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Fives’ New High-Flux Magnetic Induction Technology

25 May 2015 - Fives, a global industrial engineering group that designs and supplies process technologies to various industries, has developed a new generation of reheating furnace inductors with reduced operational costs and minimized NOx emissions.

Primetals Technologies sells first EAF condition monitoring system to North American Höganäs

22 May 2015 - A new system to monitor key parameters of an electric arc furnace has had its first global sale after a successful pilot installation in Germany.

ArcelorMittal Announces Closure of Georgetown, S.C. Wire Rod Facility

21 May 2015 - According to a report by The Sun News, more than 220 skilled laborers and professionals at ArcelorMittal in Georgetown, S.C., USA, will lose their jobs later this year.

Praxair Signs Long-Term Supply Agreement in India

20 May 2015 - Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) today announced it has signed a long-term contract with Gerdau in India for the supply of gaseous oxygen to the company’s blast furnace in Tadipatri, Andhra Pradesh.

TMK Ipsco Lays Off 115 Employees in Beaver County, Penn., USA

20 May 2015 - According to the Pittsburgh Business Times, TMK Ipsco has laid off more employees in Beaver County, Penn., USA.

Pragmatism and Amusement Bookend the 2015 Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing Awards

19 May 2015 - The American Galvanizers Association (AGA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Excellence in Hot-Dip Galvanizing Awards.

Europe's Largest Motors and Drives Package Powers Tata Steel Reversing Rougher

18 May 2015 - Two of Europe’s largest synchronous motors, along with the highest power-rated medium voltage (MV) drives ever used in a reversing roughing mill, have been commissioned by ABB at Tata Steel’s Port Talbot hot strip mill in South Wales.

Steel Market Development Institute Announces Bar Steel Fatigue Database Now At 134 Iterations

18 May 2015 - Today, the Long Products Market Development Group (LPMDG) of the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), announced the fifth update of its online Bar Steel Fatigue Database.

SGL Group Presents Comprehensive Range of Specialty Graphite for Casting Applications and High-Temperature Furnaces

18 May 2015 - SGL Group – The Carbon Company – will show its specialty graphite products and services for casting applications and high temperature furnaces at the 13th International Foundry Trade Fair (GIFA) and the 11th International Trade Fair and Symposium for Thermo Process Technology (THERMPROCESS), held from June 16 to June 20 in Duesseldorf, Germany.

Houghton International Resurrects Its Popular Industry Periodical for Sesquicentennial Anniversary Issue

12 May 2015 - Houghton International Inc., a global leader in metalworking fluids, is bringing back its popular industrial periodical, The Houghton Line, to celebrate the company’s 150th anniversary.

EUROFER Calls for a Timely and Effective EU Trade Policy -- EU Imports Surge Forced Closures of Stainless Steel Drawn Wires Producers

11 May 2015 - In line with the modest European economic recovery, the stainless steel long products demand in Europe recorded a slight improvement in 2014. However, imports from third countries benefited most from the increase in apparent consumption.

TimkenSteel Produces Blooms on “Jumbo” Caster Designed by SMS group for Wide Range of Steel Grades

11 May 2015 - TimkenSteel has successfully commissioned its vertical continuous caster in Canton, Ohio, U.S.A. The first heat was successfully cast in 2014. TimkenSteel is presently ramping up production to full capacity.

New York’s 3 World Trade Center Chooses Outokumpu Stainless Steel for Its Facade

08 May 2015 - The Finnish stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu will deliver the façade material for the prestigious World Trade Center’s third tower in New York City, USA. Once complete, the tower, known as 3 World Trade Center (3WTC), will be a unique addition to the New York skyline with its distinctive and appealing Linen look.

Magnetation LLC Reaches Agreement with Noteholders to Restructure Balance Sheet and Provide New Financing

08 May 2015 - - Secures $135 Million in Debtor-In-Possession Financing to Implement Financial Restructuring as Part of Chapter 11 Reorganization Filing - Operations and Customer Shipments to Continue Uninterrupted

Co-Operation Agreement Signed Between Paul Wurth and China Steel Corp.

08 May 2015 - On 8 April 2015, Paul Wurth S.A. and the Taiwan-based steelmaker China Steel Corporation (CSC) signed a Co-operation Agreement in the field of upcoming ironmaking plant construction projects in the Southeast Asian region, including material handling, sinter plants, blast furnaces and direct reduction plants.

New Coal-Injection Plant for Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH

07 May 2015 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH (SZFG) has invested in a new major plant within the metallurgy area, namely the coal-injection system for the A and B blast furnaces. This plant has now commenced operation and is already reducing the costs for pig iron production.

ArcelorMittal Launches S390 EK, a Green, Cost-Effective Solution for Silos and Tanks

06 May 2015 - ArcelorMittal has launched its new high-strength steel grade S390 EK, an innovative, competitive and environmentally friendly solution for the manufacture of silos and tanks. Unlike any other product currently on the market, S390 EK includes two-side enamelling to avoid fish-scaling, thus eliminating the need for specific surface treatments or doped ground enamel, while demonstrating high mechanical properties after enamel firing to withstand load pressure in the silo.

Valmont Coatings Division Wins the Prestigious "Lifetime Achievement Award" in Hot-Dip Galvanizing

06 May 2015 - At its recent Annual Meeting, the American Galvanizing Association (AGA) awarded Valmont's Coatings Division top honors in four Excellence Categories associated with the hot-dip galvanizing process. More than 100 projects from galvanizers from around the world were submitted to a panel of architects and engineers to be judged in 14 Categories.

ARCEO launches a 60 million EUR investment in Belgium with a breakthrough coating technology

05 May 2015 - ARCEO, a joint venture from ArcelorMittal and Sogepa (Société de Gestion et de Participations) is investing 60 million EUR in the construction of an innovative coating line at Kessales (Liège) in Belgium.

Schwartz: Three Hardness Zones in the Same Blank

05 May 2015 - At the Thermprocess trade fair, Schwartz will be premiering two innovations developed in-house for the press hardening of sheet metal: tailored tempering with a "thermal printer" produces different hardness zones in the part, while a dew point control system for the air atmosphere of roller-hearth furnaces reduces the risk of oxygen-induced embrittlement.

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