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OECD Steel Committee sees favourable outlook for steel demand: the global steel industry faces important challenges

21-May-2007

Driven by buoyant steel-intensive economic activity including construction and infrastructure building in many developing economies, global apparent consumption of steel has increased at an average pace of more than 7% per annum since 2002 to reach a record level of 1.113 billion tonnes last year.

Compensated Gross Ton (CGT) System - 2007

08-Nov-2006

The OECD Council Working Party on Shipbuilding, in association with the major shipbuilding associations, has released a revised and updated system to calculate compensated gross tons (cgt). The new cgt system came into force on 1 January 2007, and all cgt users are encouraged to use the new system from that date. A copy of the document and user guide describing the new cgt system can be downloaded from this site.

OECD Steel Committee sees market outlook bright but slower demand expected in 2007

08-Nov-2006

The global steel market is enjoying its fifth consecutive year of strong output and demand growth. The outlook for 2007 is expected to remain relatively bright, but a less vibrant world economy should slow demand and production growth, according to industry and government officials at the OECD’s Steel Committee meeting in Paris on 7-8 November 2006.

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