steel-makers

China has found a group of stainless steel makers, they are competitive both in production technology and equipment level.

Chinese steel makers, the chief negotiators, have continued to press for deeper discounts.

At home, CISA is working to clamp down on import licenses allotted to Chinese steel makers to make sure they toe CISA's line.

' China's largest steel makers are state-owned enterprises, so information about them could, theoretically, be considered a state secret.

And he may be about to create one of the largest steel makers in the world.

The agreement could be in place as early as the end of the year, according to miners and steel makers involved in crafting the deal.

In effect, non-American steel makers will have to cut costs, cut jobs, if they want to sell as much to America.

As the largest Japanese steelmaker, Nippon Steel traditionally represents other Japanese steel makers in iron ore negotiations.

The company and Chinese steel makers are in the midst of drawn-out iron ore price talks.

Furthermore, in the last few years, steel makers have become more flexible in regulating their output levels.

While still in a position of pricing power, steel makers are concerned that over time, their high prices will affect sales.

Still U. S. steel makers aren't expected to immediately begin rehiring, as inventory levels need to be reduced.

An incomplete tabulation suggests that the winners will include steel makers, Korean automakers, and used car owners.

U. S. steel makers argue that dumping by the biggest steel-producing countries would resume if the duties are lifted.

Scores of Chinese steel makers have resumed production in the hope that it will lead to a sustained recovery in steel prices.

Robert Byrd, that essentially gave the trade duties collected from violators directly to the domestic steel makers.

Chinese steel makers have agreed to pay record prices for iron ore from the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia.

The indictment also alleges the four used 'improper' means to obtain Chinese commercial secrets from steel makers.

Should the price of hot-rolled steel fall to less than $650 a metric ton, the industry could see weaker steel makers fail.

But steel makers signaled cautious optimism that there is enough demand to support price increases in some parts of the world.

The higher steel costs will flow onto increased prices for cars, construction girders and white goods, steel makers said.

Chinese steel makers agreed to a 71% price increase earlier this year with Brazilian mining giant Vale.

In the Rust Belt, steel makers are building new mills to meet the demand for pipes needed to tap shale discoveries.

Chinese stainless steel makers will restructure for higher concentration.

Some analysts say steel makers are buying at the top of the commodity cycle and overpaying as a result.

That means steel makers are likely to keep a tight rein on production for fear of sending prices even lower.

That approach is a hard sell to steel makers, which are reluctant to share manufacturing processes with rivals. B.

EACH year the world's big steel makers and the big suppliers of iron ore get together to fix a benchmark price for the commodity.

Generally, all miners and steel makers adopt the outcome from those annual negotiations.

In the past, when miners and steel makers met to discuss annual contract prices, they had no outside information about the market.

The data may be useful to both the pipeline constructors and steel makers.

Not all steel makers agree that the industry is headed toward excess supply.

Another scenario is that the steel makers absorb the extra cost of buying their main raw material.

One banker in the deal says all steel makers are now asking themselves what they should do next.

The world's steel makers are increasing output despite softer demand, pushing down prices.

By the time both sides settle, probably in April, steel makers could pay $70-$75 a metric ton for iron ore.

In the past month, steel makers and miners have announced major investments in Brazil's fast-growing economy.

Other steel makers have idled plants but stopped short of closing them.

Iron ore prices have surged for six years, raising costs for steel makers.

Chinese steel makers are resisting the spot price because of the huge spread, but may have little choice.

Chinahas been encouraging state-owned steel makers to invest in overseas resources to cut their dependence on the three miners.

Steel makers striving for unified price.

The joint venture proposal would promote monopoly pricing of iron ore and have a grave impact on China's steel makers, said analysts.

Chinese steel makers and miners remain deadlocked about a benchmark deal for 2009-10.

But time and again, analysts say, China's own steel makers, desperate for iron ore, buy it anyway.

Demand from steel makers in China spurred an almost threefold jump in iron ore prices since 2008, driving a surge in producers' valuations.

As a result, steel makers are taking steps to cut their costs.

The result is that China's steel makers have this year become more dependent on imports, not less.

The nation's steel makers, which account for 43 per cent of global imports of iron ore, tried to set prices after a record increase in 2005.

The story is much the same in Europe and elsewhere as steel makers seek to firm up prices, which have fallen by 50% or more since last year.

According to Mr Chiang, steel makers can no longer simply produce steel;

Steel makers warned of threat from Chinese exports