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News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.
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OAO Severstal Completes Upgrade Project at Izhora Pipe Mill
21 March 2012 - OAO Severstal announces that its Izhora Pipe Mill (IPM), part of the Severstal Russian Steel Division, is completing an upgrade project worth over 82 million rubles (US $2.8 million).
Metinvest Commences Sales of Welded Pipes from Lugansk Pipe Works
16 March 2012 - Metinvest Eurasia recently commenced sales of electric-welded pipes from Lugansk Pipe Works (LTZ). In February, pipe shipments from LTZ to Metinvest Eurasia warehouses comprised around 4000 tonnes.
Evraz Completes Preliminary Studies on New Facilities That Can Recover Vanadium from Slag
15 March 2012 - Evraz Stratcor, Inc., an EVRAZ subsidiary, has completed engineering work and cost estimates on proposed new facilities at its Hot Springs, Ark., plant that can recover vanadium from steelmaking slag.
Sandvik to Celebrate 150 Year Anniversary at Tube 2012
09 March 2012 - Sandvik is preparing to celebrate its 150-year anniversary with a prominent display at the International Tube Association’s Tube 2012 exhibition in Düsseldorf, Germany.
EUROPIPE to Supply Pipe for Australian Sub-Sea Pipeline
15 February 2012 - Large-diameter pipe manufacturer EUROPIPE GmbH has been contracted to supply the main part of a major offshore project, the Ichthys LNG (liquefied natural gas) Project.
Valinox Nucléaire to Support Renovation of French Nuclear Facilities
10 February 2012 - Vallourec subsidiary Valinox Nucléaire has been awarded a contract by Areva to manufacture tubes for the steam generators of two 1300 MW reactors.
Tata Steel Proposes Recovery Plan for Tubes Business in Europe
26 January 2012 - Tata Steel’s Tubes business in Europe has announced a recovery plan to match business operations to current and projected market demand. Four of the company’s Tubes sites in the UK and the Netherlands will be affected.
Izhora Pipe Mill Produces Record 500,000 Tonnes of LD Pipes
25 January 2012 - OAO Severstal announced that its pipe production unit, the Izhora Pipe Mill, produced more than 500,000 tonnes of large-diameter (LD) pipes in 2011, representing a 10% increase on 2010 production levels, primarily for use in major oil and gas projects in Russia.
Three Atlas Tube Facilities Achieve STINA Certified Producer Status
12 October 2011 - Atlas Tube's manufacturing facilities in Chicago, Ill.; Harrow, Ont.; and Plymouth, Mich. are among the first steel tubular producers in North America to earn the right to display the Steel Tube Institute of North America's Certified Producer Mark on its products.
JFE Steel to Supply ERW Pipe for North Sea and Norwegian Sea Oil Projects
29 September 2011 - JFE Steel has received an from Statoil to supply 3500 tonnes of MightySeam® electric-resistance-welded steel pipe for oil projects in the North Sea and Norwegian Sea. Both projects will use the reel-based method to lay the line pipes.
Steel Tube Institute Recognizes First Companies to Achieve Certified Producer Status
28 September 2011 - Six steel tubular product manufacturers have passed the Steel Tube Institute of North America audit process and earned the right to display the STINA Certified Producer mark on their products.
Outokumpu Signs Final Agreement with Tubinoxia on Tubular JV
26 September 2011 - Outokumpu and Tubinoxia, an Italian company controlled by Andrea Gatti, have signed the agreement on the joint venture (JV) for Outokumpu's tubular unit (OSTP). Tubinoxia will become a minority owner of OSTP with an option to become a majority owner in three years.
ArcelorMittal Iasi Commissions New Cold Mill
22 September 2011 - The Tubular Products Division of ArcelorMittal has commissioned a new 120,000 tonne/year cold formed mill in their Iasi, Romania facility.
Construction Milestones Met at ArcelorMittal Jubail
19 September 2011 - ArcelorMittal has achieved some important milestones in the construction of its seamless tubular products mill located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Jubail, including more than six million hours worked on site without any lost time injuries as of August 2011.
USITC to Uphold Antidumping Orders on Seamless Pipe from Japan, Romania
12 September 2011 - Existing antidumping duty orders on imports of carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe from Japan and Romania following the USITC’s determination that revoking the existing antidumping duties on these products would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.
Tata Steel to Build Automotive Tubes Facility at Zwijndrecht
24 August 2011 - Tata Steel plans to build a new steel tubes manufacturing and processing facility at its Zwijndrecht plant in the Netherlands to serve the automotive sector. It is expected to be in operation by July 2012.
ExxonMobil Grants Nippon Steel First License for Patented Field Welding Technology
12 August 2011 - Exxon Mobil Corp. has granted Nippon Steel Corp. the world’s first license for patented field welding technology used to construct high-pressure pipelines made with X120 ultrahigh-strength steel linepipe.
ExxonMobil Grants Nippon Steel First License for Patented Field Welding Technology
12 August 2011 - Exxon Mobil Corp. has granted Nippon Steel Corp. the world’s first license for patented field welding technology used to construct high-pressure pipelines made with X120 ultrahigh-strength steel linepipe.
SMS Meer Delivers PQF Seamless Tube Plant to China
05 July 2011 - SMS Meer has started delivery of what it says is the world’s largest Premium Quality Finishing plant for seamless tubes with diameters up to 20 inches. The customer is a Chinese consortium consisting of the Tianjin Pipe Corp. and the Jiangsu Shagang Group Huaigang Special Steel Co.
SMS Meer Supplies Seamless Tube Plant for Hengyang Valin
22 June 2011 - At the Hunan works of Chinese tube producer Hengyang Valin Steel Tube, erection has started of the new PQF® plant supplied by SMS Meer. The mill is designed for an annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes of seamless tubes in diameters up to 180 m.
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