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ThyssenKrupp’s New Tinplate Treatment Fulfills Requirements of New Varnishes, Improves Surface Brilliance

26 May 2014 - Thanks to an innovative oiling process, ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein has solved problems that arise due to critical, very polar varnishes.

Outokumpu Providing Stainless Steel to Husab Mine in Namibia

26 May 2014 - Outokumpu is delivering 4,000 tonnes of LDX 2404 duplex stainless steel for the Husab uranium mine project in Namibia, Africa.

SMS Siemag to Modernize Record-Breaking CSP® Caster at JSW Steel

23 May 2014 - JSW Steel Ltd. has placed an order with SMS Siemag for a comprehensive revamp of one of the CSP® casters at the company’s Dolvi location in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Jindal Steel Orders Rebar Mill from SMS Meer

23 May 2014 - Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) based in New Delhi, India, has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a rebar mill. The new mill will be installed at JSPL’s Angul works in the state of Odisha.

April Service Center Shipments Up in U.S., Down in Canada

23 May 2014 - Growth continued in the United States for both steel and aluminum on a year-over-year basis, according to the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI). Canadian steel and aluminum shipments declined year over year in April 2014.

ThyssenKrupp Presents SteeloCare: The First Tinplate Monobloc Design Aerosol Can

23 May 2014 - In a technology alliance with press manufacturer Schuler and aerosol can former specialist Lanico, the packaging steel producer ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein is presenting an entirely newly designed tinplate aerosol can.

Vladimir Dmitriev Appointed General Director of NLMK's Altai-Koks

23 May 2014 - Vladimir Dmitriev has been appointed general director of Altai-Koks (part of NLMK Group), having previously held the position of first deputy general director.

Outokumpu’s UK Rod Mill Wins Occupational Health & Safety Award

23 May 2014 - Outokumpu’s rod mill in Sheffield, UK, has won a gold achievement award in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2014 for the site’s occupational health and safety management systems and practices.

Tata Steel’s Heavy Gauge Decoiler at Maastricht to Target High-Strength Steels Market

22 May 2014 - Tata Steel’s Service Center Maastricht subsidiary in the Netherlands is to commission a large heavy gauge decoiler by the end of 2014 which will serve the growing markets in Europe for high-strength steels, especially in the lifting & excavating sector.

AISI Says New Report Shows Continued Harm From Unfair Imports

22 May 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) said a new report ("Surging Steel Imports Put Up to Half a Million U.S. Jobs at Risk") released on 13 May reaffirms that the rising tide of foreign steel imports is harming the U.S. steel industry and diminishing the industry’s ability to fully recover from the recession.

Heraeus Makes Key Decisions to Improve Revenue and Results

22 May 2014 - Heraeus, a Hanau, Germany-based precious metals and technology group, has honed its strategy for future growth.

Outokumpu Wins ISSF Sustainability Award

22 May 2014 - A long-term study by Outokumpu’s chief medical officer Markku Huvinen received the Sustainability Award by ISSF (International Stainless Steel Forum) at the ISSF Annual General Meeting in Rome, Italy, on 15 May.

USW: New Study Highlights Threats to U.S. Steel Sector

22 May 2014 - United Steelworkers (USW) international president Leo W. Gerard issued the following statement on the release of a study of the enormous challenges facing the U.S. steel sector from a flood of imports and rising excess global capacity in steel production.

Metinvest to Invest Heavily in Mining Plants in 2014

22 May 2014 - Metinvest Group, an international, vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies based in Ukraine, will invest over UAH 3 billion in its mining division's assets in 2014 as part of its long-term investment program.

Metalloinvest Begins Installation of Equipment for New Oxygen Facility at OEMK

21 May 2014 - A new oxygen facility with a cryogenic air-separation unit with a capacity of up to 20,000 Am3/h of oxygen is being installed at OEMK, part of Metalloinvest.

Outokumpu Completes Quarto Plate Investment in Sweden

21 May 2014 - On 20 May 2014, Outokumpu held a customer event in Degerfors, Sweden, to mark the finalization of a €100 million investment project at its quarto plate mill.

worldsteel’s New AHSS Guidelines Support Use of the Latest, Lightest Steel Technologies

21 May 2014 - At the Great Designs in Steel automotive conference, WorldAutoSteel announced the launch of the Advanced High-Strength Steels Application Guidelines (AHSS Guidelines) Version 5.0, the largest and most comprehensive update since its first publication in 2004.

AK Tube Plant Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance

21 May 2014 - The Walbridge, Ohio, plant of AK Tube LLC, a subsidiary of AK Steel, has been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene.

ISSF Gives Sustainability Awards to Outokumpu and Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless

21 May 2014 - The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) presented its annual Sustainability Awards during the organization’s 18th conference (ISSF-18) held in Rome.

Tenova, Danieli, and Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Form Alliance for New Ironmaking Technologies

20 May 2014 - Tenova HYL and Danieli & C, have entered into an agreement with Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Co., Ltd. (NSENGI) to combine and commercialize their Energiron DR technology with an optimized blast furnace technology, as well as syngas technology (high efficiency coal gasification and steelworks by-product gas utilization technology) developed and owned by NSENGI.

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