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Broner Completes Scheduling Project for ArcelorMittal Galati Plate Mill
07 April 2011 - Broner Metals Solutions completes project to provide Tracking and Order Scheduling solutions for the Heavy Plate Mill of ArcelorMittal Galati in Romania.
Posco Completes Thick Steel Plate Plant in Gwangyang
07 April 2011 - Posco recently completed construction of a new thick steel plate plant in Gwangyang Steelworks that will make the company the largest steel plate producer with an annual production capacity of 7 million tons.
Steel Import Permits Up 24% in March
07 April 2011 - Steel import applications reached a total of 2,378,000 net tons for the month of March, a 24% increase from the 1,914,000 permit tons recorded in February according to the latest report from AISI.
MMK Completes First Phase of Equipping Mill 2000
07 April 2011 - Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works has assembled the first phase of technological equipment at its Mill 2000.
Outokumpu Announces Plans to Improve Efficiency
07 April 2011 - Outokumpu announced plans to implement actions to improve profitability, gain more efficiency and remove overlapping activities in sales, supply chain and supporting functions in Europe.
Siemens to Equip New Steel Mill for Qatar Steel
06 April 2011 - The Qatar Steel Company awarded a contract to Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for the supply of a new EAF, ladle furnace and billet caster for a new steel mill in Mesaieed, Qatar.
Metinvest to Improve the Efficiency of its Steelmaking Facilities
06 April 2011 - Metinvest is planning to improve the efficiency of its Yenakiieve Iron and Steel Works by improving the administration and management of its production sites.
OJSC ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih Names Chief Production Officer
06 April 2011 - OJSC ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih has appointed Aleksandr Ioskov to the position of Chief Production Officer.
Mechel Announces New Management Appointment
06 April 2011 - Mechel OAO announces the appointment of Mikhail Urvantsev to the newly created position of Vice-President for Commercial Activities.
Posco to Add FINEX Plant, Wire Rod Plant, Stainless Steel Plant
06 April 2011 - Posco announced plans to establish its fourth FINEX plant, third wire rod plant and a new stainless steel plant at its Pohang Works.
Sandvik Materials Technology Names New President
05 April 2011 - Sandvik Materials Technology announces the appointment of Jonas Gustavsson as the new President of the business area effective May 1, 2011.
Schnitzer Reports Strong 2nd Quarter Fiscal 2011 Financial Results
05 April 2011 - Schnitzer Steel Industries reported $1.10 diluted earnings per share from continuing operations for its fiscal 2011 second quarter ended February 28, 2010, a 77% increase from $0.62 diluted earnings per share for the year-ago second quarter.
Nippon Steel to Construct Hot-dip Galvanizing Plant in Thailand
05 April 2011 - Nippon Steel announced plans to establish a new company for the manufacture and sale of hot-dip galvanized and galvannealed steel sheets primarily for automotive use in Thailand.
AK Steel Announces May 2011 Surcharges
05 April 2011 - AK Steel says it will add a $390 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in May 2011.
Siemens Starts up Ultra-thick Slab Caster at Posco
05 April 2011 - Siemens VAI recently started up a two-strand ultra-thick slab caster capable of casting slabs in thicknesses up to 400 mm at Posco's Pohang Works in Korea.
Vallourec Closes Acquisition of 19.5% of Tianda Oil Pipe
04 April 2011 - Vallourec has completed the acquisition of 19.5% of the share capital of Tianda Oil Pipe Company, a Chinese manufacturer of OCTG.
RG Steel Plans for Restart of Former Severstal Facilities
04 April 2011 - RG Steel completes its stock purchase of three U.S. assets from Severstal US Holdings, LLC. Employees are being recalled to the Sparrows Point facility, with the blast furnace scheduled to become operational in May.
ArcelorMittal USA Receives Fourth ENERGY STAR Award
04 April 2011 - ArcelorMittal USA has earned the 2011 ENERGY STAR® Award for Sustained Excellence, marking the company's fourth consecutive year of receiving the award.
Macsteel Service Centers USA Adds New Facility in Florida
04 April 2011 - Macsteel Service Centers USA is expanding its business operations in the Southeast with the opening of a new 60,000-square-foot distribution center in Lakeland, Fla.
PBGC Responds to 2003-2004 National Steel Pension Concerns
04 April 2011 - The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation moved quickly to resolve problems described in a recent inspector general report on the takeover of National Steel’s pension plans in 2003.
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