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LOI to Supply Bell Annealing Plant for ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel

01 May 2005 - LOI Thermprocess has received a contract from ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel to supply a new HPH© bell-type annealing plant for grain-refined electrical steel.

Posco Continues to Support Small and Mid-sized Companies

01 May 2005 - Posco has pushed ahead with its extensive support measures for small- and mid-sized companies in purchase, sales, human resources development, and partnership.

Danieli to Modernize JSC Petrovsky DMP Steelmaking Plant

01 May 2005 - JSC Petrovsky DMP, Ukraine, recently awarded Danieli the contract to modernize its steelmaking facilities in Dnepropetrovsk. The goals of the project include enhanced flexibility and reduced production costs.

Tianjin Pipe Commissions SMS Meer Piercer and Assel Mill

01 May 2005 - Tianjin Pipe International Economic & Trading Corp., P.R. China, has pierced the first billet on its new cone-type piercer and rolled a first shell on its new Assel mill, together with the assistance of SMS Meer, Germany.

Baosteel Starts Production with SMS Meer Radial Forging Machine

01 May 2005 - Baosteel International, Shanghai No 5, P.R. China, has placed an order with SMS Meer GmbH, Germany, to design and supply a hydraulic radial forging machine complete with two manipulators, loading and unloading system and cut-off device.

SMS Meer to Supply Pipe Upsetting Plants for TMK

01 May 2005 - The TMK Pipe Metallurgical Co., Russia, has placed an order with SMS Meer GmbH, Germany, for two pipe upsetting plants.

Arcelor to Sell Three Spanish Rebar and Mesh Production Units

01 May 2005 - Arcelor has signed an agreement for the sale of Corrugados Azpeitia, Corrugados Getafe and Corrugados Lasao, three rebar and mesh plants located in Spain, to Alfonso Gallardo Group.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Welcomes Stop-gap Collective Agreement

01 May 2005 - ThyssenKrupp Steel AG welcomes the agreement reached by the collective bargaining parties in the steel industry, preventing a strike. According to TKS, industrial action would have severely dented hopes of an urgently needed economic turnaround.

LOI Modernizes Bell-Type Annealing Plant for Sidmed

01 May 2005 - The Spanish company Sidmed SA of Sagunto, a member of the Arcelor Group, recently awarded LOI Thermprocess a contract for the second stage of the modernization project at its bell-type annealing plant.

AIS Solutions to Provide Production Planning System for OEMK

01 May 2005 - Advanced Information Systems (AIS) recently received a contract from the Russian high-quality-oriented long-product steel producer OEMK for plant-wide production control management in their carbon and alloy steel production lines.

SMS Demag to Supply Slab Caster for Isdemir

01 May 2005 - Iskenderun Iron & Steel Works Co. (Isdemir), Turkey, a member of the Erdemir Group, has awarded an order to SMS Demag, Germany, for a twin-strand continuous slab caster.

Morgan to Upgrade Siscol Bar Mill

01 May 2005 - Morgan Construction Co. has received a contract from Southern Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., (Siscol), India, to upgrade the company’s steel mill.

Maanshan Grants Acceptance Certificate to VAI for LD Process Optimization

01 May 2005 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) recently received the acceptance certificate from Maanshan Iron & Steel for the successful implementation of a Process Optimization System for three 120-tonne LD (BOF) Converters.

Danieli to Supply Steelmaking Plant for Al Rajhi Steel

01 May 2005 - Danieli was recently contracted to supply an 850,000 tonne/year facility for Al Rajhi Steel, Saudi Arabia, on a complete turnkey basis.

Kobe Steel to Form DRI Venture in China

01 May 2005 - Kobe Steel, Ltd. signed a letter of intent with Shijiazhuang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd (Shigang) with the aim to establish a joint venture company that will produce direct reduced iron using a coal-based process in Hebei Province, China. Japanese trading firms Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Sojitz Corporation also are planning to participate in the venture.

SMS Demag to Supply Compact Cold Mill for Zhejiang

01 May 2005 - Newly founded Zhejiang Southeast Metal Sheet Co. Ltd., P.R. China, has placed an order with SMS Demag for a six-high Compact Cold Mill (CCM).

Timken Latrobe Steel Completes Mill Upgrade Project

29 April 2005 - Timken Latrobe Steel held an inaugural ceremony this week to launch the upgraded continuous rolling mill at its Latrobe, Pa., plant.

AK Steel Announces May Surcharges

29 April 2005 - AK Steel announced it will add a $218 per ton surcharge to invoices for flat-rolled carbon steel products shipped in May 2005. In addition, a $215 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in May 2005.

Oregon Steel Mills Reports 1st Quarter Results

29 April 2005 - Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. reported net income of $28.4 million on sales of $296 million for the first quarter of 2004.

Severstal North America Continues to Bolster Steelmaking Performance

28 April 2005 - Fourteen months after its acquisition by OAO Severstal, Severstal North America, Inc. (SNA) reports that it has made considerable progress in restructuring its Dearborn, Mich., steelmaking operations.

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