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VIDEO: Emirates Steel expansion plan to push pellet demand to 9m tpy

Emirates Steel sees its pellet demand rocketing in the coming years on the back of ambitious steelmaking capacity expansion plans, ceo Saeed Ghumran Al Romaithi told Steel First in Abu Dhabi.

Russian steelmakers start feeling effects of fall in car sales

Russian steelmakers have started to feel the effects of a decline in new car sales in the country, which began in March.

STEEL FIRST OUTLOOK: US mills succeed with price rises on service centre buying

Low stock levels, combined with signs that steel prices may have hit a temporary floor, have lured service centres in the USA into the market, in turn helping mills in their attempts to raise prices.

INTERVIEW: China’s share in Brazilian anti-dumping cases set to increase

The number of anti-dumping investigations involving China is expected to rise in Brazil over the next few years as local companies become “more aware” of their trade defence options.

Gazprom to buy pipe directly from producers for first time since 2008

Russian state-run gas monopoly Gazprom will buy large-diameter pipes (LDP) directly from producers, not from traders, for the first time since 2008, according to the energy giant’s purchasing website.

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Will Rio Tinto go ahead with Pilbara expansion plans?

Features & Columns

STEEL SUCCESS STRATEGIES: How can US steelmakers survive?

Delegates at the Steel Success Strategies conference in New York on June 17-19 will be looking for answers to how the US steel industry will survive the current depressed market conditions and economic uncertainty.

FEATURE: OCTG market worth $33bn and growing

The Five Year Outlook for the Global OCTG Industry, by Metal Bulletin Research (MBR), predicts that global demand will rise by 4.5% annually and that the value of the market will double in the years up to 2020.

FEATURE: Brazilian, CIS producers seek options in weak pig iron market

Brazilian and CIS pig iron producers are looking to adjust their output and marketing strategies in response to the current challenging market conditions.

Steel outlook

STEEL FIRST OUTLOOK: US mills succeed with price rises on service centre buying

Low stock levels, combined with signs that steel prices may have hit a temporary floor, have lured service centres in the USA into the market, in turn helping mills in their attempts to raise prices.

STEEL FIRST OUTLOOK: Back to the future for Spain’s Galmed?

The future of the Galmed steel plant in eastern Spain is uncertain. Many believe that, for it to have a sustainable future, ArcelorMittal will have to be involved in some way. Metal Bulletin Research (MBR) investigates.

Interviews

INTERVIEW: Alpha Natural Resources targets growth abroad, ceo says

US coal producer Alpha Natural Resources is focusing on expanding its presence in Asia and South America, chairman and ceo Kevin Crutchfield told Steel First recently.

INTERVIEW: SunCoke to increase share of US, Canada coke market, ceo says

International coke producer SunCoke Energy plans to increase its share of the US and Canadian coke market, chairman and ceo Frederick “Fritz” Henderson told Steel First recently.