Reuters reported that a trade union has demanded Japan's largest steelmaker, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation hike basic wages for the first time in 14 years and share the profits generated by the government's Abenomics stimulus policies.

the world's aluminum production reached 46.5 milli

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Spain’s output of crude steel in 2013 was up by 1.5% year-on-year, totaled at 13.8 million tons, but the figure is similar to the level back to 1997.

Ferro-alloys.com] National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) released 2013 iron & steel industry running report recently. According to the report, profit of steel industry was RMB 258.8 billion (USD43.1 billion) in 2013,

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