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Chinese cities put tax heat on steel mills

Cash-strapped authorities demand up to two years of advance payments

ArcelorMittal workers protest in Namur, Belgium ©EPA From WORLD Jan 29, 2013

Clashes mar ArcelorMittal jobs protest

Police officers injured in scuffles in Belgium

Jan 29, 2013

Posco sees tough year for steel industry

Korean group’s fourth-quarter earnings drop 33%

From INDUSTRIAL GOODS Jan 14, 2013

Saint-Gobain sells US unit for $1.7bn

Luxembourg-based Ardagh to buy Verallia North America

Jan 13, 2013

US home building drives up lumber prices

Price of sawn timber at highest since mid-2005 at $400

Jan 9, 2013

ArcelorMittal to raise $3.5bn

Proceeds from bond issue and share offering will pay down debt

Jan 8, 2013

Alcoa forecasts boost in aluminium demand

Metal producer expects global figure to increase 7% this year

From LEX Jan 8, 2013

Monsanto: lords of the harvest?

Despite astonishing numbers, there are clouds on the seed specialist’s horizon

Jan 8, 2013

Monsanto earnings balloon 170%

Agricultural products company sees Latin America growth

Arcelor Steel ©Reuters From LEX Jan 2, 2013

Posco/China Steel – steel-away

Latest deal will do little to solve the industry’s weaknesses

From ENERGY Jan 2, 2013

Posco-led group secures Canada mine stake

Asian steelmakers seek greater control over raw materials

From MARKETS Dec 28, 2012

Iron ore prices climb 60% in four months

Rally prompts Fortescue to resume A$9bn expansion plan

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 26, 2012

Steel producers face test of survival

Subdued demand and weak prices expected in 2013

Dec 26, 2012

Heady steel growth consigned to past

Average price likely to increase by just 2.3% over coming year

From COMMENT Dec 26, 2012

Tata – a big dent from European steel

Little has gone to plan since the $13bn purchase of Corus

Dec 21, 2012

Mittal and Vale take $8.5bn battering

Weak European demand hits metal groups

From TRANSPORT Dec 20, 2012

D Bahn sues ThyssenKrupp over price fixing

Scandal threatens to pile financial damage on German steel group

Dec 18, 2012

Greek industry looks beyond the crisis

Survival is the name of the game for industrial group Mytilineos

From MARKETS Dec 17, 2012

Processing capacity grinds cocoa industry

Rush to build facilities has led to weak margins and volatile prices

From ENERGY Dec 14, 2012

Norilsk to pay chief $100m to quit

Investors agree deal on Strzhalkovsky package

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