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South Africa-based Richards Bay Coal Terminal exported 5.24 million mt of coal in September, up 5.7 percent year on year.

Former chairman of Ezz Steel, Ahmed Ezz has been sentenced to seven years on money laundering charges.

Japan's ferroalloy imports totaled 185,881 mt in August this year, increasing by 21.3 percent m-o-m and up 16.1 percent compared to August 2011.

The weekly Zepol report.

Rebar prices in the Italian domestic market have fallen further in the last seven days.

Italian wire rod offers are down by €10/mt week on week to €490/mt FOB. Over the past seven days inquiries from Algeria have increased slightly.

In the first eight months of the year South African imports of base metals and articles thereof rose by 24 percent y-o-y to 3.1 billion.

South Africa's Exxaro decided not to exercise its 30 percent buy-in option in Coal of Africa’s Makhado coking coal project.

Italian long steel producer Lucchini has received several orders for steel rails boosting its position in traditional markets as well as in new ones.