13 March 2015 - The beginning of February 2015 marked the start of construction of the longest railway tunnel in the Czech Republic between Rokycany and Pilsen. The reinforcement of the walls of the Ejpovice tunnel, which will be 4,110 meters long, will use 3,800 metric tons of steel fibers made in the Polish plant ArcelorMittal Syców.

U. S. Steel to Adjust Production at Keetac Plant

12 March 2015 - United States Steel Corporation will temporarily idle its Minnesota Ore Operations – Keetac plant in Keewatin, Minn., effective 13 May 2015.

Woodings to Deliver Large Tuyere and Valve Order to Pittsburgh Steelmaker

12 March 2015 - A large Pittsburgh-based steel producer has selected Woodings Industrial to provide a sizable order of tuyere stocks and hot blast valves.

GM Recognizes ArcelorMittal as Supplier of the Year

12 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal proudly accepted General Motors’ Supplier of the Year award for the second consecutive year at the automaker’s 23th annual ceremony held in Detroit on Thursday, 5 March 2015.

NanoSteel Expands Material Capabilities for Additive Manufacturing

12 March 2015 - The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in nano-structured steel materials design, announced the expansion of the company’s additive manufacturing (AM) material capabilities to support metal 3D printing of complex high hardness parts and the ability to customize properties layer-by-layer through gradient material design.

JFE Steel, Marubeni-Itochu Steel, Senaat to Launch Large OD Pipe JV in UAE

12 March 2015 - JFE Steel Corporation, Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. (MISI), and Senaat GHC, a private joint-stock general holding company owned by the government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, have agreed to establish a joint-venture company in Abu Dhabi, called Al Gharbia Pipe Company, to manufacture and sell large-diameter welded steel pipes, mainly for the energy industry.

MMK’s Hot-Rolled Products Mill 2000 Sets All-Time Monthly Record

12 March 2015 - Russia’s OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) produced over 526,000 metric tons of metal at its hot-rolled products Mill 2000 in January 2015 — an all-time record for monthly output since the Mill opened in 1994.

EVRAZ Begins Railroad Wheel Deliveries to Turkey

12 March 2015 - EVRAZ NTMK completed production of a batch of wheels for freight railcars under the contract with the Turkish State Railways (TCDD).

ArcelorMittal to Supply Heavy Plate Steel for Baltic Sea Wind Farm

11 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal’s plant in Gijón, Spain, will supply 23,000 tonnes of heavy plate for the construction of 29 jacket foundations for the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.

2015 Manufacturing Leadership Award Winners Announced

10 March 2015 - Frost & Sullivan's Manufacturing Leadership (ML) Council is recognizing world-class manufacturing companies and individual leaders as winners of the 2015 Manufacturing Leadership Awards, among them: Steel Dynamics Inc. and Olympic Steel.

AK Steel Coke Plant Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance

09 March 2015 - AK Steel’s Middletown (Ohio) Works coke plant has received the Max Eward Safety Award from the American Coke and Coal Chemicals Institute (ACCCI), a leading industry trade organization based in Washington, D.C.

Gerdau Steel India Commissions QMOS MES System from Quad Infotech

09 March 2015 - Gerdau Steel India Limited (GSIL) has completed the first phase of commissioning of the QMOS MES system at its integrated steel plant in Tadipatri, India.

Fives to Supply Two New Processing Line Furnaces to Baosteel Zhanjiang

09 March 2015 - International engineering group Fives was entrusted by Baosteel, the largest automotive steel producer in China, with the design and supply of two Stein Digiflex® vertical annealing furnaces for its new 1550-mm cold rolling mill project in Zhanjiang in southeastern Guangdong province of China.

JP Steel Plantech to Supply New SBQ Mill to Jatim Taman Steel

09 March 2015 - Jatim Taman Steel has placed an order with JP Steel Plantech Co for a new SBQ mill to produce special round bar and flat bar.

EVRAZ North America Sells Structural Tubing Business

06 March 2015 - EVRAZ plc announced that its North American subsidiary EVRAZ North America (ENA) has signed an agreement with Maruichi Oregon Steel Tube LLC to sell ENA’s structural tubing business (formerly known as Columbia Structural Steel) in Portland, Ore., for approximately US$51 million in cash, including approximately US$8.5 million of proceeds from the sale of inventories.

TimkenSteel and SMS Meer Develop Advanced Q&T Facility

06 March 2015 - TimkenSteel has placed an order with SMS Meer for the design, construction and installation of a complete new heat treatment plant for the company’s Gambrinus complex in Canton, Ohio, USA.

Rizhao Produces First Coil on Arvedi ESP Plant from Primetals Technologies

06 March 2015 - In February, Chinese steel producer Rizhao Steel Group Co. Ltd. rolled the first coil on the ArvediESP (Endless Strip Production) plant No. 1 supplied by Primetals Technologies.

Metinvest-SMC Opens New Warehouse in Ukraine

06 March 2015 - Metinvest-SMC, Metinvest Group's wholesale and retail sales channel in Ukraine, opened a new warehouse to hold a buffer stock of pipe products and a retail metal center.

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Supplies Rebar for New Volkswagen Dealer in Ukraine

06 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has supplied more than 700 tons of 8-28mm rebar for the construction of a new, flagship Volkswagen car showroom, Volkswagen Center Kryvyi Rih, which opened in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, in February 2015.

Esmark Reaffirms Continued Interest in Železara Smederevo Steel Works

05 March 2015 - Esmark Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James P. Bouchard announced that, despite the recent efforts to reach a definitive agreement with the Republic of Serbia for the restructuring and revitalization of the Železara Smederevo Steel Works, Esmark continues to believe its comprehensive business plan and world-class management team provide the best possible future for the mill.

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