Steel News

Newsweek Names Praxair One of World’s Greenest Companies; Ranks No. 30 in the United States and No. 52 in the World

09 June 2014 - Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX), a Fortune 250 company and recognized global leader in sustainable development, announced today that Newsweek has ranked Praxair No. 30 in the U.S. 500 and No. 52 in the Global 500 Newsweek Green Rankings.

Siemens To Supply ArcelorMittal Gent With Performance-Enhanced LiquiRob

06 June 2014 - Belgian steel producer ArcelorMittal Gent has ordered a LiquiRob casting platform robot from Siemens Metals Technologies to be installed on continuous slab caster CC2.

Janco Steel Ltd. Purchases Herr-Voss Stamco Cut-to-Length Line

05 June 2014 - Janco Steel Ltd., Stoney Creek Ontario, has just announced the purchase of a new state-of-the-art .75” x 96” Cut-to-Length Line with Stretcher Leveler.

PSI Strengthens Arcelormittal Ties, With Production Management Master Agreement

04 June 2014 - PSI Metals has signed a Master Agreement with ArcelorMittal, defining the governance of the close collaboration with respect to production management solutions.

Damping System From Siemens Reduces Vibrations of AOD Converters

04 June 2014 - A new damping system from Siemens Metals Technologies was brought into operation in March at the Steel Making Plant North of the Chinese producer, Taiyuan Iron & Steel.

Synthesis Energy, ZCM-SES, and Midrex Sign Marketing Agreement for Clean Coal-based DRI Facilities

03 June 2014 - Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (SES) (NASDAQ: SYMX) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SES Technologies, LLC, Shanghai-based ZCM-SES Sino-U.S. Clean Energy Technologies Limited (ZCM-SES), and Midrex Technologies, Inc. (Midrex), a subsidiary of Kobe Steel Limited (ADR-OTC:KBSTY), have entered into an exclusive agreement for the joint marketing of coal gasification-based direct reduced iron (DRI) facilities in China.

Siemens Wins Order For Mulpic Intensive Plate Cooling System From China Steel In Taiwan

03 June 2014 - China Steel Corporation (CSC), a Taiwanese steel producer, has ordered a Mulpic (multi-purpose interrupted cooling) system from Siemens Metals Technologies.

Broner’s Integrated Scheduling Solution Goes Live at CSN in Brazil

03 June 2014 - Broner Metals Solutions, worldwide specialist provider of integrated MES (manufacturing execution systems), supply chain and scheduling solutions for metals, announced its newly integrated casting and hot mill scheduling solutions are now live in production at CSN’s Volta Redonda steelmaking site in Brazil, which will enable them to achieve significant inventory reductions.

ITZ Commissions New Gap Closing Press from SMS Meer

02 June 2014 - Izhorsky Trubny Zavod (ITZ), based in Kolpino near St. Petersburg, Russia, has commissioned a new 25-MN GCP® gap closing press supplied by SMS Meer.

SMS Siemag Modernizing Caster Head for Salzgitter Flachstahl

02 June 2014 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has awarded SMS Siemag the contract for revamping the head of the casting machine of continuous caster No. 2 at its Salzgitter, Germany, location.

INTECO and Chinese Metallurgy Company Sign Cooperation Agreement

30 May 2014 - Future cooperation between the INTECO Group and Henan Xibao Metallurgy Materials Group Co. Ltd. was finalized and contractually stipulated in spring 2014.

Posco Specialty Steel Commissions Peeling Machine from SMS Meer

29 May 2014 - Posco Specialty Steel, based in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea, has successfully commissioned a peeling machine of the type-PMS 250 including polishing unit supplied by SMS Meer.

Platts Global Metals Awards Laud 2014 Winners’ Innovative & Philanthropic Initiatives

28 May 2014 - Companies and individuals from four continents were honored Wednesday, 21 May 2014 at the 2014 Platts Global Metals Awards for exemplary achievements in the steel, metals and mining industries.

INTECO to Build ESR Plant for Uddeholm in Sweden

28 May 2014 - INTECO announced a contract to supply a 30-metric-ton electroslag remelting (ESR) plant to Uddeholms AB in Sweden.

U.S. Graphite Electrode Producers Hail Decision To Extend Duties Against China

28 May 2014 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) voted to extend the current antidumping order against imports of small diameter graphite electrodes from China for another five years.

SMS Siemag to Revamp Converter C at Salzgitter Flachstahl

27 May 2014 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has contracted SMS Siemag to revamp converter C in its Salzgitter, Germany, steelworks.

Nucor Steel Indiana Commissions First EAF ZoloSCAN System

27 May 2014 - Nucor Steel Indiana, in Crawfordsville Ind., has successfully commissioned the first ZoloSCAN-EAF laser off-gas diagnostic system for electric arc furnace steelmaking.

Konecranes Canada Announces New Technician Training Center in Burlington, Ontario

27 May 2014 - Konecranes, a leading global manufacturer of lifting technology, announced a new technician training center at its recently relocated headquarters in Burlington, Ont., Canada.

SMS Siemag to Modernize Record-Breaking CSP® Caster at JSW Steel

23 May 2014 - JSW Steel Ltd. has placed an order with SMS Siemag for a comprehensive revamp of one of the CSP® casters at the company’s Dolvi location in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Jindal Steel Orders Rebar Mill from SMS Meer

23 May 2014 - Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) based in New Delhi, India, has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a rebar mill. The new mill will be installed at JSPL’s Angul works in the state of Odisha.