Steel Trade News

Brazil May Tax Ore Exports, Seeks More Steel Plants (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Tue 9 Feb 2010 11:17am
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil, the worlds second -biggest iron ore exporter, may start taxing shipments of the steelmaking raw material as it seeks to lure investment in more domesti......


China steel body wants to cut iron ore imports (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
Tue 9 Feb 2010 8:54am
* CISA: unfair media reports undermined negotiations * CISA won't comment on iron ore talks until deal reached * China paid 34 pct less for imported ore in '09 than '08 * 2010 iron o......


Teck Expects Higher 2010-11 Coal Prices, Shorter Price Cycle (MalaysiaNews.net)
Tue 9 Feb 2010 5:36am
TCK ) said Tuesday that it expects higher annual coking coal contract prices in 2010-11, but also foreshadowed a move away from an annual pricing structure to reflect new major impor......


Brazil May Tax Ore Exports as It Seeks More Steelmaking at Vale (Bloomberg)
Tue 9 Feb 2010 5:24am
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil, the worlds second -biggest exporter of iron ore, may start taxing foreign sales of the material in a bid to goad companies into building more domestic ......


China evading US duties via third nations: group (Brisbane Times)
Tue 9 Feb 2010 3:09am
Manufacturers in China are evading millions of US dollars of US anti-dumping duties on steel wire products by exporting them via third countries, an American industry group charged M......


China evading US duties via third nations: group (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Tue 9 Feb 2010 2:42am
Manufacturers in China are evading millions of dollars of US anti-dumping duties on steel wire products by exporting them via third countries, an American industry group charged Monday....


Brazil Considering Export Tax on Iron Ore, Energy Minister Says (Bloomberg)
Mon 8 Feb 2010 11:11pm
Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Brazil may start taxing iron ore exports in a bid to encourage steelmakers to invest to boost domestic output, Energy and Mining Minister Edison Lobao said....


ICE Announces First Cleared Trades of Platts Iron Ore Swap (PR Newswire via Yahoo!...
Mon 8 Feb 2010 1:30pm
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. , a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter markets, today announced the first cleared trades of i......


Russia's Ferrous Metals Sector In 2008-2009 - New Market Report Published (Officia...
Mon 8 Feb 2010 12:22pm
The survey provides information on major trends in Russias ferrous metals industry in 2008-2009 (production and exports of iron ore, pig iron, steel, rolled stock, steel pipes, meta......


Hike export duty on ore: Steel min (The Economic Times)
Sat 6 Feb 2010 1:26am
THE steel ministry has proposed an across the board increase in export duty on iron ore to discourage export and lower the import duty on ore to zero to ensure that there is adequate......