Monthly Archive February, 2010 News Back February, 2010 News Title Publish Date Coal prices set to surge- 28 Feb 10 Feb 28, 2010 Steel in China May Extend Slump as Stockpiles Expand to Record- 28 Feb 10 Feb 28, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - 80pct hike seen by Chinese- 28 Feb 10 Feb 28, 2010 Steel prices in China may surge on soaring raw materials prices- 28 Feb 10 Feb 28, 2010 Coal inventory surges at Chinese ports - 27 Feb 10 Feb 27, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - China alleges spoofing by Big 3 - 27 Feb 10 Feb 27, 2010 Azerbaijan Steel rebars output declines by 24pct- 27 Feb 10 Feb 27, 2010 US Steel Industry Is Currently Facing Post Recession Effects- 27 Feb 10 Feb 27, 2010 Steel prices in China to increase in short term – Analysts- 25 Feb 10 Feb 25, 2010 Japanese steelmakers disagrees BHP’s 55% coal price hike- 25 Feb 10 Feb 25, 2010 Scenarios - Is Change Coming To China''s Yuan Policy? - 25 Feb 10 Feb 25, 2010 Steelmakers profit at risk from higher cost – Moodys- 25 Feb 10 Feb 25, 2010 Future of global steel demand- 25 Feb 10 Feb 25, 2010 Khorasan Steel billet output in 1o months up by 11pct YoY – 24 Feb 10 Feb 24, 2010 Russian crude steel output up 33 percent in January – 24 Feb 10 Feb 24, 2010 Chinese steel traders in wait and watch mode – Mysteel– 24 Feb 10 Feb 24, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - Iron ore contract at LME- 23 feb 10 Feb 23, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - Metals (WEEK 07) - Change of fortunes- 23 feb 10 Feb 23, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - China (WEEK 07) - Crouched Geng Yin- 23 feb 10 Feb 23, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - CIS (WEEK 07) - Mills pushing flat prices up- 23 Feb 10 Feb 23, 2010 China''s building bubble about to burst - 23 Feb 10 Feb 23, 2010 Turkish steel sector up beat on up trend in flat products - 22 Feb 10 Feb 22, 2010 Chinese government optimistic about steel industry in 2010- 22 Feb 10 Feb 22, 2010 Crisis, Protectionism, and China Hinder Russian Companies– 21 Feb 10 Feb 21, 2010 Just a Little! – 21 Feb 10 Feb 21, 2010 Sharp iron ore price rise expected in 2010/11 – Fortescue- 21 Feb 10 Feb 21, 2010 China to consume 2 billion tonnes of steam coal in 2010- 18 Feb 10 Feb 18, 2010 US steel service center shipments, inventories increase in January- 18 Feb 10 Feb 18, 2010 Indian steel sector facing massive coking coal shortage - Dr Firoz - 18 Feb 10 Feb 18, 2010 Japanese steel scrap export tender price increase- 18 Feb 10 Feb 18, 2010 Tight cold rolled flat supply to continue in Asia- 17 Feb 10 Feb 17, 2010 Paris court dramatically reduces fines in EU steel cartel- 17 Feb 10 Feb 17, 2010 Afghanistan to seek fresh bids for iron ore deposits- 17 Feb 10 Feb 17, 2010 Egypt not to put extra tax on Turkish steel rebar imports- 17 Feb 10 Feb 17, 2010 Chinese steel traders may face adverse situation in Q1- 17 Feb 10 Feb 17, 2010 Iran become 2nd largest steel producer in the Middle East- 17 Feb 10 Feb 17, 2010 Iranian steel exports rise 83pct YoY- 16 Feb 10 Feb 16, 2010 Baosteel raises flat product prices for March by up to CNY 300 - 16 Feb 10 Feb 16, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - 40pct provisional hike - 16 Feb 10 Feb 16, 2010 Weak demand hits billets and long product prices at Black Sea - 16 Feb 10 Feb 16, 2010 Gol e Gohar pelletizing plant to start production in mid 2010 - 16 Feb 10 Feb 16, 2010 Steel prices set to rise as iron ore talks begin - 14 Feb 10 Feb 14, 2010 Strong Chinese demand may push steel prices further - 14 Feb 10 Feb 14, 2010 GLOBAL IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION TO REACH A RECORD HIGH IN 2010 - 14 Feb 10 Feb 14, 2010 Scrap Prices for February Taking Shape – March May be a Problem - 14 Feb 10 Feb 14, 2010 BHP chief sees iron ore shifting to spot index - 14 Feb 10 Feb 14, 2010 Nothing Has Finished Yet Feb 14, 2010 Turkey’s steel bar exports in January sink below crisis levels - 14 Feb 10 Feb 14, 2010 China’s power needs fuel rise in coal prices Feb 14, 2010 Brazil May Tax Ore Exports, Seeks More Steel Plants (Update1) - 10 Feb 10 Feb 10, 2010 Rays of recovery - Asian steel sector shows signs of life- 10 Feb 10 Feb 10, 2010 UAE inks USD 83 million power station contracts- 10 Feb 10 Feb 10, 2010 MEPS sees global iron and steel output at record high in 2010- 10 Feb 10 Feb 10, 2010 Credit squeeze would not affect large steel mills a lot – CISA- 10 Feb 10 Feb 10, 2010 CISA says speculation on iron ore imports should be punished - 10 Feb 10 Feb 10, 2010 Spot prices of Indian iron ore start climbing again- 10 Feb 10 Feb 10, 2010 South African steam coal export prices rise after four weeks- 10 Feb 10 Feb 10, 2010 American scrap price starts rebound- 10 Feb 10 Feb 10, 2010 India coal ministry seeks cut in import duty on steam coal - 09 Feb 10 Feb 9, 2010 Saudi Aramco plans massive investments - 09 Feb 10 Feb 9, 2010 Turkish rebar exports recovering - 09 Feb 10 Feb 9, 2010 S Korea regains top status in shipyards new orders - 09 Feb 10 Feb 9, 2010 Good times ahead for Chinese steelmakers- 09 Feb 10 Feb 9, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - CIS (WEEK 05) - Rebar weakens- 09 Feb 10 Feb 9, 2010 New Attempt- 08 Feb 10 Feb 8, 2010 Hike export duty on ore: Steel min- 08 Feb 10 Feb 8, 2010 Australia signs huge coal deal with China- 08 Feb 10 Feb 8, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - Credit Suisse hikes to 50pct- 08 Feb 10 Feb 8, 2010 Domestic consortium ink $10b deal to develop Kish gas field- 08 Feb 10 Feb 8, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - China expects to wrap by April 1- 08 Feb 10 Feb 8, 2010 Vietnam steel sector may face difficulties in 2010 - Mr Huu - 07 Feb 10 Feb 7, 2010 Japanese H2 scrap average price continues to rise- 07 Feb 10 Feb 7, 2010 China''s steel flat export price up slightly- 07 Feb 10 Feb 7, 2010 Chinese rebar prices may climb up post spring festival -07 Feb 2010 Feb 7, 2010 Global Steel Prices Continue to Rise -07 Feb 2010 Feb 7, 2010 Awaiting New Increase-07 Feb 2010 Feb 7, 2010 Coal Companies Heat The Market-07 Feb 2010 Feb 7, 2010 Chinese steel market to see destocking after spring festival– 06 Feb 10 Feb 6, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - News of 40pct hike– 06 Feb 10 Feb 6, 2010 Japanese H2 scrap average price continues soaring – 06 Feb 10 Feb 6, 2010 US sanctions on Iran may hit Indian companies- 04 Feb 10 Feb 4, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - Chinese ice broken- 04 Feb 10 Feb 4, 2010 Chinese plate export quotations drop to USD 550 per tonne- 04 Feb 10 Feb 4, 2010 Chinese flat product market to turn upward after spring festival- 04 Feb 10 Feb 4, 2010 India needs to import 110 million tonne of steam coal- 03 Feb 10 Feb 3, 2010 Iron ore price negotiations - Raw Materials Group sees only 15pct hike- 03 Feb 10 Feb 3, 2010 Eurofer sees real demand helping European steel market in 2010- 03 Feb 10 Feb 3, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - CIS (WEEK 04) - On positive trend- 03 Feb 10 Feb 3, 2010 US steel scrap prices are likely to remain firm - SDI CEO- 03 Feb 10 Feb 3, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - Iron Ore (WEEK 04) – Stalemate -02 Feb 10 Feb 2, 2010 Japanese steelmakers eyeing sheet steel hike for 2010 -02 Feb 10 Feb 2, 2010 Monday Market Monitor - China (WEEK 04) - Down by 1pct WoW -02 Feb 10 Feb 2, 2010 Scrap looses momentum at Black Sea - 01 Feb 10 Feb 1, 2010 Chinese section steel market to go down before spring festival - 01 Feb 10 Feb 1, 2010