Archive for July, 2010
Corus and carbon credits
Corus has confirmed that unused carbon credits will form part of any deal struck on the sale of its Teesside Cast Products plant; a recent report says the company had one of the highest surpluses of carbon allowances in Europe. The steel maker was among three EU companies left with the most unused carbon credits [...]
Posted: July 22nd, 2010 under Steel, Steel Comment.
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Corus to take on 154 new workers
Steel firm Corus is to take on 154 new workers in South Yorkshire, and resume apprentice and graduate recruitment, it has been announced.
The latest plans will bring the number of new workers hired by the firm to more than 300 since March, with the Speciality Steels division recruiting trainees for the first time since the [...]
Posted: July 22nd, 2010 under Manufacturing News, Steel, Steel News.
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Could rising ore prices halt recovery?
Came across this interesting article on the BBC website today
By Tim Bowler Business reporter, BBC World Service
Are the world’s iron ore mining companies putting the world recovery in jeopardy, by forcing up prices?
Iron ore is a key component in the manufacture of steel, and is used in construction and heavy [...]
Posted: July 5th, 2010 under Steel, Steel Comment, Steel International, Steel Prices.
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