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Carpenter Technology and U. S. Steel Enter Agreement for Development of Lighter High-Strength Steel

30 January 2013 - Carpenter Technology Corp. has finalized the completion of a formal cooperation agreement with United States Steel Corporation which allows for the development of new light weighting steel for automotive applications.

BlueScope Steel Reveals Patented Technology Behind Next Generation Zincalume Steel

28 January 2013 - A video explanation of the patented technology behind a breakthrough innovation in the Australian steel industry is now available to view online,  BlueScope Steel announced.

FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies Introduces 8-Inch Version of Flexible Line Pipe

28 January 2013 - FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies, manufacturer of the next generation of steel line pipe, announced FlexSteel pipe is now available in 8-inch diameter up to 1,500 psi.

SMS Meer to Provide Large Bright-Steel Straightening Machine to German Company

25 January 2013 - Heinrich Geissler, a company of the GMH Group, based in Witten, Germany, has ordered a two-roll straightener for bright steel from SMS Meer.

SMS Meer to Supply Wire Rod Outlet for Chinese Special Steel Mill

24 January 2013 - The Chinese company Jiangsu Shenyuan Special Steel from Shenyuan, Jiangsu Province, has awarded an order to SMS Meer for the supply of the wire rod outlet of a special steel rolling mill.

ArcelorMittal Restarts Two Blast Furnaces in Europe

23 January 2013 - ArcelorMittal announced that blast furnace B in Gijón, Spain, and blast furnace No. 2 in Dunkerque, France, restarted production mid-January. Both had been idled since summer 2012.

Paul Wurth to Supply Blast Furnace, Coke Oven Plant and Sinter Plant to Indonesian Company

23 January 2013 - Paul Wurth has been awarded contracts to supply Indonesia's PT Gunung Raja Paksi (Gunung Steel Group) with a blast furnace, coke making plant and sinter plant as it expands its production capacity to become one of the most comprehensive integrated steel mills in the region.

TenarisConfab Orders AGT® Expander from SMS Meer

22 January 2013 - Confab S.A. has ordered a mechanical expander with a newly developed straightener from SMS Meer for its Pindamonhangaba tube mill near São Paulo, Brazil.

Ellwood Group Successfully Commissions New VOD Unit

21 January 2013 - Ellwood National Steel in Irvine, Pa., announced the commissioning of its vacuum oxygen decarburization (VOD) unit for the production of stainless steel ingots for forging, ring rolling and as electrodes for VAR and ESR remelting.

Hyundai Steel Orders New Vacuum Degassing Installation from MTAG Technology AG

17 January 2013 - MTAG Technology, headquartered in Emmenbrücke, Switzerland, has been contracted by Hyundai Steel to design and supply a 70-ton turnkey vacuum degassing system for its Incheon Works in South Korea.

Chinese Stainless Steel Producer Orders Rolling Mill from SMS Meer

14 January 2013 - FuJian WuHang Stainless Steel from ChangLe City, FuJian Province, China, has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of the core technologies for construction of a new stainless steel rolling mill for the production of wire rod and bar in coils.

CDI Teams Up with Nucor and Tenova HYL to Develop World's Largest DRI Facility

11 January 2013 - CDI Corp. announced that it is working with Tenova HYL Technologies to assist Nucor Corp. in the development of Nucor's direct reduced iron-making facility in St. James Parish, La.

Outotec to Deliver Gas Cleaning Plant for LKAB in Sweden

10 January 2013 - Outotec has agreed with Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB) on the design and turnkey delivery of a gas cleaning plant to LKAB's iron ore pellet plant in Malmberget, Sweden.

SMDI Seeks R&D Proposals to Develop Steels for Use by the Energy Tubulars Industry

07 January 2013 - The Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), is seeking R&D proposals to develop steels expected to be required for future manufacture of pipes and tubes for the oil and gas industry.

Cheap U.S. Gas Prices Could Make BlueScope DRI Factory Viable

07 January 2013 - The Australian suggests that a DRI plant, to be located at BlueScope’s hot-rolled products factory in Ohio, could be announced in March or later, Manufacturers' Monthly reports.

Fives DMS Achieves New Cold Rolling Mill Speed Record at TISCO

07 January 2013 - This summer, Fives DMS commissioned a cold rolling mill for TISCO at its plant in Taiyuan, China, that was able to achieve a maximum speed of 1,200 meters per minute for cold rolling stainless steel. This pulverizes the previous world record, which stood at 1,000 m/min.

Herr-Voss Stamco ELT™ Technology Now Available for Light Gauge Materials

04 January 2013 - In response to strong customer interest, Herr-Voss Stamco has expanded its ELT™ Enhanced Leveling Technology delivery system capability to include lighter gauge ranges for the stay-flat material demands of the laser cutting and fabrication markets.

CMI to Supply a Stainless Steel Tube Furnace to Veridiam

03 January 2013 - CMI Industry received an order from Veridiam, Inc. of El Cajon, Calif., for a roller hearth furnace for the bright annealing of stainless steel tubes dedicated to nuclear and medical applications.

ArcelorMittal Liège Team Invents New Sensor for the Steel Industry

31 December 2012 - Since early November, the pickling baths on galvanizing line no. 5 at ArcelroMittal's plant in Liège, Belgium, have been equipped with a new sensor that is the result of collaboration between Liège’s engineering department, the University of Liège and ArcelorMittal’s galvanizing line team.

JSW Steel Selects Broner Metals Solutions for Project at Vijyanagar Plant

28 December 2012 - Broner Metals Solutions announced that it has been selected by JSW Steel to implement a world class production planning and scheduling solution for the JSW Vijaynagar Integrated steel complex in India.