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ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Makes New Appointments to Executive Board
12 August 2011 - Dr. Herbert Eichelkraut is to join the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG as head of “Metallurgy” effective January 1, 2012, and Dr. Heribert Fischer will become the Executive Board member responsible for the “Rolling and Metallic Coating” directorate effective October 1, 2011.
SMS Logistiksysteme to Supply Coil Transport System for Shandong Weiqiao
12 August 2011 - Weiqiao Textile Group has placed an order with SMS Logistiksysteme GmbH for a high-bay store and coil conveyor system to be implemented at Shandong Weiqiao Aluminum & Electricity Co., an aluminum production facility the company is investing in.
Essar Steel Algoma Reports 1st Quarter Net Income
12 August 2011 - Essar Steel Algoma reported net income of $33.2 million on revenue of $566.0 million for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2011.
Essar Steel Algoma Reports 1st Quarter Net Income
12 August 2011 - Essar Steel Algoma reported net income of $33.2 million on revenue of $566.0 million for the fiscal first quarter ended June 30, 2011.
AK Steel Announces Carbon Steel Price Increase
11 August 2011 - AK Steel announced plans to increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products.
ArcelorMittal Poland to Invest PLN 1.7 m in Zdzieszowice
11 August 2011 - ArcelorMittal Poland has presented social investment plans worth PLN 1.7 m for communities near its operating facilities in the Zdzieszowice and Lesnica municipalities.
Steel Technologies to Expand Operations in Mexico
11 August 2011 - The Pesqueria Municipality in Mexico has authorized for industrial use a Greenfield site previously announced by Steel Technologies LLC as the location for its new flat-rolled steel processing and pickling operation in Monterrey.
JSW Reports 15% Growth in Crude Steel production for July
11 August 2011 - JSW Steel Limited reported the production of 599,000 tonnes of crude steel in July 2011, representing a growth of 15% compared to crude steel production of 520,000 tonnes in July 2010.
Metinvest Expands Distribution Network in Russian Federation
11 August 2011 - Metinvest Eurasia has expanded its distribution network by opening metal center and sales office in Saratov, one of the largest industrial cities in Volga Federal District.
SMS Logistiksysteme to Supply Coil Transport System to Ternium Siderar
10 August 2011 - Ternium Siderar has placed an order with SMS Logistiksysteme GmbH to design and supply a complete coil conveying system for the company’s hot rolling mill in San Nicolas, Argentina.
Baosteel to Supply Third Set of Slag Treatment Equipment to Posco
10 August 2011 - Baosteel Engineering & Technology recently signed a contract to supply a third set of Rotary Drum Slag Treatment (BSSF) equipment to be installed in Posco’s Gwangyang Heavy Plate Mill.
ThyssenKrupp VDM Awarded Health Management Certification
10 August 2011 - ThyssenKrupp VDM is the first and to date only company in Germany to be awarded health management certification by the TÜV NORD inspection agency.
MMK Launches JDA SCP Based Productive-Economic Planning System
10 August 2011 - Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works OJSC and GMCS Co. announced the pilot commissioning of a productive-economic planning system based on the JDA® Supply Chain Planner.
Horsehead Reports Second Quarter 2011 Earnings
10 August 2011 - Horsehead Holding Corp. reported that consolidated net earnings were $6.3 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2011, a 9.7% increase over the same period in 2010. This figure excludes noncash mark-to-market adjustments after taxes.
NLMK to Increase Cold-Rolled Steel Production
09 August 2011 - NLMK has signed a contract with LOI Thermprocess GmbH for 23 bell-type annealing furnaces with an aggregate capacity of 480,000 tonnes per year to anneal low-carbon coils at the Group’s main site in Lipetsk. The new furnaces will replace 30 obsolete ones.
Main Steel Expands Senior Management Team
09 August 2011 - Main Steel Polishing Co., Inc. announces that Jim Stephens joins the company as Vice President of Sales and Carl "Bud" Horstmeyer joins the company as General Manager of the company’s Atlanta, Ga., facility.
FTC Requests Additional Info Regarding Carpenter’s Acquisition of Latrobe
09 August 2011 - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has submitted requests to both Carpenter Technology and Latrobe Specialty Metals for additional information regarding Carpenter's pending acquisition of Latrobe.
SMS Siemag to Expand Continuous Caster 3 at Salzgitter Flachstahl
09 August 2011 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has placed an order with SMS Siemag, Germany, for the expansion of the single-strand slab caster No. 3 to increase the casting speed, in particular for small casting widths.
Tata Steel Creates Steel Pavilion for Hyde Park Triathlon
09 August 2011 - A design team from Tata Steel has been working to develop a pioneering spectator sports venue—the Tata Steel Pavilion—for this year’s Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship. It has been designed using post-tensioned structural steelwork based on Tata Steel’s Celsius© 355 structural hollow section tubular steel products.
SMS Siemag Commissions Slab Caster for Bhushan Steel
08 August 2011 - SMS Siemag, Germany, has successfully commissioned a single-strand continuous slab caster for Bhushan Steel Ltd. at its Angul, Orissa, location.
