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Baosteel to invest $700 million to build 'premium' seamless pipe base

The corporate board of Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (Baosteel), the listed arm of China Baowu Steel Group, has formally approved a proposal to establish a production base for “premium seamless pipes” in Ma’anshan city in East China’s Anhui province, according to the company’s latest release on Aug

Brazil finalises AD measures on stainless pipes from India, Taiwan

Brazil has determined to levy anti-dumping (AD) duties on welded austenitic stainless steel pipes of circular cross-section originating from India and Taiwan for up to five years, with rates of $397.4-1,207.1/tonne for India and $1,258.8/t for Taiwan, according to a release from the Executive Commit

Tokyo Steel holds product prices for September

Despite expressing optimism that the domestic steel market is likely to improve in future, on Monday Tokyo Steel Manufacturing, Japan's largest independent mini-mill, announced that it was keeping its product prices for September sales unchanged. The Tokyo-based mini-mill has held its prices for sev

Baosteel's new casings successfully applied in offshore gas drilling

Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. (Baosteel), a subsidiary of China Baowu Steel Group, has successfully applied its self-manufacturednew-type steel casings in an offshore oil and gas drilling project, which marks a breakthrough for Chinese steelmakers to develop and produce such advanced casings for high-pre

Tokyo Steel rolls over carbon steel list prices for June

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing, Japan's leading electric-arc-furnace producer, has decided to roll over its carbon steel prices for June domestic sales, mainly to wait for its previous hikes to be digested by the market, the company announced on May 16.

Tokyo Steel lifts May prices by $24/t on rising costs

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing, Japan's leading electric-arc-furnace steel producer, has decided to add Yen 3,000/tonne ($24/t) to its all product list prices for May domestic sales, mainly to shift the rise in production costs, the company announced on April 18.

Tokyo Steel lifts April steel prices by $58-83/t on high costs

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing, Japan's leading electric-arc-furnace producer, has decided to add Yen 7,000-10,000/tonne ($58-83/t) to the list prices of its all carbon steel products for April domestic sales, mainly to transfer rising input costs, the company announced on March 22. A company director sh

Japan's Feb new ship orders down 58% on higher costs

In February, Japan's new ship orders from home and abroad declined for the third month by 57.5% on year to 413,200 gross tonnes (GT) or in 10 vessels, according to the data released by Japan Ship Exporters' Association (JSEA) on March 16. The negotiations between shipbuilders and owners are taking

Nippon Steel lifts Apr carbon steel pipe prices by $170/t

Nippon Steel, Japan's largest integrated steel producer, has decided to add Yen 20,000/tonne ($170/t) to the prices of all its carbon steel pipes, including welded and seamless pipes, for domestic spot sales from April, to offset the surge in production costs.

Tokyo Steel lifts March carbon longs prices by $26/t

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing, Japan's leading electric-arc-furnace producer, has decided to lift its carbon-steel long-product prices by Yen 3,000/tonne ($26/t) for domestic sales in March its first price adjustment in three months but will keep its flat product prices unchanged, the company announced