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1. [verwijderd] 7 juni 2009 14:58

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   June 5 2009
   
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   Ageing population is bad news for European steel: Hatch
   “I am very positive about world steel, but it is hard to be positive about European steel,” Rod Beddows, chief executive of Hatch Corporate Finance, told Steel Business Briefing’s Steel Markets Europe conference in Düsseldorf this week.
   
   European consumers need to spend less and save more, he said. The savings rate in Europe has to rise to support an ageing population with growing pensions and healthcare requirements. This means less money to buy cars and other consumer goods.
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   TODAY'S TOP SBB HEADLINES
   CIS billet exports are busy, price range widens
   Plate imports remain uncompetitive in Southern Europe
   Shipbuilders worldwide received no orders in May
   Coil prices firm, as long prices face pressure - WSR
   Top US mills up the ante on sheet price increases
   Brazil's shipbuilders to buy US$1.8bn in steel through 2015
   
   Europe
   NLMK forges into production of longs with new director
   ArcelorMittal's Ukraine mill studies three-day working week
   Turkish mill raises its rebar prices
   Long product prices are steadier in northern Italy
   Voestalpine sees price recovery delayed to 2010
   European stocks 'may not be reduced till September'
   UK sections prices weaken, but may soon revive
   UK car sales fall, but scrappage scheme inspires optimism
   ArcelorMittal develops pre-galv crash barriers
   Italian rebar producers increase extras
   Ageing population is bad news for European steel: Hatch
   
   Asia
   New Indian ministers plan to allocate ore to new projects
   Pakistan cabinet considers increasing import duties
   Indonesian steel mills boosting output
   China H-beam prices could drop, traders predict
   Korea pushing up HRC output as demand recovers
   Jiangsu province urges bigger market share of top 5 mills
   
   North America
   All USW workers back on job at Gary Works
   Harsco's MultiServ shuttering Indiana Harbor East facility
   Gerdau Macsteel winterizing Michigan plant
   US ends review of HRC duties against three Indian mills
   Union turns up heat over stalled Québec beam mill
   Samuel Son & Co sues fabricator for breach of contract
   AK Steel hikes electrical steel surcharge to $70/short ton
   Mexico's Aceros Corsa sees 35% drop in Q1 shipments
   US wire rod market gaining strength
   
   Latin America
   Brazilian auto sector reports higher output & sales
   Argentina's auto industry shows signs of a recovery
   Peruvian rebar export prices to Bolivia show a decline
   Balanced LatAm stocks not expected until Q3, Ternium says
   Colombia's Sidelpa steelworks faces forced suspension
   
   Middle East & Africa
   Ezz profit falls 85%, flat plant remains idle
   Scrap & Raw Materials
   Consol Energy of the US to restart Buchanan met coal mine
   Pig iron import prices rise in east Asia
   Pakistan scrap prices increase despite weak demand
   Ferrexpo iron ore production rose in May
   China rumoured close to accepting 33% iron ore price cut
   
   Stainless steel & Ferro-alloys
   US ending duties on Belgian stainless coiled plate
   Stainless plate should start recovering in Q4, says Jacquet
   Chinese 202, 430 prices rise on 300-series surge
   Chinese FeSi prices inch lower
   Asian stainless prices rise another $100/t on higher nickel
   NSSC lifts austenitic wire rod prices
   US stainless imports fall 4% in May
   
   Tubes & Pipes
   Brazil’s welded pipe prices decline 20% in April-May
   Açotubo is expecting a sales rebound
   India’s Man opposes effort to re-tender for pipeline
   China’s welded pipe prices remain stable
   China's TPCO signs pipe deal with Shell
   SeAH Steel commissions new pipe mill at Gunsan
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2. [verwijderd] 7 juni 2009 16:07

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   deze week rap naar de 30
   alles wijst op verbetering van de grondstoffen
   de markten lopen altijd 6 tot 9 maanden vooruit dus Arcelor ook
   ik voorzie deze week een outperformend Arcelor op de hele beurs
   zit hier behoorlijk pepositioneerd in
3. Dutchwax 8 juni 2009 10:28

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   Heb mijn positie vorige week (te vroeg, dat wel) afgebouwd. Ben bang dat MT eerst nog lager gaat voordat het naar de 30 euro gaat. De Standard and Poor's heeft ook de rating weer verlaagd, zie ook dit bericht:
   business.theage.com.au/business/world...
   Bovendien is de beurs mij te positief en begon ik hoogtevrees te krijgen. Denk dat MT snel rond de 20 euro zal staan en misschien wel naar 17-18 euro. Ik wacht het even af op dit moment.
   Ik geloof zeker wel in dit aandeel maar nu eerst een stap terug.
4. [verwijderd] 8 juni 2009 12:57

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   Ik ben bang dat sommigen zich mis rekenen op de veerkracht van dit aandeel.
   Het is niet in te schatten wat het op korte termijn gaat doen.
   Amerika beslist hierin, niet wij.
5. [verwijderd] 8 juni 2009 15:31

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   Gewoon goed in de calls voor december. Zit je m.i. zeker goed en goedkoop
6. [verwijderd] 8 juni 2009 21:10

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   mister futurevision schreef:

   deze week rap naar de 30
   alles wijst op verbetering van de grondstoffen
   de markten lopen altijd 6 tot 9 maanden vooruit dus Arcelor ook
   ik voorzie deze week een outperformend Arcelor op de hele beurs
   zit hier behoorlijk pepositioneerd in
   

   Ik hoop het niet, maar ben toch bang dat je wat te optimistisch bent MF
7. [verwijderd] 8 juni 2009 22:30

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   AEX-fondsen op Wall Street, slot
   08-06-2009 22:26:00
   AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)--Van de AEX-fondsen met een notering in de VS, staan er na het slot van Wall Street 7 op winst in vergelijking met hun slotkoers op de AEX, 0 onveranderd en 0 op verlies. Omgerekend boekt de AEX op Wall Street een winst van 2,15 punten (0,81)%.
   
   De fondsen op een rij, met achter hun naam de koers op Wall Street (omgerekend in euro's) en het verschil tussen de koers in New York en de slotkoers in Amsterdam (in percentage):
   
   Aegon 4,73 (1,07%) Arcelor Mittal 24,27 (3,10%) ASML Holding 14,72 (1,10%) ING Groep 7,83 (1,16%) Kon. Olie 19,58 (0,88%) Philips 13,83 (1,32%) Unilever 17,67 (0,57%)
   
   Bron: Wallstreetweb.nl
   
   Iig hoger gesloten in de US. Morgen een dagje plussen? mischien wel weer richting 25?
   
   
8. [verwijderd] 8 juni 2009 22:31

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   EU industry may be forced to adopt new business model
   Generally lower inventory levels and a tighter supply chain, including more just-in-time deliveries, are among the key elements in a new business model which could well be forced on European producers by the recession, according to Brian Aranha, chief marketing officer of ArcelorMittal’s flat carbon products operations in Europe. Aranha was speaking at Steel Business Briefing’s recent Steel Markets Europe conference in Düsseldorf.
   
   Shorter pricing horizons in spot and contract markets too could be part of this new structure. Overall, Aranha envisages a more flexible and a more transparent industry in response to today’s “rapidly changing and unpredictable” markets. The industry may also have to work without credit facilities/credit insurance, he suggested.
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   TODAY'S TOP SBB HEADLINES
   Steelmakers oppose threatened 'monopoly' in iron ore
   China stunned by BHPB-Rio iron ore merger plan
   CIS slab prices rise on higher demand and dollar weakness
   Brazil restores 12-14% duties on sheet, plate and alloy bar
   Germany’s Salzgitter lifts strip prices by €20/tonne
   Chinese buying buoys scrap import prices
   US mill surcharges likely flat for July deliveries
   
   Europe
   ArcelorMittal Poland appoints new CEO
   ArcelorMittal Poland plant keeps medium sections mill
   Estar's remaining Russian assets find new investors
   Six German blast furnaces idled, but for how long?
   Consolidation has not reduced price volatility: Klöckner
   Turkish automotive sales increase by 25.7% in May
   Turkish mill takes top off billet prices
   Turkish flats imports dropped by more than half in April
   Pig iron imports into Italy’s Marghera port rose in May
   Opinion split on durability of UK merchant bar price rises
   EU industry may be forced to adopt new business model
   
   Asia
   Chinese domestic galv prices continue to rise
   Korea's DSME wins first ship order this year
   Shagang may take over strip and HDG producer
   Baosteel's Bayi Steel to build new bar mill
   Malaysian mills raise bar and wire rod prices
   
   North America
   ThyssenKrupp Alabama hiring 1,000 workers
   US wire decking industry seeking China AD/CVD duties
   Analyst: US sheet market has hit the bottom
   Tenova buys controlling stake in US cold mill maker
   Titan Steel suing Tru-Spec for breach of contract
   US CV duty order on Dongkuk plate to stay on the books
   
   Latin America
   Nippon Steel buys additional 1% of Usiminas' shares
   Argentinean construction industry reports new decline
   CSN sales will increase 17% this month
   Chilean construction activity falls again
   Brazil CRC prices to end users falling 'almost daily'
   
   Scrap & Raw Materials
   Italian scrap prices decrease, only shredded is stable
   LKAB shortens summer stoppage as new orders arrive
   Samarco's H1 sales may reach only 28% of is full capacity
   Turkish buyers book new scrap imports, prices increase
   Indian ore exports 'may benefit' from BHPB-Rio project
   Little change to Rio projects under BHPB joint venture
   Iron ore reference prices rise - The Steel Index
   Iron ore pellets expected to see sharpest drop in price
   EU mills seek deeper cuts in iron ore prices
   Chinalco spurned as Rio turns to market and BHPB
   Posco to buy 11% stake in South African manganese project
   
   Stainless steel & Ferro-alloys
   China may raise tax rebates for stainless exports
   Posco raises stainless export prices for July shipments
   
   Tubes & Pipes
   Northwest Pipe lands $21m in orders
   CMC suing Baker Sales Pipe for breach of contract
   China seamless prices firm, but demand still low
   Chinese-Malaysian firm starts up new pipe mill
   Henggang to commission sinter offgas cleaner
   Recovery difficult to anticipate, says Tubos Reunidos
   
9. [verwijderd] 9 juni 2009 22:53

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   Two new major steel players may emerge from crisis
   One, possibly two, further major steel industry players with the size and influence of ArcelorMittal may emerge from the current global economic crisis, according to Dr Werner Kreuz, vice-president of management consultancy firm AT Kearney.
   
   Speaking at Steel Business Briefing's Steel Markets Europe conference last week, Kreuz proposed that one of these players will come from Russia while the second will most probably be a Chinese company, possibly Baosteel.
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   TODAY'S TOP SBB HEADLINES
   China finally raises export rebates for HRC and plate
   Coil prices in US and Europe stable, says The Steel Index
   Argentinean flats prices still depressed
   Billet importers in SE Asia hold off buying
   China falls from 1st to 6th biggest exporter
   Plate unlikely to ride coattails of July US sheet price hike
   
   Europe
   Market might resume in 2010, says Manni
   CIS flat offers to Turkey rise
   Peine sections aim for €25/t price increase
   Turkish mills raise rebar export prices
   German output showed slight improvement in May
   Klöckner raises €98m with bond issue
   EU industry remains divided on price risk and LME futures
   NLMK and Duferco inject cash into troubled joint venture
   Kriviy Rih has no plans to increase pig iron production
   Italian flat distribution to improve in Q4: Assofermet
   Two new major steel players may emerge from crisis
   Outlook for Poland ‘not that pessimistic’: Metal Expert
   
   Asia
   Shagang far from acquiring Panhua strip, HDG subsidiary
   Export rebate rise may boost Chinese wire rod exports
   China lifts HRC export offer prices to Korea by $20-30/t
   Limited Chinese impact on SE Asian HRC mart – for now
   Japanese integrateds to cut wire rod export prices
   New car registrations in Korea jump 45% in May
   China's Liaoyang Steel to start new wire rod mill
   
   North America
   US WF beam prices likely flat for July, sources say
   ArcelorMittal offers buyout to salaried US flat carbon ranks
   Gerdau Ameristeel halting production in New Jersey
   SDI selling common stock and debt in deal valued at $706m
   ISM survey: steel buyers to continue destocking
   Mexico's automotive output drops 39% in May
   Northwest Pipe gets $11m transmission pipe order
   
   Latin America
   Colombian auto industry posts down results
   Gerdau Riograndense said to be slowly lifting output
   Usiminas reconsiders some dismissals, keeps furnace idled
   Brazilian expansion projects still on track, authorities say
   Argentina's Siderar ships pig iron stocks to Tenaris Tamsa
   Brazilian steel industry ups production, but revenue shrinks
   
   Middle East & Africa
   Iran's top steelmaker takes over ailing strip and pipe mill
   HRC price rises as Iranian government mulls import duty
   Egypt receives higher import offers for flat products
   
   Scrap & Raw Materials
   Lack of oxygen, tax threat hit Pakistan shipbreaking
   Ore alliance calls on WA to provide rail access to juniors
   China pushing for domestic iron ore tax cuts
   Shanxi coke producers upbeat despite price trim
   LKAB to produce 1mt extra fines and pellet during summer
   Iran plans to mine more coal, expand blast furnace capacity
   
   Stainless steel & Ferro-alloys
   Clarification: NAS hike on depot orders only
   Global stainless steel production hits quarterly low
   NSSC lifts austenitic CRC prices but cuts ferritic
   Jacquet: some upward movement in stainless plate prices
   Stainless market bottoms in South Africa
   
   Tubes & Pipes
   Jiafang to commission new pipe mills in September
10. [verwijderd] 10 juni 2009 19:30

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    Two new major steel players may emerge: correction
    Dr Werner Kreuz, vice-president of management consultancy firm AT Kearney, told Steel Business Briefing that Russian steel companies “may go on a shopping tour when raw material prices increase again,” as Russian players have their own raw material bases. This is contrary to SBB’s report of 9 June.
    
    Also, AT Kearney describes its forecast that China will replace the USA and Europe as world economic leader as “Sino-American-Polarity” and not as incorrectly reported on 9 June.
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    TODAY'S TOP SBB HEADLINES
    Plate and rebar prices are mostly steady: The Steel Index
    Strip prices rise in United Arab Emirates
    Chinese market cool to new export rebates but prices rise
    Venezuela aims to resume output at Tavsa, Matesi soon
    US output shows sixth-straight weekly increase
    
    Europe
    ArcelorMittal's reshaped EU flats arm targets local sales
    Eurofer calls on EU regulators to investigate BHPB-Rio
    ArcelorMittal continues to streamline Flat Carbon Europe
    No auto recovery before 2011; overcapacity must be tackled
    Two new major steel players may emerge: correction
    UK rebar prices float lower on raft of downward drivers
    
    Asia
    China accelerating for new sintering cleaners
    Korea finalises river restoration project budget
    Rebar producer plans Bangladesh's largest billet plant
    Chinese mills target wind-power market
    China auto sales jump fuels sheet demand
    Chinese export rebate will not affect ordinary bar products
    Vietnamese longs demand up slightly so far this year
    Nervous Nippon Steel drops its H-beam price indicator
    Koreans, Japanese relaxed on Chinese export promotion
    
    North America
    US Steel raises sheet prices by $20-30/s.ton
    Megachurch construction ray of light in dark US market
    Major Canadian moly producer upgrades 2009 outlook
    Gerdau Ameristeel wins injunction, sues Canadian workers
    Webco Industries anticipates improved demand in Q3
    Lakeside expects lower OCTG demand in H1 of fiscal year
    Tree Island Wire receives default notice from lenders
    Unions: Mexico's Villacero may shut down Viga Trefilados
    
    Latin America
    Brazil increases tariff on reinforcing bar imports
    Brazilian mills turn to coking coal spot market, traders say
    Italy's Beltrame eyeing Argentina projects
    Cofarja's scrap sales increase 7% in May
    Brazil's domestic tool steel prices 12% lower than imports
    
    Middle East & Africa
    Plans unveiled for Saudi Arabia's first rail mill
    Iranian flat imports see sharp increase
    Rebar prices sharply increase in Iran
    
    Scrap & Raw Materials
    ArcelorMittal Poland considers purchase of coke producer
    Total value of Peruvian iron ore exports drops
    N. European scrap prices recede along with demand levels
    Indian steel majors secure lower prices for coking coal
    BHPB-Rio iron ore merger faces opposition in China
    Japanese mills oppose BHPB-Rio iron ore venture
    China unloaded 55.5m t imported iron ore in May
    Wisco appoints Mumbai subsidiary for ore purchases
    Korea's Hyundai to cut scrap buying prices again
    Indian Railways reduces freight on iron ore for export
    
    Stainless steel & Ferro-alloys
    Acerinox sets €100/t base price hike for stainless longs
    Turkish stainless sheet imports continue falling
    Chinese stainless exports still slow, rebate rise small help
    Production still high at Chinese stainless mills
    Taiyuan keeps stainless prices unchanged
    
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    Turkish pipe export demand rises, prices steady
    
11. [verwijderd] 11 juni 2009 21:41

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    EU steelmakers sell CO2 emissions permits in downturn
    Some European steel producers have been selling carbon dioxide emissions permits through the European Union emissions trading scheme (ETS) during the first half of this year, because of lower output, they tell Steel Business Briefing.
    
    Swedish mill SSAB had 1.2 million emissions rights sold on its behalf in the first quarter of 2009 for SEK 140 million (€13m). It will reveal whether it has been actively trading in the rights during Q2 in its interim financial report at the end of July. Other producers, who do not wish to be named, admit they have been active in CO2 emissions trading in H1 because of reduced capacity utilisation rates.
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    TODAY'S TOP SBB HEADLINES
    Strong E. Asian HRC and plate markets bolster slab prices
    Taiwan’s China Steel raises July/August prices by 7%
    CIS pig iron export prices may be peaking
    Turkish mills book more scrap imports, prices edge up
    Sidor to increase DRI output with new plant
    US scrap prices creeping back up
    OECD warns of growing friction in international steel trade
    
    Europe
    Slow market for Italian HRC but prices have not dropped
    EU steelmakers sell CO2 emissions permits in downturn
    Italian flat import licences plunge in May
    UK manufacturers gain in confidence, may start restocking
    Mechel brings upgraded but idle coke battery back online
    
    Asia
    Outlook negative for AsiaPac steel, mining: Moody’s
    Fosun-Tiangang JV on hold
    Baotou Steel to make pellets from waste dust
    Indian wire maker commissions new DRI plant
    Baosteel to increase July HRC price by $74/t
    ArcelorMittal-Valin to launch auto/electrical sheet projects
    China housing sales up but new starts slow
    Tianjin Steel relocating wire rod line
    Thailand admits Japan re-rollers as duty-free importers
    Korean mills raise investments by 42% this year
    
    North America
    Allegheny hikes August electrical steel surcharge
    US Great Lakes iron ore shipments off 65% year-to-date
    NCI says no demand pick-up yet, reports Q2 net loss
    
    Latin America
    Brazilian merchant bar prices drop another R$50-100/t
    China's top mills may turn to spot ore market, analyst says
    Imports of special steel bars drop 23.8% in Brazil
    
    Middle East & Africa
    Turkish companies plan rebar projects in Egypt
    Saudi Arabian HRC price may rise soon, HDG more sluggish
    South Africa flat imports rose sharply in Q1
    Scrap & Raw Materials
    Turkish iron ore imports decreased in April
    Ironmakers from Minas Gerais confirm export to
    
    China
    Chinese mills unimpressed by Vale deal with Japan/Korea
    Italian scrap demand may weaken on lower steel sales
    Shanxi steel mills ponder jointly purchasing imported ore
    CISA wants state-owned ore traders' dealings regulated
    Vale settles ore prices in Japan, Korea: pellets down 48%
    BHP-Rio JV 'monopolistic' despite differences to takeover
    Japanese scrap export prices continue rising
    BHPB confirms coking coal price drop
    Hyundai signs with Mechel to buy Russian coking coal
    
    Stainless steel & Ferro-alloys
    German mill announces increases for stainless longs
    Nickel market improves as stainless destocking ends
    FeCr prices seen recovering soon
    
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    Russian steel industry continues to face challenges: Fitch
    The Russian steel industry will continue to face challenges, including soft domestic demand and weak prices, for the remainder of this year, Fitch ratings agency says in a report sent to Steel Business Briefing. Steel output and prices are expected to remain at first quarter 2009 levels in Q2.
    
    Although the Russian industry’s performance in Q1 improved quarter-on-quarter, it was weak on a year-on-year basis, Fitch says. At 12.9m tonnes, steel production was down 33% y-o-y, but up 11% q-o-q. Exports increased to over 50% of total shipments from 39% in Q1 2008.
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    TODAY'S TOP SBB HEADLINES
    CIS billet prices firm up a little more on stronger demand
    Chinese market lifts as Baosteel raises July prices
    Japanese mills to soften production cuts as orders rise
    Demand expected to grow or remain steady: The Steel Index
    New export rebates raise doubts about price recovery
    US HSS, tubing prices on the rise for July
    Cuban, Dominican mills force Central American prices down
    
    Europe
    Turkish rebar exporters are looking for price stability
    Italian rebar prices fall
    ThyssenKrupp issues €1bn bond
    Turkey may extend tax breaks to spur auto sales
    Corus decides not to relocate Wednesbury bright bar plant
    Turkish bar exports fell in May
    Greek distributor may halt investment projects
    Chinese HRC might cause trade friction in Europe
    Russian steel industry continues to face challenges: Fitch
    Ruukki stops making welded components in Sweden
    
    Asia
    Japanese exports sink to ten-year low
    Chinese manganese export offer prices rise
    Steel prices soar on Shanghai Futures Exchange
    NDRC: China to scrap 2.7m vehicles this year
    China net steel imports climb as exports continue to fall
    Metals sector mergers & acquisitions down so far in 2009
    Korean steelmakers calm as truckers begin strike
    China's spend on railways up by 162% in Jan-May
    SE Asian importers mull escalating HRC offer prices
    Posco delaying HRC export prices for August
    
    North America
    US exports fall further in April
    Chrysler/Fiat alliance likely to bring smaller cars to US
    Metal framing producer sees US market strengthening in H2
    US finalizes 40% AD duty on HRC from Japan
    
    Latin America
    Peru's construction industry continues positive momentum
    Fire affects operations at Venezuela's Sidor steelworks
    Peru's iron ore, zinc exports decline
    Japanese partners in Comsigua ponder sell-back
    El Salvador's longs imports see a 70% drop in Q1
    
    Middle East & Africa
    Syrian flat product demand improves, prices follow
    Iran's billet imports jump; UAE becomes biggest source
    
    Scrap & Raw Materials
    Opposition to BHPB-Rio JV builds in Beijing and Perth
    Indian market for imported scrap shows rising trend
    Cheap selling pressures in Chinese FeSi market
    China iron ore imports finally slow in May
    CISA: China can cope if benchmark system collapses
    BHP Billiton settles 2009 iron ore prices with JFE, Nisshin
    Brazilian pig iron makers expect ore price cut from Vale
    Negotiations continue on Iranian iron ore prices
    Stainless steel & Ferro-alloys
    Nickel prices drive Asian stainless prices higher
    
    Tubes & Pipes
    Brazil lowers tube & pipe imports through May
    Corinth Pipeworks sees some cost benefits from crisis
    Turkish pipe exports fall despite strong MENA demand
    Project slowdown hitting large pipe; auto shows some life
    Italian tube buyers report weak order levels
    Chinese ERW pipe prices stable, traders see up-trend
    Australia drops latest AD probe into hollow sections
    Ukraine’s Interpipe appoints oil & gas sales director
    
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    EU mechanical engineering sector weathering economic storm
    While the global automotive industry is going through a “once-in-a-lifetime” shift, the mechanical engineering sector, though struggling, is weathering the economic storm and will recover, Martin Ekström of consultants Applied Value believes. In Europe the two sectors are of similar importance in terms of steel demand.
    
    Although Europe’s mechanical engineering sector is fragmented, comprising many small and medium size companies, collectively it has the largest share of world production. However, on exports it lags behind Japan, and trails the US in labour productivity and on labour costs.
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    TODAY'S TOP SBB HEADLINES
    Russian billet export market holds steady
    Iron ore reference price rises sharply, says The Steel Index
    North Europe rebar market turns down again in June
    Chinese domestic plate prices rise as confidence returns
    Billet prices are on the rise in Iran
    
    Europe
    Marcegaglia and Dongkuk forego exclusivity over Corus TCP
    Turkish local strip prices may rise this week
    Turkish flat exports increase in May as prices low
    Turkish domestic rebar prices follow export offers up
    Dillinger Hütte now on short-time working scheme
    Celsa proposes lay-offs at Barcelona plant
    German stockist Bepro looks further east
    Scandinavian rebar prices soften slightly on slow demand
    Turkish billet exports rose in May on MidEast buying
    Spain’s Alfonso Gallardo expands temporary lay-offs
    Mir Steel UK offloads bar mill to China
    Turnaround for UK plate market in sight, say traders
    EU mechanical engineering sector weathering economic storm
    UK government extends credit insurance scheme
    Russia’s MMK reduces losses, sells more steel
    
    Asia
    Kaiyuan Holdings buys Rizhao Steel subsidiaries
    Rebar import prices rebound in SE Asia
    Shagang raises mid-June domestic rebar, wire rod prices
    Korean domestic rebar prices weaken amid low demand
    China crude steel production in May second-highest ever
    India's new steel minister outlines policy priorities
    
    Latin America
    Colombian construction steel prices decline again
    Value of Colombian iron/steel imports drops again
    Colombian processor Ferrasa acquires Panamanian company
    Decision on Votorantim-Acesco's new HSM to be made by Sep
    
    Middle East & Africa
    Rebar price increase in Iran is halted
    
    Scrap & Raw Materials
    Vale expects to reach a deal with Chinese on 2009 benchmark
    Turkish mills raise scrap buying prices
    China ferro-chrome import prices continue to climb
    CAMU calls for development of China’s scrap industry
    Scrap prices into east Asia recover after recent softening
    Sesa Goa acquires more iron ore assets
    Wugang, Western Plains conclude magnetite venture
    “No speculation" declares Rizhao iron ore trade centre
    
    Stainless steel & Ferro-alloys
    Turkish ferro-alloy imports see some revival in April
    US stainless exports down 20% despite stronger sheet sales
    Stainless steel market picking up
    
    Tubes & Pipes
    Bulgarian welded pipe maker reports increased demand
    Global rig count continues to fall, but oil price firming
    DOC postpones initial CVD decision vs. Chinese OCTG
    
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    Passenger car output in Poland begins downward trend
    After continued increases during the first three months of this year, production of passenger vehicles in Poland has started to fall, Steel Business Briefing learns from automotive market research institute Samar.
    
    Production of passenger cars in Poland in May 2009 decreased by 6.6% from the previous month, totaling 68,495 units, having also fallen by 7.7% in April compared to March. This signifies the continuation of a downward trend, after three months of increasing production at the beginning of the year.
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    Most coil prices are steady; lead-times up - The Steel Index
    China’s HRC export prices look to rebound
    Hyundai eyes $50/t H-beam export price rise for July/August
    N. European sections prices fail to achieve expected gains
    Optimism grows in N. European strip market
    Brazil’s Samarco settles 48.3% price cut for pellets
    ArcelorMittal raising US sheet prices again - now up $80-90
    
    Europe
    Turkish strip buyers await new prices, stocks low
    Turkish wire rod exports slow in May
    Germany slowly destocks plate
    Rotterdam slab terminal set to be operational by end-2009
    Russia's Amurmetall and Krasny Sulin file for bankruptcy
    Gallardo Sections to increase base price for July delivery
    Bulgaria’s Kremikovtzi runs EAF, wins state-aid appeal
    Passenger car output in Poland begins downward trend
    
    Asia
    Pakistan flat steel traders form new group
    Chinese domestic CRC prices rise on low inventories
    Baotou Steel sets up a rail welding plant
    Yonggang to commission new wire rod mill
    SE Asian billet import market languishes
    Krakatau Steel boosts output to meet local demand
    Tokyo Steel raises flats, cuts longs for July
    
    North America
    Severstal NA selling Pennsylvania mill to Natco
    US mill production gains now extend seven weeks
    Judge refuses to dismiss collusion case against US mills
    American Axle suing Republic Engineered Steel
    Essar Steel Algoma cogeneration facility starts up
    USW: ArcelorMittal wants to dismantle Hennepin equipment
    Second breach of contract lawsuit filed against Republic
    
    Latin America
    Steel sales recovering slowly in Brazilian market
    Cuba's Acinox has record high rebar output
    Peruvian June rebar exports prices flat
    ICH commissioning of new Mexican mill by 2010 unlikely
    Brazil's flat stainless prices up by 3% for June deliveries
    State-owned Transpetro excluded from 12% plate duty
    
    Middle East & Africa
    High stocks slow Egyptian rebar buying
    Exports to Middle East drop nearly 25%
    Scrap & Raw Materials
    Patriot Coal customer agrees to take contracted shipments
    Scrap stocks reduced around 50% in São Paulo
    Turkish mills stopped booking scrap, prices are falling
    Capesize freight rates bounce back from recent lows
    Sail’s BSP expects permit soon for new iron ore mine
    Chinese domestic iron ore prices increase
    Iron ore stocks at Chinese ports rise slightly
    Colombia's Paz del Río halves iron ore output in Q1
    Venezuela's FMO and Toppca reduce Q1 output
    
    Stainless steel & Ferro-alloys
    Italy’s TK AST will not implement long summer stoppages
    Saudi stainless pipe project faces delay
    
    Tubes & Pipes
    ERW pipe prices going up $90 in US market
    Kingland expanding line pipe capacity
    
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    roduction pruning - ArcelorMittal may resume output in Brazil
    Wednesday, 17 Jun 2009
    BNAmericas reported that ArcelorMittal is observing signs of improved steel demand and therefore aims to increase Brazilian output to 80% capacity in the third quarter from 50% in Q1.
    
    Mr Lou Schorsch CEO of the ArcelorMittal's Flat Carbon Americas division said that "Auto sales in Brazil declined in 4Q08, but in May the preliminary numbers of auto sales were up 2% versus May 2008.
    
    Mr Schorsch at the RBC Capital Markets Global Mining and Materials Conference said that the emerging markets, including Latin America, have proven to be more resilient than developed ones in steel usage.
    
    ArcelorMittal sold 4.55 million tonne of steel products from its Long Carbon Americas and Europe division in Q4 of 2008, while its Flat Carbon Americas branch sold 3.93 million tonne in the period.
    
    ArcelorMittal's operations in Latin America include the ArcelorMittal Brasil subsidiary that holds numerous operations in Brazil and an asset in Argentina. The company also has operations in Mexico, Costa Rica and Venezuela.
    
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    Het gaat lekker met de koers nu op 23,17
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    ik zie het ook niet helemaal...
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    Duferco warns of stock write-downs, low prices
    The macro cycle related to the urbanization of China and India is stalled but not dead, according to Bruno Bolfo, chairman of Swiss-based steel producer and trader Duferco. “Once the banking problem is resolved and the world financial situation allows the return to a normal velocity of existing liquidity, the macro cycle will resume, and with it the good fortunes of the steel industry,” he said in a report obtained by Steel Business Briefing.
    
    Bolfo adds that the company’s 2009 financial results will be negatively affected by inventory write-downs, increased costs per tonne of production due to reduced operating rates, and low prices due to a renewed situation of overcapacity that will stay with the industry for a while.
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    TODAY'S TOP SBB HEADLINES
    Saudi Arabia lifts ban on exporting rebar
    Most rebar and plate prices steady, says The Steel Index
    Sentiment drives SE Asian ship plate, cut sheet markets up
    N. Europe plate bottoms out, but no price rise till Q4
    Back in time? Talk returns of US Sec 201 tariffs for steel
    Venezuela's Orinoco Iron and Venprecar to supply Sidor
    
    Europe
    Beam and rebar prices decrease in Italy
    ArcelorMittal Hunedoara resumes production
    Turkish tax adjustments seen as good for steel demand
    Turkish rebar producers raise domestic prices
    ArcelorMittal names Schulz to head German operations
    Spanish automakers expect state-aided sales boost
    Teesside MP blasts Marcegaglia for unwillingness to talk
    EC assesses Kremikovtzi state-aid ruling
    Lack of credit cover curbs rebar trade in Ireland
    Rautaruukki secures new credit facility
    Severstal gets new credit line from Sberbank
    Some summer standstills at main German/Austrian mills
    Duferco warns of stock write-downs, low prices
    ArcelorMittal starts operations at new German service centre
    
    Asia
    India wants 15% import duty on some steel items
    Shandong accelerates closure of old capacity
    Nippon Denko slashing stake in Chinese SiMn venture
    Chinese HDG prices rise on increasing CRC prices
    Chinese rebar, wire rod output breaks records in May
    China’s ship plate export prices rise despite tax cut
    Korean rebar importers pondering July-August bookings
    Sail to supply rails for new iron ore railway
    Fusheng Steel builds two new blast furnaces
    Hyundai seeks distributors for its new plate mill output
    Chinese billet prices strengthen
    Environment ministry blacklists Rizhao, Weifang expansions
    
    North America
    Severstal North America raising sheet prices
    Natco could produce CR coil at restarted US mill
    US steel industry officials ask Congress for help on China
    Shipments and inventories decline at NA stockists in May
    Monthly US mill shipments fall to 4m s. tons
    Nucor expects Q2 loss of $170-200m
    Two of ArcelorMittal Mexico's rebar mills currently idled
    
    Latin America
    Venezuela's auto industry posts new drops
    ArcelorMittal lifts longs output rate in Brazil
    Brazil's rebar exports grow 40% on African purchases
    Tool steel market still down in Brazil
    
    Middle East & Africa
    Strip prices rise as demand revives in Saudi Arabia
    Political uncertainty depresses steel buying in Iran
    
    Scrap & Raw Materials
    Brazil's Samarco settles pellet prices with Lion Group
    Jindal's Bolivian iron project to export only concentrates
    Brazil's Viena wants better prices to release pig iron stock
    Oyak will acquire a coal mine to supply Erdemir
    India's steel ministry calls for export duty on iron ore
    China's coke exports remain low in May
    Southern European scrap prices weaken on low demand
    Stainless steel & Ferro-alloys
    NAS hiking stainless flats prices 6-9%
    ArcelorMittal to start talks on Hennepin sale
    German stainless service centre rebrands to reflect new role
    
    Tubes & Pipes
    Pipe prices are expected to increase in Turkey
    
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    European shipbuilding sees orders evaporate
    Orders at Italian and other European shipyards have decreased substantially in recent months, and in the coming years seaborne traffic might decrease by 3-5%, leading Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri says.
    
    Certainly for the near term the company forecasts a weak performance for this sector due to the current economic climate.
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    TODAY'S TOP SBB HEADLINES
    For first time since June '08, most now expect higher prices
    Duferco to increase beam prices next week
    Marcegaglia increases prices, forecasts rebound
    Anshan Steel lifts HRC export prices to Japan
    Wire rod prices soften again by at least €20/t in N. Europe
    Malaysia deregulates steelmaking, cuts import controls
    CSN studying construction of a small blast furnace for longs
    US scrap market to push higher in July
    Nucor announces $40 increase in July plate prices
    
    Europe
    Russian home prices forecast to remain steady to year-end
    Mechel ramps up production on back of increasing demand
    Polish steelmaker experiencing low demand for heavy plate
    SSAB says market remains weak, output below 50% of capacity
    Erdemir cuts discount rates; buyers expect price rise
    Turkish sections exports slow down on lack of MidEast buying
    SMS sees recovery coming first in developing countries
    Polish steel wire producer gets new owner
    European shipbuilding sees orders evaporate
    Austrian plantmaker names new CEO
    
    Asia
    Correction: Pakistan ITP
    Asian CRC mills seek hefty price hikes on higher feed costs
    India recommends 25% import duty – again
    Hainan Haiwoo commissioning 200,000 t/y tinplate plant
    Higher Chinese HRC prices raise concerns over rising stocks
    Panzhihua and partners start new auto service centre
    Chinese rebar prices continue to strengthen
    Qingdao Steel restarts No. 2 blast furnace
    Posco SS schedules stoppage, cuts scrap buying price
    Suzuki Metal completes Garphyttan Wire acquisition
    
    North America
    SDI - like Nucor - says July structural prices to stay flat
    Court ruling aside, US market sources doubt collusion case
    Market sources say US sheet increases likely to stick
    Essar Algoma reports fiscal year profits
    US mills resume scrap purchases
    US housing starts rise 25%; still way off from last year
    
    Latin America
    New MoU signed on Vale-Dongkuk project in Brazil
    Argentina's steel industry still depressed
    INCA invests in Costa Rica eyeing sales in Central America
    Vega do Sul gets environmental license for expansion
    Paz del Río invests in upgrades, raw materials, transport
    Ecuador's mills reduce rolled steel output in May
    ArcelorMittal's Monlevade project could be delayed
    
    Middle East & Africa
    Emirates Steel Industries becomes integrated
    Prices rise for strip products in the UAE
    UAE rebar demand slow, merchant bar stronger
    
    Scrap & Raw Materials
    Saudi Arabia keeps scrap export ban in place
    Turkish buyers book more scrap imports
    Samarco extends benchmark settlements to Nucor-Trinidad
    LKAB reaffirms commitment to annual benchmark pricing
    BHPB-Rio JV faces more Chinese government opposition
    
    Stainless steel & Ferro-alloys
    Allegheny hikes stainless flats prices 6%
    India may remove stainless scrap import duty
    Sandvik producing at 30-40% capacity, axing 10 sites
    Posco eyes domestic stainless price increase for July
    
    Tubes & Pipes
    Yalian secures credit facility
    Italy sees some steel demand from energy sector
    Chinese seamless pipe price steady
    
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    Preview of Today's Top Article
    Israel imposes $133/t 'deposit' for rebar imports
    The Israeli government has introduced $133/tonne “guarantee payment” for rebar imports to the country for a temporary period of 200 days. The deposit is to be paid in case the Ministry of Industry & Trade decides to render the import duty permanent.
    
    The market comments the decision will have immediate effect but there is still uncertainty how the decision is going to be applied, and whether it will still be paid if the current anti-dumping case against imports from Italy, Spain and Turkey is rejected, market sources tell Steel Business Briefing.
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    Chinese domestic, export plate prices rise
    CIS billet export prices continue to rise
    Rising oil price sparks growth in plate demand: EU suppliers
    Slab and coil surge; billet and rebar waver, says WSR
    Nucor joins in wave of US sheet price increases
    CSN resumes BF No 2 operations at Volta Redonda works
    
    Europe
    Coils prices are picking up in Italy
    Strip prices edge upwards in S. Europe; demand still low
    Turkish merchant bar export prices head upwards
    Qatari banks buy Polish shipyards
    Romanian steelmaker upgrades heavy plate mill
    German output could be less than 30m t in 2009
    Downturn for plantmaker SMS less sharp than feared
    US Steel Kosice to increase value added sales
    Price volatility develops relative to capacity use: Klöckner
    Merchant bar prices increase in Italy
    European mills strike some new contracts with carmakers
    
    Asia
    India directs energy firm to supply gas to DRI producers
    Malaysian steelmakers welcome government’s steel package
    Panzhihua about to start building new strip mill plant
    Surprising jump in Japanese crude steel output in May
    Malaysian policy changes may raise CRC mill feed costs
    CISA not optimistic about China steel market outlook
    Posco building fifth Indian coil service centre
    Price recovery improves Maanshan Steel's business
    
    North America
    US wire rod market will feel impact of two mills closing
    AK Steel ups stainless, carbon flats prices through August
    Mexico's construction activity still down
    Ratings agencies have 'negative' take on US steel industry
    
    Latin America
    Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago longs output increases in May
    Brazil's CSN resumes slab exports
    Brazil's packaging steel exports dip 55% through May
    Ecuadorian rebar prices report a slight climb
    Dongkuk seen changing slabs project in Brazil
    Brazilian strip export prices quickly rising
    Imports take 10% of Brazilian tool steel market
    
    Middle East & Africa
    Israel imposes $133/t 'deposit' for rebar imports
    Egyptian strip demand rising, local prices stable
    Emirates Steel pursues expansion, eyes acquisitions
    Iranian semis producer plans 20% rise in output
    
    Scrap & Raw Materials
    Iron ore pricing system is 'under attack,' future bleak
    Tokyo Steel raises scrap prices twice in 48 hours
    Grande Cache reports fiscal year and Q4 profit
    US prime scrap sees upward pricing pressure
    
    Stainless steel & Ferro-alloys
    Turkish stainless coil prices rise, as buyers turn to Asia
    European stainless coil and sheet prices continue to rise
    Attorney: Trade law loophole allowing Cuban nickel into US
    
    Tubes & Pipes
    Higher input materials costs lift Chinese ERW prices