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China iron ore imports hit record in Jan | Chinafastener.info

China iron ore imports hit record in Jan China's iron ore imports reached a record 68.97 million tons in January, up 18.8 percent from 58.08 million tons in December, official data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Monday. ... [Read More]
2011/02/15

Latrobe Specialty Steel plans to produce titanium wire feedstock for the aerospace fastener market | American Fastener Journal

Posted Date: 02/11/2011 Latrobe Specialty Steel of Latrobe, PA is planning to expand into the titanium wire feedstock business. This move will require additional plant facilities and more production steel workers. A final decision where to locate ... [Read More]
2011/02/11

Professional fasteners and hardware search engine byTaiwan CSC May Increase Wire Price for April and May | Fastener World Inc

2011/02/08 After the Chinese New Year, the wire price of Taiwan CSC for April and May is expected to increase. The new price will be announced on February 24. Due to the current influence of increasing material price, the average increase margin ... [Read More]
2011/02/08

CSC Coil Price in April and May Increases by 10% | Fastener World Inc

2011/02/01 Due to the rising price of international coal and iron, the cost of refining steel increases, and the market forecasts that the domestic selling price of Taiwan CSC in April and May will increase over NT$2,000/ ton (10%). The market ... [Read More]
2011/02/01

ECFA to Adjust Steel Product to Zero Tariff / CSC Has Double Steel Export Amount to China | Fastener World Inc.

2011/01/27 According to the report in the "Inernational Trade Magazine", steel products exported to China will be adjusted to "Zero Tariff" since 2011 after the subscription of ECFA between Taiwan and China. The tariff will be reduced by 3-8% ... [Read More]
2011/01/27

Wire Price of TYCOONS Increases in Feb | Fastener World Inc.

2011/01/27 After CSC`s subsidiary company, KUEI YI INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., increased steel wire price, TYCOONS also announced to add wire price NT$500/ton in Feb, reaching NT$25,000/ton. These raw materials are used to manufacture fasteners ... Read ... [Read More]
2011/01/27

Brazilian Iron Ore Exports in 2010 Increased 16.8% Year on Year | Fastener World Inc.

2011/01/20 Brazil exported 310.9 million tons of iron ore in 2010, increased 266 million tons in the same perioe of 2009 with 16.8% growth. Due to the rising price of international iron ore, Brazil had a substantial increase on export for iron ore ... [Read More]
2011/01/20

The Raw Material Price Continuously Increases, CSC Coil Price is Likely to Rise in Arpil and May | Fastener World Inc.

2011/01/20 Under the storm attach in Australia recently, plus the snow continues to become worse in Europe and the US, international steel analyst indicates that the spot price of international coal and iron ore also continue to increase. The spot ... [Read More]
2011/01/20

Taiwan CSC Domestic Bid Price in March Shows Average Increase by 2.9% | Fastener World Inc

2011/01/18 Taiwan CSC opens domestic bid price of Mar., prices of seven steel materials get an average rising by 2.9%, equivalent to NT$663, and the rising margin is lower than market’s forecast. Among all, hot-dip galvanized steel products ... [Read More]
2011/01/18

Increasing Iron Ore Price Forces Baosteel Price Hike | Fastener World Inc.

2011/01/14 As a leading company in China`s steel industry, Baosteel increased its steel price for Feb. again. It released a document days ago that the Feb. price would be increased on the basis of Jan. price. The products concerned include thick ... [Read More]
2011/01/14