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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.
GE Power & Water's Air Filtration Business Acquired by CLARCOR
24 March 2014 - In December 2013, CLARCOR, a diverse filter company, acquired GE Power & Water’s Air Filtration business.
Hundreds Attend VAMA Tech Day Forum in Shanghai
24 March 2014 - Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel Co. Ltd. (VAMA), ArcelorMittal’s automotive joint venture with Hunan Valin Steel Co., Ltd. in China has hosted its first VAMA Tech Days forum in Shanghai.
AK Steel Announces Price Increase For Hot Roll Carbon Steel
24 March 2014 - AK Steel announced a price increase for its hot roll carbon steel products.
Williams Form Engineering Partners with MMFX for High-Strength, Corrosion-Resistant Product Line
21 March 2014 - Williams Form Engineering Corp. and MMFX® Steel Corp. of America are partnering to expand the Williams Form line of high-strength and corrosion-resistant products for the construction industry.
NDC Appoints New Director of Customer Care EMEA
21 March 2014 - NDC Infrared Engineering announced the appointment of Karl Schmid as director of customer care, EMEA for its Sensors, Systems and Metals Divisions.
ISRA VISION PARSYTEC Installing Surface Inspection Unit for Italian Flats Producer
21 March 2014 - ISRA VISION PARSYTEC, a leading supplier of surface inspection systems for coil products, is installing a new SURFACE MASTER inspection system at OCSA S.p.A.
Acciaierie Valbruna Commissions Four Mill Stands from SMS Meer
21 March 2014 - Acciaierie Valbruna in Vicenza, Italy, has commissioned four mill stands for the intermediate train supplied by SMS Meer, Germany.
Carpenter Technology to Raise Base Prices
21 March 2014 - Carpenter Technology Corp. will increase base prices an average of 5% on new orders of specialty stainless, high temperature, electronic, and premium alloy steels in all product forms.
World Crude Steel Production Down Slightly Year-on-Year in January 2014
20 March 2014 - World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 130 million metric tons in January 2014, a decrease of -0.4% compared to January 2013.
ThyssenKrupp Materials NA Opens New Coil Processing Facility in Alabama
20 March 2014 - ThyssenKrupp Materials NA, Inc. (TKMNA) recently opened a 100,000 square-foot carbon, stainless and aluminum coil processing and distribution service center in Woodstock, Ala.
SMS Meer Expands Workshop in Shanghai
20 March 2014 - SMS Meer Engineering China (SMEC) has expanded its workshop capacity in Shanghai.
SDI Says First Quarter Earnings Negatively Impacted by Harsh Winter Weather
20 March 2014 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. provided first quarter 2014 earnings guidance in the range of US$0.13 to US$0.17 per diluted share.
Metinvest to Supply Large Diameter Pipes to Iraq
20 March 2014 - Metinvest Group received permission to supply large diameter pipes fabricated from internally produced pipe-making plate for oil and gas pipelines in Iraq.
JFE Develops World’s First X80-Grade HFW Pipe with 1-Inch Thickness
20 March 2014 - JFE Steel Corp. has developed the world’s first API X80-grade high-frequency-welded (HFW) steel pipe with thickness of one inch (25.4mm).
U. S. Steel Senior Vice President Named to NAM Board
19 March 2014 - United States Steel Corporation announced that Michael S. Williams, senior vice president – strategic planning and business development, has been named to the Board of Directors at the National Association of Manufacturing (NAM), the largest manufacturing association in the United States.
Praxair Starts Up Air Separation Plant for SAIL
19 March 2014 - Praxair, Inc. announced the start-up of the first of two 1,250-metric-tons-per-day air separation units at Steel Authority of India’s (SAIL) Bhilai, India, facility.
Nucor Announces Guidance for First Quarter Earnings
19 March 2014 - Nucor Corp. announced guidance for its first quarter ending 5 April 2014, noting a major impact from severe weather conditions during the quarter.
USW Honors Retiring Sen. Rockefeller for Lifetime Commitment to Steelworkers
19 March 2014 - The United Steelworkers (USW) released the following statement from USW international president Leo W. Gerard on the career of West Virginia's senior Senator and former Governor, Jay Rockefeller, who will retire when his term expires next year.
Platts Scrap Seminar: DRI to Have Little Impact on Scrap Markets
18 March 2014 - The North American scrap market will see little short- to medium-term effects as a result of the increasing usage of direct reduced iron (DRI), according to speakers at Platts’ 3rd annual Scrap Seminar, held in Chicago on 18 March 2014.
Shanxi Gaoyi Steel Commissions Two SMS Meer Wire Rod Mills
18 March 2014 - Shanxi Gaoyi Steel has successfully commissioned two wire rod mills from SMS Meer.
