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Sutor Subsidiary Honored as Environmental Protection Model Enterprise

07 November 2014 - Changshu Huaye Steel Strip Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of Sutor Technology Group, was recently honored as a model enterprise for sustainable development and energy conservation by the government of Changshu City, China.

Outotec Initiates Further Measures Targeting €45 Million Cost Structure Improvement

07 November 2014 - To be prepared for possibly continuing market slowness and uncertainty, Outotec is proceeding with measures to enhance profitability and launches a new program targeting approximately €45 million savings in operating costs during 2015, compared to 2014 full year cost level.

Tata Steel's Breakthrough XPF Range Opens Up New Potential for Lighter Vehicles

06 November 2014 - Tata Steel has unveiled a new range of breakthrough steels1 aimed at helping car makers reduce the weight of undercarriages and increase fuel efficiency.

Severstal Plans to Build New Coating Shop in Cherepovets

06 November 2014 - OAO Severstal has launched a project to build a new coating shop at its Cherepovets site in Russia. The total investments in the project will exceed 6 billion RUB.

IMS Names General Manager of Global Sales & Projects

06 November 2014 - IMS, a manufacturer of x-ray, isotope and optical measuring systems for hot and cold mills and service centers, has appointed Jörg Busch as general manager of global sales & projects.

SMA Remarks on Midterm Election Outcomes

06 November 2014 - The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) provided comments on the outcome of the 2014 Midterm Elections.

NLMK Expands Production of Premium Quality Cold Rolled Steel

06 November 2014 - NLMK Group has begun hot-testing of eight new bell-type annealing furnace stands at its rolling operations at the Lipetsk site.

voestalpine’s Earnings Jump in First Half of Business Year

05 November 2014 - As it reported its earnings results, voestalpine said signs of a stabilizing or strengthening economy have faded, at least for Europe.

ArcelorMittal Earns Excellence Canada Award with Commitment to Healthy Workplace

05 November 2014 - ArcelorMittal Dofasco is the only steel company in a small group of elite, advanced manufacturing firms to meet the rigorous criteria of the Canada Awards for Excellence's Healthy Workplace, Gold Level.

Kanto Steel Confirms Savings from New EFSOP® Holistic Optimization System from Tenova Goodfellow

05 November 2014 - Kanto Steel Ltd. has signed off on performance savings for the supply and purchase of one EFSOP® Holistic Optimization System from Tenova Goodfellow that was commissioned in the spring 2014.

EUROFER Predicts Modest Strengthening Steel Demand in 2015 Despite Weakened Sentiment

05 November 2014 - Economic growth in the EU remained soft so far this year, with particularly a disappointing performance of the Euro area in the second quarter, EUROFER said in its Q3 market report. Exports were the key driver of growth rather than domestic demand.

voestalpine Expanding in China with New Plant in Special Steel Segment

05 November 2014 - voestalpine is again driving forward its activities in the promising Asian market. The Special Steel Division, the Group’s special steel sector, has signed a Letter of Intent to cooperate with Chinese foundry Kocel Machinery Co.

Outotec Begins Employee Cooperation Negotiations in Finland

05 November 2014 - As part of Outotec's global profitability improvement program targeting € 45 million savings in annual operating costs (announced on 30 October 2014), the company is analyzing the resourcing needs and restructuring opportunities in its operations in Finland.

AK Steel's Third Quarter Performance Exceeded Expectations

04 November 2014 - As it reported its third quarter results, AK Steel commented on its recent acquisition of Severstal Dearborn, as well as the expected impact of a fourth quarter blast furnace outage.

Northwest Pipe Sees Pressure from Line Pipe Imports

04 November 2014 - Northwest Pipe Co. announced its financial results for the quarter ended 30 September 2014.

SMA Names Gleason Manager of Member Services

04 November 2014 - The Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) has promoted Kelsey E. Gleason to the position of manager, member services.

Tata Steel Delivers on UK’s Longest New Domestic Railway in More Than a Century

04 November 2014 - Tata Steel has begun delivery of rail which will carry thousands of passengers every day on the longest, completely-new rail line to be built in the UK in more than 100 years.

Outotec Achieved Targeted €50 Million Savings, Closes Program

04 November 2014 - Outotec introduced an efficiency improvement program on 17 October 2013 targeting up to € 50 million annualized savings in operating costs by the end of 2014 compared to the Q3/2013 situation.

MLP Steel Installs New Rolling Mill for Shapes and Profiles

03 November 2014 - MLP Steel LLC has installed a state-of-the-art rolling mill at its facility in Scottsdale, Pa., to add to the company’s capabilities of rolling special shapes and profiles.

ESTROP EBT Cleaning Manipulator from MORE Successfully Installed at TenarisTamsa

03 November 2014 - In September 2014, an ESTROP manipulator from Italy’s MORE srl was installed on TenarisTamsa’s 170-t EAF with the aim to increase the operators’ safety by avoiding the manual operation of the EBT tap hole cleaning.

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