Chinese steel industry news

China's Quake Shakes Up Baltic Rates

Thu, 15 May 2008 18:29 GMT

(See " Rising Iron Ore Costs Spell Tough Year For Steelmakers") In February, iron miner Vale reached an agreement with seven steel makers in Japan, ...

Platts Steel Markets Daily Is Now Reporting Prices Of Hot-Rolled ...

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:20 GMT

The assessments are generated from the free-on-board (FOB) value of key internationally traded steel products HRC and rebar, and recognize China's important ...

Rio Tinto hits back at China in iron ore fight

Thu, 15 May 2008 13:12 GMT

Rio Tinto last night slammed Chinese steelmakers over increasingly aggressive negotiating tactics, after the China Iron & Steel Association called for its ...

Baltic Dry Index Advances to Record in London on Chinese Demand

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:12 GMT

``Steel prices globally are very, very high so steel production is very strong, particularly in China.'' China's steelmakers imported a record 42.9 million ...

China Precision Steel Announces Date Change for Third Quarter ...

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:55 GMT

Joining Dr. Wo Hing Li, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Precision Steel, will be Ms. Leada Li, Chief Financial Officer. ...CPSL

China Precision Steel Announces Date Change for Third Quarter ... - CNNMoney.com (press release)

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:55 GMT

China Precision Steel Announces Date Change for Third Quarter ...
CNNMoney.com (press release) - 3 hours ago
Joining Dr. Wo Hing Li, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of China Precision Steel, will be Ms. Leada Li, Chief Financial Officer. ...

Baltic Dry Index Advances to Record in London on Chinese Demand - Bloomberg

Thu, 15 May 2008 08:24 GMT

Baltic Dry Index Advances to Record in London on Chinese Demand
Bloomberg - 3 hours ago
``Steel prices globally are very, very high so steel production is very strong, particularly in China.'' China's steelmakers imported a record 42.9 million ...
Baltic chief sea freight index hits record high guardian.co.uk
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Rio Tinto hits back at China in iron ore fight (Financial Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 05:22 GMT

Rio Tinto on Thursday night slammed Chinese steelmakers over increasingly aggressive negotiating tactics, after the China Iron & Steel Association called for its members to boycott the Anglo-Australian mining group’s spot sales of iron ore.

Rio Tinto hits back at China in iron ore fight - Financial Times

Thu, 15 May 2008 05:04 GMT

China's Quake Boosts Dry Bulk Rates

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:37 GMT

(See " Rising Iron Ore Costs Spell Tough Year For Steelmakers") The Baltic Dry Index, which measures dry bulk shipping rates on 40 routes across the world, ...

UPDATE 1-China steel group opposes Rio Tinto spot ore sales

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:30 GMT

By Alfred Cang and James Regan SHANGHAI/SYDNEY, May 15 (Reuters) - The China Iron and Steel Association on Thursday urged Chinese steel mills and trading ...

General Steel Holdings Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results - Forbes

Thu, 15 May 2008 04:07 GMT

BEIJING, May 15 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Steel Holdings, Inc. ("General Steel") ("Company") (NYSE Arca: GSI), one of China&os;s leading non-state owned steel products producer; today announced its financial results for the first quarter ...

China industry group attacks Rio iron ore sales - Daily Times

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:52 GMT

SHANGHAI/SYDNEY: China’s steel mills and trading companies on Thursday were urged to boycott iron ore mined by Rio Tinto Ltd/Plc and sold in spot markets as negotiations drag on over long-term contracts. The China Iron and Steel Association in a ...

Metals group calls for boycott of Rio ore offers

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:38 GMT

New suppliers included Australian miner Fortescue Metals Group, which said yesterday that it had shipped its first iron ore to China. ...RTP

UPDATE: China Assoc Asks Cos To Boycott Rio's Spot Ore Sales

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:24 GMT

Chinese steel mills, led by Baosteel Group Corp., are still negotiating with Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) on the iron ore contract price for 2008. ...

China steel group opposes Rio Tinto spot ore sales

Thu, 15 May 2008 03:05 GMT

SHANGHAI, May 15 (Reuters) - The China Iron and Steel Association on Thursday urged Chinese steel mills and trading companies not to support Rio Tinto's ...LON:RIO

Why China's buildings crumbled - Globe and Mail

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:33 GMT

Why China's buildings crumbled
Globe and Mail, Canada - 51 minutes ago
The man, who gave his surname as Ren, is a 32-year-old steel worker who has worked for a decade in the local construction industry. ...
China Sends 30000 More Troops to Hunt for Survivors (Update1) Bloomberg
Chinese earthquake: Scores dead at school Telegraph.co.uk
Comment by Andrew Smeall Assoc., Asia Society Center on US-China Relations
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UPDATE 1-First Fortescue iron ore to China amid stake talk

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:19 GMT

Chinese steel mills' insatiable appetite for iron ore to feed a growing steel industry has helped push prices higher for six straight years, delivering huge ...

Essar may join race for CSN`s ore mines

Thu, 15 May 2008 02:05 GMT

Successful bids by either Tata Steel or Essar would make them the first domestic companies to acquire a developed foreign mine. Last year, Jindal Steel and ...BOM:500630

UPDATE: China Assoc Asks Cos To Boycott Rio's Spot Ore Sales - CNNMoney.com

Thu, 15 May 2008 01:37 GMT

UPDATE: China Assoc Asks Cos To Boycott Rio's Spot Ore Sales
CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago
SHANGHAI -(Dow Jones)- China Iron & Steel Association Thursday asked domestic steel mills and iron ore traders to boycott Rio Tinto PLC's (RTP) spot iron ...
China steel association calls for boycott of Rio Tinto spot iron ... Trading Markets (press release)
Rio Tinto may partner with China on ore project: report MarketWatch
Rio Tinto may join hands with Chinese partners on ore project China Knowledge Online
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