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MMK’s Hot-Rolled Products Mill 2000 Sets All-Time Monthly Record
12 March 2015 - Russia’s OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) produced over 526,000 metric tons of metal at its hot-rolled products Mill 2000 in January 2015 — an all-time record for monthly output since the Mill opened in 1994.
EVRAZ Begins Railroad Wheel Deliveries to Turkey
12 March 2015 - EVRAZ NTMK completed production of a batch of wheels for freight railcars under the contract with the Turkish State Railways (TCDD).
The Bradbury Group Names New Tooling Coordinator
11 March 2015 - Custom Rollforming Corp. (CRC) announced the appointment of Colton Snyder as the tooling coordinator.
OSHA Finds Serious Safety Violations at Atlas Metal & Iron
11 March 2015 - The death of a 52-year-old man, killed when a scrap metal baler started while he worked inside, could have been averted if his employer, Atlas Metal & Iron Corp., had made sure the machine was shut down properly, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has determined.
New Guild International Laser Welder Allows Coil End Welding on Strip as Thin as .003”
11 March 2015 - New laser welding technology from Guild International is making coil end welding on strip as thin as .003” possible.
Platts China Steel Sentiment Index Rebounded in March
11 March 2015 - The outlook for China's steel market over the next month rebounded dramatically after the Chinese New Year holiday period on expectations of stronger domestic orders, according to the latest Platts China Steel Sentiment Index (Platts CSSI), which showed a headline reading of 72.2 out of a possible 100 points in March.
ArcelorMittal to Supply Heavy Plate Steel for Baltic Sea Wind Farm
11 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal’s plant in Gijón, Spain, will supply 23,000 tonnes of heavy plate for the construction of 29 jacket foundations for the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.
World Steel Association Makes Steel Safety Day an Annual Event
10 March 2015 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced the launch of the second annual Steel Safety Day.
ABB to Build New Manufacturing, R&D Facility in Tennessee
10 March 2015 - ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, will invest US$30 million in building a new manufacturing site and expanding its customer experience center for its Low Voltage Products division near Memphis, Tenn.
Pacesetter Steel Awarded Prestigious Certification from Women's Business Enterprise National Council
10 March 2015 - Pacesetter Steel Service Inc. has received national certification as a Women's Business Enterprise by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), making it one of largest companies in the steel industry to receive this prestigious distinction.
USITC Will Expedite Sunset Review of OCTG from China
10 March 2015 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to expedite its five-year (sunset) reviews concerning the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China.
2015 Manufacturing Leadership Award Winners Announced
10 March 2015 - Frost & Sullivan's Manufacturing Leadership (ML) Council is recognizing world-class manufacturing companies and individual leaders as winners of the 2015 Manufacturing Leadership Awards, among them: Steel Dynamics Inc. and Olympic Steel.
AK Steel Coke Plant Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance
09 March 2015 - AK Steel’s Middletown (Ohio) Works coke plant has received the Max Eward Safety Award from the American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute (ACCCI), a leading industry trade organization based in Washington, D.C.
Gerdau Steel India Commissions QMOS MES System from Quad Infotech
09 March 2015 - Gerdau Steel India Limited (GSIL) has completed the first phase of commissioning of the QMOS MES system at its integrated steel plant in Tadipatri, India.
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.
