Monthly Archive March, 2010 News Back March, 2010 News Title Publish Date Steel prices hit the roof in Dubai and Abu Dhabi- 31 Mar 10 Mar 31, 2010 Construction steel price rise by CNY 600 per tonne in Beijing- 31 Mar 10 Mar 31, 2010 Will duty hikes weaken iron ore exports? – 31 Mar 10 Mar 31, 2010 Vale, BHP End 40 Years of Annual Ore Talks; Vale Wins 90% Jump – 31 Mar 10 Mar 31, 2010 As ore price rises, Chinese steel feels pressure from Japan – 31 Mar 10 Mar 31, 2010 Chinese near term steel demand stays high – Baosteel- 30 Mar 10 Mar 30, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - Scrap (WEEK 12) - USD 500 mark- 30 Mar 10 Mar 30, 2010 International coal price increase reflected in Chinese market- 30 Mar 10 Mar 30, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - Vale clarification on marketing policy- 29 Mar 10 Mar 29, 2010 Tokyo Steel hikes prices by up to JPY 8000 a tonne- 29 Mar 10 Mar 29, 2010 Indian iron ore prices continue to march north- 29 Mar 10 Mar 29, 2010 China may slash number of iron ore importers – Report- 29 Mar 10 Mar 29, 2010 Explosion of steel price all over EU- 29 Mar 10 Mar 29, 2010 Nippon Steel to hike April H beam price by JPY 15000 a tonne- 29 Mar 10 Mar 29, 2010 Billet and long product prices at Black Sea break the roof- 29 Mar 10 Mar 29, 2010 Egyptian Iron and Steel increases flat steel products prices- 29 Mar 10 Mar 29, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - Quarterly settlement at USD 110 likely- 29 Mar 10 Mar 29, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - Chinese options- 29 Mar 10 Mar 29, 2010 China to double steel production by 2020- 28 Mar 10 Mar 28, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - Vale adopts Platts Index based price system- 28 Mar 10 Mar 28, 2010 Indian iron ore prices inching to USD 160 CFR China levels- 28 Mar 10 Mar 28, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - EUROFER for antitrust probe in Vale- 28 Mar 10 Mar 28, 2010 Ukrainian mills hike their offers further on week opening- 28 Mar 10 Mar 28, 2010 Steel scrap price to surge- 28 Mar 10 Mar 28, 2010 Global Q2 slab prices see signs of major surge - 27 Mar 2010 Mar 27, 2010 Rio Tinto predicts rapid growth in China for next 15 years - 27 Mar 2010 Mar 27, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - Non consensus view from an analyst- 18 Mar 10 Mar 18, 2010 AISU warns of dumping risks on the steel industry recovery- 18 Mar 10 Mar 18, 2010 Coking coal quarterly pricing settles with more deals in Japan- 18 Mar 10 Mar 18, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - MOFCOM backs Chinese steel mills- 18 Mar 10 Mar 18, 2010 Indian iron ore export prices continue to roll- 18 Mar 10 Mar 18, 2010 Hyundai to raise steel export prices for April/May- 17 Mar 10 Mar 17, 2010 Guard against potential risks in HR price hike in China - Mr Li- 17 Mar 10 Mar 17, 2010 Chinese steel mills switching to domestic sources as import costs soar- 17 Mar 10 Mar 17, 2010 Nippon Steel to hike H beam export price to USD 750 a tonne- 16 Mar 10 Mar 16, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - Iron Ore - WEEK 10 - Bounces back- 16 Mar 10 Mar 16, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - EU - WEEK 10 - Dramatic jump- 16 Mar 10 Mar 16, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - CIS - WEEK 10 - On the golden run- 16 Mar 10 Mar 16, 2010 Australia Won’t Interfere in China Iron Ore Prices (Update1) - 16 Mar 10 Mar 16, 2010 Beijing warns of tough times- 16 Mar 10 Mar 16, 2010 Chinese Coal Price May Rise to Trade Near Spot, Macquarie Says- 16 Mar 10 Mar 16, 2010 Vale proposes quarterly pricing to Japan mills-source-15 Mar 10 Mar 15, 2010 China’s Central Bank Says Stronger Yuan Won’t Help U.S. Trade-15 Mar 10 Mar 15, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - Chinese buyers call for government support-15 Mar 10 Mar 15, 2010 Iranian iron ore exports reaches USD 254 million-15 Mar 10 Mar 15, 2010 China plans bullet trains to 17 nations-15 Mar 10 Mar 15, 2010 US steel industry cautiously optimistic about recovery-15 Mar 10 Mar 15, 2010 Wang: Four reasons for current reorganization of Chinese steel industry -15 Mar 10 Mar 15, 2010 Repeat collapse of iron talks as Vale leads Rio, BHP out of talks with China -15 Mar 10news Mar 15, 2010 Russian mills announce new HR and CR prices for Europe-14 Mar 10 Mar 14, 2010 Global metals demand to improve in 2011 – HSBC- 14 Mar 10 Mar 14, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - Ansteel sees deal in April- 14 Mar 10 Mar 14, 2010 Scrap and Semis in ME- 14 Mar 10 Mar 14, 2010 Steel prices rise on high raw material costs- 14 Mar 10 Mar 14, 2010 North American Steelmakers Seek Action On Chinese Currency- 13 Mar 10 Mar 13, 2010 Industry sees higher steel prices hard to sustain- 13 Mar 10 Mar 13, 2010 Analysts optimistic on steel makers, despite rising costs- 13 Mar 10 Mar 13, 2010 OSK Research sees steel prices increasing by up to 15pct in Malaysia- 13 Mar 10 Mar 13, 2010 Chinese HRC price to go up – MySteel- 11 Mar 10 Mar 11, 2010 Reuters Summit-Schnitzer sees more steel scrap export strength - 11 Mar 10 Mar 11, 2010 ArcelorMittal expects iron ore prices increasing up to 80% -10 Mar 10 Mar 10, 2010 Chinese construction steel in down ward correction -10 Mar 10 Mar 10, 2010 Steel price inversion emerges and destocking to continu -10 Mar 10 Mar 10, 2010 Iran East Iron Ore posts strong increase in iron ore output -10 Mar 10 Mar 10, 2010 CISA: China should approve two new steel production bases - 10 Mar 10 Mar 10, 2010 Indian iron ore prices continue to go down- 10 Mar 10 Mar 10, 2010 Worldsteel sees 20pct recover in European steel demand- 10 Mar 10 Mar 10, 2010 HR CR and HDG prices in Mumbai on fire- 10 Mar 10 Mar 10, 2010 Iron ore price could almost double by April-10 Mar 10 Mar 10, 2010 Iron Ore Talks Still Deadlocked-10 Mar 10 Mar 10, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - To go coking coal way- 10 Mar 10 Mar 10, 2010 Iranian steel exports in 11 months reach USD 476 million- 09 Mar 10 Mar 9, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - CIS - WEEK 09 - USD 500 FOB for billets-09 Mar 10 Mar 9, 2010 Iranian steel exports in 11 months reach USD 476 million-09 Mar 10 Mar 9, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - Scrap - WEEK 09 - USD 400 mark visible-09 Mar 10 Mar 9, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - China - WEEK 09 - At crossroads-09 Mar 10 Mar 9, 2010 will Steel Demand Rise In 2010?- 08 Mar 10 Mar 8, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - Vale seeking more than 90pct hike- 08 Mar 10 Mar 8, 2010 Brazilian domestic steel prices to rise on higher costs- 08 Mar 10 Mar 8, 2010 Chinese steel mill EXW prices higher than domestic market levels- 08 Mar 10 Mar 8, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - Rio pushes price talks- 08 Mar 10 Mar 8, 2010 Japanese mills and BHP reportedly agree on 55 percent hike in coking coal price - 08 Mar 10 Mar 8, 2010 Megatrends: iron ore and coking coal- 07 Mar 10 Mar 7, 2010 Rays of recovery - Merger activities to pick up in the Middle East- 07 Mar 10 Mar 7, 2010 Slowdown signs - Steel consumption in Pakistan falls by 40pct- 07 Mar 10 Mar 7, 2010 Zinc to remain firm on steel demand but restarts loom- 07 Mar 10 Mar 7, 2010 BHP Billiton provisionally raises iron ore prices for Chinese mills- 06 Mar 10 Mar 6, 2010 LME makes structural changes to steel billet future contracts- 06 Mar 10 Mar 6, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - Morgan Stanley goes to 60pct hike- 06 Mar 10 Mar 6, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - Nomura hikes forecast to 70pct- 06 Mar 10 Mar 6, 2010 Chinese steel mills follow Hebei Steel price hike- 06 Mar 10 Mar 6, 2010 Shipbreakers from India Pakistan and Bangladesh plan united front- 06 Mar 10 Mar 6, 2010 Mediterranean Scrap Market Remains Still- 03 Mar 10 Mar 3, 2010 Brazilian steel output soars as consumption increases- 03 Mar 10 Mar 3, 2010 Steel price hikes expected in March on higher input costs- 03 Mar 10 Mar 3, 2010 Italian plate mill eying EUR 500 EXW for base- 03 Mar 10 Mar 3, 2010 Japanese HRC price rises to USD 750 a tonne FOB- 03 Mar 10 Mar 3, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - China on back foot on spot price surge- 03 Mar 10 Mar 3, 2010 China Manufacturing Growth Slows, Curbing Overheating Risk- 03 Mar 10 Mar 3, 2010 CSC to hike steel list prices for April and May- 02 Mar 10 Mar 2, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - Middle East WEEK 08 - First signs of recovery- 02 Mar 10 Mar 2, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - CIS WEEK 08 - Looking up- 02 Mar 10 Mar 2, 2010 Saudi SABIC says to hike steel prices- 02 Mar 10 Mar 2, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - Scrap WEEK 08 - Firming up- 02 Mar 10 Mar 2, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - EU WEEK 08 - Plate leading the rise- 02 Mar 10 Mar 2, 2010 EU producers succeed in implementing new prices for longs- 01 Mar 10 Mar 1, 2010 India, China, Vietnam to raise global steel prices- 01 Mar 10 Mar 1, 2010 China demand pushes up iron ore price- 01 Mar 10 Mar 1, 2010 Sharp increases for iron ore predicted - 01 Mar 10 Mar 1, 2010 ANALYSIS-Vale warms to iron spot sales as benchmark fades- 01 Mar 10 Mar 1, 2010