Monthly Archive March, 2011 News Back March, 2011 News Title Publish Date On Holiday Mar 29, 2011 CIS longs exporters still optimistic - 29 Mar 11 Mar 29, 2011 UAE: demand for flat products still low - 29 Mar 11 Mar 29, 2011 Iraq: stockists suspend rebar imports - 29 Mar 11 Mar 29, 2011 Export prices for CIS flats keep sliding down - 29 Mar 11 Mar 29, 2011 Positions of CIS billet exporters still shaky - 29 Mar 11 Mar 29, 2011 Monday Market Monitor - Iron Ore - WEEK 12 - Remains on uncertain course- 29 Mar 11 Mar 29, 2011 European plate mills holding prices despite dip in import offers- 29 Mar 11 Mar 29, 2011 Hot dip galvanized steel prices in Europe continue to slide- 29 Mar 11 Mar 29, 2011 Steel HR coil prices decrease further in Europe- 29 Mar 11 Mar 29, 2011 Japan’s earthquake depresses coking coal demand - 28 Mar 11 Mar 28, 2011 Japanese earthquake - Crisis may dent Chinese Q2 energy consumption- 28 Mar 11 Mar 28, 2011 Chinese export levels resurrect on demand expectation- 28 Mar 11 Mar 28, 2011 China to cut steel enterprises to 100 by 2015- 28 Mar 11 Mar 28, 2011 Japan''''s Quake May Boost Korean Industry- 28 Mar 11 Mar 28, 2011 Iron ore monopoly may end by 2015- 28 Mar 11 Mar 28, 2011 Chinese demand for iron ore under estimated as crude steel numbers suspect- 28 Mar 11 Mar 28, 2011 China economy to be biggest by 2030 – WB- 28 Mar 11 Mar 28, 2011 China to drive steel production to new records – worldsteel- 28 Mar 11 Mar 28, 2011 Japanese disaster driving resource prices Mar 28, 2011 Japanese earthquake - Steam coal price impacted- 27 Mar 11 Mar 27, 2011 Russian Steel Prices May Start to Decline, Deutsche Bank Says- 27 Mar 11 Mar 27, 2011 Japanese steel industry expected to show rapid recovery- 27 Mar 11 Mar 27, 2011 European Q2 sheet prices to drop on poor demand- 27 Mar 11 Mar 27, 2011 HR steel prices continue rebounding in Shanghai market- 27 Mar 11 Mar 27, 2011 CR steel prices increase slight in Shanghai market, while deal remains flat- 27 Mar 11 Mar 27, 2011 EU - WEEK 10 - Price slide speed increasing-15 March 11 Mar 15, 2011 CIS flats exporters fail to hold prices -15 March 11 Mar 15, 2011 Situation in CIS export market for square billet clearer -15 March 11 Mar 15, 2011 Japanese quake may push up fuel imports diving prices up-15 March 11 Mar 15, 2011 Iron Ore - WEEK 10 - Slide continues-15 March 11 Mar 15, 2011 Macroeconomic indicators - Yuan rise to play role in big China economic shift-15 March 11 Mar 15, 2011 China Still Has No Say in Iron Ore Pricing- 14 Mar 11 Mar 14, 2011 South Korea construction projects disrupted over uprising in Libya - 14 Mar 11 Mar 14, 2011 Quake brings more Metal confusion, rebounce likely- 14 Mar 11 Mar 14, 2011 Tunisia, Egypt, Libya…Who Next, and What Could It Mean For Metals? Mar 14, 2011 Domestic steel prices capsizes in the stock deluge in China- 14 Mar 11 Mar 14, 2011 Steel prices to rise as quake closes Japan ports- 13 Mar 11 Mar 13, 2011 Steel trading at LME up by 554pct YoY- 13 Mar 11 Mar 13, 2011 Iron Ore-Key index falls for 14th day, Shanghai rebar steady- 13 Mar 11 Mar 13, 2011 Steel industry fundamentals - The Myth of Capacity Mar 13, 2011 Turkish exporters of longs hardly sign new deals - 13 Mar 11 Mar 13, 2011 Turkish scrap metals fall on MENA concerns- 13 Mar 11 Mar 13, 2011 Global scrap prices soar on surging oil, freight charges- 13 Mar 11 Mar 13, 2011 Japan tsunami may curtail iron ore demand- 13 Mar 11 Mar 13, 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan will rattle the global steel market- 13 Mar 11 Mar 13, 2011 Indian iron ore exports down to 75 million tonne in 10 months- 13 Mar 11 Mar 13, 2011 Q2 price estimates remain positive in iron ore market- 12 Mar 11 Mar 12, 2011 MIIT: China will seek to control steel production costs- 12 Mar 11 Mar 12, 2011 CIS scrap exports: no changes so far- 12 Mar 11 Mar 12, 2011 CIS finished longs exporters adapt themselves to low demand - 12 Mar 11 Mar 12, 2011 Turkey: prices for structurals mainly falling - 12 Mar 11 Mar 12, 2011 CIS: export prices for square billet, March production - 12 Mar 11 Mar 12, 2011 Hopes for better situation in CIS export market for billet - 12 Mar 11 Mar 12, 2011 Chinese steel prices debacle accelerates in week 10- 12 Mar 11 Mar 12, 2011 CSC raises export prices for Apr/May delivery- 07 Mar 11 Mar 7, 2011 Iron Ore-Spot extends losses, China steel futures hit 3-mth low- 07 Mar 11 Mar 7, 2011 Tending slide continues in Chinese domestic steel market- 07 Mar 11 Mar 7, 2011 Would Chinese tightening and MENA unrest change steel pricing dynamics- 07 Mar 11 Mar 7, 2011 World factory input costs rising sharply in February Mar 7, 2011 Major Japanese steelmakers set to hike price from April- 07 Mar 11 Mar 7, 2011 Currency Wars Lose to Inflation, Emerging Markets to Win Mar 7, 2011 Saudi Arabian construction sector set for 4pct growth this year- 07 Mar 11 Mar 7, 2011 Iran steel market trend in week 09 Mar 6, 2011 Indian iron ore exports to come down by up to 35pct – 06 Mar 11 Mar 6, 2011 Global Steel market round up from MEPS- 06 Mar 11 Mar 6, 2011 Winds of change felt in European steel market- 05 Mar 11 Mar 5, 2011 European long product market in throes of uncertainty- 05 Mar 11 Mar 5, 2011 Iron Ore-Indexes under pressure; no sign of China buying rush- 05 Mar 11 Mar 5, 2011 MENA unrest to have moderate impact on Turkish steel- 05 Mar 11 Mar 5, 2011 Iron ore market likely to absorb hike in export duty if Chinese do not panic – 02 Mar 11 Mar 2, 2011 Russia abandons iron ore and steel export duty plans – 02 Mar 11 Mar 2, 2011 Baosteel inks 3-year coking coal deal with Rio Tinto – 02 Mar 11 Mar 2, 2011 Australia''''s Iron Ore Exports to Rise 5.5% in 2011, Government Bureau Says – 02 Mar 11 Mar 2, 2011 India hikes export duty on iron ore, shipments to be hit by the decision – 02 Mar 11 Mar 2, 2011 Demand for CIS longs from foreign buyers remains very low – 02 Mar 11 Mar 2, 2011 Chinese Steelmakers return to purchase scrap from US- 01 Mar 11 Mar 1, 2011 China steelmakers to benefit from Yuan appreciation- 01 Mar 11 Mar 1, 2011 China to control Yuan exchange rate carefully- 01 Mar 11 Mar 1, 2011 CIS: export prices for square billet, March production - 01 Mar 11 Mar 1, 2011 Will CIS billet exporters manage to start March with attractive prices? - 01 Mar 11 Mar 1, 2011 CIS flats exporters forced to decrease prices- 01 Mar 11 Mar 1, 2011