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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.
TimkenSteel Strengthens International Presence
26 September 2014 - TimkenSteel Corp. has increased its capabilities in five countries across Asia, Europe and Latin America to support customers' technical, commercial and supply chain activities.
AISI: Preliminary Steel Imports Decrease 5% in August
26 September 2014 - Based on preliminary U.S. Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 3,667,000 tons of steel in August, including 2,768,000 tons of finished steel (down 5.0% and 10.2%, respectively, vs. July final data).
ThyssenKrupp’s InCar Plus: New Solutions in Autos for Energy Efficiency, Electromobility, Weight Reduction
26 September 2014 - ThyssenKrupp AG has presented the results of its research project InCar plus. Engineers from the Essen-based company have developed 40 new components and solutions for the auto industry.
NanoSteel Demonstrates Breakthrough in Additive-Manufactured Wear Materials
26 September 2014 - The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in nanostructured steel materials design, announced the successful expansion of the company’s engineered powders business into additive manufacturing.
Joint Project of SMS Siemag, Salzgitter Nominated for President’s German Future Award 2014
26 September 2014 - The Federal President’s Office has nominated three innovation projects for the German Future Award 2014 – Federal President’s Award for Technology and Innovation, including the joint project “Horizontal Thin Strip Casting of Steel” conducted by Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, SMS Siemag AG, and the Technical University of Clausthal.
AIIS: U.S. Steel Imports Slip to 3.67 Million Tons in August
26 September 2014 - U.S. steel imports in August 2014 remained well above their level of a year earlier, even as they dipped below the July numbers, according to analysis from the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).
Siemens Modernizing Cooling Conveyor for Keystone Steel & Wire
25 September 2014 - U.S. producer Keystone Steel and Wire Co. placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies to upgrade the cooling conveyors of a two-strand wire rod mill in its Bartonville, Ill., production facility.
U.S. Electrical Steel Producers Pleased with Dumping Margins Set in Trade Case
25 September 2014 - The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the final antidumping margins on grain oriented electrical steel (GOES) imported into the U.S. from the Czech Republic, as follows:
Mill Steel Strengthens Executive Staff, Reorganizes Sales Management Team
25 September 2014 - Mill Steel Co., a flat-rolled steel service center, announced three promotions, consistent with the company's commitment to build and maintain its dynamic executive and management teams, in support of an expanding presence in the marketplace.
EUROFER Announces Change in Management
25 September 2014 - In the context of the appointment of a new European Commission and the election of a new European Parliament, EUROFER has decided on a transition to a new leadership: Gordon Moffat, current director general is leaving the association.
Air Products Announces Major Company Restructuring
25 September 2014 - Air Products’ chairman, president and CEO, Seifi Ghasemi, announced a major company restructuring, with the goal of regaining industry leadership by providing excellent service to customers as the safest and most profitable industrial gas company in the world.
voestalpine Adds New Head Office for Special Steel Activities in Turkey
24 September 2014 - voestalpine is continuing to expand its international market position in the special steel segment. In September, the voestalpine Special Steel Division is opening a new location in Gebze near Istanbul jointly with a Böhler Uddeholm sales company.
ArcelorMittal to Supply Steel for South Africa’s Koeberg Power Station
24 September 2014 - Industeel, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal specializing in the production of ingots and high added value steel plates, is to supply 4,000 metric tons of steel to AREVA, world leader in nuclear energy, for the building of six steam generators at the Koeberg nuclear power station in South Africa.
Plattco Awarded Patent for Industrial Valve Seal
24 September 2014 - Plattco Corporation, producer of the most advanced material handling valves for industrial applications, has been awarded a patent for a unique high pressure mechanical shaft seal that dramatically improves the performance and maintenance-free operation of industrial valves in high velocity, high pressure conveying systems.
EVRAZ Considering IPO of EVRAZ North America
23 September 2014 - In response to certain market rumors, EVRAZ plc announced that it is currently considering a registered initial public offering of ordinary shares of its North American subsidiary, EVRAZ North America.
North American Service Center Shipments Stagnant in August
23 September 2014 - Steel and aluminum shipments were essentially flat or declined by small percentages at both U.S. and Canadian service centers, the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) reports. Inventory increased across the board.
BOF Hot Trials Commence at SAIL’s Burnpur Plant
23 September 2014 - On a visit to ISP Burnpur, SAIL chairman C.S. Verma witnessed the start-up of the first basic oxygen furnace (BOF) on 14 September 2014.
Outokumpu Stainless Steel Creates First Ever Maintenance Free Boat
23 September 2014 - Outokumpu duplex stainless steel was used in the first ever boat built entirely out of stainless steel. The boat represents true innovation in the shipbuilding industry.
EVRAZ NTMK Announces Certification of New Railway Wheel Type
23 September 2014 - EVRAZ NTMK of Nizhny Tagil, Sverdlovsk region, Russia, has completed TSI certification of its BA-004 solid-rolled railway wheels for freight cars.
Big River Steel Breaks Ground on Arkansas Steel Mill
22 September 2014 - Big River Steel today broke ground on its US$1.3 billion steel mill and recycling facility in Osceola, Ark., the single largest private investment in the state’s history.
