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ArcelorMittal Ostrava Announces US$53 Million Steel Shop Revamp

08 October 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava is revamping the continuous casting machine (CCM) in its steel shop. The aim of the project, worth a billion crowns (US$53m) is to improve the quality of steel as well as to produce new high value added products.

Kentucky Electric Steel Completes US$6 Million Rolling Mill Enhancement

07 October 2013 - KES Acquisition Company d/b/a Kentucky Electric Steel (KES), a value-added manufacturer of special bar quality (SBQ) and merchant bar quality (MBQ) steel bar products and wholly-owned subsidiary of Optima Specialty Steel, Inc. (OSS), announced that is has completed its previously announced US$6 million project to significantly enhance its rolling mill capabilities.

CMI Refurbishes Pickling Line of NLMK La Louvière

07 October 2013 - NLMK La Louvière of Belgium chose the CMI Group to refurbish a pickling line that was damaged by a fire. Based on its expertise, CMI has proposed an optimal refurbishment combining both repair and replacement of components.

Outokumpu VDM Orders Peeling Line for Forged Products from SMS Meer

04 October 2013 - Outokumpu VDM of Germany has placed an order with SMS Meer to supply a PMH 320 rotary peeling machine including finishing equipment for its plant in Unna.

SeAH Steel Puts Pipe Forming Press from SMS Meer Into Operation

02 October 2013 - In Pohang, South Korea, tube manufacturer SeAH Steel Corporation has taken a JCO® pipe forming press from SMS Meer into service.

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.

Siemens Modernizing Blast Furnace at Vizag Steel in India

30 September 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from the state-owned Indian Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL) to thoroughly modernize blast furnace No. 2 at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (Vizag Steel).

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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