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Tenova Goodfellow Applauds Canadian Government for Commitment to Support Sustainable Development

02 April 2013 - Tenova Goodfellow applauds Government of Canada for its renewed commitment to support Cleantech Canadian Companies through Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC).

Danieli Corus to Rebuild AMK Blast Furnace No. 1

02 April 2013 - Danieli Corus has received the order for the rebuild of blast furnace No. 1 operated by Alchevsky Metallurgichesky Kombinat (AMK) of Alchevsk, Ukraine.

Bloomberg: North American Carmakers to Triple Thin-Use Steel Use by 2025, Body Says

02 April 2013 - North American automakers may triple their use of stronger, thinner steel by 2025 to increase fuel efficiency, according to a lobby for producers of the metal, Bloomberg reports.

ArcelorMittal Only Mill in Czech Republic Producing Tubes with Polypropylene Coating

02 April 2013 - ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Ostrava, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Ostrava, has successfully launched the manufacture of tubes with a new type of coating for the transportation of drinking water and oil and gas.

Large U.S. Steel Manufacturer Adopts Ubisense Smart Factory System

01 April 2013 - Ubisense Group Plc, a U.K.-based leader in location based smart technology, announced that a large U.S. steel manufacturer has selected the Ubisense Smart Factory System for process tracking around its steel manufacturing plant.

Dango & Dienenthal Brings Filter Systems to Fight Zebra Mussels to U.S. Market

29 March 2013 - Recently, Dango & Dienenthal's high performance filters including the MUSSEL STOP system were introduced to the U.S. market and are now available from the company's production site in Ohio. This will allow U.S. companies to take advantage of the experience gained by the European steel industry and apply it to the zebra mussel issues in the U.S.

LDV Laser- und Lichtsysteme GmbH Develops Laser-Based Inspection System for Work Rolls

29 March 2013 - LDV Laser- und Lichtsysteme GmbH has developed a visual laser-based inspection system for work rolls, which makes smallest irregularities of the roll surface visible.

Masteel Purchases First Unilux Edge Tech for China

28 March 2013 - Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. (Masteel) has purchased China's first Edge Tech edge inspection system from Unilux for its new pickling line and tandem cold mill.

ArcelorMittal Vega Completes Investment on its Galvanizing Line

28 March 2013 - ArcelorMittal Vega in Brazil has completed a US$10 million investment to install a new post-treatment technology on its galvanizing line #1.

ArcelorMittal Installs New Ladle Furnace in Hamburg Steelworks

27 March 2013 - ArcelorMittal inaugurated a new €3.5 million ladle furnace in its Hamburg, Germany, steelworks.

TMK IPSCO Opens New Premium Facility in Canada

26 March 2013 - TMK IPSCO, the North American division of global pipe manufacturer TMK, has opened a new pipe threading and service facility in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel Improves Surface Quality at Plant in Germany

25 March 2013 - Under a €4 million investment program, ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel has carried out conversion measures and process modifications at its Gelsenkirchen, Germany, site and achieved significant improvement in the surface quality of its grain-oriented electrical steel.

Outotec Cooperates with Maschinenfabrik Köppern to Expand Its Comminution Products

25 March 2013 - Outotec has agreed with Maschinenfabrik Köppern GmbH & Co. KG on cooperation in the manufacture and supply of Outotec-branded comminution products as part of Outotec's process solutions.

China Steel Corp. Commissions Another SMS Mevac RH Facility

25 March 2013 - China Steel Corporation (CSC) has commissioned another SMS Mevac RH facility in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

TKS Dortmund Increases Quality Assurance with Latest Surface Inspection System from ISRA VISION

25 March 2013 - A new inspection system for the continuous annealing line at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe's mill in Dortmund, Germany, has now been fitted with the latest surface inspection technique from ISRA VISION PARSYTEC.

World Steel Association Praises New ISO Standard

22 March 2013 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) welcomes the publication of an ISO standard that defines a calculation method of carbon dioxide emission intensity from iron and steel production.

VERDER Scientific Division on the Track of Global Expansion

21 March 2013 - The Dutch technology group VERDER has strengthened its international business activities by expanding its product portfolio. In addition to classic laboratory and analytical technology, their focus has now extended to high-temperature material testing and physiochemical analysis.

Dust Removal Process from Siemens Making Steel Production More Efficient

19 March 2013 - A new dedusting plant utilizing Siemen's newly developed Simetal Merim process is scheduled to go into operation at a Kardemir plant in Turkey in the second half of 2013.

IIBG to Begin Preliminary Feasibility Study for Granulated Iron Project in Canada

19 March 2013 - International Iron Beneficiation Group Limited (IIBG), an affiliate of OAO Severstal, has launched a preliminary feasibility study to consider the viability of building a granulated iron facility in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Nissan to Use AHSS in up to 25% of New Model Parts

18 March 2013 - Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced its plan to expand the use of advanced high tensile strength steel (AHSS) in to up to 25% of the vehicle parts (measured by weight) installed in its new production models.