October 2001 Rising imports challenge Taiwanese stainless prices Increasing competition from European mills could exacerbate the slump in East Asian stainless prices, which are already suffering from slow demand. 26 October 2001 Mixed bag for US stainless mills in 201 case While members of the US stainless steel industry are pleased with the International Trade Commission's Section 201 ruling that imports seriously injured domestic producers of long products, a negative vote on stainless cut plate could lead to the filing of additional anti-dumping cases. 26 October 2001 Prices for noble alloys still decreasing Noble alloy prices in the USA continue to fall in late October as traders and producers attempt to offload material to buyers already replete with stocks, observers said. 25 October 2001 Stainless slump forces four-week closure at ALZ Belgian stainless producer ALZ will shut down for a total of four weeks in November and December due to poor prices and demand. 25 October 2001 Hillside and Bayside strike blocked The strikes planned today for BHP Billiton's Hillside and Bayside aluminium smelters in South Africa have not started, after the company yesterday obtained an interim injunction against the planned protest. 25 October 2001 Shanghai Krupp Stainless starts trial production Trial production has started at Shanghai Krupp Stainless (SKS), the Sino-German joint venture between the Baosteel Group's Shanghai Pudong Iron & Steel and Krupp Thyssen Stainless. 25 October 2001 Usinor calls AK Steel lawsuit 'retaliatory' Usinor has attacked a lawsuit filed by AK Steel last week, claiming that AK actually intends to delay a preceding lawsuit by Usinor filed in the US. 24 October 2001 ALZ to close for four weeks as prices slump European stainless flats producer ALZ will shutdown for a total of four weeks in November and December due to poor prices and demand, executives told MB.com. 24 October 2001 Vizag holds tender to buy FeMn India's Vizag Steel has issued a tender to buy medium carbon ferro-manganese with a minimum manganese content of 74% and a maximum carbon content of 1.5%. 24 October 2001 Elkem weathers market downturn Elkem's product shipments in the third quarter were affected by the economic slowdown, but its financial results were supported by cost reductions and production cutbacks. 24 October 2001 « 1 2 3 4 5 … »
