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[www.ferro-alloys.com] According to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) statistics, 2015/16 fiscal year (ending March 2016), Japan’s crude steel production was 1.04 billion tons, down by 5.2% year on year.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] Chile National Price Distorted of Investigation Commission (CNDP) proposed that the Chile government imposed 38.9% of protection tax on imports of wire rod.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] Russia Magnitogorsk steel works (MMK) released revenues statement in 1st quarter this year, MMk’s crude steel production reached 3.02 million tons, an increase of 4.4% year on year.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] China’s steelmaker Jiangsu Shagang Group has announced its price list in the domestic market for mid-April. The company decided to hike its prices for rebar are at RMB550/ton. Those for wire rod prices up by RMB450-550/ton.

[www.ferro-alloy.com] Ferronickel (10-15%) marketing is still quoting at a high price with a tight supply and a difficult purchasing for steel plants.

[www.ferro-alloys.com] Ningxia Jinlanshan Metallurgical Company, which is a medium-sized silicon manganese enterprise in Ningxia, produces 3000 tons of silicon manganese 6517 every month. It lowered the quotation recently to RMB5050/mt, down by RMB800/mt compa...

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