The Egyptian ministry of Industry and Trade announced on April 19th the imposition of 8% definitive safeguard duty on rebar and wire rod imports at a minimum of EGP 408 per ton ($53) valid through October 13th, 2017. This comes on the back of a complaint received from local producers ...
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Egyptian monthly imports of semi-finished products for the years 2010 2014
«Arab Metal» collected and prepared All statistics below, which is part of its database. Everyone can be use it, with reference to «Arab metal». Value: USD Quantity: tonnes All imports values CIF All export values FOB Month Value (US$) Weight (ton) Nov-14 98,070,299 211,717 Oct-14 55,388,260 114,166 Sep-14 ...
Read More »German monthly imports of primary aluminum from UAE 2010 2014
«Arab Metal» collected and prepared All statistics below, which is part of its database. Everyone can be use it, with reference to «Arab metal». Value: USD Quantity: tonnes All imports values CIF All export values FOB Month Value (US$) Weight (ton) Nov-14 37,542,429 15,319 Oct-14 ...
Read More »UK Monthly imports of primary aluminum from UAE 2010 – 2015
«Arab Metal» collected and prepared All statistics below, which is part of its database. Everyone can be use it, with reference to «Arab metal». Value: USD Quantity: tonnes All imports values CIF All export values FOB Month Value (US$) Weight (ton) Jan-15 7,219,386 2,780 Dec-14 3,934,159 ...
Read More »Mauritania: Unions end strike at SNIM
Reuters – Workers at Mauritania's state iron ore mining company SNIM have ended a two-month strike after reaching a deal with management on salaries, a union negotiator said on Friday. After four days of negotiations mediated by the mayor of the northeastern mining hub of Zouerate, where SNIM's mine ...
Read More »Venezuela’s hot briquetted iron export prices slashed by $US 50 per mt
Platts – Venezuelan hot-briquetted iron export prices this week continued to edge down for April bookings as sellers accepted lower bids and offers fell around $50/mt in line with the international trend, sources said Thursday. A Venezuelan trader said he booked this week around 30,000 mt for $250/mt FOB ...
Read More »BHP and Rio suffer as iron ore hits 10-year low
By: Andrew Critchlow The Telegraph – Iron ore prices have hit a 10-year low, sending shock waves through the global mining industry and prompting concern among analysts that smaller producers could soon be forced out of business. The price of a tonne of ore quoted on the Quingdao China index fell ...
Read More »Iron ore seen sliding to low $US40s in coming weeks
Sydney Morning Herald – Iron ore, which fell below $US50 a metric tonne on Wednesday, may extend losses as weakening producer currencies cut mining costs, reducing incentives for the supply cuts needed to balance the market, according to Societe Generale. Ore with 62 per cent content at Qingdao continued ...
Read More »Iron-ore extends losing streak as spot hits $49 1ST
Reuters – Spot iron-ore prices tumbled below $50/t on Wednesday while Chinese iron-ore futures dropped a sixth straight session to a contract low on persistent worries that output cuts at steel mills would eat into demand for the raw material. Sluggish steel consumption and soaring environmental costs have combined to force ...
Read More »Nickel bounces off near six-year low
Reuters – Nickel bounced off its lowest level in nearly six years on Wednesday as some investors, betting on price falls, locked in profits, but concerns about Chinese economic growth weighed on other base metals. Nickel has spiralled lower on worries about lacklustre consumption from the stainless steel sector, ...
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