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Essar Steel Commissions Phase I of Pellet Plant

10 April 2012 - Essar Steel has commissioned a 6 million tonnes-per-annum (MTPA) pellet making facility in Odisha. This is the first phase of the 12-MTPA pellet plant to be commissioned by 2013.

Severstal Projects Approved to Receive Financing under Kyoto Protocol

10 April 2012 - The Ministry of Economic Development has approved several of ОАО Severstal’s environmental projects to receive financing under the Kyoto Protocol.

ITC to Conduct Sunset Review of Corrosion-Resistant Carbon Steel Products

10 April 2012 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has voted to conduct full five-year (sunset) reviews concerning the countervailing duty order on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Korea and the antidumping duty orders on such products from Germany and Korea.

Metinvest Prepares to Launch PCI at Ilyich Steel

10 April 2012 - Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol is close to finishing the construction and erection works and installation of the power system to support the PCI (pulverized coal injection) plant. In early May, the company plans to test the facility, and in July, process tests with injection of the fuel in blast furnaces are scheduled.

Posco Partners to Establish Material Engineering Department at Ethiopian University

10 April 2012 - Posco has partnered with Postech and RIST to establish a New Material Engineering major at the Adama Science and Technology University in Ethiopia.

Tenova Acquires South Korean Producer of Furnaces, Process Lines for Automotive Components

09 April 2012 - Tenova has acquired Envita Co. Ltd., South Korea, a supplier of industrial furnaces, processing lines and heat treatment furnaces for automotive industry components.

Siemens Develops New Sublance for LD Converters

09 April 2012 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies offers LD (BOF) steel works operators the Simetal Sublance 2.0, a new lance system for temperature and oxygen measurement, sample-taking, and bath level detection.

Mechel Receives Russia-Korea Business Award

09 April 2012 - Mechel recently won the Russia-Korea Business Awards’ Best Corporation nomination at a ceremony in Seoul. The company has strong partnership ties with major South Korean companies such as Posco and Hyundai Steel.

Tata Steel Partners to Provide Mid-day Meal, Education to Underprivileged School Children

09 April 2012 - Tata Steel has partnered with the Government of Jharkhand and Iskcon Food Relief Foundation to roll out a mid-day meal program for underprivileged school-going children in East Singhbhum districts of Jharkhand, Seraikella, and Kharsawan.

Baosteel Wins Approval for High-Grade Oriented Silicon Steel Production Technology

09 April 2012 - Baosteel's "low-temperature high magnetic induction oriented silicon steel manufacturing technology development and industry" successfully passed expert appraisal. The appraisal meeting was organized by the China Steel Association.

SMS Siemag to Supply New Converter Vessel for ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe

06 April 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has contracted SMS Siemag to supply a new converter vessel for its works in Duisburg-Bruckhausen, Germany.

SunCoke Energy Reports First Quarter Production

06 April 2012 - SunCoke Energy, Inc. reported preliminary first quarter 2012 U.S. coke production of 1,072 thousand tons, an estimated increase of 211,000 tons, or 25%, compared to the same period in 2011. Its total U.S. coke-making capacity utilization was 100% in first quarter 2012 versus 95% a year ago.

Severstal Increases Rolled-Metal Deliveries to International Automakers

06 April 2012 - Severstal has stepped up deliveries of rolled metal products for international automakers that assemble their cars in Russia. The Cherepovets Steel Mill intends to more than double automobile body sheet deliveries as compared to 2011.

Tata Steel Names New Chief Technical Officer for Europe

06 April 2012 - Tata Steel announced that Hans Fischer will be joining its European operations as Chief Technical Officer from July 1, 2012.

Schnitzer Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results

06 April 2012 - Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. reported diluted earnings per share from continuing operations of $0.35 for its fiscal 2012 second quarter ended February 29, 2012, compared to $0.25 in the first quarter of fiscal 2012.

Guangzhou JFE Steel Sheet Starts up 2nd Continuous Galvanizing Line

05 April 2012 - Guangzhou JFE Steel Sheet Co., Ltd. has begun operating a second 400,000-tonne/year continuous galvanizing line, part of an integrated production system encompassing cold rolling, continuous annealing, and two hot-dip galvanizing lines.

Metinvest to Increase Investments in Krivoy Rog

05 April 2012 - Metinvest Group and the municipality of Krivoy Rog signed an agreement to jointly solve key social issues. The volume of investments in 2012 will comprise nearly UAH 40 million, almost double that of 2011.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Cuts Annual Solid Emissions by 40%

05 April 2012 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava cut its emissions of solid pollutants by 40% over the past year, releasing 669 tonnes of dust particles into the air in 2011. A program of environmental investments worth close to three quarters of a billion Czech crowns was started this year that will cut sulfur dioxide emissions from its coking and steel plants.

Finished Steel Imports up 13% in March

05 April 2012 - The U.S. imported a total of 3,144,000 net tons of steel in March, up 22% from February final data, according to the latest report from AISI. Finished steel imports were up 21% over the same period.

Severstal NA, UAW Reach Tentative Agreement on New Labor Agreement

04 April 2012 - Severstal North America and United Auto Workers (UAW) Local 600 have reached a tentative agreement on a new five-year labor pact. The company expects ratification of the agreement to be completed shortly.

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