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February 1, 2013
Written by Brett Linton
Written by: Brett Linton
The American Iron & Steel Institute (AISI) reported their final raw steel production numbers for the month of December 2012. This estimation is different than the weekly raw steel production as it is based on 75 percent of the domestic mills reporting versus 50 percent for the weekly estimates.
Alter Trading Corp. has purchased the operating assets of Iron and Metals Inc., located in Denver.
The latest tally of active drilling rigs increased in both the US and Canada this week, according to oil and gas rig count data published by Baker Hughes.
The US Commerce Department has raised the anti-dumping duties (AD) on imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from South Korea.
ArcelorMittal told the government of Ukraine that it is unable to restart operations at its ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih steel plant in a “safe and sustainable manner” following Russian missile attacks.
The import market for pig iron may have bottomed out, according to sources in Brazil.