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Manila - Reuters: Chinese steel futures dropped for a third consecutive session on concerns that slower demand will persist next year.

Frankfurt - Commerzbank Research: Currently many stress factors.

Whyalla - Large scale steel plant shall have an annual capacity of 10 million tonnes.

New York - Business journal remarks that US tariffs fatten profits of domestic producers, while imports remain important.

Luxemburg - General Assembly elected CEO of Tata Steel Distribution Spain as head ot the European representation of steel stockholders, SSC and trade.

Leverkusen - Dr. C. L. Theodor Wuppermann has lead the family business for the past 17 years in the fifth generation.

Kolkata - Higher imports from free trade countries like Japan and  South Korea put pressure on domestic production.

Leon - Spanish steel network invests 130 million Euros, annual output of 520.000 tons expected.