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POSCO Launches New Integrated Management System

16 January 2014 - POSCO launched POSPIA 3.0, the POSCO Family’s unique future management system, on 1 January 2014 at POSCO Indonesia’s integrated steelworks.

Mahindra Auto Steel Breaks Ground for New Facility in India

16 January 2014 - India’s Mahindra Auto Steel Pvt. Ltd., held a ground breaking ceremony for its state-of-the-art steel service center at MIDC's Chakan Industrial Area, Phase II, near Pune, India, on 7 January 2014.

Questek Working Closely with Consortium for Advanced Materials Research Center

15 January 2014 - The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded US$25 million over five years to a Chicago-based consortium led by Northwestern University to establish a new center of excellence for advanced materials research.

Nippon Steel and WISCO Tinplate Joint Venture Begins Operations in China

15 January 2014 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. and Wuhan Iron and Steel (WISCO), announced the start-up of its WISCO-NIPPON STEEL Tinplate Co., Ltd (WINSteel) joint venture in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, on 31 December 2013.

ArcelorMittal Bremen Orders Sampling and Packaging Line from SMS Logistiksysteme

15 January 2014 - ArcelorMittal Bremen has placed an order with SMS Logistiksysteme, both of Germany, for the supply of a fully automated sampling station for X-grade line pipe steels, including a connected packaging line.

Vallourec Inaugurates Its First Premium Finishing Plant in the Middle East

15 January 2014 - Vallourec, a leader in premium tubular solutions, announced the inauguration of its new premium finishing plant for OCTG in Saudi Arabia: Vallourec Saudi Arabia.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Slumbering

15 January 2014 - The latest SteelBenchmarker report shows HRB prices in China, the USA and Western Europe all flat, with world export prices down 0.4%.

Report: Consumers View AHSS as Answer to Safety, Performance and Fuel Efficiency

14 January 2014 - At the 2014 North American International Auto Show today the steel industry unveiled conclusive findings from a recent market research study regarding the role of steel in automobiles, revealing an overwhelmingly positive perception of steel across the consumer market.

Leeco Steel Opens Distribution Center in Houston

14 January 2014 - Leeco Steel, a leading supplier of carbon, HSLA, heat-treated and alloy plate steel, has purchased a facility in Houston, Texas.

U.S. Challenges China's Non-Compliance in WTO Steel Dispute

14 January 2014 - The U.S. is requesting that China enter into consultations regarding China’s claim that it has brought its duties on U.S. exports of grain oriented flat-rolled electrical steel (GOES) into compliance with WTO rules.

Tata Steel Opens UK’s Largest Plate Service Center

14 January 2014 - On 14 January 2014, Tata Steel opened the UK’s largest profiling center for steel plate in the West Midlands, increasing its plate processing capacity in the region by up to 50%.

U.S. Steel Exports Fall in November 2013

14 January 2014 - U.S. steel exports declined in November 2013 by 17.1% compared to October 2013, according to government reporting analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

ThyssenKrupp Combines Capabilities in Plant Technology

14 January 2014 - To better exploit global market opportunities, ThyssenKrupp's previously separate plant technology companies are being combined under the roof of ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions.

ThyssenKrupp Initiates Project to Convert Steel Production Process Gases into Chemicals

13 January 2014 - In collaboration with partners from research and industry, ThyssenKrupp AG is initiating a cross-sector technology transfer project focusing on converting process gases from steel production into valuable chemicals.

Mississippi Steel Processing Orders Red Bud Precision Blanking Line

13 January 2014 - Mississippi Steel Processing, located in Columbus, Miss., has ordered a precision blanking line from Red Bud Industries which will be installed in late April 2014.

Ranger Steel Names New President, Chief Operating Officer

13 January 2014 - Ranger Steel Services LP, the largest independent steel plate distributor in the United States, announced that sales vice president Jeff McPherson has been appointed president, and operations vice president Jochen Seeba has been named chief operating officer.

Plibrico Materials Division Focuses on West Coast Growth with New Hire

13 January 2014 - Plibrico Co. LLC is pleased to welcome Paul Schmidt as the new Plibrico Refractory Materials Division area sales manager for the Western United States and Canada.

Advanced Steel Featured On 2014 North American Truck of the Year Winner

13 January 2014 - The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI) — a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute — announced that the 2014 North American Car and Truck/Utility of the Year (NACTOY) truck award winner again features a significant amount of advanced high-strength steel, which offers significant lightweighting benefits at a lower cost.

ATI Wah Chang Employee Honored by ASTM for Contributions to Refractory Metals Industry

13 January 2014 - Richard C. Sutherlin, manager of technical services at ATI Wah Chang, Albany, Ore., has received the 2013 H.R. “Russ” Ogden Award from ASTM International.

Outotec Appoints New Head of Americas Business

13 January 2014 - Mr. Kimmo Kontola, currently executive vice president, president of APAC region at Outotec, has been appointed to lead the Americas region business as of 1 March 2014.

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