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AIST's Steel News provides the steel community with technological and innovative news on the people, producers and suppliers in the North American and international steel communities.

voestalpine Secures Contract for Pipeline Project in Brazil

11 July 2014 - After South Stream (1), the voestalpine Group has secured its second major pipeline contract this year.

Universal Stainless Achieves S-400 and S-1000 Approvals From GE Aviation

11 July 2014 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. has achieved GE Aviation's S-400 and S-1000 approvals for its Bridgeville, Pa.; Dunkirk, N.Y.; and North Jackson, Ohio, facilities.

IREPAS: Decent Performance in Global Long Market, But Concerns Rising

11 July 2014 - Global demand has remained at reasonable levels during the course of the last 30 days, IREPAS said in its Short Range Outlook for July 2014.

ThyssenKrupp Europe's Duisburg-Beeckerwerth Hot Strip Mill Reaches 50 Years in Operation

11 July 2014 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe announced that its hot strip mill in Duisburg-Beeckerwerth, Germany, began operation 50 years ago.

NDC Infrared Engineering and Beta LaserMike Announce Merger

10 July 2014 - NDC Infrared Engineering and Beta LaserMike, both part of the Spectris family of companies and recognized global leaders in non-contacting measurement and control solutions, have merged to create NDC Technologies.

Wuppermann Orders Economical Pickling and HDG Line from SMS Siemag

10 July 2014 - At the end of June, Wuppermann Group, Germany, a family business with 140 years of experience in steel processing, awarded SMS Siemag the contract to deliver a hot-wide-strip pickling and hot-dip galvanizing line for its new plant in the Hungarian town of Győr-Gönyű.

SunCoke Energy Expects to Report Increased Domestic Coke Production for Q2 2014

10 July 2014 - SunCoke Energy Inc. (SXC) reported second quarter 2014 domestic coke production is expected to be 1,059,000 tons, up 115,000 tons from first quarter 2014, which was impacted by the severe winter weather.

ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein CHRO to Retire; Successor Named

10 July 2014 - ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein announced the retirement of its chief human resources office and named a new successor.

Severstal Columbus Wins AMM Award for Best Operational Improvement

10 July 2014 - Severstal North America was pleased to receive the Award for Steel Excellence from American Metal Market in New York City.

SMS Siemag Supplying Hot-Dip Galvanizing Line to Bengang

10 July 2014 - Chinese Bengang Steel Plates Co. Ltd. (Bengang) awarded SMS Siemag the order for the supply of a continuous hot-dip galvanizing line.

Hatch IAS and Butech Bliss Upgrading Libertas Copper’s Hot Reversing Mill

10 July 2014 - In an example of two specialty companies working together to achieve a positive result to the metals industry, Hatch IAS and Butech Bliss are providing Libertas Copper LLC (Hussey Copper) an upgrade for its hot reversing mill located in Leetsdale, Pa.

EVRAZ Caspian Steel Launches Mass Production

09 July 2014 - EVRAZ plc announced the start of mass production at its rolling mill EVRAZ Caspian Steel in Kostanay, Kazakhstan.

Lincoln Electric Licenses NanoSteel's Weld Overlay and Thermal Spray Technologies

09 July 2014 - Lincoln Electric and The NanoSteel® Co. announced that Lincoln Electric has been granted an exclusive worldwide license to NanoSteel's proprietary steel coatings technology for weld overlay and thermal spray applications.

JP Steel Plantech to Supply China Steel with Cold Leveler and Pre-Leveler

09 July 2014 - JP Steel Plantech Co. (SPCO) has received orders from China Steel Corp. Group (CSC) in Taiwan for one cold leveler and one pre-leveler to carry out CSC’s plate mill improvement plans to produce direct quenching plates.

AIIS: U.S. Steel Exports Fall for First Time in Three Months

09 July 2014 - Steel exports in May 2013 fell for the first time in three months, the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) reported.

Timken Investing US$22 Million in New Selling Support Infrastructure

09 July 2014 - The Timken Co. is investing US$22 million in new customer and sales management tools, designed to improve the customer experience through increased sales force effectiveness.

Audit Confirms NLMK Quality Management Systems Meet International Standards

09 July 2014 - An annual audit by the British Standards Institution has confirmed that NLMK Lipetsk production site management systems comply with international standards.

IAM Members Ratify New Labor Agreement For AK Steel's Middletown Works

09 July 2014 - AK Steel said that members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 1943 have ratified a new 42-month labor agreement covering about 1,700 hourly production and maintenance employees at the company’s Middletown (OH) Works.

AHMSA Orders RH Plant from Siemens

08 July 2014 - Siemens Metals Technologies has won an order from Mexican steel producer Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A.B. de C.V. (AHMSA) to supply a 150-ton, twin RH vacuum degassing plant with mechanical vacuum pumps for its converter steelworks No. 2 in Monclova.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Modernizing Converter Plant, Waste Heat Boiler in Duisburg-Bruckhausen

08 July 2014 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is modernizing its No. 2 converter and associated waste-heat boiler system in the Duisburg-Bruckhausen, Germany, steelmaking plant, one of the biggest in Europe.

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