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TMK Ipsco Commissions 2nd Thread Line in Brookfield
07 March 2011 - TMK Ipsco’s premium pipe threading facility in Brookfield, Ohio, begins a two-week commissioning phase for its second thread line.
Sumitomo Metals Receives Okochi Memorial Prize for Development of Blast Furnace Technologies
07 March 2011 - Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. has received the 57th Okochi Memorial Foundation Production Prize for its “development of technologies that extend the campaign life of blast furnaces.”
Tenova to Install First Zero Effluent Pickling Line in Uganda
07 March 2011 - Tenova Strip Processing receives contract from Roofing Mills Ltd to design and supply a zero-effluent push-pull type pickling line.
Japan-Korea Partnership to Invest in Brazilian Niobium Producer CBMM
07 March 2011 - A Japanese-Korean partnership (JFE, Nippon, Sojitz, JOGMEC, Posco and NBS) have entered into an agreement acquire a 15% stake in the Brazilian niobium company Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração.
AK Tube Plants Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance
04 March 2011 - AK Tube’s Columbus, Ind., and Walbridge, Ohio, plants have been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, International.
Stainless, Specialty Imports Continue to Climb through YTD November 2010
04 March 2011 - Total stainless imports reached 598,182 tons in YTD November 2010, a 71.7% increase compared to the comparable year-ago period, according to the latest report from SSINA. Total specialty steel imports reached 763,015 tons through the same period, a 72.5% increase compared to the comparable year-ago period.
MMK Reports 2010 Investments in Environmental and Safety Improvement
04 March 2011 - Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) posts the 2010 results of its Environmental Program, including the investment of more than 2.2 billion rubles for 35 special environmental and safety projects.
Siemens to Supply Drives, Automation Systems for Handan Heavy-Section Mill
04 March 2011 - Siemens Ltd. China to supply drive and automation systems for a new rolling mill for rails and heavy sections at Handan Iron & Steel under a contract recently awarded by Hebei Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd.
AK Steel Announces April 2011 Surcharges
04 March 2011 - AK Steel says it will add a $400 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in April 2011.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Racks up Savings with Smart Energy Efficiency Program
04 March 2011 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is reporting impressive results for the energy efficiency program it launched last year to further reduce energy costs at all of its production locations.
TMK IPSCO Facility in Brookfield, Ohio, Commissions Second Thread Line
04 March 2011 - This week, TMK IPSCO’s Premium pipe threading facility in Brookfield, Ohio, began a two-week commissioning phase for its second thread line, which will allow the facility to thread more and larger pipe to meet the expanding demand in the oil and gas industry.
Siemens to Supply Medium-Section Mill to IDÇ
03 March 2011 - İzmir Demir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş. has placed an order with Siemens for a new 400,000 tonnes/year medium-section mill.
ArcelorMittal to Invest in G Steel
03 March 2011 - ArcelorMittal has signed agreements to invest new capital resulting in a shareholding of 40% in G Steel Public Company Limited of Thailand.
Steel Import Permits Down 13% in February
03 March 2011 - Steel import applications reached a total of 1,815,000 net tons net tons for the month of February, a 13% decrease from the 2,081,000 permit tons recorded in January according to the latest report from AISI.
Don B. Daily Memorial Fund to Promote Steel Industry Safety and Health
03 March 2011 - SMA and the AIST Foundation are partnering to commemorate the life and industry service of Don B. Daily by establishing the Don B. Daily Memorial Fund to promote a safe workplace for the steel manufacturing industry and to increase the number of students studying health and safety awareness in manufacturing.
Renco to Buy Severstal’s Warren, Wheeling and Sparrows Point facilities
03 March 2011 - The Renco Group signed a definitive agreement to purchase Severstal North America operations at Warren, Ohio, Wheeling, W.Va., and Sparrows Point, Md.
ThyssenKrupp Continues to Negotiate Sale of Metal Forming to Gestamp
02 March 2011 - ThyssenKrupp has decided to negotiate exclusively with Gestamp Automoción S.L., Spain, on the sale of the company’s Metal Forming group.
SMS Siemag to Supply Submerged Arc Furnaces for Erdos Junzheng
02 March 2011 - Erdos Junzheng Energy & Chemical Industry has awarded a contract to SMS Siemag to supply four submerged arc furnaces for the production of calcium carbide.
Tata Steel Raises Prices for Scunthorpe Wire Rod
02 March 2011 - Tata Steel is increasing transaction prices for April deliveries in the UK of wire rod produced at its Scunthorpe Rod Mill by a minimum of £125. Some grades will increase by as much as £150 per tonne.
Shale-Inland Acquires Main Steel Polishing
02 March 2011 - Shale-Inland CEO and Chairman of the Board, Craig T. Bouchard, announced Shale-Inland's acquisition of 100% of the stock of Main Steel Polishing Co., Inc.
