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Strategic Alliance Between ArcelorMittal and Sider Finalized for Algeria Investment

30 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal and Sider, an Algerian state-owned company, have finalized a strategic agreement including an investment plan of US$763m for a steel complex at Annaba and mines in Ouenza and Boukhadra.

Kobe Steel to Set Up Company in China to Produce Aluminum Sheet for Automobiles

30 September 2013 - Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that it will establish a company in the Xiqing Economic-Technological Development Area in Tianjin, China, to produce aluminum sheet for automotive body panels.

President Obama Names USW's Gerard to Manufacturing Committee

30 September 2013 - President Barack Obama has announced the appointment of United Steelworkers (USW) international president Leo W. Gerard and 18 others to the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) Steering Committee "2.0."

POSCO to Export FINEX Steelmaking Technology Overseas for First Time

27 September 2013 - POSCO has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with China’s Chongqing Iron and Steel Co. to construct a FINEX integrated steel works with an annual capacity of 3 million tons.

Superior Machine to Upgrade Nucor-Yamato's EAF

27 September 2013 - Superior Machine Co. of S.C., Inc. has been awarded the contract for the design, supply and installation of the upgrade of the Nucor-Yamato No. 2 furnace to a single bucket scrap charging practice.

New CFO Appointed to Siemens Industry Sector

27 September 2013 - Miguel-Angel López, previously the chief financial officer of the Industry Automation Division, will become the new CFO of the Industry Sector, effective 1 October.

Tenaris and Usiminas Work Together on the First Brazilian Ethanol Pipeline

27 September 2013 - Tenaris will supply 145 km of 20-inch pipes, produced from steel plates provided by Usiminas, a Brazilian steel provider, for the second phase of construction of the first Brazilian ethanol pipeline.

Atkore International Inc. Divests Brazil Business

27 September 2013 - Atkore International Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of its Brazil business that manufactures non-galvanized mechanical tube, as well as slitting of structural sheets, to Panatlantica S.A.

Instron Releases Software Add-On to Limit Specimen Self-Heating Under Dynamic Loads

27 September 2013 - Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, announced the release of the Specimen Self-Heating Control (SSHC) add-on to the versatile Instron® WaveMatrix™ Software package for dynamic and fatigue testing of polymers and composites.

ArcelorMittal Welcomes President François Hollande to Florange

27 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal Atlantique et Lorraine welcomed President François Hollande to its Florange site on 26 September 2013.

SMS Meer to Supply Fifth Ring Rolling Machine to Euskal Forging

27 September 2013 - Euskal Forging from Sestao, Spain, has ordered a fifth ring rolling machine from SMS Meer of Germany. The new machine will be the second most powerful ring rolling machine that SMS Meer has ever built.

AIST's Italy Steel Forum 2013 Focuses on Economy, Technology, Leadership

26 September 2013 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) is highlighting important issues for today’s steel industry during a two-day forum at the Pomini Tenova Conference Center in Castellanza, Italy, on 26–27 September 2013.

Storage Dome Collapse at Nucor Steel Louisiana Delays Start-Up of DRI Facility

26 September 2013 - Nucor Corporation announced that on the afternoon of 25 September a storage dome collapsed at Nucor Steel Louisiana in St. James Parish. There were no injuries and no environmental impact. Nucor Steel Louisiana is finishing construction of its new direct reduced iron (DRI) plant on the site and had planned to begin production within a few weeks. Based on a preliminary assessment, the company is currently forecasting the start-up of operations to be delayed until the end of the year.

European Commission Urges Italy to Bring ILVA Steel Plant Up to Environmental Standards

26 September 2013 - The European Commission is taking action against Italy in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of the ILVA steel plant in Taranto, Europe's largest iron and steel works.

Vtorchermet NLMK Commissions New Shredder Which Will Improve Quality of Raw Materials for EAF Plant

26 September 2013 - Vtorchermet NLMK (part of NLMK Group), one of the largest scrap processing networks in Russia, has commissioned a new high-performance shredder at the Vtorchermet NLMK Center site in Podolsk.

Interpipe Niko Tube Orders Groove Dressing Machine from SMS Meer

26 September 2013 - Interpipe Niko Tube from Nikopol, Ukraine, has ordered a three-axis groove dressing machine from SMS Meer for its seamless tube plant in Nikopol. The new machine will improve precision in production and shorten the dressing times and expand the company’s production capacities.

EVRAZ VÍTKOVICE Granted Permit to Operate Steel Mill

26 September 2013 - EVRAZ VÍTKOVICE STEEL, a.s. (EVS) in the Czech Republic has been granted an integrated permit for the operation of the steel mill from the Regional Authority of the Moravian-Silesian Region. Thanks to this permit EVS can continue to operate the steel mill with an obligation to implement the secondary dedusting of the convertor hall in the steel mill within next two years. The permit includes the obligation to perform other technical and organizational measures that help to further reduce emissions from the steel production.

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.

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