Steel News

Air Products Signs Agreement With Big River Steel

28 April 2015 - Air Products announced that it has signed a product supply agreement with Big River Steel, LLC. Under the terms of the agreement, Air Products will operate an air separation unit (ASU) producing multiple industrial gases and a PRISM® hydrogen generator. The onstream target for all the units is July 2016.

Harsco Begins Multi-Year Contract to Support India's Largest Stainless Steel Producer

27 April 2015 - Diversified global industrial company Harsco Corporation announced it has begun its previously announced multi-year contract to provide onsite material processing services to India's largest stainless steel producer, Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL).

Mark Bula of Big River Steel Addresses Association of Women in the Metal Industries

24 April 2015 - The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries (AWMI) held an industry dinner on Thursday, 23 April 2015. Mark Bula, chief commercial officer for Big River Steel, was the keynote speaker.

Oerlikon’s Drive Systems Segment Inaugurates Third Plant in India

24 April 2015 - Oerlikon’s Drive Systems Segment inaugurates its third plant at Sanand in Gujarat, India. This is the 10th production facility for the Segment globally.

China Steel Corporation Approves Investment in LanzaTech Commercial Project

23 April 2015 - Taiwan’s largest integrated steel maker, China Steel Corporation (CSC), has announced formal Board approval of a 1400M TWD ($46M USD) capital investment in a LanzaTech commercial ethanol facility. This follows the successful demonstration of the revolutionary carbon recycling platform at the White Biotech (WBT) Demonstration Plant in Kaohsiung using steel mill off gases for ethanol production.

AZZ incorporated Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2015

23 April 2015 - AZZ incorporated, a global provider of galvanizing services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services, today announced financial results for the three and twelve-month periods ended February 28, 2015.

Largest AUMUND Conveyor for Hot Sinter Material Goes to Japan

23 April 2015 - With the order for delivery of the largest pan conveyor for the transport of hot sintering material to Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal, the Division Metallurgy of AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH at Rheinberg/ Germany won an outstanding reference project in Japan.

A.G.T. Revolutionizes Thickness Gauging with Keyence Laser Sensors

21 April 2015 - Advanced Gauging Technologies (A.G.T.), L.L.C. in Plain City, Ohio, is a leading supplier of quality, affordable thickness gauges to the metals industry. The company’s newest gauge, the AGT800 is revolutionizing the way companies measure material by using patent pending laser triangulation technology instead of radioactive isotopes.

HARTING's Ha-VIS preLink®: One Ethernet Cabling System for All Device Connectivity Needs

20 April 2015 - HARTING’s newly released Ha-VIS preLink® is an ingenious, Ethernet cabling system for the full gamut of industrial applications. It is based on the simplicity of a termination block the user wires separately, then snaps securely into any one of seven mating profiles: RJ45, PushPull RJ45, M12 D-coded, M12 X-coded, RJ45 HARTING Industrial Form Factor, RJ45 Keystone and a preLink® extender for cable extensions and transitions, solid-stranded.

Dust Collectors Improve the Removal Efficiencies of Wet Scrubbers

17 April 2015 - Aerodyne Environmental, a specialist in industrial dust collectors and material handling valves, offers products that can either operate as stand-alone units or as pre-filters for existing dust collection systems. No matter how they are used in a process, Aerodyne dust collectors will improve efficiencies and removal rates, and help reduce costs and maintenance time. Wet scrubbers have proven to benefit immensely when an Aerodyne dust collector is used as a pre-filter.

ISRA VISION takes the lead at German Industry's Innovation Awards 2015

17 April 2015 - ISRA VISION AG came in first place in the "Medium-sized Businesses" category of the German Industry's Innovation Awards 2015.

Vollmer: Optical Thickness Measurement Directly in the Mill

16 April 2015 - The new "VTLG" laser strip thickness measuring system is compact and robust, and thanks to its design features is the only laser strip thickness measuring device that measures the strip thickness in the mill during rolling.

Compact AUMUND Conveyors for Sintering Plant in The Netherlands

16 April 2015 - After consistently positive experiences with machines already delivered, the Division Metallurgy of AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH received a follow-up order for a third sintering line at a Dutch steel mill.

Magnetek to Display Control Products at AISTech Exposition

15 April 2015 - Magnetek, Inc., a leading provider of digital power and motion control systems, will be exhibiting at AISTech 2015 Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition being held at the Cleveland Convention Center, 4–7 May.

ABB Opens New Automation and Power Service Office in Louisiana

15 April 2015 - Office near Lake Charles is part of ongoing investment to serve customers in the U.S. Gulf region.

LAP Laser Appoints Thomas Campbell as CEO of Industrial Division

14 April 2015 - LAP Laser, LLC has recently announced the appointment of Mr. Thomas Campbell to the position of Chief Executive Officer for the Industrial Division, with responsibility for the Americas (North America, Central America & South America).

Platts and Fenwei Partnership Launches New China Metallurgical Coal Assessments

13 April 2015 - Platts, a leading global energy and commodities information provider, and Shanxi Fenwei Energy Consulting Company, China's largest and most respected coal market information provider, have deepened their partnership to produce a new independent, editorially-assessed metallurgical coal price series for the Chinese domestic market.

Regal Introduces Mill-Drive Condition Monitoring Program, Including Diagnostics, Solution Consulting and Lifecycle Support for Components

13 April 2015 - New program aims to eliminate unplanned downtime, increase throughput, enhance competitiveness, and improve forecasting of spares.

Airgas to Build New Air Separation Unit (ASU) in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

10 April 2015 - Airgas, Inc., one of the nation's leading suppliers of industrial, medical, and specialty gases, and related products, today announced that it has signed a long-term agreement to build an air separation unit (ASU) to supply tonnage oxygen, nitrogen and argon via pipeline to Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa, Inc., a subsidiary of Nucor Corporation, at its steel manufacturing plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

SMS Siemag Commissions Continuous Slab Caster at Puyang Steel

10 April 2015 - SMS Siemag Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd, China, has successfully put a continuous caster for medium-sized slabs into operation at the Wuan City works of Hebei Puyang Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (Puyang Steel), China.