Steel News

ANDRITZ METALS Wins Prestigious Energy Globe Award for Nitrate-Free Production of Stainless Steel

15 June 2015 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has been awarded the Energy Globe Award, one of the world's most prestigious environment awards, for its environmental protection technologies PYROMARS and ZEMAP.

TimkenSteel Begins Construction Of $40 Million Facility In Northeast Ohio

15 June 2015 - According to a report by Modern Metals, TimkenSteel Corporation has started construction on an advanced quench-and-temper facility in Northeast Ohio that will produce more value-added steel for demanding applications.

Nafisi et al. Receive IOM3's Vanadium Award

15 June 2015 - The Council of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) has announced that Shahrooz Nafisi et al. from EVRAZ Research Center have won the Vanadium Award for 2014 for their paper entitled “Impact of Vanadium Addition on API X100 Steel.”

TimkenSteel Named "Steel Producer of the Year" by American Metal Market

15 June 2015 - TimkenSteel, a leader in customized alloy steel products and services, has earned two American Metal Market Awards for Steel Excellence, including "Steel Producer of the Year."

Outokumpu Publishes New Edition of Established Industry Handbook on Corrosion

12 June 2015 - Outokumpu announced the publication of a new edition of its Corrosion Handbook on stainless steel.

Primetals Technologies Wins Order for Mulpic Intensive Cooling System From Baosteel Zhanjiang

12 June 2015 - Chinese producer Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has ordered a new Mulpic (Multi-Purpose Interrupted Cooling) system from Primetals Technologies.

SMDI Welcomes Eamon Geary to New Position as Manager, Construction Sustainability

12 June 2015 - Eamon Geary, LEED AP - ID+C, has joined the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), as Manager of Construction Sustainability.

Voestalpine Gets a Significant Boost in Earning in the Business Year 2014/15

12 June 2015 - In a global economic environment that is inconsistent, the voestalpine Group continued the positive development of the previous year in the business year 2014/15 (April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015).

Alternative Airlock Valves Replace Rotary Valves

12 June 2015 - Aerodyne Environmental's Vacu-Valve is a low-maintenance material handling airlock valve that is a fraction of the cost of the rotary valves it replaces.

SYSCON Sensors: New North American Supplier of Molten Metal Sensors and Instrumentation

11 June 2015 - SYSCON International, Inc. has launched their newest division: SYSCON Sensors.

EMSCO Inc. Introduced Innovative Cooling Tower at AISTech 2015

11 June 2015 - EMSCO shared its newly redesigned HyprCool® Hybrid Process Cooling Systems with over 7,000 visitors and 500 exhibitors at this year's AISTech held at the Cleveland Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

North American Stainless Orders Stainless Steel Cold Rolling Mill and Bright Annealing Line From SMS Group

11 June 2015 - North American Stainless (NAS), U.S.A., a subsidiary of the Spanish Acerinox Group, has contracted SMS group for the supply of a 20-roll cold rolling mill and a bright annealing line.

Harsco Corporation Announces Withdrawal of Proposed Public Offering of $250 Million of Senior Notes

11 June 2015 - Harsco Corporation announced that it has withdrawn its previously announced public offering of $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2020 (the "Notes") in response to market conditions.

POSCO Named World's Most Competitve Steelmaker by World Steel Dynamics

11 June 2015 - POSCO, the world's fourth-largest steelmaker by production, announced that it topped the global competitiveness list in 2015 for the sixth consecutive year on the back of its technological innovations and talented workforce.

Benteler Steel/Tube On Track to Start Production 1 August

10 June 2015 - According to a report by The Shreveport Times, Benteler Steel/Tube is on track to stay with its intended production startup date of 1 August.

Houghton International Announces Senior Leadership Appointments to Support Global Businesses

10 June 2015 - Houghton International Inc., a global leader in metalworking fluids and services, announced changes in organizational leadership that will improve the management and alignment of its global businesses.

SAIL, MIDHANI Sign MoU for Research and Development into Iron and Steel Industry

10 June 2015 - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Research and Development Centre for Iron & Steel (RDCIS), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Ranchi and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), Hyderabad in New Delhi, India, on 2 June 2015.

AZZ incorporated Announces Agreement to Acquire the Galvanizing Business of Trinity Industries

10 June 2015 - AZZ incorporated, a global provider of galvanizing services, welding solutions, specialty electrical equipment and highly engineered services, announced that it has acquired the assets of U.S. Galvanizing, LLC, a premier provider of steel corrosion coating services, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trinity Industries, Inc.

Nucor Announces 169th Consecutive Cash Dividend

10 June 2015 - The board of directors of Nucor Corporation declared the regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.3725 per share on Nucor's common stock.

Southwest Steel Processing to Invest $18 Million in Newport Plant

09 June 2015 - According to a report by UALR Public Radio, Southwest Steel Processing announced that it plans to invest $18 million in its Newport, Ark., plant, adding a second forging line and creating 100 new jobs over the next two years.