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 Sashunt Das, GSII president, said rehabilitation work on the hot mill plant was completed last April 25 and it will need four to five days to heat up.  The initial output of about 30,000 tons for May will be increased to between 80,000 to 90,000 tons by June.


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The technical committee of the Tariff and Related Matters (TRM) approved yesterday the new rates which is expected to get final approval from the Cabinet-level TRM before being signed by President Arroyo next week.


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"The resurrection of the steel giant will directly and indirectly provide thousands of good-paying jobs, income and livelihood to communities in Iligan City, Northern Mindanao and adjacent regions," Roxas said. 


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Global Steelworks sets start hot roll coil prod’n

April 27, 2005 - 12:00am

Iligan City – Global Steelworks International Inc. (GSII) announced yesterday that the hot strip mill plant has been fired up and will start production of hot roll coils starting May 2, with an estimated initial...

Business

Gov’t to raise tariff on some steel products

By Marianne V. Go | October 13, 2004 - 12:00am

President Arroyo is expected to sign next week an Executive Order (EO) raising the tariff rate on hot-rolled coils and cold-rolled coils to seven percent while maintaining the current three percent Most Favored Nation...

Business

NSC reopening to energize Mindanao economy — Roxas

October 10, 2004 - 12:00am

The reopening of the National Steel Corp. (NSC) will energize industries in Northern Mindanao and stimulate the economy of the whole of Mindanao, according to Sen. Mar Roxas, chairman of the Senate committees on...

Business

Iligan City gov’t agrees to recall, suspend tax levy on National Steel

By Lino Dela Cruz | September 4, 2004 - 12:00am

Iligan City – The city government here has agreed to recall and suspend the tax levy it imposed last month on National Steel Corp. (NSC). This, after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently ruled...

Business

Hike in prices of canned food products feared

By Rocel Felix | July 26, 2004 - 12:00am

Prices of processed canned meat and fish products could cost almost twice their current retail level if the government pursues plans to raise tariffs on imported steel products like tinplates and impose more stringent...

Business

NSC urged to hike steel production to ease supply shortage

By Marianne V. Go | April 25, 2004 - 12:00am

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is urging Global Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (GIHL), the new owners of the National Steel Corp. (NSC) plant in Iligan, to step up production to help alleviate the current...

Business