Steel News

NMDC Signs Contract for India’s Largest Blast Furnace

03 June 2011 - NMDC Limited has signed a contract with Tata Projects Limited and Danieli Corus to set up India’s largest blast furnace for a 3 MTPY integrated steel plant the company is planning to construct at Nagamar.

Metinvest Opens New Metal Center in Mariupol

03 June 2011 - Metinvest has further expanded its distribution network with the opening of new metal center in Mariupol by Metinvest SMC. The new center is located near Metinvest’s Azovstal and MMKI mills.

Fluor to Expand South Carolina Plant of Showa Denko Carbon

03 June 2011 - Fluor Corp. was awarded an engineering, procurement, and construction contract by Showa Denko Carbon, Inc., to expand its graphite products manufacturing facility in Ridgeville, S.C.

Rio Tinto, Chinalco Form JV for Exploration in China

02 June 2011 - Chinalco and Rio Tinto have formalized a joint venture (JV) that will explore mainland China for world-class mineral deposits. The immediate priority for Chinalco Rio Tinto Exploration Co. Ltd. will be copper exploration.

Posco Employees Present Research at HMnS 2011

02 June 2011 - Six Posco researchers delivered presentations at the recent 1st International Conference on High Manganese Steels (HMnS 2011), hosted by the Steel Research Institute of Yonsei University and co-sponsored by Posco and Hyundai Steel.

AK Steel Announces July 2011 Surcharges

02 June 2011 - AK Steel says it will add a $440 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in July 2011.

Steel Import Permits Down 6% in May

02 June 2011 - Steel import permit applications reached 2,579,000 net tons for the month of May, a 6% decrease from the 2,746,000 permit tons recorded in April according to the latest report from AISI.

Outokumpu Divests Part of Ownership in Talvivaara

02 June 2011 - Outokumpu has sold all of its shares in Talvivaara Mining Co. Plc to Solidium Oy, a holding company wholly owned by the Finnish State. Outokumpu also sold one-fifth of its 20% holding in Talvivaara Sotkamo Ltd. to Talvivaara Mining, and granted an option for the purchase of the remaining 16% by the end of the first quarter of 2012.

MMK Reduces Specific Emissions in Q1

02 June 2011 - An in-house environmental management system (EMS) study by Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) shows that the Group reduced emissions per unit of finished product by 6.34% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2011.

Posco Hosts Technical Exchange Meeting with ArcelorMittal

01 June 2011 - Posco and ArcelorMittal hold the 2011 Technical Exchange Meeting, sharing information on key issues including energy conservation and byproduct recycling.

Essar Steel to Supply API Plate for Hydrocarbon Sector

01 June 2011 - Essar Steel has secured an order for API grade plates from National Petroleum Construction Co., UAE, for offshore platforms. The order is expected to be executed by July 2011.

Atlas Tube to Re-Open Blytheville HSS Facility

01 June 2011 - Atlas Tube announced plans to re-open its Hollow Structural Section manufacturing facility in Blytheville, Ark., with regularly scheduled mill rollings to begin in September.

Kobe Steel Opens Headquarters in Shanghai

01 June 2011 - Kobe Steel held an opening ceremony at its China headquarters, Kobelco (China) Holding Co., Ltd., in Luwan District, Shanghai. The wholly owned subsidiary has been operating since April.

Hertwich Engineering Commissions Horizontal Caster for NALCO

01 June 2011 - Hertwich Engineering has successfully commissioned a horizontal continuous caster for T-bars at the National Aluminium Company Ltd. in India.

AISI, Johns Hopkins Researchers to Advance Cold-Formed Steel Building Design

31 May 2011 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has entered into an agreement with researchers at Johns Hopkins University to develop the next iteration in the Direct Strength Method for cold-formed steel members.

NLMK in Compliance with International Environmental Standards

31 May 2011 - Novolipetsk has successfully completed a recertification audit of its Environmental Management System, confirming the company’s compliance with requirements specified under ISO 14001:2004.

Jindal Steel & Power Selects Energiron for Four New DR Plants

31 May 2011 - Working together as a consortium, Tenova HYL and Danieli & C SpA have agreed with Jindal Steel & Power Ltd, India to supply the ENERGIRON ZR DR technology for four new direct-reduced iron plants.

Outokumpu Receives ISSF Sustainability Award

31 May 2011 - The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has granted Outokumpu an ISSF Sustainability Award for the company's achievements in reducing waste to landfill and increasing material efficiency in Sheffield.

Guangzhou JFE Steel Sheet Begins Operating Cold Rolling Mill

31 May 2011 - Guangzhou JFE Steel Sheet has begun operating a new cold rolling mill with an annual output of 1.8 million tonnes as part of an integrated production system encompassing cold rolling to hot-dip galvanizing. The mill is expected to enter commercial production in July after test operation.

Preliminary Steel Imports Increase 3% in April

27 May 2011 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,535,000 net tons of steel in April, up 3% from March final data according to the latest report from AISI.