profit margin at 0.43%. It is predicated that steel price in 2014 will remain at a low level in the earlier period of 2014 and then turn to increase in the remaining time with an fluctuation range smaller than 2013.

    Mr Zhang also said that China's steel output this year still kept at a high level, in Jan to Oct., China crude steel output amounted to 0.652 billion tonnes. It is predicted that China crude steel output in the whole year of 2013 will reach 0.783 billion tonnes, up 8.14% year on year, with net output at 59 million tonnes. Besides, Chinese apparent consumption of steel was 0.614 billion tonnes, with an estimated whole year’s ACS at 0.73 billion tonnes.

    Meanwhile, the benefits in steel industry were not satisfied while the steel output kept high. In Jan to Oct., steel industry benefits were CNY 12.97 billion, which made up the deficits and got surpluses, with as estimated whole year’s benefit at CNY 15 to 16 billion. The scale of losses reached 31.4%, profit margin of sales was 0.43%, and the profit of per tonne of steel was CNY 19.8. However, the profit in the main business of steelmakers was CNY 0.554 billion with an average profit of per tonne of steel at CNY 0.84 deducting the CNY 9.8 billion of investiment profit.

    Source - www.steelhome.cn/en
    China steel information centre and industry database
  16. forum rang 10 voda 9 december 2013 16:45
    ThyssenKrupp says keeping its European steel unit

    Reuters reported that ThyssenKrupp is holding on to its Steel Europe business, a company spokesman said responding to speculation that a sale could help its current restructuring efforts.

    The spokesman said "We've always said that we want to keep the steel business.”

    German magazine Focus, citing no sources, reported that ThyssenKrupp chief executive Mr Heinrich Hiesinger had told an internal leadership meeting it was wrong to believe that a sale of the European business could support the company.

    According to the report, he added that a divestment would not yield a reasonable price in the current economic environment.

    Mr Hiesinger in August dismissed any speculation on a possible sale of Steel Europe as "nonsense", but such talk has resurfaced due to the conglomerate's weakening finances.

    ThyssenKrupp, which has suffered three straight years of losses and racked up debts, is trying to move away from a bulk steel market, hit by weak demand and overcapacity, to more profitable products such as elevators and factory components.

    Source – Reuters
  17. forum rang 10 voda 9 december 2013 16:49
    China find 220 million tonne iron ore resources in Anhui

    According to Bureau of Geology and Mineral Exploration of Anhui Province, China fines a large iron ore deposit in Xiaobaozhuang, Lujiang County, Anhui province, with primary estimate of up to 220 million tonnes. Another large iron ore mine in Lujiang country is 510 million tonnes Luohe mine.

    Source - www.steelhome.cn/en
    China steel information centre and industry database
  18. forum rang 10 voda 9 december 2013 16:53
    Baotou crude steel production for November hit 859700 tonnes

    Overcoming the adverse factors such as cold weather and less orders, Inner Mongolia-based Baotou Steel has produced 805,800 tonnes of pig iron, 859,700 tonnes of crude steel and 800,900 tonnes of steel products, fulfilling the target for November, 2013.

    Although steel price kept falling in the marketplaces and some products fell short of orders in November, Baotou Steel deepened cost reduction and benefits increase to ensure stable production.

    Steel rail is a key production for the company and its production came to a record high of 130,000 tonnes in November, 10,000 tonnes higher than the target.

    Source - www.steelhome.cn/en
    China steel information centre and industry database
  19. forum rang 10 voda 9 december 2013 17:10
    7,5% rendement op obligatie ArcelorMittal

    MAANDAG 9 DECEMBER 2013, 10:25 uur | 1881 keer gelezen

    ANTWERPEN (Beursduivel.be) - Op de schuldenmarkt word de obligatielening van ArcelorMittal met een resterende looptijd van 26 jaar (7,50 procent - 15/10/2039) onder pari verhandeld tegen een prijs van 98 procent van de nominale waarde, wat overeenkomt met een jaarlijks rendement van 7,67 procent.

    Dit schrijft Oblis.be in een bericht.

    Deze obligatielening, beschikbaar in coupures van $2000, brengt wel een wisselkoersrisico met zich mee. In het kader van deze lening keert de emittent een halfjaarlijkse coupon (2 x 3,75 procent) uit op 15 oktober en 15 april van elk jaar tot op de vervaldag. De obligatie die inderdaad loopt tot 15 oktober... 2039 kreeg een 'Ba1' rating van Moody's en een 'BB+' van Standard & Poor's en Fitch.

    Rente afhankelijk van ratings

    Speciaal aan deze lening is de ‘step-up’ coupon, wat inhoudt dat de rente varieert in functie van bepaalde veranderingen in de waardering toegekend door de ratingbureaus Standard & Poor's en Moody's.

    In dit verband dateert de laatste wijziging in de rating van de lening van dinsdag 6 november 2012, na de degradatie van ArcelorMittal naar de categorie ‘High Yield’ (speculatief) door Moody's. In ieder geval bedraagt de coupon van deze lening nooit minder dan 7 procent of meer dan 9 procent.

    ArcelorMittal in het rood

    Na een zwakke eerste helft, kondigde ArcelorMittal een verbetering van de prestaties aan voor het derde kwartaal ten opzichte van vorig jaar. Specifiek bracht ArcelorMittal haar nettoverlies over deze periode met tweederde terug tot $193 miljoen, tegen $652 miljoen voor het derde kwartaal van 2012.

    De omzet blijft stabiel op $19,643 miljard. De EBITDA, dat wil zeggen, het bruto-exploitatieoverschot, toonde op haar beurt weer een stijging van 24 procent naar 1,713 miljard. Tijdens de eerste negen maanden van dit jaar bedroeg het nettoverlies nog $1,318 miljard, tegenover een nettowinst van 456 miljoen over dezelfde periode in 2012. De nettoschuld is toegenomen tot 17,8 miljard tegenover 16,2 miljard op 30 september 2013.

    Vorige week dinsdag hield Standard and Poor’s vast aan haar eerdere notering en het vooruitzicht voor deze staalreus, na de overweging dat de recente overname, op gelijke voet met Nippon Steel, van een fabriek van ThyssenKrupp in de Verenigde Staten, slechts een beperkte impact op de schuld zou hebben. Ook Moody's bevestigde haar 'Ba1' rating over de groep.

    In samenwerking met Oblis.be.

    www.belegger.nl/nieuws/2643548/75-ren...
  20. forum rang 10 voda 10 december 2013 16:51
    China 2013 steel consumption estimated at 693 million tonnes

    China's crude steel consumption for 2013 is estimated at 693 million tonnes and it is expected to grow 3.2% year on year to reach 715 million tonnes in 2014.

    Mr Li Xinchuang head of the China Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute said that given China's current production capacity, the debt-laden steel industry will continue to struggle with overcapacity.

    China is the world's biggest steel consumer and producer. In the last several years, China's iron and steel sector has been pummeled by weak demand and falling prices and suffered greatly from overcapacity.

    Mr Li said decelerated growth of downstream sectors, including machinery, electrical appliances and containers, is the major reason behind the slowdown of steel consumption growth in China.

    China's steel demand in 2014 is set to edge up marginally, as the Chinese economy is unlikely to have a significant turnaround next year, he said.

    According to Mr Li, of the eight downstream sectors that determine steel demand, the railway and automobile industries are expected to post the biggest growth in steel consumption in 2014, forecast at 8.3% and 8% year on year, respectively.

    Steel demand next year from machinery and household appliances is expected to rise by 5.3% and 5% year on year, respectively. Steel demand from the energy, construction and container sectors is likely to edge up slightly.

    Steel demand from ship-building could stay flat in 2014 due to the depression of the global shipping market.

    Mr Li also said that the world's iron ore prices would remain high next year. China's demand for finished iron ore in 2014 is forecast at 1.172 billion tonnes, with more than 70 percent imported.

    Source - Xinhua
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