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Danieli Automation to Supply HiGAUGE 7052 to Xining SBQ Mill

09 August 2013 - Danieli Automation has been selected to supply the dimensional measurement and quality certification for the final products at Xining Special Steel Co.'s SBQ mill in China.

Salzgitter Revises Guidance In View of Persisting Structural Crisis in European Steel Industry

09 August 2013 - Salzgitter AG is revising its guidance for the financial year 2013 in view of the persisting structural crisis in the European steel industry.

Mechel Begins Delivering Coal Supplies to China Via New Railway Route

09 August 2013 - Russia’s Mechel OAO announced that it has started supplying coal concentrate to the People's Republic of China by rail through new border checkpoint Makhalino — Hunchun.

Northwest Pipe Predicts Third Quarter Will Be Its Weakeast This Year

09 August 2013 - Northwest Pipe Company announced its second quarter 2013 financial results, noting that it expects the third quarter to be its weakest in 2013.

ArcelorMittal Recognized for Supply Chain Excellence by JCB

09 August 2013 - ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe (FCE) has received an award for supply chain Quality, Cost, Innovation, Delivery and Management (QCIDM) from JCB — the world’s largest privately owned manufacturer of construction equipment.

MRC Global Results Impacted By Continued Weakness in Line Pipe Product Group

09 August 2013 - MRC Global Inc., the largest global distributor, based on sales, of pipe, valves and fittings (PVF) and related products and services to the energy and industrial sectors, announced second quarter 2013 results. 

Severstal-Gonvarri-Kaluga Increases Sales Volume by 23% in First Half of Year

09 August 2013 - Severstal-Gonvarri-Kaluga, (part of the Severstal Russian Steel Division) reported a 23% increase in sales volume up to 44,500 tonnes in the first half of 2013 compared with the first half of 2012.

ArcelorMittal Dommeldange Creates New Wind Turbine with Innovative Manufacturer

08 August 2013 - ArcelorMittal Dommeldange in Luxembourg has partnered up with local wind tower manufacturer Smart Wind Integrated Renewables Lëtzebuerg (Swirl) to produce a new generation of vertical axis wind turbines.

Harsco's Metals & Minerals Business Performed Below Expectations in Second Quarter

08 August 2013 - As it reported its second quarter results, diversified global industrial company Harsco Corporation said its Metals & Minerals segment will continue to be affected by the challenging conditions in the global steel industry in the third quarter.

U.S. Steel Exports Sag in June

08 August 2013 - Steel exports declined in June compared to May by 8.5% according to government data analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

Danieli Corus Commissions India's Largest Blast Furnace

08 August 2013 - Danieli Corus BV has commissioned the greenfield blast furnace No. 5 built for SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited) at its Rourkela Steel Plant in Odisha, India.

Siemens to Modernize Offgas Cooling in Eisenhüttenstadt for ArcelorMittal

08 August 2013 - ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt in Germany has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to equip the off-gas cleaning system on LD (BOF) converter No. 2 with a new cooling stack.

Tata Steel Rail Contract to Link Saudi Arabia's Two Holy Cities

08 August 2013 - Tata Steel has won an order to manufacture 60,000 tonnes of high-quality rail for a new high-speed line linking the two holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.

Abakan Announces Incorporation of MesoCoat to Accelerate Entry Into High Value Coating Services Market

08 August 2013 - Abakan Inc., an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, announced the incorporation of a new subsidiary, MesoCoat Coating Services Inc. (MCS), to provide thermal spray coating services using its multiple award-winning nanocomposite PComP™ coating materials to improve component longevity and to combat corrosion and wear in the oil and gas, mining, aerospace, chemicals, metal processing and metal finishing industries.

Arch Coal Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results

08 August 2013 - Despite achieving a sequential improvement in its earnings, Arch Coal, Inc. reported a net loss of US$72.2 million in the second quarter of 2013 as it faced weak coal market conditions.

General Steel Forging Ahead Despite Challenging Macro Environment

08 August 2013 - General Steel Holdings, Inc., a leading non-state-owned steel producer in China, announced its results for the first quarter which was marked by a challenging macro environment.

Tenaris Responds to the Unexpected Calgary Flood Crisis

08 August 2013 - Flooding and heavy rain displaced thousands of people from their homes and caused devastation in the city of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, in early July. Tenaris offered a corporate contribution to the Red Cross cleanup efforts in the community, as well as specific financial assistance to displaced employees in need and company support for any employee who wanted to develop an initiative to help others in need

AISI: U.S. Steel Import Permits Down 6% in July

07 August 2013 - Based on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that steel import permit applications for the month of July total 2,476,000 tons.  

New Life Cycle Assessment Study Shows Replacing Wood Utility Poles with Steel Lowers Key Environmental Impacts

07 August 2013 - A detailed life cycle assessment (LCA) study commissioned by the Steel Market Development Institute, found that when comparing overall environmental performance, galvanized steel utility poles outperform wood poles in key environmental measures.

ArcelorMittal to Invest €17.2 Million In Its Asturias Site

07 August 2013 - ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe’s management announced that it intends to make several investments at their Avilés site, located in Asturias. Amounting to a total of €17.2 million, the main improvements resulting from these investments are related to product quality, internal logistics and customer service.

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