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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.
AIIS: U.S. Steel Imports Fell 2% in December
04 March 2015 - Steel imports declined slightly in December, marking the second straight monthly decrease, the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) reported.
MMK Increases Steel Shipments to Shipbuilders
04 March 2015 - Russia's OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) supplied 78,000 metric tons of metal products to shipbuilders in 2014, which represents a 37.2% growth y-o-y.
Harsco Acquires Transportation Safety Products Provider Protran Technology
03 March 2015 - Harsco Corporation has acquired Protran Technology, a New Jersey-based leader in the design and production of safety systems for transportation and industrial applications. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
SSINA, USW Urge Exclusion of Japan from TPP Negotiations
03 March 2015 - The Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA) and the United Steelworkers (USW) have sent the letter below to U.S. Trade Representative Michael B. Froman.
Zhejiang Kingland Puts Spiral Pipe Plant from PWS into Operation
03 March 2015 - Zhejiang Kingland Pipe Industry, based in Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, has successfully commissioned a spiral pipe plant supplied by PWS.
MSCI: Service Centers Shipments Lower in January 2015
03 March 2015 - U.S. shipments of both steel and aluminum decreased from levels a year ago in January 2015, according to the latest report from the Metals Service Center Institute. Canadian results were similar.
