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U.S. Steel To Shut Down Alabama Blast Furnace, Finishing Operations
17 August 2015 - United States Steel Corp. intends to shut down -- permanently -- the blast furnace and halt most of the finishing operations at its Fairfield Works in Alabama on account of the new electric arc furnace being installed there, the Pittsburgh-based company has announced.
Report: Indian Steelmaker Bidding On U.S. Steel Canada
13 August 2015 - India's Essar Steel Holdings is looking to acquire U.S. Steel Canada's operations, which are under creditor protection, according to a report in The Hamilton Spectator newspaper.
Danieli Revamps Rolling Stands At German Strip Mill
12 August 2015 - Danieli Transmissions has completed upgrades to a ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe mill in Germany, the company has announced.
U.S. Producers Seeking Trade Measures Against Hot Rolled Steel Imports
12 August 2015 - Six U.S. steelmakers have filed petitions for trade action against imports of hot rolled flat products, the producers have announced.
Primetals Selected To Upgrade Slovenian Steelworks
11 August 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order for a 95-metric-ton AOD converter and de-dusting system, the company has announced.
SAIL Awards Contract For New Strip Mill
07 August 2015 - A consortium that includes Primetals Technologies Ltd. has won a contract to build a large hot rolled strip mill in India, Primetals has announced.
Danieli to Supply Extream Cooling System for Nucor Tuscaloosa's Steckel Mill
16 July 2015 - A one-of-a-kind Exstream cooling system will be installed by Danieli at Nucor Tuscaloosa Steckel mill in Alabama.
Albion Steel Looks to Build First New UK Carbon Steelmaking Plant in 40 Years
15 July 2015 - According to Kallanish Commodities, a A new UK company, Albion Steel Limited (ASL), says that it intends to build the first carbon steel plant in the country for forty years.
ArcelorMittal Launches New Generation of Wider Sheet Piles
13 July 2015 - ArcelorMittal has announced the launch of a new range of wider sheet pile sheet pile line: AZ®20-800 and AZ 25-800.
ArcelorMittal Produces First AHSS at Vega do Sul Plant in Brazil
26 June 2015 - As reported by Automotive Business, ArcelorMittal has produced its first coil of advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) at its Vega do Sul flat steel rolling mill in Southern Brazil.
Most of U. S. Steel's Irvin Employees Back to Work at West Mifflin Plant
19 June 2015 - According to a report by the Pittsburgh Business Times, United States Steel Corporation's Irvin plant in West Mifflin is nearly fully staffed.
Salzgitter AG Closes HSP Hoesch Spundwand un Profil GmbH
17 June 2015 - The Executive Board of Salzgitter AG took the decision in its meeting on 16 June 2015 to close down the operations of HSP Hoesch Spundwand und Profil GmbH (HSP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Salzgitter AG.
Fives’ New High-Flux Magnetic Induction Technology
25 May 2015 - Fives, a global industrial engineering group that designs and supplies process technologies to various industries, has developed a new generation of reheating furnace inductors with reduced operational costs and minimized NOx emissions.
Europe's Largest Motors and Drives Package Powers Tata Steel Reversing Rougher
18 May 2015 - Two of Europe’s largest synchronous motors, along with the highest power-rated medium voltage (MV) drives ever used in a reversing roughing mill, have been commissioned by ABB at Tata Steel’s Port Talbot hot strip mill in South Wales.
ArcelorMittal Launches S390 EK, a Green, Cost-Effective Solution for Silos and Tanks
06 May 2015 - ArcelorMittal has launched its new high-strength steel grade S390 EK, an innovative, competitive and environmentally friendly solution for the manufacture of silos and tanks. Unlike any other product currently on the market, S390 EK includes two-side enamelling to avoid fish-scaling, thus eliminating the need for specific surface treatments or doped ground enamel, while demonstrating high mechanical properties after enamel firing to withstand load pressure in the silo.
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies Develops Leak-Tight Radial Shaft Seal for Roller Bearings in Steel Plants
04 May 2015 - Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies' unique solution to the roller bearing challenges found in steel plants – the Merkel Radiamatic RPM 41 radial shaft seal – will be on display at AISTech, Steel's Premier Technology Event in Cleveland, Ohio, May 4–6.
AIC Successfully Completes a Notable Revamping Project in Acindar, Arcelor Mittal Group
29 April 2015 - AIC has successfully accomplished a main revamping project in Acindar, part of Arcelor Mittal group, at Tren Bonelli in San Nicolas - Argentina, during the main shutdown in last February.
Mark Bula of Big River Steel Addresses Association of Women in the Metal Industries
24 April 2015 - The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries (AWMI) held an industry dinner on Thursday, 23 April 2015. Mark Bula, chief commercial officer for Big River Steel, was the keynote speaker.
SSAB Is Launching Strenx, a New Brand for High-Strength Steels
21 April 2015 - SSAB is launching Strenx, a new high-strength structural steel product brand, which offers the most extensive portfolio of high-strength steels on the market. This will open up new competitive possibilities for customers to make stronger, lighter and more sustainable products.
ArcelorMittal Steel in the Largest Oil Discovery of Recent Years
20 April 2015 - ArcelorMittal will supply some 15,000 tonnes of clad plate to aid one of the largest and toughest oil projects of the last 30 years.
