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ThyssenKrupp Steel USA's Name Changed to Reflect New Ownership
28 February 2014 - The identity of one the world’s most modern steel finishing facilities, AM/NS Calvert, was announced at an employee-only reception held on facility grounds.
Acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA Completed
27 February 2014 - ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) have completed the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA, having received all necessary regulatory approvals.
JSW Plans Revamp of Dolvi Blast Furnace
11 February 2014 - Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Co., Ltd. (NSENGI)’s Plant and Machinery Division and Marubeni Corp. were awarded a contract by JSW Steel Limited, for the revamp of a blast furnace at its Dolvi Works in India.
ArcelorMittal Announces Antitrust Clearance for ThyssenKrupp Steel USA Acquisition
30 January 2014 - ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. are one step closer to acquiring ThyssenKrupp Steel USA.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Reports Power Failure at Nagoya Works
20 January 2014 - At the Nagoya Works of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) in Japan, a power failure occurred around 11:50 a.m., Friday, 17 January 2014, due to a failure in the substation facility of its power plant.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Shuffle Executive Board
17 January 2014 - At a meeting of the board of directors of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal, it was resolved to make the appointments outlined below for vice chairman and president, effective as of 1 April 2014.
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.
USW Issues Statement on ThyssenKrupp Steel USA Acquisition
05 December 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) issued the following statement regarding the acquisition of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA by a joint venture of ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation.
ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal to Acquire ThyssenKrupp Steel USA
01 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) have entered into a 50/50 joint venture partnership to acquire 100% of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA from ThyssenKrupp for an agreed price of US$1.55 billion.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal and China Steel Begin Commercial Ops at Vietnam Joint Venture
15 October 2013 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. and China Steel Corp.'s joint venture, China Steel Sumikin Vietnam Joint Stock Company, plans to begin commercial operations in November of this year.
Tenigal Begins Automotive Sheet Operations in Mexico
01 October 2013 - On 18 September, Tenigal held an opening ceremony at the plant site near Monterrey, Mexico, welcoming the president of Mexico, and celebrating completion of construction and the start of operations at the 400,000 ton per year facility.
Nippon Steel and Baosteel Plan Capacity Expansion at Automotive Sheet JV in China
05 September 2013 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) and Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (Baosteel) are planning to construct a fourth hot-dip galvanizing line at their Baosteel-NSC Automotive Steel Sheets Co. (BNA) joint venture in China. Start of operations is planned for 2015.
Report: Japanese Steel Industry to Build Hydrogen Blast Furnace
14 August 2013 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. and three other steel companies said they will construct an experimental hydrogen-fueled blast furnace to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, according to a report on Nikkei.com.
Nippon Steel Pipe India Begins Commercial Production
04 July 2013 - Nippon Steel Pipe India Private Limited has obtained approvals from customers for its automotive steel pipe and tube; commercial production began in June 2013.
Nippon Steel Pipe Mexico Commences Commercial Operations
02 July 2013 - Nippon Steel Pipe México, S.A. DE C.V. has completed the construction and commissioning of all its plant facilities and started commercial production in late May 2013.
Bloomberg: Automakers Spur $3 Billion Boom for Made-in-Mexico Steel
17 April 2013 - Mexico’s auto production has almost doubled since 2009. Now its steel industry is trying to catch up by spending almost US$3 billion on new and improved factories, Bloomberg reports.
New BlueScope and Nippon Sumitomo Metal Joint Venture Starts Up
28 March 2013 - BlueScope and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. announced the official start-up of their US$1.36 billion coated products joint venture.
Kashima Steel Works Completes Full Restoration of Facilities Damaged by Japanese Earthquake
04 March 2013 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. has constructed a new gas holder to replace the one damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011, completing the restoration of all the company’s production facilities damaged by the quake.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Receives 2012 Top 100 Global Innovator Award
08 February 2013 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) has received a Thomson Reuters 2012 Top 100 Global Innovator Award, which honors the world’s top 100 most innovative corporations and institutions.
Krakatau Steel and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal to Establish Joint Venture in Indonesia
27 December 2012 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation and PT Krakatau Steel have agreed to conduct a detailed study to jointly launch a business for the manufacture and sale of automotive flat steel products in Indonesia.
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