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Axis Pipe and Tube Receives API Certifications; Starts Operations in Texas

09 March 2015 - Axis Pipe and Tube Inc. and The Prolamsa Group confirmed that operations have commenced at their Texas Triangle Park facility in Bryan, Texas, USA.

Fives to Supply Two New Processing Line Furnaces to Baosteel Zhanjiang

09 March 2015 - International engineering group Fives was entrusted by Baosteel, the largest automotive steel producer in China, with the design and supply of two Stein Digiflex® vertical annealing furnaces for its new 1550-mm cold rolling mill project in Zhanjiang in southeastern Guangdong province of China.

McJunkin Red Man Signs Supply Contract Extension with Marathon Oil

09 March 2015 - MRC Global Inc. announced that McJunkin Red Man Corporation, MRC Global's U.S. operating company, has executed a five-year extension to its current supply agreement with Marathon Oil Company.

JP Steel Plantech to Supply New SBQ Mill to Jatim Taman Steel

09 March 2015 - Jatim Taman Steel has placed an order with JP Steel Plantech Co for a new SBQ mill to produce special round bar and flat bar.

EVRAZ North America Sells Structural Tubing Business

06 March 2015 - EVRAZ plc announced that its North American subsidiary EVRAZ North America (ENA) has signed an agreement with Maruichi Oregon Steel Tube LLC to sell ENA’s structural tubing business (formerly known as Columbia Structural Steel) in Portland, Ore., for approximately US$51 million in cash, including approximately US$8.5 million of proceeds from the sale of inventories.

TimkenSteel and SMS Meer Develop Advanced Q&T Facility

06 March 2015 - TimkenSteel has placed an order with SMS Meer for the design, construction and installation of a complete new heat treatment plant for the company’s Gambrinus complex in Canton, Ohio, USA.

Rizhao Produces First Coil on Arvedi ESP Plant from Primetals Technologies

06 March 2015 - In February, Chinese steel producer Rizhao Steel Group Co. Ltd. rolled the first coil on the ArvediESP (Endless Strip Production) plant No. 1 supplied by Primetals Technologies.

Ajax TOCCO Supplies Induction Heater for FBE Coating System at L.B. Foster

06 March 2015 - Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic recently shipped a 4,500-kW, 12-pulse, Pacer II induction heating system to the L.B.Foster Coated Products pipe coating facility in Birmingham, Ala.

Metinvest-SMC Opens New Warehouse in Ukraine

06 March 2015 - Metinvest-SMC, Metinvest Group's wholesale and retail sales channel in Ukraine, opened a new warehouse to hold a buffer stock of pipe products and a retail metal center.

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Supplies Rebar for New Volkswagen Dealer in Ukraine

06 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has supplied more than 700 tons of 8-28mm rebar for the construction of a new, flagship Volkswagen car showroom, Volkswagen Center Kryvyi Rih, which opened in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, in February 2015.

Esmark Reaffirms Continued Interest in Železara Smederevo Steel Works

05 March 2015 - Esmark Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James P. Bouchard announced that, despite the recent efforts to reach a definitive agreement with the Republic of Serbia for the restructuring and revitalization of the Železara Smederevo Steel Works, Esmark continues to believe its comprehensive business plan and world-class management team provide the best possible future for the mill.

Metinvest Resumes HDG Production at Ilyich Works

05 March 2015 - Hot-dip galvanized (HDG) production at Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol, Ukraine, which had been idled since January, will start on 5 March 2015.

Vallourec Announces 2014 Results; Oil Prices Force Workforce Reductions

05 March 2015 - Vallourec announced its results for the full year 2014.

U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission Introduces New Sprockets with Patented Wear Indicator Technology

05 March 2015 - U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission LLC has introduced Tsubaki SMART TOOTH sprockets utilizing the company’s patented Wear Indicator Technology that allows customers to identify and schedule drive system maintenance before critical component failure occurs.

Allegheny Technologies Elects New Director

05 March 2015 - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated announced that David J. Morehouse has been elected to the ATI Board of Directors. His election increases the number of directors to eleven.

NLMK Group Funding for Social Programs Up 14% in 2014

05 March 2015 - NLMK Group increased funding for social programs in 2014 by 14% to 2.9 billion rubles.

Kenwal Steel Installs Digital Lumens Intelligent LED Lighting System

04 March 2015 - Digital Lumens announced that Kenwal Steel Corp., one of North America’s largest and most-respected flat-rolled steel distributors, has upgraded the lighting in its 100,000-square-foot steel mill in Detroit, Mich., to the Digital Lumens Intelligent LED Lighting System.

Industry Leaders Chosen for Significant Contributions to AIST and Global Iron and Steel Industry

04 March 2015 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) recognizes, through peer reviews, the active leadership and significant contributions of individuals or companies to AIST and the global iron and steel industry.

GrafTech Reports Results in Challenging Graphite Electrode Market

04 March 2015 - GrafTech International Ltd. announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2014.

ISRA VISION Names New Executive Director of Group Operations

04 March 2015 - ISRA VISION AG, one of the world’s top companies for industrial image processing as well as globally leading in surface inspection of web materials and 3D machine vision applications, is reinforcing its Executive Board for the important Operations segment with an internationally experienced expert.

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