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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[China steel forgings manufacturer]]></title><descrpition><![CDATA[Steel Forgings Company is manufacturing of carbon steel forgings, forged rings, forged shafts,steel flanges,ring forging,forged flanges. yongxin are the professional steel forgings supplier and steel flange manufacturers in china.]]></descrpition><url><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/]]></url><generator><![CDATA[bugx RSS generator]]></generator><copyright><![CDATA[Yong Xin Forging]]></copyright><webmaster><![CDATA[Yong Xin Forging]]></webmaster><pubDate><![CDATA[2/9/2010 6:36:19 PM]]></pubDate><item><title><![CDATA[Copper price to average 34pct higher in 2010 - Barclays]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper_price100208.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 
According to Barclays Capital, copper may jump 34% in 2010 as the global e]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[2/9/2010 6:36:04 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEPS sees global iron and steel output at record high in 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/MEPS100209.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 10 Feb 2010 
MEPS forecasts world steel output at 1350 million tonnes in 2010. This wil]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[2/9/2010 6:34:24 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildhorse Energy updates on acquisition of Peak Coal]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Wildhorse100208.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 09 Feb 2010 
Emerging uranium producer Wildhorse Energy has announced that the Federal Co]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[2/8/2010 10:02:11 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper price to average 34pct higher in 2010 - Barclays]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper_price100208.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 09 Feb 2010 
According to Barclays Capital, copper may jump 34% in 2010 as the global eco]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[2/8/2010 10:01:21 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkish BF production in 2009 surges as long output drops]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Turkish100208.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 07 Feb 2010 
According to the information provided by the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[2/7/2010 6:38:03 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peru Southern Copper sees strong prices in 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Peru_Southern100208.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 07 Feb 2010 
Reuters reported that Southern Copper Corporation sees average copper prices ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[2/7/2010 6:35:03 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US steel imports in January surge by 12pct MoM]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/steel_imports100208.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 07 Feb 2010 
Based on the Commerce Department&rsquo;s most recent Steel Import Monitoring ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[2/7/2010 6:33:35 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SHFE rebar futures collapse on loan squeeze rumors]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/SHFE_rebar100205 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Friday, 05 Feb 2010 
It is reported that because of rumors that Chinese commercial banks will tigh]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[2/4/2010 8:40:31 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU Mills facing hurdles in implementing new extras for longs]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/EU_Mills100205 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Friday, 05 Feb 2010 
It is learnt that EU long products EU Mills are finding strong obstacles in i]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[2/4/2010 8:38:06 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bekaert accelerates growth strategy through acquisition]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Bekaert100201.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 02 Feb 2010 
Bekaert, worldwide technological and market leader in drawn wire products an]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[2/2/2010 5:59:39 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peruvian Aceros Arequipa reduces net loss in Q4]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Peruvian10010201.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 02 Feb 2010 
Business News Americas reported that Peruvian steelmaker Aceros Arequipa pos]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[2/2/2010 5:58:31 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worthington Steel acquires strip steel assets of Gibraltar]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Worthington10010201.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 03 Feb 2010 
Worthington Industries Inc announced that its Steel Processing business se]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[2/2/2010 5:57:26 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Track spot prices of Indian origin iron ore fines]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Track_spot100131 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 01 Feb 2010 
With the impending gradual shift form benchmark pricing based long term contr]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/31/2010 7:10:54 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[JFE posts 9 month loss]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/JFE_posts100131.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 01 Feb 2010 
Reuters reported that JFE Holdings Inc fell into the red in the April to Dece]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/31/2010 7:08:46 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corus Long Products announces immediate price rise]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Corus_Long100131.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 31 Jan 2010 
In reaction to higher input costs Corus Long Products is raising prices for a]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/31/2010 7:07:38 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese steelmakers oppose quarterly coking coal contracts]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Japanese_steelmakers100128.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 28 Jan 2010 
Reuters reported that Japanese steelmakers oppose miner BHP Billiton attemp]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/28/2010 5:41:43 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial Tsunami responsible this time - Mr Narendra Chaudhary]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Financial_Tsunami100128.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 28 Jan 2010 
Mr Narendra Chaudhary Global steel consultant &amp; Former Executive Vice P]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/28/2010 5:40:43 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nucor overtakes US Steel in 2009 with higher sales]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Nucor_overtakes100128.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 27 Jan 2010 
Nucor Corp moved past US Steel Corp for the first time as the largest Amer]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/27/2010 6:10:12 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Steel announces tough outlook for Q1 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/US_Steel100128.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 27 Jan 2010 
While announcing 2009 results, commenting on US Steel&#39;s outlook, Mr Jo]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/27/2010 6:08:56 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venezuelan briquette makers expect news on nationalization progress next week]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Venezuelan100126.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 26 Jan 2010 
BNamericas reported that workers at Venezuelan briquette producers Matesi, C]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/26/2010 12:06:48 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Change of guard at CSC]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Change100125.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 26 Jan 2010 
Taiwan&rsquo;s biggest steel maker China Steel Corp named Mr Tsou Jo-chi as ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/26/2010 12:05:46 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ArcelorMittal France sues rivals for alleged infringement]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/ArcelorMittal100125.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 26 Jan 2010 
Bloomberg reported that an affiliate of ArcelorMittal has sued some of its b]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/26/2010 12:04:43 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BHPB bid for Rio - EC opens cartel investigation against Rio BHBP JV]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/BHPB100125.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 26 Jan 2010 
The European Commission has announced to open an investigation according to ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/26/2010 12:03:39 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kobe Steel to record high benefited from oversea demand]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Kobe_Steel100125.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 25 Jan 2010 
MetalBiz reported that as the steel demand increased in China and Southeast A]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/24/2010 5:23:52 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tokyo Steel warns of surprise loss on scrap prices]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Tokyo_Steel100124.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 24 Jan 2010 
Reuters reported that Tokyo Steel Manufacturing has warned that it would post]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/24/2010 5:22:32 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIS steel mills seek for lifting HRC export offer]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/CIS_steel100121.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Published: 21 Jan 2010 01:50:04 PST 
 January 21 MetalBiz--As the higher raw material cost, improv]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/21/2010 9:12:34 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Market Price of Fine Iron Ore (21 Jan 2010)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China_Market100121.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Published: 21 Jan 2010 18:22:48 PST 
 
     
         
             
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 January 19 MetalBiz--The settlement price of 304 HR and CR s]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/19/2010 10:23:33 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan&#39;s galvanized steel mills advanced export price]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/taiwan_galvanized_steel100119 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Published: 19 Jan 2010 01:37:58 PST 
 January 19 MetalBiz--Because of the increasing price of raw ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/19/2010 10:22:41 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taiwan&#39;s section steel prices hike]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Taiwan_steel100119.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Published: 19 Jan 2010 
 January 19 MetalBiz--Taiwan&#39;s Feng Hsin Iron&amp;Steel has raised its]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/19/2010 10:20:58 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[POSCO consider to re-build an integrated steel mill in Karnataka]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/POSCO100119.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Published: 19 Jan 2010 
January 19 MetalBiz--S.Korea POSCO said except the steel project in Orissa]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/19/2010 10:19:45 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China daily steel output up in first 10 days of Jan -Custeel]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China_daily100119.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Published: 19 Jan 2010  
BEIJING, Jan 20 - China&#39;s daily crude steel output rose 1.6 percent i]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/19/2010 10:13:34 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[S.Korea steel consumption will rally significantly in 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/consumption100120.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Published: 19 Jan 2010 
 January 19 MetalBiz--S.Korea Iron&amp;Steel Association said recently tha]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/19/2010 10:09:40 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steel service center inventories in US and Canada rising]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Steel_service100119.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Steel service center inventories in US and Canada rising 
Wednesday, 20 Jan 2010 
The Metals Acti]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/19/2010 10:02:25 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monday Market Monitor - Scrap (WEEK 02) - Up and up]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Monday Market100118.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 18 Jan 2010 
The global levels of steel scrap price continued to surge last week with Japa]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/18/2010 5:45:02 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sidor sees a 35pct decline in 2010 exports]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Sidor100118.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 18 Jan 2010 
It is reported that amid an economic downturn, and despite government plans t]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/18/2010 5:42:48 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ArcelorMittal Marion steel plant alleged for lingering odour]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/ArcelorMittal100118.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 18 Jan 2010 
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has identified a local manufacturer ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/18/2010 5:41:21 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kobe Steel starts commercial operation of ITmk3 plant in USA]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Kobe_Steel100116 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Saturday, 16 Jan 2010 
Kobe Steel Limited has announced that the world&#39;s first commercial plan]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/16/2010 5:14:45 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[JPMorgan sees ThyssenKrupp climbing by 35pct by year end]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/JPMorgan100114.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 14 Jan 2010 
According to analysts at JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co, ThyssenKrupp AG may climb]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/14/2010 5:44:34 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SDI announces first production of Mesabi Nuggets in Minnesota]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/announces100114.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 14 Jan 2010 
Steel Dynamics Inc announced the production on January 12th 2010 of the fir]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/14/2010 5:43:44 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downsizing deals - Corus delays plant closure by 1 month]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Downsizing_deals100114.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 14 Jan 2010 
The Age reported that Corus has decided to delay its decision to close a st]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/14/2010 5:42:41 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada defends fine against US Steel on Stelco closure]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/defend100114.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 14 Jan 2010 
The Canadian Press reported that the Canadian federal government, in is cas]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/14/2010 5:41:09 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downsizing deals - US Steel asks court to throw out Stelco case]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Downsizing100114.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 13 Jan 2010 
CBC News reported that the Canadian government was in a Toronto court tryi]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/13/2010 9:06:43 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recession reports - Global shipping industry facing tough 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Recession100113.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 12 Jan 2010 
According to a forecast by Business Monitor International, the global contai]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/12/2010 5:27:57 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strike to halt ArcelorMittal Annaba production]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Strike100113.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 12 Jan 2010 
Reuters reported that ArcelorMittal announced that it would have to halt pro]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/12/2010 5:26:20 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan steel imports in November up by 12pct MoM]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Japan100110.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 10 Jan 2010 
According to Japan Iron &amp; Steel Federation, Japan&#39;s imports of iron a]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/10/2010 6:01:32 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recession reports - WTO has doubts about recovery in 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Recession100110.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 10 Jan 2010 
Xinhua quoted Mr Pascal Lamy director general of World Trade Organization as ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/10/2010 5:59:51 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US weekly raw steel production up by 49pct YoY]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/weekly100107.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 07 Jan 2010 
American Iron &amp; Steel Industries reported that, in the week ending Janu]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/7/2010 6:17:29 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEPS sees world steel output hitting record high in 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/MEPS100107.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 07 Jan 2010 
The outlook for the global steel industry in 2010 is now looking very posit]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/7/2010 6:11:55 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US steel imports in 2009 decline by 46pct YoY]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/imports100107.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 07 Jan 2010 
Based on the Commerce Department&rsquo;s most recent Steel Import Monitorin]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/7/2010 6:10:36 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[JFE Steel to inspect fire out at Blast Furnace]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/inspect100105.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 31 Dec 2009 
JFE Steel Corporation said a fire that forced it to shut a blast furnace ea]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/5/2010 5:17:43 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[JFE Steel restarts Chiba BF after fire]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Steel100105.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 05 Jan 2010 
Bloomberg reported that Japan&rsquo;s second largest steel producer JFE Stee]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/5/2010 5:16:27 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recession reports - Japanese survey points further down turn]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Japanese100103.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 04 Jan 2010 
Kyodo News reported that nearly 40% of major companies in Japan in a survey s]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/3/2010 5:50:22 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corus CEO urges UK to shape a real industrial policy]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Corus091231.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 30 Dec 2009 
Financial Times report that Mr Kirby Adams CEO of Corus has called on the ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/30/2009 6:00:30 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steel investments hit CNY 1 trillion in China in 2009]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/investments091230.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 29 Dec 2009 
According to Mr Cheng Siwei, former vice chairman of Standing Committee of t]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/29/2009 6:11:09 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China launches world fastest train service]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/launches091230.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 29 Dec 2009 
China on Saturday launched what it described as the world&rsquo;s fastest tr]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/29/2009 6:10:02 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron ore price negotiations - Steel price cycle is different]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Iron091227.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 27 Dec 2009 
Baosteel stated that the company&rsquo;s January prices reflected the prices ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/27/2009 6:13:17 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China steel glut reveals structural problem - CISA]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China091227.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 27 Dec 2009 
Beijing Daily cited Mr Qi Xiangdong deputy secretary general of CISA reported]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/27/2009 6:11:22 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wuhan Steel to boost output by 24 pct in 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/wuhan091226.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Saturday, 26 Dec 2009 
Bloomberg reported that Wuhan Iron &amp; Steel Group plans to boost product]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/26/2009 5:44:23 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CMI Thermline in supply pct with Yichang Three Gorges and Galvanized Plate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Thermline091224.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 24 Dec 2009 
CMI Thermline the thermal pole of CMI Industry signed a contract with Yicha]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/24/2009 6:27:31 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CISA supports Baosteel for leading steel price hike in China]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/CISA091224.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 24 Dec 2009 
Beijing Business reported that Baosteel was lately criticized doing things ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/24/2009 6:25:23 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIS steel industry expected to stabilize in 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/CIS091223.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ - Fitch - 23 Dec, 2009&nbsp;  
According to global ratings agency Fitch Ratings, CIS steel industr]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/23/2009 7:01:00 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steel price to recovery in 2010 driven by higher input costs]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steelprice091224.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ - MEPS - 23 Dec, 2009&nbsp;  
UK based MEPS said that despite a flood of announcements from the US]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/23/2009 6:59:47 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Trims Steel Capacity Amid Glut, Minister Says]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/china091221.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ 2009-12-22  
China, the world&#39;s top steelmaker, closed 16.9 million metric tons of obsolete ca]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/21/2009 5:44:51 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Annual Iron Ore Benchmark Price Seen Up 20% In 2010 -Survey]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/Annual091221.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ 2009-12-22  
The price for iron ore, a key raw material for steelmakers, is expected to rise 20% n]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/21/2009 5:43:12 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downsizing deals - Corus taskforce to examine all alternatives]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/Downsizing091220.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 20 Dec 2009 
Evening Gazette reported that Corus bosses and union leaders have agreed to e]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/20/2009 5:59:54 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US steel scrap prices on upward trend]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/scrap091220.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 20 Dec 2009 
Recycling Today reported that given the huge declines in US construction and ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/20/2009 5:58:48 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[October steel shipments in US up by 5pct MoM]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/shipments091220.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 20 Dec 2009 
The American Iron and Steel Institute reported that for the month of October ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/20/2009 5:57:30 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thermal coal to have priority access to railway network: NDRC]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Thermal091217.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ 2009-12-17  
China&#39;s top economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission, sai]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/17/2009 6:19:58 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China steel assn urges unified opposition to BHP-Rio JV]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/opposition091217.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;2009-12-17 
Every country should unite in opposition to a &quot;monopolistic&quot; productio]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/17/2009 6:16:04 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU Car market giving signs of strong recovery]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/recovery091216.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 16 Dec 2009 
During November 2009, the registrations of new cars in EU have increased b]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/16/2009 5:48:39 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHISPI - Barometer for domestic steel prices in China]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/CHISPI 091219.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 16 Dec 2009 
Amidst the currently prevailing volatile and speculative global steel pric]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/16/2009 5:46:21 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stabilizing factors for Chinese steel price in 2010 - CISA]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/Stabilizing091216.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 16 Dec 2009 
China Securities Journal cited Mr Qi Xiangdong vice secretary general with]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/16/2009 5:44:48 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Construction of subway and rail transit line take place across China]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/forging/Construction091214.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 14 Dec 2009 
It is reported that a new wave of subway construction is taking place across ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/13/2009 5:36:28 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China to close steel mills failing environment limits]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China091214.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 14 Dec 2009 
Bloomberg reported that China, the world largest emitter of greenhouse gases,]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/13/2009 5:33:33 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CIS billet makers hike FOB Black Sea price quotes for January]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/CIS091214.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ It is reported that CIS producers have start the process to ink export contracts for sale of billet]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/13/2009 5:32:32 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanxi province coal sales in 10 months down by 21pct]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/province091210.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 10 Dec 2009 
According to the latest statistics, Shanxi Province coal sold to other prov]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/9/2009 10:01:25 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian iron ore export tonnage in Q3 up by 10pct]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/Australian091210.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 10 Dec 2009 
Reuters reported that Australian iron ore exports rose by 10% YoY to 98 mil]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/9/2009 10:00:12 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downsizing deals - Archbishop of York lends support to Teesside workers]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/Downsizing091208.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 09 Dec 2009 
It is reported that the Archbishop of York has visited workers at the Coru]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/8/2009 7:03:43 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rays of recovery - Japanese vehicle output up by 19pct YoY]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/recovery091208.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 09 Dec 2009 
Japan Today reported that Japan&#39;s domestic vehicle production dropped ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/8/2009 7:02:59 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[German steel output rises in November]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/German091209.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 09 Dec 2009 
AP reported that German steel production increased in November 2009, a sig]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/8/2009 7:02:11 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan to supply UO pipe to PNG gas pipeline project]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Japan091208.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 08 Dec 2009 
TEX reported that chances are Japan&#39;s integrated steelmakers will win co]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/7/2009 8:54:54 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sidor refractory brick supply to be normal by April 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/refractory091208.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 08 Dec 2009 
BNamericas reported that Venezuelan company Ceramicas Carabobo&#39;s supply ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/7/2009 8:53:54 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Drops From 14-Month High on Speculation Demand Will Slip]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper091204.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Dec 04,2009 AM09:15&nbsp;  
LONDON, Dec. 4 -- Copper fell from the highest price in 14 months afte]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/4/2009 5:30:13 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Official Warns of Overcapacity Amid Industry Recovery]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Chinese091204.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Dec 04,2009 AM09:14&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Dec. 4 -- Senior Chinese officials Thursday warned of increas]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/4/2009 5:29:18 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commonwealth Bank Raises Targets for Gold, Copper Through 2011]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Commonwealth091202.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Dec 02,2009 PM03:38&nbsp;  
SINGAPORE, Dec. 2 -- Commonwealth Bank of Australia raised its price t]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/2/2009 6:26:09 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Rises to 14-Month High on Speculation Demand to Climb]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper091202.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Dec 03,2009 AM09:37&nbsp;  
LONDON, Dec. 3 -- Copper rose to the highest price in 14 months on spe]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/2/2009 6:24:58 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs lifts US steel firms to attractive]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Goldman091201.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 02 Dec 2009 
Goldman Sachs has lifted its rating on US steel makers to attractive from ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/1/2009 7:58:42 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steel sector to social sector - A giant leap - Cast your vote]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/sector091201.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ GopalaKrishnan Devanathan popularly known as &#39;Kris Dev&#39; is a veteran of the steel industry ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[12/1/2009 7:57:28 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Coal Ouput up 8.7% in H1, Profit Growth Sharply Down]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Ouput091130.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 27,2009 PM01:35&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 27 -- China&#39;s coal production continued to ease in t]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/30/2009 4:55:01 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zijin Mining Suspends Stock Pending Acquisition Talks]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Mining091130.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 30,2009 PM01:57&nbsp;  
HONG KONG, Nov. 30 -- Zijin Mining Group Co., China&#39;s largest gold]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/30/2009 4:54:11 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China May Impose Aluminum Tax After Imports Surge]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/Impose091130.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 30,2009 PM01:53&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Nov. 30 -- China, the world&#39;s largest aluminum consumer, ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/30/2009 4:53:26 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shougang elevates construction steel prices for December production]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Shougang091128.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 29 Nov 2009 
It is reported that North China based Shougang Group has pulled up constructi]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/28/2009 6:31:27 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Container shipping industry enters a new reality - Mr Laursen]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Container091128.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 29 Nov 2009 
Mr Christian Moller Laursen VP &amp; CFO of global ports operator APM Termina]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/28/2009 6:29:27 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerdau to keep steel price unchanged in 2009]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Gerdau091128.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 29 Nov 2009 
Reuters quoted Mr Andre Gerdau Johannpeter CEO of Gerdau as saying that it wi]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/28/2009 6:28:04 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union at Peru&#39;s Antamina Says Not to Strike]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Union091126.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 26,2009 PM04:22&nbsp;  
LIMA, Nov. 26 -- Workers at Antamina, a major copper pit in Peru, said]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/26/2009 5:52:02 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea Metals Demand May Fall 3% Next Year, Group Says]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Korea091126.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 26,2009 PM04:24&nbsp;  
SEOUL, Nov. 26 -- Metals demand in South Korea, Asia&#39;s third-bigge]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/26/2009 5:51:00 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Gains in N.Y. as Dollar Slides, U.S. New-Home Sales Rise]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper091125.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 26,2009 AM10:45&nbsp;  
LONDON, Nov. 26 -- Copper prices rose to a 14-month high as the dollar]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/25/2009 6:51:12 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Issues Environment Standards for Lead Smelting Industry]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China091125.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 26,2009 AM10:43&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Nov. 26 -- China, the world&#39;s largest producer of lead, ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/25/2009 6:49:35 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China rejects US EU and Mexican requests for WTO panel]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China091125.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009 
It is reported that China rejected requests made by the United States, the]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/24/2009 6:16:42 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US weekly raw steel production up by 27pct YoY]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/weekly091125.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009 
American Iron &amp; Steel Industries reported that, in the week ending Nov]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/24/2009 6:15:51 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy October crude steel output down by 16pct YoY]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Italy091125.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009 
It is reported that Italian crude steel output in October 2009 reached a n]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/24/2009 6:14:46 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ArcelorMittal to re commission hot rolling mill in Liege]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/ArcelorMittal091125.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 25 Nov 2009 
According to local press reports in Belgium, on November 16th 2009, Arcelo]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/24/2009 6:13:56 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Date Yet to Restart Century Zinc Pipeline - Minmetals]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Restart091123.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 23,2009 PM02:58&nbsp;  
SYDNEY, Nov. 23 -- Mining group Minmetals needs to conduct a battery o]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/23/2009 5:47:00 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Climbs for Second Day on Demand for Dollar Alternative]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper091124.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 23,2009 PM03:00&nbsp;  
SINGAPORE, Nov. 23 -- Copper gained for a second day in Asia as expect]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/23/2009 5:43:09 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slowdown signs - Chinese container throughput in October down by 3pct YoY]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Slowdown091123.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 23 Nov 2009 
According to Transport Ministry, China ports saw a 2.6%YoY decrease in contai]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/22/2009 5:02:09 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadly explosion kills 87 in Xinxing Coal Mine in Hegang]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Deadly091123.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Xinhua reported that the death toll from a gas explosion in a coal mine in Hegang City in northeast]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/22/2009 5:00:07 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Essar Steel Algoma hosts community open house]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Essar 091123.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 22 Nov 2009 
Essar Steel Algoma invites the public to attend a community open house to obt]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/21/2009 5:41:41 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Samsung wins USD 220 million refinery contract from Petrotrin]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Samsung091123.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 22 Nov 2009 
BNamericas reported that South Korea&#39;s Samsung Engineering has been award]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/21/2009 5:40:41 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese steel output in October down by almost 13pct YoY]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Japanese091122.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 22 Nov 2009 
Japan Iron &amp; Steel Federation said that Japan&#39;s crude steel output fe]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/21/2009 5:39:12 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global crude steel production in October 2009 up by 13 pct]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Global091122.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  
Sunday, 22 Nov 2009 
World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World S]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/21/2009 5:37:42 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s State Grid Says Coal Stocks Sustainable as Demand for Power Supply Rises with Snow]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Coal091119.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 19,2009 PM04:26&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Nov. 19 -- Coal stocks for power plants were above the &quot;]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/19/2009 4:54:35 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Copper Premiums Rise on Restocking]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Chinese091119.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 19,2009 PM04:33&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Nov. 19 -- Spot copper premiums have risen to USD 50-70/mt i]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/19/2009 4:52:58 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper May Drop on U.S. Housing Data, Rising Global Stockpiles]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper091119.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 19,2009 PM04:46&nbsp;  
SINGAPORE, Nov. 19 -- Copper, little changed, may fall as weaker-than-]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/19/2009 4:52:12 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contradictory signals emanating from European steel market]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Contradictory091118.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009 
During last few days, contradictory reports are emerging for different pro]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/17/2009 7:02:57 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Codelco Ups China Copper Premiums to $85/t - Buyers]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Codelco091116.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 16,2009 PM04:43&nbsp;  
HONG KONG, Nov. 16 -- Chile&#39;s Codelco, the world&#39;s top copper ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/16/2009 5:46:06 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Climbs to 13-Month High on Rising Demand for Hard Assets]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper091116.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 17,2009 AM09:14&nbsp;  
LONDON, Nov. 17 -- Copper prices rose to a 13-month high, gaining the ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/16/2009 5:44:50 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s FDI Up for Third Consecutive Month in October]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/FDI091116.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 17,2009 AM09:13&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Nov. 17 -- China&#39;s foreign direct investment (FDI) saw a ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/16/2009 5:43:30 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese shipbuilder plans IPO in H1 of 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/shipbuilder091116.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 16 Nov 2009 
China Daily reported that China Shipbuilding Industry Co the country second l]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/15/2009 6:34:29 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why electric steelmaking develops slowly in China? - Mysteel]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/420.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 16 Nov 2009 
Steel making at the moment falls into two flows &ldquo;iron ore steel&rdquo; ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/15/2009 6:33:17 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hebei Steel to build SBQ plate production center at Laoting]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/419.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 16 Nov 2009 
According to an official from Tangshan Development &amp; Reform Commission th]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/15/2009 6:32:21 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDRC shelves 10 MPTA projects of Baosteel and WISCO]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/NDRC091116.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 16 Nov 2009 
Time Weekly reported that National Development &amp; Reform Commission offici]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/15/2009 6:31:37 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Copper Output Hits Another Record High in Oct]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper091112.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 12,2009 PM04:41&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Nov. 12 -- China&#39;s refined copper output has risen to 39]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/12/2009 6:13:32 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Lead Output Rises in Oct Despite Smelter Closures]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Output091112.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 12,2009 PM04:42&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Nov. 12 -- China&#39;s lead output gained 1% or 4,000 mt fro]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/12/2009 6:12:32 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Nickel Output Set to Continue Falling in Nov]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Nickel091112.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 12,2009 PM04:59&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Nov. 12 -- China&#39;s nickel output is expected to fall fur]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/12/2009 6:11:40 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia Imposes 16% Duty on China Aluminum Extrusion Products]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Australia091113.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 12,2009 PM05:05&nbsp;  
MELBOURNE, Nov. 12 -- Australia imposed provisional anti- dumping duti]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/12/2009 6:10:29 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Century Zinc Mine Stockpile Drops to 10,000 T]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Century091112.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 11,2009 PM04:13&nbsp;  
SYDNEY, Nov. 11 -- Stockpiles of zinc concentrate produced at Australi]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/11/2009 6:16:36 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LME Announces First Long-term Physical Cobalt Contract Finalised Using LME Pricing Formula]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/LME091112.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 11,2009 PM04:14&nbsp;  
LONDON, Nov. 11 -- The LME is pleased to announce that the first long-]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/11/2009 6:15:43 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aluminum Stockpiles in Japan Rise From 14-Year Low]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Aluminum091112.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 11,2009 PM04:16&nbsp;  
TOKYO, Nov. 11 -- Aluminum stockpiles in Japan advanced 0.8 percent la]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/11/2009 6:14:33 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Industrial Output, Investment up in Oct., Showing Stronger Revival]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Industrial091112.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 12,2009 AM09:08&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Nov. 12 -- China&#39;s industrial output, investment and reta]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/11/2009 6:13:31 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shandong Group Jinan and Laiwu likely to regroup]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Shandong091111.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 
Securities Daily reported that Jinan Steel and Laiwu Steel, the two listed]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/10/2009 7:14:04 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China praises US ITC for rejecting AD probe on steel fasteners]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/praises091111.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 
Reuters reported that China praised a US trade panel decision to reject an]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/10/2009 7:12:50 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[90 Chinese steel pipe makers hit by US AD on OCTG]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Chinese091111.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 
West China City Daily reported that the levies of as much as 99% antidumpi]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/10/2009 7:11:43 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian steel distributors see increase in sales in October]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Brazilian091111.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 
BNamericas reported that Brazilian flat steel distributors are expected to]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/10/2009 7:09:59 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deadline for Kremikovtzi recovery plan expires on Nov 9]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Deadline091111.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 
It is reported that the deadline for shareholders of the troubled steel ma]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/10/2009 7:08:29 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese steel exports in September up by 4pct YoY]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Japanese091111.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 
According to Japan Iron &amp; Steel Federation, Japan&#39;s export shipmen]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/10/2009 7:07:39 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Korean steelmakers to invest KRW 19 trillion by 2012]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Korean091111.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 
Korea Herald reported that Korean steelmakers have committed to a combined]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/10/2009 7:06:24 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[German Steel Federation sees recovery only in 2011]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/German091111.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 
Germany&#39;s Steel Federation gave a cautious outlook, saying 2010 would ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/10/2009 7:05:29 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian government rescue to Uralvagonzavod]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Russian091108.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 09 Nov 2009 
It is reported that Russian Uralvagonzavod will receive EUR 76.64 million in ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/8/2009 5:27:01 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Mining Says in Talks With Minmetals, Sinosteel]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/London_Mining091108 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;Monday, 09 Nov 2009 
London Mining Plc, a developer of iron ore deposits, said it held talks]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/8/2009 5:25:38 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spot coal price rise likely to give a build-up to 2010 power-coal negotiation]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/spot_price091108.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 09 Nov 2009 
Following China Shenhua Group and Datong Coal Group hoisting spot coal prices]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/8/2009 5:21:16 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China steel prices continue to rise for the third week]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_prices091108 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/8/2009 5:18:10 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[World first carbon free copper smelting technology born in Shandong]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/technology091107.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 08 Nov 2009 
People&#39;s Daily Online reported that recently, carbon free copper smelting]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/7/2009 9:13:14 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New steel producing facility to be built in Lithuania]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/New091107.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 08 Nov 2009 
According to Mr Gintautas Ramanauskas TESO Engineering representative in the ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/7/2009 9:09:58 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukrainian car makers call for higher import duty on cars]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Ukrainian091107.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 08 Nov 2009 
Interfax Ukraine cited Mr Oleh Svynarchuk president of Bogdan Corporation as ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/7/2009 9:08:43 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BMZ entered 17 new export markets in 10 months]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/BMZ091107.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 08 Nov 2009 
Byelorussian Iron and Steel Works has announced that in the January to Octobe]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/7/2009 9:07:07 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macroeconomic indicators - World Bank sees stronger Chinese GDP growth in 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal-1/Macroeconomic091108.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 08 Nov 2009 
Reuters reported that the World Bank raised its forecasts for Chinese growth ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/7/2009 9:05:25 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenaris sees consolidation in Chinese steel tube sector]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Tenaris091107.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 08 Nov 2009 
Dow Jones quoted a senior executive at steel tube maker Tenaris said reported]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/7/2009 9:02:54 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ThyssenKrupp sees its sales rising to EUR 60 billion in 5 years]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/ThyssenKrupp091108.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 08 Nov 2009 
Reuters reported that ThyssenKrupp is aiming for sales to rise to EUR 55 to E]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/7/2009 9:00:02 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Usiminas to ink a USD 900 million logistic deal with Vale]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Usiminas091108.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 08 Nov 2009 
Dow Jones reported that Vale SA and Usiminas will sign a USD 900 million logi]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/7/2009 8:58:33 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update on BIR Ferrous Round Table in Amsterdam]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Update091108.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 08 Nov 2009 
The strength and sustainability of the much discussed economic upturn preoccu]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/7/2009 8:57:33 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[High inventories to push Chinese steel prices low in Q4 - CISA]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/inventories091108.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 08 Nov 2009 
According to China Iron &amp; Steel Association, China could see a drop in st]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/7/2009 8:54:08 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39; PMI of Non-manufacturing Sector Rises to 62.1% in Oct.]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Non-manufacturing091106.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 05,2009 AM08:55&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Nov. 5 -- China&#39;s Purchasing Managers&#39; Index (PMI) of]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/5/2009 7:36:07 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Rebounds in Asia on U.S. Factory Data, Chile Mine Strike]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Rebounds091106.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 05,2009 PM03:13&nbsp;  
SINGAPORE, Nov. 5 -- Copper rebounded in Asia after orders placed with]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/5/2009 7:35:10 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[World&#39;s First Carbon-free Copper Smelting Technology Born in Shandong]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Carbon-free091106.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 05,2009 PM03:15&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Nov. 5 -- Recently, carbon-free copper smelting technology, a]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/5/2009 7:34:23 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug Cartel Behind Zijin Peru Copper Project Attack]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Drug_Cartel091106.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 05,2009 PM03:17&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Nov. 5 -- A weekend attack on a copper project in northern Pe]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/5/2009 7:33:15 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia to Impose Dumping Duty on China Aluminium]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Australia091106.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 05,2009 PM04:54&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI/CANBERRA, Nov. 5 -- Australia will impose an interim dumping ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/5/2009 7:32:21 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Prices Fall as Metal Inventory Rises Most in Six Weeks]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper_Prices091106.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 06,2009 AM10:25&nbsp;  
LONDON, Nov. 6 -- Copper prices declined as rising inventories fueled ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/5/2009 7:29:10 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jien Canada Not to Raise Canadian Royalties Offer]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Jien_Canada091106.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 06,2009 AM10:33&nbsp;  
BANGALORE, Nov. 6 -- China&#39;s Jilin Jien (600432.SS: Quote), whose ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/5/2009 7:28:15 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Middle East steel imports drop]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Middleeast091104.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009 
It is reported that the steel import of the Middle East slid by 27% during]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/4/2009 2:48:04 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hyundai to drop November prices on Chinese threat]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Hyundai091104.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009 
Wireworld reported that South Korea Hyundai Steel will lower steel product]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/4/2009 2:47:01 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarclad secured contract with Anshan for two new SCM machines]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Sarclad091104.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009 
Sarclad has announced a contract with Anshan for two new SCM machines. Thi]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/4/2009 2:45:50 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan steelmakers to raise output by 10pct]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steelmakers091104.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009 
Ministry of Economy, Trade &amp; Industry announced that Japanese makers p]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/4/2009 2:44:31 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan sets blending ratio of ferrous scrap to pig iron for LD converter feed]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Japan091104.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009 
According to a survey by Japan Ferrous Raw Materials Association, Japan&#3]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/4/2009 2:43:36 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ferrous Resources may build pellet plant in Minas Gerais]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Ferrous091104.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009 
BNamericas quoted Mr Otto Andrade steel market consultant at Andrade &amp;]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/4/2009 2:42:32 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EUROFER report on EU steel imports]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/EUROFER091104.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 04 Nov 2009 
EUROFER&#39;s October report on the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2009]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/4/2009 2:41:41 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Chinese Copper Smelters Resume Toll Trading]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Chinese091102.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 03,2009 AM11:12&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Nov. 3 -- More copper smelters in China are resuming toll tr]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/2/2009 10:56:28 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Guanlu Restarts 40,000 T of Aluminium Capacity]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China091103.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Nov 03,2009 AM11:27&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Nov. 3 -- China&#39;s Shanxi Guanlu (000831.SZ: Quote) said ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/2/2009 10:55:17 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valin Steel unit to construct seamless pipe mill]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Valin091101.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 02 Nov 2009 
China Securities Journal reported that Hengyang Valin MPM Co Ltd, a subsidiar]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/1/2009 6:09:52 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ArcelorMittal sees fall in Chinese steel inventories]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/ArcelorMittal091101.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 02 Nov 2009 
DJ reported that ArcelorMittal sees that albeit Chinese steel demand remains ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[11/1/2009 6:08:14 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flange Standard]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/forging/Flange_Standard091031.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ There are many different flange standards to be found worldwide. To allow easy functionality and in]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/31/2009 11:45:00 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[voestalpine sees FY 10 operating profit in triple digit millions]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/voestalpine091031.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 01 Nov 2009 
Reuters quoted Mr Wolfgang Eder CEO of voestalpine as saying that it expects ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/31/2009 11:41:39 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downsizing deals -ThyssenKrupp plans 10,000 German job cuts]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Downsizing091031.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 01 Nov 2009 
Reuters reported that Germany&#39;s biggest steelmaker ThyssenKrupp plans to ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/31/2009 11:40:30 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan steelmakers active in export deals of high grade plates]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steelmakers091030.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Saturday, 31 Oct 2009 
TEX reported that Japan&#39;s integrated steelmakers find themselves in act]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/31/2009 1:36:33 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ArcelorMittal SA to cut some prices from November]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/ArcelorMittal091030.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Saturday, 31 Oct 2009 
Reuters reported that ArcelorMittal South Africa would reduce prices for so]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/31/2009 1:35:27 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Killed in Mine Explosion in Yunnan]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Four091029.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 29,2009 PM05:03&nbsp;  
KUNMING, Oct. 29 -- Four workers were killed by poisonous fumes after ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/29/2009 6:58:10 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China to Launch Case Against US Big Three Automakers]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China091029.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 29,2009 AM11:59&nbsp;  
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- China has told the United States it is launchin]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/29/2009 6:57:14 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[With Smelter Shut, Peru Mulls Zero Tariff on Lead]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/With091028.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ oct 28,2009 PM02:55&nbsp;  
LIMA, Oct. 28 -- Peru&#39;s government is weighing whether to eliminat]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/28/2009 7:06:01 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aluminum Gains in Shanghai to More Than 1-Year High on Recovery]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Aluminum091028.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 28,2009 PM04:21&nbsp;  
TOKYO, Oct. 28 -- Aluminum jumped to the highest level in more than a ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/28/2009 7:05:07 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Schlumberger sees revived interest in working with PDVSA]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/Schlumberger09127.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 28 Oct 2009 
BNamericas reported that US service company Schlumberger sees signs that V]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/27/2009 6:09:32 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sidor terms cash surplus scheme perverse]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Sidor091027.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 28 Oct 2009 
All Africa.com quoted Mr Miguel &Aacute;lvarez president &amp; CEO of Sido]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/27/2009 6:07:50 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anyang and Vale ink 1 million tonne pellet joint project]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Anyang 091027.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 28 Oct 2009 
It is reported that Anyang Iron &amp; Steel Group Co Ltd and Vale lately h]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/27/2009 6:06:02 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Al Stocks Fall 500,000 mt in September, Says IAI]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Global.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 27,2009 AM10:31&nbsp;  
LONDON, Oct. 27 -- Global unwrought aluminum stocks dropped to 1.19 mi]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/26/2009 9:57:30 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Refined Copper Imports Boom Seen Moderating]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Refined091027.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 27,2009 AM11:18&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Oct. 27 -- China&#39;s imports of refined copper bounced bac]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/26/2009 9:56:29 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese H1 steel export dropped by 11pct YoY]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Japanese091026.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 25 Oct 2009 
Ministry of Finance announced that Japanese steel export decreased by 11.1% Y]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/25/2009 6:45:26 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thin room for further steel price declines - CISA]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Thin091025.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 25 Oct 2009 
According to China Iron &amp; Steel Association, China steel prices kept fall]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/25/2009 6:43:46 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EUROFER Report - EU Macro economic overview]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/EUROFER091026.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ EUROFER Report - EU Macro economic overview 
Sunday, 25 Oct 2009 
EUROFER&#39;s October report on]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/24/2009 6:52:58 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China September crude Steel output hit a second high monthly record]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China091026.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  
Sunday, 25 Oct 2009 
Securities Daily quoted National Bureau of Statistics of China said China ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/24/2009 6:51:30 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BHP Spence Workers Warn of &#39;Long&#39; Strike Over Pay]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/BHP091022.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 22,2009 PM04:32&nbsp;  
CALAMA, Oct. 22 -- BHP Billiton Ltd. workers at the Spence copper mine]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/22/2009 6:47:14 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jaguar Financial Opposes Canadian Royalties Deal]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Jaguar091022.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 22,2009 PM04:34&nbsp;  
BANGALORE, Oct. 22 -- In a new twist to the proposed takeover of Canad]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/22/2009 6:46:20 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roll Forgings]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/Process/Roll_Forgings091019.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ In the process of roll forging, a bar stock, round or flat is placed between die rollers which redu]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/19/2009 8:25:47 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press Forgings]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/Process/Press_Forgings091019.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ In this process a slow continuous pressure is applied to the area to be forged. The pressure extend]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/19/2009 8:24:31 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open Die Forgings]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/Process/Open_Die_Forgings091019.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Open die forgings are done with repeated blows in an open die, with the operator manipulating the w]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/19/2009 8:23:11 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Impression Die Forgings]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/forging/Impression_Die_Forgings091019.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;Impression die forging accounts for the majority of forging production. In this process, two ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/19/2009 8:20:37 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forging Process]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/Process/forging_process091019.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Forging technology occupies a very important place among all the manufacturing processes as it prod]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/19/2009 8:17:25 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Jumps to Five-Week High as Miners Strike, Dollar Slips]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper091019.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Copper Jumps to Five-Week High as Miners Strike, Dollar Slips&nbsp;  
Oct 20,2009 AM09:41&nbsp;  
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/19/2009 8:05:42 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper, Aluminum to Decline Through Next Year, Brook Hunt Says]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Aluminum091019.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 20,2009 AM09:42&nbsp;  
LONDON, Oct. 20 -- Copper and aluminum prices will likely drop through]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/19/2009 8:03:45 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China to Move Residents, Keep Lead Smelters Going]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China091019.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 20,2009 AM10:40&nbsp;  
JIYUAN, Oct. 20 -- China plans to move 15,000 residents in its&#39;s b]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/19/2009 7:40:39 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hebei Steel warns that Chinese mills would make losses in 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Hebei091018.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 19 Oct 2009 
Reuters reported that China steel industry may end up losing money next year ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/18/2009 6:39:54 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downsizing deals - ThyssenKrupp to cut 20000 jobs]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/manufacture/Downsizing091018.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 18 Oct 2009 
Reuters reported that German industrial group ThyssenKrupp will shed as many ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/17/2009 11:26:14 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rays of recovery - Chinese trade figures positive]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Rays 091018.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 18 Oct 2009 
Reuters reported that China reported surprisingly strong trade figures on Wed]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/17/2009 11:24:45 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antam Expects Nickel Output of 17,000 Tons in 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Antam091017.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 16,2009 PM04:42&nbsp;  
JAKARTA, Oct. 16 -- PT Aneka Tambang, an Indonesian nickel producer, e]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/17/2009 6:27:39 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanghai Copper Stocks Seen up 5,000-6,000 T on Imports]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Shanghai091017.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 16,2009 PM04:43&nbsp;  
SINGAPORE, Oct. 16 -- Copper stocks in Shanghai likely rose by 5,000-6]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/17/2009 6:26:34 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shougang cuts steel plate prices]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Shougang091015.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Friday, 16 Oct 2009 
It is reported that Northern steelmaker Shougang has unveiled its prices for ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/15/2009 11:48:40 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese steel market remains under great depression]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Chinese091015.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Friday, 16 Oct 2009 
Because of the weak demand, Chinese steel market prices continue to decrease.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/15/2009 11:47:39 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[MEPS confirms downward trend in European steel prices]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/MEPS091015.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Friday, 16 Oct 2009 
UK based MEPS said that the downward trend in steel prices has already begun ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/15/2009 11:46:21 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron Ore Imports by China at Record, Copper Gains]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Imports091015.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 15,2009 PM03:41&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Oct. 15 -- Iron ore imports by China jumped to a record last]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/15/2009 4:45:44 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Copper Imports Defy Forecasts to Rise 22% in September]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Defy091015.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 15,2009 PM03:43&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Oct. 15 -- China&#39;s copper imports rose unexpectedly in S]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/15/2009 4:44:38 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rio Tinto Al Output Rebounds 2% in Q3]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Output091015.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 15,2009 PM03:45&nbsp;  
SINGAPORE, Oct. 15 -- Rio Tinto&#39;s aluminum output rebounded 2% in ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/15/2009 4:43:46 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indonesia&#39;s September Tin Exports Fall 8%]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/September091014.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 15,2009 PM03:50&nbsp;  
SINGAPORE, Oct. 15 -- Indonesia&#39;s refined tin exports have fallen ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/15/2009 4:42:56 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Slowdown to Spark 540,000T Copper Surplus in 2010: ICSG]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Slowdown091012.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 12,2009 PM01:19&nbsp;  
NEW YORK, Oct. 12 -- Slower Chinese demand will drive a 540,000-tonne ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/12/2009 6:51:55 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macroeconomic Outlook Positive for 3Q]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Macroeconomic091012.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 12,2009 PM04:50&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Oct. 12 -- China&#39;s macroeconomic figures are expected to ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/12/2009 6:50:50 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PT Krakatau to build a new USD 5 billion plant in Cilegon]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Krakatau091012.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 12 Oct 2009 
Tempo Interactive reported that PT Krakatau Steel Cilegon in Banten will star]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/11/2009 7:31:00 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US steel maker price hike move hits road block]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/maker091012.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 12 Oct 2009 
Reuters reported that tepid demand for steel and drastic price cuts by Chines]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/11/2009 7:29:27 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[NDRC sees Chinese crude steel capacity at 700 million tonnes]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/NDRC091012.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 12 Oct 2009 
According to China&rsquo;s top planning body National Development and Reform ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/11/2009 7:27:29 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baosteel slashes flat steel prices by up to CNY 700 per tonne]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Baosteel091012.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 12 Oct 2009 
Reuters quoted industry consultancy Umetal said China Baoshan Iron and Steel ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/11/2009 7:25:45 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s New Loans to Hit RMB 1.8 trillion Over Next Four Months: Report]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Loans091009.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 09,2009 AM10:46&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Oct. 9 -- Monthly new yuan-dominated loans over the next four]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/9/2009 6:56:40 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Hunan Nonferrous Says Mine Accident Kills 26]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Nonferrous091009.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 09,2009 AM11:17&nbsp;  
HONG KONG, Oct. 9 -- Hunan Nonferrous Metals Corp Ltd (2626.HK: Quote)]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/9/2009 6:55:41 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US to Mull New Duties on China Steel Pipe Imports]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Duties091009.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 09,2009 PM04:07&nbsp;  
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Commerce Department said on Wednesday i]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/9/2009 6:54:47 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcoa Sees Aluminum Demand Picking up in Second Half]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Alcoa091009.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 09,2009 PM04:10&nbsp;  
NEW YORK, Oct. 9 -- While Alcoa Inc (AA.N) executives expect aluminum ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/9/2009 6:53:39 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minara Nickel Output Rises 14%; &#39;Cautious&#39; on Demand]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Minara091009.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Oct 09,2009 PM04:13&nbsp;  
PERTH, Oct. 9 -- Minara Resources Ltd., Australia&#39;s second-largest]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/9/2009 6:52:28 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[POSCO in last stage of talks to buy Thainox Stainless]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/POSCO091008.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 08 Oct 2009 
Reuters reported that POSCO is in the final stages of talks to buy Thainox ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/8/2009 5:46:35 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[TMK starts shipment of large diameter pipes to Gazprom]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/shipment091008.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 08 Oct 2009 
TMK one of the world&#39;s leading producers of oil and gas pipes announced]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/8/2009 5:45:14 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian non CIS steel exports in 8 months increase by 29pct]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Russian091008.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 08 Oct 2009 
Interfax quoted the Federal Customs Service said Russia boosted steel expor]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/8/2009 5:44:04 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Al Ghurair seeks protection from steel dumping]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/protection091008.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 08 Oct 2009 
Reuters reported that UAE based Al Ghurair Iron and Steel will formally req]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/8/2009 5:42:53 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[JFE Steel may invest on a new upstream steel plant in Thailand]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/invest091006.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 06 Oct 2009 
NNT reported that JFE Steel Corporation is preparing to seek talks with the ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/6/2009 5:32:00 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global steel rebound could be blown off by Chinese exports]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/rebound091006.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 06 Oct 2009 
ArcelorMittal expects steel demand to recover next year, but the industry is]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/6/2009 5:30:16 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recession reports - PTC Alliance files for Chapter 11 Protection]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Recession091004.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 04 Oct 2009 
Citing the steep general international economic decline that resulted in moun]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/4/2009 5:48:46 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Butech Bliss to supply steel slab shear to ArcelorMittal Bremen]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/ArcelorMittal091004.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 04 Oct 2009 
Salem Mews reported that Salem based heavy equipment manufacturer Butech Blis]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/4/2009 5:47:30 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baosteel launches mass technology innovation activities]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal-1/Baosteel091004.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 04 Oct 2009 
The head office of Baosteel Co Ltd has been vigorously launching mass technol]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/4/2009 5:46:05 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China daily crude steels production drops slightly in September]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/production091004.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 04 Oct 2009 
According to the China Iron and Steel Association, China daily crude steel ou]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/4/2009 5:44:58 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CISA opposes EU AD tax on Chinese seamless steel tubes]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/CISA091004.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 04 Oct 2009 
It is reported that China Iron &amp; Steel Association claims to firmly prote]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/4/2009 5:43:45 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slowdown signs - Shandong shipbuilding industry suffering]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Slowdown_signs091002.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Saturday, 03 Oct 2009 
It is reported that the hurt by financial crisis to shipbuilding industry c]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/2/2009 9:05:48 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China stepping up closure of obsolete steel mills]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/obsolete_steel_mills01002.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Friday, 02 Oct 2009 
It is reported that recently a wide elimination action against backward steel]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/2/2009 6:31:26 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China getting sophisticated in commodities - Mr Goodyear]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/sophisticated091002.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Friday, 02 Oct 2009 
Bloomberg cited Mr Goodyear former CEO of BHP Billiton Ltd as saying that Chi]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/2/2009 6:26:02 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italian plate market facing double whammy]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal-1/Italian091001.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 01 Oct 2009 
 
 It is learnt that Italian domestic plate producers like Palini &amp; Be]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/1/2009 4:12:06 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese onslaught brings down HR steel prices in EU on knees]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/onslaught091001.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 01 Oct 2009 
Prices of HRC are under severe pressure in Europe this week due to several ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[10/1/2009 4:10:47 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese industrial profit fall slows down]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/profit090928.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ It is reported that Chinese industrial companies&rsquo; profits fell at a slower pace as a recovery]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/28/2009 10:26:20 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[hinese market players pursue stability relying on production cuts]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/stability090928.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Chinese domestic steel price showed a sigh to rate of decline on September 23 but marker players ar]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/28/2009 10:24:42 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Zinc TCs Expected to Fall as Overseas Smelters Seek Concentrates]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Expected090928.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 29,2009 AM10:57&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Sept. 29 -- China&#39;s zinc treatment charges (TCs) are exp]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/28/2009 10:22:11 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Coal Ouput up 8.7% in H1, Profit Growth Sharply Down]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Growth090927.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 27,2009 PM01:35&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 27 -- China&#39;s coal production continued to ease in t]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/27/2009 7:09:33 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[KPMG: Stimulus Package to Drive Chinas Steel Consumption]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Stimulus090926.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 27,2009 PM01:34&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 27 -- China is expected to consume about 427 million ton]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/27/2009 7:08:17 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese 2009 auto sales forecast to hit 12.6 million]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/forecast090926.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Saturday, 26 Sep 2009 
China Daily reported that China&#39;s auto sales should soar to 12.6 millio]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/26/2009 5:20:52 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crucible goes to Allegheny Technologies and JP Industries]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Crucible090926.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Saturday, 26 Sep 2009 
A US Bankruptcy Court judge has approved the break up of Crucible Materials]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/26/2009 5:11:18 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron ore price negotiations - Chinese wall caves in]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Iron_ore090726.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Saturday, 26 Sep, 2009 
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Chinese steel makers hav]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/26/2009 5:08:18 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s MCC, Jiangxi Afghan Project to Produce in 2011]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Afghan_Project090924 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 24,2009 PM05:06&nbsp;  
HONG KONG, Sept. 24 -- Metallurgical Corp of China (MCC) (1618.HK: Quo]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/24/2009 6:59:56 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Coal Imports Continue Running at High Level in Aug.]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Coal_Imports090924.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 24,2009 PM05:05&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Sept. 24 -- China imported 11.77 million tons of coal in Augu]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/24/2009 6:58:11 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Drops in London as Inventories Gain, Dollar Rebounds]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper090924.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 24,2009 PM05:04&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Sept. 24 -- Copper prices fell for a second day in London as]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/24/2009 6:57:04 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rays of recovery - US housing scaled a 9 month high in August]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal-1/housingscaled090922 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 22 Sep 2009 
Reuters reported that new construction of US homes and permits for future bu]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/22/2009 12:36:17 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[August 2009 crude steel production details]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/August090922.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 22 Sep 2009 
World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Ste]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/22/2009 12:34:44 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Considers to Raise Wholesale Hydropower Electricity Prices]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Raise090920.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 21,2009 AM11:09&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Sept. 21 -- China would make pilot moves to raise hydropower ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/20/2009 11:11:36 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper May Rise 15% by Year-End as China Buys, Macquarie Says]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper090920.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 21,2009 AM11:06&nbsp;  
MELBOURNE, Sept. 21 -- The price of copper, this year&#39;s best commo]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/20/2009 11:10:03 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Prices Fall Most in Three Weeks as Inventories Increase]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/nventories090921.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 21,2009 AM10:58&nbsp;  
LONDON, Sept. 21 -- Copper prices in New York fell the most this month]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/20/2009 11:08:42 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Caps Third Weekly Decline in Shanghai on Inventories]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/CopperCaps090918.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 18,2009 PM04:33&nbsp;  
SINGAPORE, Sept. 18 -- Copper dropped for the first time in four days ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/18/2009 10:59:49 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Huludao Zinc Expands Copper Smelting Capacity]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Huludao090918.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 18,2009 PM04:34&nbsp;  
HONG KONG, Sept. 18 -- Huludao Zinc (000751.SZ: Quote, Profile, Resear]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/18/2009 10:58:18 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper May Drop on Concern Stockpile Rise Doesn&#39;t Justify Rally]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Concern090917.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 17,2009 PM04:27&nbsp;  
SINGAPORE, Sept. 17 -- Copper, little changed in Asia, may decline as ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/17/2009 10:46:31 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Prices Drop as Inventories Rise to Highest Since May]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Drop090917.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 18,2009 AM11:05&nbsp;  
LONDON, Sept. 18 -- Copper prices fell, halting two days of gains, as ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/17/2009 10:44:51 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Pig Farmers Amass Copper, Nickel, Sucden Says]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/ Amass_Copper090917.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 18,2009 AM11:08&nbsp;  
SINGAPORE, Sept. 18 -- Private investors in China, the world&#39;s lar]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/17/2009 10:43:43 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Lead TCs Rise as Concentrate Supply Eases]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/TCs090918.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 18,2009 AM11:09&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Sept. 18 -- China&#39;s lead treatment charges (TCs) gained ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/17/2009 10:42:24 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Production pruning - ArcelorMittal SA closes steel rolling mill in Maputo]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/Production_pruning090913.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 13 Sep 2009 
All Africa.com reported that ArcelorMittal SA has closed its steel rolling mi]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/13/2009 7:00:17 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signs of recovery seen in Shanghai rebar market]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/recovery090913.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Shandong Rizhao steel increased the production price CNY 50 per tonne which was delivered to east C]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/13/2009 6:58:54 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese crude steel output in August break all records]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/crude090912.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Saturday, 12 Sep 2009 
Chinese National Bureau of Statistics said that steel production in China i]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/11/2009 10:43:53 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Major Economic Indicators in August]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/Economic090912.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 11,2009 AM11:09&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Sept. 11 (SMM) -- The National Bureau of Statistics released]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/11/2009 10:41:38 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China August Copper, Lead, Zinc Output at Record]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper090911.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 11,2009 PM03:46&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Sept. 11 -- China&#39;s production of refined copper hit a m]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/11/2009 1:03:38 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lead Advances, Paring Weekly Loss, on Chinese Economic Data]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/Lead_Advances090911.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 11,2009 PM03:48&nbsp;  
SINGAPORE, Sept. 11 -- Lead advanced, paring its worst weekly loss sin]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/11/2009 1:01:51 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Production pruning - Nippon Steel to restart Kimitsu BF]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Production090907.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 07 Sep 2009 
Nippon Steel Engineering Co that it would resume operations of its blast furn]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/7/2009 7:27:36 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese steel imports in July up by 31pct MoM]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Japanese090907.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 07 Sep 2009 
According to Japan Iron &amp; Steel Federation, Japan&#39;s imports of iron a]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/7/2009 7:25:14 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miner Antofagasta Sees 2009 Copper Averaging $2.20]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Antofagasta090907.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 07,2009 AM10:57&nbsp;  
SANTIAGO, Sept. 7 -- Copper prices could average $2.20 a pound this ye]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/7/2009 1:27:28 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Rises a Third Day as Share Rally Offsets Inventory Gain]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper090907.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 07,2009 PM03:06&nbsp;  
SINGAPORE, Sept. 7 -- Copper gained for a third day as a rally in equi]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/7/2009 1:26:20 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Leads World in Recycling Major Nonferrous Metals]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Recycling090907.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 07,2009 PM04:06&nbsp;  
NANCHANG, Sept. 7 -- China is ahead of the world in the recycling of m]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/7/2009 1:25:08 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vinacomin Expects to Start Bauxite Production as Prices Rise]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Vinacomin090907.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Vinacomin Expects to Start Bauxite Production as Prices Rise&nbsp;  
Sep 07,2009 PM03:05&nbsp;  
]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/7/2009 1:23:54 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corus announces price increases for steel sections and plate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/announces090904.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Friday, 04 Sep 2009 
Corus announces that it will be increasing prices for sections by EUR 25 per ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/4/2009 6:45:56 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US steel import permits for August decline slightly]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/decline090904.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Friday, 04 Sep 2009 
Based on the Commerce Department&rsquo;s most recent Steel Import Monitoring ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/4/2009 6:44:00 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lead Prices Climb to 15-Month High on &#39;Panic&#39; Over China Supply]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Climb090904.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Lead Prices Climb to 15-Month High on &#39;Panic&#39; Over China Supply&nbsp;  
Sep 04,2009 AM11:0]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/3/2009 10:30:03 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Hunan Nonferrous Bought 5,000 T Antimony]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Nonferrous090904.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 04,2009 AM11:08&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Sept. 4 -- China&#39;s Hunan Nonferrous Metals (2626.HK) has ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/3/2009 10:28:08 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunan Nonferrous to Take over Canadian Antimony Miner]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/Nonferrous090904.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 03,2009 PM04:49&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, Sept. 3 -- Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed Hunan Nonferrous ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/3/2009 10:21:30 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Has Three Months of Cobalt Stocks - Jinchuan]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/China090904.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 03,2009 PM03:03&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Sept. 3 -- China has enough cobalt stocks for three months of]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/3/2009 10:20:15 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Says Supplies of Some Rare Earth Minerals Inadequate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China090904.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 03,2009 PM03:02&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Sept. 3 -- China said supplies of two minerals used in hybrid]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/3/2009 10:19:16 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Drops for a Third Day in Asia on Global Equity Decline]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper090904.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sep 03,2009 PM03:01&nbsp;  
SINGAPORE, Sept. 3 -- Copper declined for a third day in Asia as equit]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/3/2009 10:18:14 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ArcelorMittal SA to increase flat product prices in October]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/ArcelorMittal090901.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 01 Sep 2009 
Reuters reported that ArcelorMittal South Africa said on Monday that it woul]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/1/2009 7:40:08 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lakeside and USW granted intervenor status in Canada US Steel suit]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Lakeside090901.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 01 Sep 2009 
Reuters reported that Lakeside Steel was granted intervenor status in the Ca]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[9/1/2009 7:39:16 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese steel overcapacity reaches over 100 million tonnes - MIIT]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/overcapacity0907830.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ It is reported that Mr Zhu Hongren, the general engineer of Ministry of Industry and Information Te]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/30/2009 8:11:42 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China seeks a new iron ore negotiation mechanism]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China090830.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ China&#39;s steel industry signed a high profile price cut agreement with Australia&#39;s Fortescue]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/30/2009 8:09:29 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Downsizing deals - voestalpine abandons short working hours at Linz]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Downsizing090829.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Saturday, 29 Aug 2009 
voestalpine announced that further increase of capacity utilization in the ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/29/2009 7:34:05 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Production pruning - US Steel restarts Hamilton BF]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Production090829.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Saturday, 29 Aug 2009 
Bloomberg reported that US Steel Corp is restarting one of two Canadian bla]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/29/2009 7:32:49 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Union supports Lakeside Steel bid for Stelco]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/support090828.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Friday, 28 Aug 2009 
Canadian Press reported that United Steelworkers union is backing a bid by a ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/28/2009 7:36:14 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Excess steel supply could prevent recovery - Ternium CEO]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/steel090828.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Friday, 28 Aug 2009 
BNamericas quoted Mr Daniel Novegil CEO of Ternium as saying that he is worri]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/28/2009 7:34:57 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Hunan, Guangxi Check Lead Smelters]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Guangxi090826.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Aug 26,2009 PM04:45&nbsp;  
HONG KONG, Aug. 25 -- Hunan, the second-biggest producer of refined le]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/26/2009 6:11:31 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Copper Import Soars, But Unlikely to Last]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China_Copper090826 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Aug 26,2009 PM04:46&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Aug. 26 -- The amount of refined copper that China has import]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/26/2009 6:08:54 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Metal Firms Post Falling Performance in H1, Still Insist on Ore Acquisition]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China_metal090826.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Aug 26,2009 PM04:49&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Aug. 26 -- A total of 35 Chinese nonferrous metals firms list]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/26/2009 6:07:39 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese steel scrap prices rise WoW]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/ WoW090825.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 25 Aug 2009 
JMB reported that Japanese Steel Scrap Composite Price increased to JPY 22,3]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/25/2009 7:23:34 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rays of recover - US economy data mixed but stronger rebound seen]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/USeconomy 090825.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 25 Aug 2009 
Reuters reported that upbeat manufacturing data and weak labor market number]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/25/2009 7:22:11 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[IBS sees Brazilian steel consumption recovery in 2010]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/IBS090826.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 25 Aug 2009 
The Brazilian Steel Institute announced that Brazilian crude steel consumpti]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/25/2009 7:20:40 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FMG&#39;s China listing agenda seems no further forward]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/FMG090823.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ 2009-08-24 08:59 
 The Anglo-Australian Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) has not made any progress in ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/23/2009 6:44:42 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China H2 steel prices likely to fall on overcapacity, association]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal-1/overcapacity090823.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Steel prices in China started to plunge last week after rising for 17 straight weeks and such price]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/23/2009 6:40:34 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steel plate prices in Shanghai continue to go down]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_prices090822.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ t is reported that plate prices continue to go down amid the wholly sinking steel market in Shangha]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/22/2009 5:49:17 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shandong Steel might regroup with Rizhao Steel]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/regroup090822.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ It is reported that after 10 month dialogue, Shandong Steel will finally regroup Rizhao Steel after]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/22/2009 5:47:03 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian iron ore spot prices hit the wall]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Indian090821.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ The vagaries of Chinese Steel Industry are a colloquial topic but its whimsical pattern has left ma]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/21/2009 1:58:29 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China to probe complaints on steel subsidies in US]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/chinaus090821.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ It is reported that China, the world&rsquo;s largest steel consumer, will investigate complaints fr]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/21/2009 1:54:34 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese domestic steel price collapses likely to continue]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/domestic090820.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ It is reported that impacted by the iron ore talk and consecutive steel price drop, some small size]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/20/2009 1:01:08 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China sees 110pct growth in fixed asset investment in railway]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/asset090820.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ It is reported that China&rsquo;s Ministry of Railway released the main figures about the national ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/20/2009 12:59:46 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rebar prices in China likely to fall in September]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Rebar090818.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 19 Aug 2009 
According to expert in an interview &quot;I don&rsquo;t think rebar market]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/18/2009 10:45:42 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China HRC price to fluctuate downwards]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/HRC090818.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 19 Aug 2009 
It is reported that market price of HRC in Shanghai slumps again recently ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/18/2009 10:44:23 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Angang Steel to post Q3 profit on demand]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Steel 090818.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 19 Aug 2009 
Bloomberg reported that Angang Steel Co, China&rsquo;s second largest stee]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/18/2009 10:42:39 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[RUSAL considering production cuts on power concerns]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/RUSAL090817.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday , 18 Aug 2009 
 Russia&#39;s UC RUSAL, the world&#39;s largest aluminium producer, is cons]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/18/2009 1:06:28 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large Chinese steel makers should carry out regional merger - KPMG]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/kpmg090817.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ It is reported that the best way to strengthen China steel industry is to carry out the industrial ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/18/2009 1:02:14 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Armco Metals reports financial results for the Q2 of 2009]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Armco090816.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 16 Aug 2009 
China Armco Metals Inc a distributor of imported metal ore with plans to laun]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/16/2009 7:43:45 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workers protest Linzhou Steel takeover by Fengbao]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Fengbao090816.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 16 Aug 2009 
Xinhua reported that Chinese steel workers in a second mass protest against t]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/16/2009 7:41:27 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian steel production in July up by 28pct MoM]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Brazilian090816.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 16 Aug 2009 
It is reported that Brazil&#39;s steel production increased by 28.5% in July ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/16/2009 7:37:09 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU launches AD investigation of Chinese steel rope and cable]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/investigation090813.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 13 Aug 2009 
It is reported that the European Commission launched an investigation into ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/13/2009 6:13:41 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand Steel Tube yearly profit up by 16pct YoY]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Zealand090813.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 13 Aug 2009 
New Zealand based steel maker Steel and Tube Ltd reported a 16% rise in ful]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/13/2009 6:12:11 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baosteel raises prices for September shipment]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Baosteel090813.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 13 Aug 2009 
Baosteel has decided to raise its price of hot and cold rolled, hot-dip gal]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/13/2009 6:10:59 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[POSCO steel exports increases on higher Chinese demand]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/POSCO090814.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 13 Aug 2009 
Korea Times reported that rising demand from China is propping up strugglin]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/13/2009 6:09:03 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China to sharply increase investment in railway construction]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/investment090812 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  China plans to invest at least 700 billion yuan (102.49 billion U.S. dollars) per year in railway ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/11/2009 11:33:51 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron ore price negotiations - CISA under pressure]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/iron_ore090812.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ It is reported that China&#39;s top steel body came under mounting pressure to settle overdue iron ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/11/2009 11:31:23 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China ask EU for talks under first stage of World Trade]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/EU090812.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ It is reported that China asked the European Union for talks under the first stage of a World Trade]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/11/2009 11:30:03 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beijing silent on CISA demand on more powers to control steel sector]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/CISA090812.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ It is reported that the China Iron and Steel Association a 10 year old entity set up to link indust]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/11/2009 11:28:36 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China steel price roars up amid high output and stockpiles]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_price090810 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Chinese steel prices have rallied for a fifteenth week in a row amid massive overcapacity and surgi]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/9/2009 11:48:07 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Small and medium steel mills performing better]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_mills090810 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ It is reported that recently Q2 economic climate index has been released by National Bureau of Stat]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/9/2009 11:45:30 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China July iron ore stocks up 2.69 million tonnes over previous month]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/iron_ore090808.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ The iron ore stocks of 19 Chinese ports reached 73.29 million tonnes by the end of July, 2.69 milli]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/7/2009 8:11:56 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BHP Billiton says China iron-ore restocking over]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/BHP090807.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Chinese iron-ore stockpiles are receding to more normal levels, global-miner BHP Billiton said on W]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/6/2009 6:20:19 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[High steel prices in China amid overcapacity]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_price090807.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 06 Aug 2009 
Changjiang Daily reported that China steel price surge in recent months cou]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/6/2009 6:12:06 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wuhan Steel hikes September prices significantly]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/wuhan_steel090807.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 06 Aug 2009 
Chinese steel giant Wuhan Steel announces its latest EXW prices for some pr]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/6/2009 6:10:48 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan 5 major steel firms to increase crude steel output in Q2]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/steel_firms090804 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 04 Aug 2009 
JMB reported that production of crude steel at Japan&#39;s five major blast ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/3/2009 10:22:44 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Baosteel produces ultra thin DI steel]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Baosteel090803.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 02 Aug 2009 
It is reported that Chinese steel giant Baosteel cold rolling plant has latel]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/2/2009 6:55:50 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese crude steel output to top 500 million tonnes - CISA]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/crude_steel090803.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 02 Aug 2009 
Xinhua cited Mr Luo Bingsheng, vice chairman of China Iron and Steel Associat]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/2/2009 6:53:53 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global carbon steel price increases again in July - MEPS]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/manufacture/carbon_090801.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Friday, 31 Jul 2009 
UK based MEPS said that &quot;Major steelmakers in US have announced a series]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/31/2009 7:56:03 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[4 major Japanese steelmakers incur JPY 30 billion loss]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steelmakers090801.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Friday, 31 Jul 2009 
Kyodo News reported that Japan&rsquo;s four major steelmakers incurred group ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/31/2009 7:54:25 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazilian H1 flat steel sales down by 22.9pct YoY]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_sale090730.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Thursday, 30 Jul 2009 
According to Brazil&#39;s distributors&#39; association Inda, Brazilian fla]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/30/2009 7:10:03 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Coal Ouput up 8.7% in H1, Profit Growth Sharply Down]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Coal_Ouput090729.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 27,2009 PM01:35&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 27 -- China&#39;s coal production continued to ease in t]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/29/2009 6:34:14 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vale Resists China Price Cut Request on Demand Gain: Week Ahead]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Vale_Resists090729.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 27,2009 PM01:39&nbsp;  
SYDNEY, July 27 -- Vale SA, the world&#39;s biggest iron- ore producer]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/29/2009 6:32:56 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CSC to raise domestic price by 9.4pct]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/CSC090728.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 29 Jul 2009 
Reuters reported that China Steel Corporation plans to raise its domestic ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/28/2009 8:15:08 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hyundai Steel Q2 net profit down by 13pct YoY]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Hyundai_Steel090728.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 29 Jul 2009 
Hyundai Steel Co has reported a better than expected second quarter profit]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/28/2009 8:14:11 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Steel Philippines unveils USD 108 million CAPEX plan]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Global_Steel090728.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 29 Jul 2009 
Global Steel Philippines Inc said that it would invest about USD 108 milli]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/28/2009 8:13:10 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Steels Price Has Risen 14 Weeks]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Steels_Price090726.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 24,2009 PM01:38&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 24 -- Steels prices in China had kept climbing by 14 str]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/26/2009 7:27:31 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAPEX cuts -Usiminas suspends slab mill plans]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/CAPEX090725.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 26 Jul 2009 
Dow Jones recently reported that Brazilian flat steel maker Usinas Siderugica]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/26/2009 7:26:14 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BHP&#39;s Timing Right for Rio Iron Ore Venture, Perennial Says]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Rio_Iron090723 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 23,2009 PM04:52&nbsp;  
MELBOURNE, July 23 -- BHP Billiton Ltd., the world&#39;s biggest minin]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/23/2009 7:28:08 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Daily Steel Output 1.524 mln T Early July-CISA]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Daily_Steel090723.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 23,2009 PM02:53&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, July 23 -- China&#39;s daily crude steel production in early]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/23/2009 7:26:53 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spot Iron Ore to Trade Above Contract, Goldman Says]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Iron_Ore090722.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 22,2009 PM03:12&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 22 -- Cash prices for iron ore into China, the world&#39]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/22/2009 7:17:10 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global Crude Steel Output Rises 4.1% On Mo -Worldsteel]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Crude_Steel090722.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 22,2009 PM03:10&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 22 -- Global crude steel production dropped 16% on the y]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/22/2009 7:15:50 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Coal Demand and Output to Pick up in H2]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Coal_Demand090723.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 21,2009 PM04:39&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 21 -- China National Coal Association said China&#39;s c]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/22/2009 7:14:19 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Small Steel Mills in China Ramp up Production as Market Recovers - Reports]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Steel_Mills090723.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 21,2009 PM04:37&nbsp;  
TANGSHAN, July 21 -- Mr Zhang Xiaoning, deputy GM of Tangshan Grand Fa]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/22/2009 7:12:55 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talks on Iron Ore Rate Cuts Continuing]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Iron_ore090721.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 20,2009 PM03:21&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 20 -- Talks between China&#39;s steel industry and inter]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/20/2009 11:39:02 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Steel Over Capacity Need Structural Adjustment - MIIT]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/structural_adjustment090721.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Chinese Steel Over Capacity Need Structural Adjustment - MIIT&nbsp;  
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]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/20/2009 11:37:41 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chalco, Chinese Aluminum Stocks Rise on Outlook for Demand]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/aluminum_090718.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 17,2009 PM05:10&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 17 -- Aluminum Corp. of China Ltd. led gains among alumi]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/17/2009 6:18:28 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jiangxi Copper: Copper Ore Output to Grow in 2011]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/copper_ore090718.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 17,2009 PM02:08&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 17 -- Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd., the largest copper ore p]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/17/2009 6:15:15 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s FDI Falls 17.9% in H1]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China&#39;s_FDI090716.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 16,2009 PM03:21&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 16 -- China&#39;s used foreign direct investment (FDI) d]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/16/2009 7:38:08 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Copper Demand May Rise in October, Nippon Mining Says]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China_Copper090716.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 16,2009 PM02:14&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 16 -- China&#39;s copper demand may rebound starting Oct]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/16/2009 7:36:40 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shougang section steel mill output hits record high in June]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Shougang090715.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Wednesday, 15 Jul 2009 
Considering the hot weather, Shougang Section Steel Mill plans to further ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/15/2009 6:42:11 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Steels Prices to Keep Upward in H2, Analysts]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Steels_Prices090715.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 15,2009 PM04:15&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 15 -- Prices of steel products in China are expected to ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/15/2009 6:40:43 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shougang section steel mill output hits record high in June]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_mill090715.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Shougang section steel mill output hits record high in June 
Wednesday, 15 Jul 2009 
Considering ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/15/2009 6:35:50 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Widens Rio Iron Ore Probe; Australia Pushes for Talks]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China_Widens090715.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 15,2009 PM02:06&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 15 -- China widened a probe into the alleged theft of st]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/15/2009 6:33:20 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China May Allow Rio Iron Ore Price Talks to Lapse]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Rio_Iron_Ore090715.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 15,2009 PM02:04&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 15&nbsp; -- China, the largest buyer of iron ore, may al]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/15/2009 6:31:22 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[BaoSteel implements 100 day consolidation plan for Ningbo Steel]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Ningbo_Steel090713.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 14 Jul 2009 
According to the operation of Ningbo Iron &amp; Steel Co Ltd In June, the co]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/13/2009 8:51:46 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hebei Steel increases rebar and wire rod price]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Hebei_Steel090713.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 14 Jul 2009 
It is reported that recently, Hebei Iron &amp; Steel Group raised EXW price ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/13/2009 8:50:27 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Metallurgical Begins Afghan Copper Project]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Metallurgical090713.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 10,2009 PM04:40&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 10 -- A Chinese firm started work on a copper deposit in]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/12/2009 6:54:00 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Base Metals Prices at Risk from Chinese Import Slowdowns]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Base_Metals090712.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 10,2009 PM01:11&nbsp;  
RENO, July 10 -- Although industrial metals posted strong gains during]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/12/2009 6:47:15 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanghai Copper Down on Econ Outlook; LME Rebounds]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Shanghai_Copper090712.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 09,2009 PM03:51&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, July 9 -- Shanghai copper fell almost 1 percent on Thursday,]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/12/2009 6:45:43 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s New Bank Loans Exceed RMB 1.5 tln in June]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/New_Bank090712.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 09,2009 PM02:18&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 9 -- China&#39;s new yuan-denominated loans stood at 1.5]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/12/2009 6:39:21 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Rebounds as Longest Drop Since December Deemed Excessive]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper090712.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 09,2009 PM01:50&nbsp;  
LONDON, July 9&nbsp; -- Copper rebounded from the longest slump since ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/12/2009 6:34:20 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcoa Says China, U.S. Stimulus Plans May Revive Cash Flow]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/Alcoa090712.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 09,2009 PM01:48&nbsp;  
NEW YORK, July 9 -- Alcoa Inc., the largest U.S. aluminum producer, ex]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/12/2009 6:27:45 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Steel Makers Face Grave Situation, MIIT]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Steel_Makers090702.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 02,2009 PM01:33&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 2 -- Chinese steel makers are still confronted by a grav]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/2/2009 6:36:45 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Lowers Iron Ore Price Cut Demand-Reports]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/iron_ore090701.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 01,2009 PM02:06&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, July 1 -- China has softened its demands for a large iron or]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/2/2009 6:34:47 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Stainless Steel Output Expected to Top 10 mln t in 2009]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/stainless_steel090701.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 01,2009 AM11:04&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 1 -- China&#39;s crude and stainless steel output is exp]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/2/2009 6:33:43 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Steel Makers to Continue Price Talks Beyond Deadline: CISA]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Steel_Market090703.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jul 01,2009 AM10:57&nbsp;  
BEIJING, July 1 -- The annual iron ore price negotiations between the ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[7/2/2009 6:31:49 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese HR market to remain soft despite prices increase]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/HR_market090628.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 28 Jun 2009 
It is reported that since the beginning of June, the price of HRC has been on]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/28/2009 8:14:51 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salzgitter may post loss in 2009 - CEO]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Salzgitter090628.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 28 Jun 2009 
Reuters reported that German steel maker Salzgitter will have a hard time bre]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/28/2009 8:04:50 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[UNCTAD sees global steel demand to fall by upto 15pct in 2009]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/ steel_demand090628.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Sunday, 28 Jun 2009 
UN trade and development agency UNCTAD said that global steel demand will fal]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/28/2009 8:03:50 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Luoping Zinc Sets up Mining Subsidiary in Yunnan]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Zinc090627.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jun 26,2009 PM02:42&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, June 26 -- Shenzhen Stock Exchange-listed Luoping Zinc and E]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/28/2009 8:00:53 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Allows Shipbuilders to Use Vessels Under Construction as Mortgage]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/allow_shipbuilder090627.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jun 26,2009 PM02:43&nbsp;  
BEIJING, June 26 -- Chinese shipbuilders are now able to collateralize]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/26/2009 7:32:59 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hunan Province Steel Consumption to Rise by 50pct YoY]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_consumption090627.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jun 26,2009 PM02:45&nbsp;  
BEIJING, June 26 -- With a view to helping large enterprises cutting s]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/26/2009 7:31:28 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US finished steel imports in May down by 11pct]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_imports090626.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Friday, 26 Jun 2009 
Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, American Iron &amp; Steel Institute ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/25/2009 8:03:27 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Corus cutting 2,000 UK steel jobs]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Corus_cutting090625.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/25/2009 7:56:41 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Iron Ore Purchase Talks Won&#39;t End by June 30, CCTV Says]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/purchase_talk090624.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jun 24,2009 PM01:50&nbsp;  
BEIJING, June 24 -- Chinese steelmakers are unlikely to meet a June 30]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/24/2009 7:56:05 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Loans May Reach 6.5t Yuan in H1]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/manufacture/New_Loans090624.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ BEIJING, June 23 -- China&#39;s new yuan loans in the first 20 days in June exceeded that of the sa]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/24/2009 7:53:34 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Reliance on Iron Ore Imports Seen to Rise -Paper]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Reliance090624.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ SHANGHAI, June 23 -- China&#39;s reliance on imported iron ore is expected to rise to 70 percent th]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/24/2009 7:51:32 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Cuts, Ends Export Tariffs on Grain and Other Products to Boost Exports]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/China Cuts,.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jun 23,2009 AM10:31&nbsp;  
BEIJING, June 23 -- China will abolish export duties on some grains an]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/23/2009 1:24:18 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liuzhou Steel Achieves CNY 15 million Profits in May]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Liuzhou_Steel090623.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jun 22,2009 PM03:49&nbsp;  
LIUZHOU, June 22 -- Liuzhou Iron and Steel Co Ltd has achieved CNY 15 ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/23/2009 1:01:19 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open Die Steel Forgings Materials List]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal-1/materialsList.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   
  Carbon Steels  
 1005 1008 1010 1015 1018 1020 1026 1030 1035 1040 1042 1045 1050 1055 1117 ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/22/2009 7:15:54 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China State Shipbuilding Corporation, Baosteel, China Shipping Establish Shipbuilding JV]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Shipbuilding_Corporation090622.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jun 22,2009 AM10:21&nbsp;  
SHANGHAI, June 22 -- China State Shipbuilding Corporation, has jointly]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/21/2009 9:09:29 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China-driven commodities rally nearing end]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/ commodities_rally090622 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ SHANGHAI&mdash; China has been driving up commodities prices by stockpiling to prepare for global r]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/21/2009 9:07:26 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Steel Market Exhibiting Mixed Trends]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Steel_Market090619.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jun 18,2009 PM01:40&nbsp;  
BEIJING, June 18 -- It is reported that quite a few industry people re]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/18/2009 6:11:43 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Likely to Pour Another CNY 24 billion on Export Rebate]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Export_Rebate090618  .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jun 18,2009 PM01:35&nbsp;  
BEIJING, June 18 -- Chinese Ministry of Finance is likely to pour anot]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/18/2009 6:10:00 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanxi Based Steelmakers Ink Long Term Iron Ore Contracts]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Steelmaker090618.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jun 18,2009 PM01:33&nbsp;  
SHANXI, June 18 -- Sources from Shanxi Iron &amp; Steel Association an]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/18/2009 6:08:08 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Zinc Treatment Fees Rise on Concentrate Supply]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China_Zinc090617.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jun 17,2009 AM10:44&nbsp;  
HONG KONG, June 17 -- Chinese smelters receive for processing imported]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/17/2009 7:14:37 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian Govt to Impose Duty on Aluminum Imports for 2 Years]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Indian_Govt090617.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jun 16,2009 PM02:15&nbsp;  
RENO, NV, June 16 -- The central government of India is planning to im]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/17/2009 7:12:16 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shanghai Copper Falls for 4th Day, Data May Drag]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Shanghai_Copper090617.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Jun 16,2009 PM02:14&nbsp;  
SINGAPORE, June 16 -- Shanghai copper fell for a fourth day on Tuesday]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/17/2009 7:11:04 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hebei Steel Group is China largest steelmaker in April]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Steel_Group090616.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 16 Jun 2009 
Interfax-China reported that Northern China&#39;s Hebei Iron and Steel Group]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/15/2009 8:25:04 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China crude steel output in May rises to 11 month high]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/crude_steel090616.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Tuesday, 16 Jun 2009 
China&rsquo;s steel output rose to a 46.5 million tonne in May 2009 up by 7%]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/15/2009 8:23:13 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian domestic long product prices reaching 11 month low]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Indian090616.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Over the last few weeks, domestic prices of long products have continued their southward march and ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/15/2009 8:15:01 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US flat steel spot prices increase on buying spurt]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/US_flat090615.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 15 Jun 2009 
Platts reported that flat rolled spot steel pricing in the US got a lift as m]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/14/2009 11:46:52 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slowdown signs - EU-27 industrial production in April down by 0.9% MoM]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Slowdown_signs090615.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Monday, 15 Jun 2009 
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/9/2009 4:13:26 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Production pruning - Severstal to idle more US operations]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/production090608.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/7/2009 11:11:48 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[ArcelorMittal and Czech government settle old dispute]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/arcelorMittal090508.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/7/2009 11:09:21 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China fears disastrous steel oversupply]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_oversupply090508.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&n]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/7/2009 11:07:03 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steel prices in Europe continue southward march]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/europe_price090507.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/6/2009 8:55:04 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Auto Sales Expected to Blossom in April]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/manufacture/auto_sale090507.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/6/2009 8:50:11 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Zinc Futures Prices May Fall in The Short Term - Analysts]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Zinc_Futures_Prices090507 .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/6/2009 8:47:16 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[AISI warns of further slide in steel prices in US]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_price_slide090506.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Platts reported that Mr Dan DiMicco chairman, president &amp; CEO of Nucor said that the steel mark]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/6/2009 7:06:48 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metals and mining sectors faces tough year ahead - S&P]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Metals_and_mining090506.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/6/2009 7:01:14 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caspian CPC April oil exports fall by 2.9%]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/oil_exports090506.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/6/2009 6:58:54 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese analysts see steel demand recovery as temporary]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_demand090506.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/6/2009 6:55:32 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analyst doubts Severstal Warren sale]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Severstal_Warren090505.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/4/2009 6:29:35 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian TATA Steel may re bid for Liberian mine]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/tata_steel090505.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/4/2009 6:26:37 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Iron Ore Stocks Down Slightly on Week]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Iron_Ore_Stocks090505.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ May 05,2009 AM08:52&nbsp;  
BEIJING, May 5 -- Iron ore stocks at China&#39;s major ports slid marg]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/4/2009 6:23:33 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia&#39;s Q1 Century Zinc Mine Output Dips 1.8%]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Zinc_Mine090504.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/3/2009 6:18:20 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China, Japan Join Hands to Fight Crisis]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/manufacture/fight_crisis090504.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/3/2009 6:16:15 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EUROFER provides update on EU steel market]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal-1/EU_steel_market090504.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Sunday, 03 May 2009 
EUROFER recently said that while data of the first quarter of 2009 confirm t]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[5/3/2009 6:11:13 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[US finished steel imports in March down by 5%]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/manufacture/us_steel_import090430.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Thursday, 30 Apr 2009 
Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, American Iron &amp; Steel Institu]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/29/2009 11:00:31 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese steel use to go down by 5% - worldsteel]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Chinese_steel090429.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Wednesday, 29 Apr 2009 
Xinhua quoted the World Steel Association said China&#39;s apparent steel]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/29/2009 5:47:04 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Called to Suspend Stockpiling Nonferrous Metals in H1, Association Official]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Nonferrous_Metal090428.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Apr 28,2009 AM10:11&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Apr. 28 -- China should suspend reserving nonferrous metals ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/28/2009 12:10:09 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Korean shipbuilders to seek price revisions for plate imports]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/manufacture/price_revision090427.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Monday, 27 Apr 2009 
It is reported that there is a possibility that South Korea&#39;s major ship]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/27/2009 5:52:54 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stimulus plans - MIIT to launch supportive measures for steel industry]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_industry090427.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Monday, 27 Apr 2009 
Mr Jia Yinsong, NDRC official in a recent conference hosted by the Ministry ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/27/2009 5:48:44 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[AvtoVAZ and Magnitogorsk reach agreement over steel supply]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_supply090424.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Thursday, 23 Apr 2009 
Bloomberg reported that OAO AvtoVAZ, Russia&rsquo;s biggest carmaker, sign]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/23/2009 7:27:02 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steel mills see losses in March and market bleak remain]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_lose090423.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Thursday, 23 Apr 2009 
According to Mr Luo Binsheng vice president of China Iron &amp; Steel Asso]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/22/2009 11:18:34 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron ore price negotiations - Vale makes payments flexible]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Iron_ore_price090422.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Tuesday, 21 Apr 2009 
Companhia Vale do Rio Doce clarified that it is making its long term iron o]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/21/2009 7:33:56 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[March steel prices fall 25% in North China&#39;s Hebei province]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_price090421.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Tuesday, 21 Apr 2009 
It is reported that Prices for most steel varieties continue the downtrend ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/21/2009 1:32:15 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China to Reserve Aluminum, Copper, Zinc, Lead in 3 Years]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/state_reserves090420.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Apr 20,2009 AM09:41&nbsp;  
BEIJING, Apr. 20 -- China plans to purchase aluminum, copper, zinc an]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/19/2009 10:29:40 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indian iron ore exports up by 17% YoY in February]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/iron_ore_export090420.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Monday, 20 Apr 2009 
Reuters reported that India&#39;s February iron ore exports surged from a ye]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/19/2009 10:11:46 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[SSINA releases market data for January 2009]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/market_data090420.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Monday, 20 Apr 2009 
The Specialty Steel Industry of North America has released the first statist]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/19/2009 10:08:50 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukrainian mills slash domestic CR price]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Russian_steel090418.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Saturday, 18 Apr 2009 
It is reported that due to the domestic slack demand and declining global ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/17/2009 8:44:33 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steel inventories in US and Canada slides down in March]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Steel_inventories090418.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Saturday, 18 Apr 2009 
The latest Metals Activity Report from Metals Service Center Institute sho]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/17/2009 8:40:48 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recession reports - JFE Steel sees demand recovering in 3 to 5 years]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/demand_recovering090418.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ Saturday, 18 Apr 2009 
Bloomberg quoted Mr Hajime Bada president of JFE Steel Corporation as sayin]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/17/2009 8:38:46 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Mar Crude Steel Output 45.1 mln mt, Down 0.3% On Year]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_output.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ BEIJING, Apr. 17 -- China&#39;s crude-steel output in March declined 0.3% from a year earlier to 45]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/17/2009 3:59:26 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shipbuilding Steel Consumption Seen 13.3 million mt]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Steel_Consumption090417.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ BEIJING, Apr. 17 -- It is reported that financial crisis pushes global shipping market off to the i]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/17/2009 3:57:58 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Steel Export Impacted by Low Priced Overseas Cargos]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_export090417.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ BEIJING, Apr. 17 -- It is reported that Chinese steel products have lost their price competitive ed]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/17/2009 3:55:41 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Domestic Iron Ore Projects Under Pressure]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Iron_Ore090415.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  BEIJING, Apr. 15 -- Zou Jian, chairman of Metallurgical Mines Association of China, said that ore ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/15/2009 1:19:03 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Coal Import up 37.4% in March]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China_Coal_Import090414.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  BEIJING, Apr. 13 -- Figures from the General Administration of Customs showed that China imported ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/13/2009 7:23:19 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consumer Confidence Robust]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Consumer_Robust090414  .html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  BEIJING, Apr. 13 -- Chinese consumers appear more optimistic amid financial woes than their Wester]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/13/2009 7:19:54 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Foreign Reserves Hit $1.95 trillion at End of March]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Chinas_Foreign_Reserves.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ BEIJING, Apr. 13 -- China&#39;s foreign exchange reserves rose 16 percent year-on-year to 1.9537 tr]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/13/2009 7:16:01 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Economy on Track for Recovery]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/China_Economy090414.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  BEIJING, Apr. 14 -- The nation&#39;s economic growth is expected to sink to an 18-year-low in the ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/13/2009 7:10:56 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Domestic Car Sales Up 5% in March to Record 1.11 mln]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/car_sale090411.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  BEIJING, Apr. 10 -- Sales of domestically produced motor vehicles in China set a new record of 1.1]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/10/2009 8:26:46 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copper Jumps in Shanghai on Optimism Over Consumption]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Copper_Jumps090411.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  BEIJING, Apr. 10 -- Copper advanced in Shanghai on optimism Chinese government stimulus spending w]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/10/2009 7:52:21 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia Mines Minister Backs Strong China Links]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/minmetal090410.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Australia&#39;s Resources Minister Martin Ferguson backed stronger investment links with China on ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/9/2009 7:40:35 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China to Issue RMB 22 bln Long-term Treasury Bonds]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/manufacture/treasury_bonds090409.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  China&#39;s Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Wednesday it would issue this year&#39;s fifth batch of]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/8/2009 6:38:49 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Starts Trial of Foreign Trade Settlement in Yuan in 5 Cities]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/manufacture/foreign_trade090409.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  China&#39;s State Council, or Cabinet, announced a pilot program to allow exporters and importers ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/8/2009 6:33:20 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fortescue Expects 30% Cut in Contract Iron Ore Prices]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Contract_Iron_Ore_Prices090406.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Fortescue Metals Group Ltd., Australia&#39;s third-biggest iron ore exporter, expects contract pri]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/5/2009 10:45:08 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asia Steel-China Prices Flat as Inventory Falls Further]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_price090403.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Chinese spot steel prices showed signs of stabilising after steady falls in February and March, wi]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/2/2009 6:51:02 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Economy to Shrink 1.7% in 2009: World Bank]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/manufacture/world_economy090402.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  The World Bank&#39;s latest Global Economic Prospects report predicts the world economy will shrin]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/1/2009 6:29:23 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steel Export Rebate Rise Lessens Pressure on Steel Plants]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_export_rebate090402.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[    
  China raising export rebate rate of high-value-added steel products will lessen pressure of ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/1/2009 6:20:48 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia Approves China&#39;s Investment in FMG]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/metal090402.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  China&#39;s Hunan Valin Iron &amp; Steel Group&#39;s A$1.3 billion ($893 million) investment in Fo]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[4/1/2009 6:16:49 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China May Raise Export Rebate Rate of High-quality Steel Products to 13%]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/High_quality_Steel090331.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Market insiders in China expect export rebate rate of cold-rolled sheets, galvanized steel and all]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/30/2009 7:33:29 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steel Futures Surge in Heavy Turnover as Trading Debuts]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_future090330.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Shanghai&#39;s steel futures jumped on the first day of trading yesterday, as China, the world&#39]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/30/2009 12:13:12 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China&#39;s Jan.-Feb. Industrial Output Growth Slows to 5.2%]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/industrial_output090330.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  China&#39;s industrial output rose 5.2 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2009, with ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/29/2009 9:34:10 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan Aluminum Shipments May Decline to 23-Year Low]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Japan_aluminum090328.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Japan&rsquo;s shipments of aluminum rolled products are forecast to decrease 11 percent next fisca]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/27/2009 8:10:22 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia blocks China&#39;s purchase of mining company]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/minmetal090328.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[  Citing national security, Australia on Friday blocked one of several acquisitions China is seeking]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/27/2009 7:14:21 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Steel Futures Contract Joins Global Race]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel090327.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   China will join the race for a global steel benchmark with its first major steel futures contract]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/26/2009 9:00:58 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China to Raise Tax Rebates on Textile, Metal Exports]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/tax_rebate090326.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   China will raise the tax rebate rate on some textile, iron and steel, nonferrous metal, petrochem]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/25/2009 10:53:28 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iron Ore Pricing Delayed]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/ore_price090325.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   Negotiations on the annual benchmark prices for iron ore imports are not likely to conclude befor]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/25/2009 12:16:15 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steelmakers Feel the Price Pinch]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_product090324.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   Chinese steelmakers are headed for troubled times as steel products makers are finding it tough t]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/23/2009 11:45:18 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Export Tax Rebate Up 20% in First 2 Months]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/manufacture/tax_rebate090324.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   China&#39;s State Administration of Taxation (SAT) said Monday the actual export tax rebate in th]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/23/2009 6:58:54 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shipbuilding Stimulus Plan Made Public]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/manufacture/ship_building090323.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   China will extend the policy of giving a 17 percent subsidy on ship prices for domestic ocean-goi]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/22/2009 6:23:03 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review of Investments of Valin I/S and Angang in Australia Extended]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/iron_and_steel090323.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   After the review of CHALCO`s injection in Rio Tinto was extended, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (FM]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/22/2009 6:08:39 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Steelmakers Want Ore at &#39;07 Price Level]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/iron_steel_ore090322.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   China&#39;s steel industry is seeking a reduction in iron ore prices to levels seen two years ago]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/21/2009 5:52:18 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Steel Producers to See Gloomy Profit Due to Weary Demand and Production Surplus]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_plant090319.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   Chinese steel producers may see gloomy profit in 2009 because of weary demand and surplus of prod]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/18/2009 7:18:00 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Steel Futures to Benefit Steel Mills And Traders]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_future090319.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   China Securities Regulatory Commission (SCRC) approved Monday the launch of wire rod and rebar fu]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/18/2009 6:27:28 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Steel Prices May Rebound in May or June]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_090316.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   Steel prices on China&#39;s market dropped slightly this week (March 9-13th), the fifth week of t]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/15/2009 10:55:49 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China Steel Output Rebounds in Jan-Feb, Coal Up]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/crude_steel_090314.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   China&#39;s steel and coal output rose in the first two months of the year, with daily crude stee]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/13/2009 8:02:32 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peru says no plans for copper cartel with Chile]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/copper_090314.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   A top Peruvian mining official said on Thursday Peru had no plans to form a copper industry carte]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/13/2009 7:20:12 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Industry Protests Canadian Anti-dumping Decision]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/aluminum_09314.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   BEIJING, Mar. 13 -- The China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA) on Thursday expressed]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/13/2009 7:00:28 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Park-Ohio Reports Loss for 2008]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/forging_company0314.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   Company says sales rose slightly for the fourth quarter.  
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. on Mar 11 re]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/13/2009 6:31:24 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese Report on Cold Forging(2007 -2008)]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/Cold_Forging0308.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/8/2009 7:58:45 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alcoa Seeks to Sell Hungarian Plants]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/foging/alcoa0309.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   Alcoa&#39;s global downsizing program includes plans to sell two plants in Hungary, according to ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/8/2009 7:17:01 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[hard time of Höganäs AB and GKN]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/metal/steel_powder0309.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   Two of the world&rsquo;s largest steel powder makers had a hard time in the last quarter of 2008.]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/8/2009 5:58:40 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[China car sales outpace US for the first time]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/manufacture/car0305.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   Although Chinese car production slowed markedly in the last quarter of 2008, data released this w]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[3/5/2009 10:34:18 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forging Process]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/news/forging/foging-process.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   Forging technology occupies a very important place among all the manufacturing processes as it pr]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[2/26/2009 7:52:50 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bevel Pinion Shaft]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/shafts/bevel-pinion-shaft.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ 
 
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(ANSI,DIN,JIS,GB)  
  
 
 
  
 . ANSI/ASME FORGED FLANGES    
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Open-die Forging &nbsp;  
Material: 42CrMo4   
    
 1) Big size ,or ]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[6/18/2009 9:00:44 AM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forged Ring]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/ring/forged_rings_3.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   
 
     
         
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      Steel Shaft  
     
         
             
               
               Heat&nbs]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[8/28/2009 7:42:52 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[forged shaft]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/shaft/forging_shafts_100118.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[ 
 
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               Heat&nbs]]></description><pubDate><![CDATA[1/18/2010 5:54:19 PM]]></pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[shafts]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.steelforgings.org/shaft/forgedshaftssupply.html]]></link><description><![CDATA[   
   
 
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