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New Caster at Gerdau’s St. Paul, Minn., Mill Begins Production

28 August 2014 - A US$60 million project to replace the continuous caster at Gerdau’s steel mill in St. Paul, Minn., is nearing completion.

DeP Converter from Siemens Commences Operation at Tangshan

28 August 2014 - A DeP converter from Siemens has commenced operation at Chinese steel producer Tangshan Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Tangshan Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd.

GE Power Conversion Helps El Marakby Steel Plant Increase Production

28 August 2014 - GE’s Power Conversion business was chosen by El Marakby Steel in Egypt to supply a dynamic var compensator (DSVC) to reduce the frequency and intensity of power disturbances generated by the electrical arc furnace of El Marakby Steel’s new melting shop.

CAN-ENG Furnaces International Celebrates 50 Years

28 August 2014 - CAN-ENG Furnaces International recently celebrated 50 years of business with an open house and dinner in Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada.

Change of CEO Announced at Rautaruukki

28 August 2014 - Rautaruukki's new Board of Directors has appointed Olavi Huhtala, EVP and head of SSAB Europe, as Rautaruukki's new chief executive officer with effect from 1 September 2014. He will serve as CEO in addition to his own position.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Languish

28 August 2014 - In its 202nd report, the SteelBenchmarker released 9 steel products and 3 USA scrap prices. Of these, here are four benchmark prices for hot-rolled band for 25 August 2014:

Fernando Sabetta joins SANGRAF International in South America

27 August 2014 - SANGRAF International, a manufacturer of premium graphite electrodes to the EAF steel industry, has added a graphite industry veteran and AIST member to its sales and technical support team.

Habaş Successfully Commissions Hot Strip Mill from SMS Siemag

27 August 2014 - Turkish steelmaker Habaş has successfully commissioned a hot strip mill supplied by SMS Siemag in Aliağa, Turkey. Production of the first coil in July 2014 marked Habaş’ entry into the market of flat products.

Salzgitter’s U.S. Subsidiaries Secure Largest Order in Corporate History

27 August 2014 - The Salzgitter Group participations Berg Steel Pipe Corp. and Berg Spiral Pipe Corp., both located in the U.S., have received an order from Energy Transfer Partners of Dallas, Texas, for the delivery of 480,000 tons (approximately 430,000 metric tons) of large-diameter pipes for the ET Rover Pipeline Project.

AIIS: U.S. Steel Imports Keep Climbing

27 August 2014 - Steel imports into the United States continued to grow in July 2014, expanding by more than 6% from June and nearly 56% from a year earlier, according to the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

Wells Lamont Industrial Introduces Cut Resistant Tube Sleeve

27 August 2014 - Wells Lamont Industrial, a U.S. manufacturer of hand and arm protection, has introduced its Cut Resistant Tube Sleeve (KRG).

Metal One Acquires Energy Tubular Distributor in Western Canada

27 August 2014 - Metal One Corp., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, announced the acquisition of 90% stake of the outstanding and issued shares in Cantak Corporation a major energy tubular distributor in Western Canada, which was effective 2 July 2014.

POSCO Profits from Next Generation Inspection Technology from ISRA VISION PARSYTEC

26 August 2014 - POSCO and ISRA VISION PARSYTEC have forged a successful cooperative venture. ISRA VISION PARSYTEC was awarded the contract to install a SURFACE MASTER inspection system in the POSCO Pohang coupled pickle tandem line.

NLMK Kaluga Produces Millionth Tonne of Steel

26 August 2014 - NLMK Kaluga, a new generation EAF plant — part of NLMK Long Products — that manufactures a wide range of long products used in construction, has produced its millionth tonne of steel.

Steel Institute Pleased with Affirmative Injury Determinations in OCTG Trade Case

26 August 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) commented in response to the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) final vote in the trade cases on imports of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from nine countries.

Metalloinvest Announces H1 Operational, Financial Results

26 August 2014 - Metalloinvest, a Russian iron ore and HBI producer, published its IFRS financial results for the half year ended 30 June 2014.

AIST Announces T.C. Graham Prize Contest

25 August 2014 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) is proud to announce the T.C. Graham Prize. This is a unique contest to recognize innovative applications for steel that may lead to the development of new markets. The winning entry will win US$20,000.

NLMK to Equip Blast Furnace Operations with Highly Efficient Dust Collection System

25 August 2014 - NLMK Group announced its commitment to construct a modern modular dust collection system at its Lipetsk production site to treat off-gases from blast furnace No. 4 (BF-4).

U.S. Government Places Import Duties on OCTG from Six Countries

25 August 2014 - The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of certain oil country tubular goods from India, Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, and Vietnam that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and imports of these products that are subsidized by the governments of India and Turkey.

Emerson’s New Monitoring Program Protects Rolling Mill Drives for Safe Increases in Mill Loads

25 August 2014 - Emerson Power Transmission Solutions is launching a new torque-amplification analysis program for precisely measuring the true torque loads and vibration frequencies experienced by rolling mill drives, as part of a program to help mills process tougher alloys, increase output with thicker slabs or higher speeds, protect against cold-end slabs, or mitigate torsional vibration.

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