Steel News

Quad Infotech Implements [QMOS] MES system at Gerdau Ameristeel Sayreville

21 April 2011 - Quad Infotech has completed the implementation of its [QMOS] MES system at Gerdau Ameristeel’s Sayreville facility for seamless coordination of its steelmaking and rolling operations throughout the entire operation.

Tata Steel, Rio Tinto Sign Agreement on HIsarna

21 April 2011 - Tata Steel and Rio Tinto have signed a licensing agreement further supporting technological and commercial development of the HIsarna™ direct iron smelting process.

Essar Steel Reports Highest Monthly Production of Crude Steel in March

21 April 2011 - Essar steel announced its highest-ever monthly crude steel production of 380,000 tonnes in March 2011, a growth of 24.04% over the same period a year ago.

SMS Siemag Commissions New Meltshop in Russia

21 April 2011 - SMS Siemag has successfully commissioned a new EAF meltshop for ChelPipe Group, a Russian producer of pipe products.

U.S., Canadian Metals Shipments Hold Steady in March

20 April 2011 - March shipments of steel and aluminum products from U.S. and Canadian metals service centers showed continued steady growth from the previous year, according to MSCI’s latest Metals Activity Report.

Outokumpu to Supply Stainless Steel for New Myllysilta Bridge in Turku

20 April 2011 - Outokumpu will supply duplex stainless steel for cladding on the new Myllysilta Bridge that is to be constructed in Turku, Finland.

worldsteel Announces new Director General

20 April 2011 - The worldsteel Board of Directors has formally approved the appointment of Edwin Basson as Director General of the World Steel Association, effective from August 2011.

Ruukki to Supply Steel Frame, Envelope Structures for Shopping Center in Finland

20 April 2011 - Rautaruukki will design, manufacture and install the steel frame and envelope structures for the Tervaskangas shopping center in Kouvola, Finland.

JFE Steel to Supply 13% Chrome Line Pipe for In Salah Gas Development

20 April 2011 - JFE Steel Corp. has been awarded orders to supply line pipe for four new gas fields at the In Salah Gas Southern Fields Development Project in Algeria.

Steel Dynamics Reports Significantly Stronger First Quarter 2011 Results

19 April 2011 - Steel Dynamics reported first quarter net income of $106 million on net sales of $2.0 billion.

Timken Increasing Capacity Across its Steel Plants

19 April 2011 - The Timken Company announced it will increase its annual steelmaking capacity by 120,000 tons across its steel manufacturing facilities in Canton, Ohio.

February Steel Shipments Down 7.5% from January

19 April 2011 - U.S. steel mills shipped 6,967,481 net tons for the month of February 2011, a 7.5% decrease from the 7,528,655 net tons shipped in the previous month, according to the latest report from AISI.

worldsteel Presents Short Range Outlook

19 April 2011 - The World Steel Association is forecasting that apparent steel use will increase by 5.9% to 1,359 million tonnes in 2011, and by 6.0% in 2012 to reach a new record of 1,441 million tonnes.

NLMK Group’s VIZ-Stal to Launch HP Transformer Steel Production

19 April 2011 - NLMK Group is proceeding with plans to master the production of high-permeability transformer steel, including the launch of a 70,000 tonne/year HPS facility by its fully owned Urals-based VIZ-Stal subsidiary.

MMK Boosts Shipments to Russian Automakers

18 April 2011 - Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works nearly doubled its shipments to the domestic car making sector in 2010 compared to 2009.

Novolipetsk Wins All-Russian Environmental Competition

18 April 2011 - Novolipetsk has been honored as one of Russia’s Top 100 – Ecology and Environmental Management for its environmental activity in 2010.

Tenova Core to Supply Walking Beam Furnace for Gerdau Ameristeel

18 April 2011 - Gerdau Ameristeel has contracted Tenova Core to design and supply a 140 tonnes/hour walking beam reheat furnace at Gerdau’s Calvert City, Ky., facility.

Steel Dynamics, LaFarga Create Copper Wire Rod Venture

18 April 2011 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. and LaFarga Group are creating a new partnership that will utilize recycled copper scrap to produce higher-margin copper wire rod.

Posco’s ZPSS Produces First Coil on No. 2 Cold Mill

18 April 2011 - Zhangjiagang Pohang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. has produced its first coil product on its new No. 2 cold rolling mill.

Siemens to Supply Shougang Jingtang with Automation, Electrical Equipment

15 April 2011 - Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel has contracted Siemens to supply drive, electrical, and automation equipment for a continuous annealing line and a double-stand cold reduction mill in cold rolling mill no. 3. Commissioning is scheduled for August 2013.