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ArcelorMittal Swings to Profit, Raises Steel Prices – Wall Street Journal

Moneycontrol.com ArcelorMittal Swings to Profit, Raises Steel PricesWall Street JournalArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel maker, said it is going to increase its prices for steel by 10% this year, …ArcelorMittal Forecasts Profit Slump in Third QuarterBloombergArcelorMittal profits at $1.7bn on … Continue reading

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Forest2Market Adds Market Trend Information to Mill2Market – Benzinga

Forest2Market Adds Market Trend Information to Mill2MarketBenzingaIn its improved format, Mill2Market reports weekly weighted average lumber prices, the exact size of increase or decrease from the previous week's prices, … No tags for this post.

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Southern Copper Corp. Says Peru Profit Climbed as Metal Prices Advanced – Bloomberg

Copper Investing News Southern Copper Corp. Says Peru Profit Climbed as Metal Prices AdvancedBloomberg… of the metal in Peru, said profit from its operations in the South American country rose 93 percent in the second quarter after copper prices surged. … Continue reading

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Import shortage pushes up rebar prices in Iran – Steel Business Briefing (subscription)

Import shortage pushes up rebar prices in IranSteel Business Briefing (subscription)Iranian demand for long products and a shortage of imports have combined to push up prices in both the Iran Mercantile Exchange and the off-exchange markets …Taiwan rebar prices continue … Continue reading

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A Weak Outlook for Steel Makers – New York Times

Kansas City Star A Weak Outlook for Steel MakersNew York TimesOver the last year, steel prices had slowly risen, but in the last couple of months they have slipped back as demand has stalled and raw material costs have …US … Continue reading

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Plum Creek Reports 2Q – Toronto Star

Plum Creek Reports 2QToronto StarA quick glance at Random Lengths' Framing Lumber Composite price, an industry benchmark for lumber prices, paints a fairly dramatic picture of the … and more » Related Blogs Where to Get Reclaimed Framing Lumber in Northern … Continue reading

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DJ CME Lumber Review: Settles Sharply Lower As Buyers Retreat – Trading Markets (press release)

DJ CME Lumber Review: Settles Sharply Lower As Buyers RetreatTrading Markets (press release)Chicago Mercantile Exchange lumber futures Tuesday settled sharply lower as buyers retreated because prices were falling. September closed $7.70 per 1000 … Related Blogs XXLmag.com – » DJ … Continue reading

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Norsk Hydro Profit More Than Doubles, Boosted by Surging Aluminum Prices – Bloomberg

Norsk Hydro Profit More Than Doubles, Boosted by Surging Aluminum PricesBloombergRealized aluminum prices in the quarter averaged $2200 a metric ton, up from $1468 a year earlier, it said. Hydro is seeking to boost profit margins by …Norsk Hydro Q2 … Continue reading

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Steel rebar prices in Iran maintain their rising trend – SteelOrbis (registration)

Steel rebar prices in Iran maintain their rising trendSteelOrbis (registration)Steel rebar prices have maintained their rising movement in the last two weeks in the local Iranian market, continuing the upward market trend which started … Related Blogs Iran Plans for … Continue reading

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Mechel to the rescue – The Moscow News

Sydney Morning Herald Mechel to the rescueThe Moscow NewsThe anti-monopoly service was investigating steel prices at Evraz, NLMK, Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works and Severstal, Reuters reports. …Putin chairs meeting on Russian steel industrySteelOrbis (registration)Russian steel makers fail to move … Continue reading

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