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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.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Gains EU Funding for Environmental Investments

26 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in the Czech Republic is co-funding its environmental projects through European Union funds, for the first time in the company’s history. ArcelorMittal Ostrava will use the funding to commission new, cleaner technologies worth CZK 2.6 billion (US$136.7 million) by 2016.

TMK IPSCO Names New President and CEO

25 September 2013 - TMK IPSCO announced that president and CEO Vicki Avril has decided to leave the company, effective 30 September 2013.

AISI: Preliminary U.S. Steel Imports Rose 14% in August

25 September 2013 - Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,870,000 tons of steel in August, including 2,199,000 tons of finished steel (up 13.9% and 9.8%, respectively, vs. July final data). Year-to-date (YTD) total and finished steel imports are 21,123,000 and 16,569,000 tons, respectively, down 9% and 7% vs. 2012.

Severstal North America Appoints New Vice President, Commercial

25 September 2013 - Severstal North America announced the appointment of Mr. Sachin Shivaram as vice president, commercial.

Gerdau's Capex Projects Progressing at Special Steel Mill in Monroe, Mich.

25 September 2013 - Gerdau’s capital improvement projects at its special steel producing mill in Monroe, Mich., are making progress. The global steel company completed construction of its new continuous caster in October 2012 and dismantled the old caster in June.

Tenova Introduces A New Era In Its Logistics Management

25 September 2013 - Tenova has formalized a new organizational structure with regard to logistics, centralizing its entire global logistics management in Italy.

ArcelorMittal's New €90 Million Continuous Annealing Line Starts Production in France

25 September 2013 - The new annealing line at ArcelorMittal’s Saint-Chély d’Apcher site in France, announced in 2012, started production on 20 September. The new production line, unique in Europe, will develop new high value-added electric steels for the automotive, energy and industrial electric motors markets.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Rise in Western Europe But Fall Elsewhere

25 September 2013 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker Western European HRB price for 23 September rose 1.2% to US$610 per metric ton (on a Euro basis, it fell 0.7%) for the second consecutive time. The United States HRB spot price slipped 0.1% to US$717 per metric ton for the second consecutive time. The World export HRB price fell 0.7% to US$573 per metric ton after rising four consecutive times. The Chinese HRB price fell 1.8% to US$491 per metric ton for the second consecutive time.

SANGRAF International Adds International Technical Service Manager

25 September 2013 - SANGRAF International, a manufacturer of premium graphite electrodes to the EAF steel industry, has added a steel industry and graphite industry veteran to its technical support team. Darren Fribence joins SANGRAF as international technical service manager responsible for supporting the global efforts of SANGRAF International’s graphite electrode sales network.

Mechel Completes Construction of Grinding-Mixing Complex

25 September 2013 - Mechel OAO, a Russian mining and metals company, announced completion of the construction project for a grinding-mixing complex to produce cement.

Danieli Corus to Modify Stack Cooling System of BF No. 7 at SAIL Bhilai Steel Plant

24 September 2013 - Danieli Corus has received an order from the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) for the modification of the stack cooling system of blast furnace No. 7 at the Bhilai Steel Plant.

MMFX Steel's New Hire Builds Company Growth Momentum

24 September 2013 - MMFX Steel Corporation welcomes Bassam Saddawi as its new corporate engineering manager. Saddawi will provide engineering guidance to business development and project management activities across North America to further the acceptance and use of MMFX steel products.

Vallourec Widens Premium Offer For Offshore Oil & Gas Market With Production Of Umbilicals Tubes

24 September 2013 - Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions, announced the launch of a new offer for the offshore oil and gas market: the production of welded stainless steel tubes to be fitted into umbilicals.

Metinvest Subsidizes Summer Vacations for 71,400 Employees and Their Families

24 September 2013 - Ukraine's Metinvest Group spent about UAH 80 million (US$9.77 million) to subsidize summer vacations for 71,400 employees and their families in 2013.

Hatch IAS Wins Two New Orders for Automation Control Systems

24 September 2013 - Hatch IAS has won an order from Stripco Inc. as well as an order for repeat business from Hussey Copper.

AIST Foundation Raises US$1.3 Million for Steel Industry Programs

23 September 2013 - The AIST Foundation board of trustees is pleased to announce it has raised more than US$1,300,000 during the 2013 annual fund drive in support of its mission to ensure the iron and steel industry of tomorrow will have a sufficient number of qualified professionals.

25 Years and a Billion Tons of Steel Recycled: Steel Recycling Institute Marks Major Milestone

23 September 2013 - More than one billion tons of steel have been recycled by the North American steel industry since 1988, according to the Steel Recycling Institute (SRI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). SRI marks its 25th anniversary this year with this milestone achievement and the release of the 2012 steel recycling rates.

Air Liquide and AHMSA Announce New Agreement

23 September 2013 - Air Liquide continues its rapid growth in Northern Mexico, announcing new agreements with Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA) for the acquisition of an air separation unit (ASU) and a new investment of more than €45 million (approximately US$ 60 million) for Air Liquide’s construction and operation of another ASU, both located on AHMSA’s Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico site.

Valinox Nucléaire Commissions New Tube Plant Supplied by SMS Meer

23 September 2013 - Valinox Nucléaire has commissioned new machines for its tube plant in Nansha, Guangdong, China, thereby expanding its production capacities. With the new technology supplied by SMS Meer, Germany, the two companies are expanding their long-standing partnership.

Worldsteel: Crude Steel Production Rises 5.2% Year-on-Year

23 September 2013 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 130 million tonnes in August 2013, an increase of 5.2% compared to August 2012.

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