Steel News

Tata Steel Launches New Automotive Steel Grade Combining Crash Protection with 15% Weight Reduction

06 August 2014 - Tata Steel has developed an innovative new product for automotive manufacturers in response to market requirements for stronger and lighter steels.

Siemens to Modernize Off-Gas Cleaning System in Tata Steel's Converter Steel Plant

15 July 2014 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Tata Steel to modernize the secondary emission system in LD2 shop in Jamshedpur, India.

German Automotive Industry Benefits From New Slitter For Advanced and Ultra High-Strength Steels

27 June 2014 - Europe’s second largest steel producer, Tata Steel, has further strengthened its commitment to the automotive industry with the unveiling of its new slitting line to process advanced and ultra high-strength steels.

Tata Steel Reported Significant Improvement in First Quarter

30 May 2014 - Tata Steel said the improved and steady performance of operations across geographies, despite weak market conditions, led to significantly improved Group performance in the first quarter of the year.

Tata Steel’s Heavy Gauge Decoiler at Maastricht to Target High-Strength Steels Market

22 May 2014 - Tata Steel’s Service Center Maastricht subsidiary in the Netherlands is to commission a large heavy gauge decoiler by the end of 2014 which will serve the growing markets in Europe for high-strength steels, especially in the lifting & excavating sector.

Tata Steel Commissions New Coke Oven Battery at Jamshedpur Works

29 April 2014 - Tata Steel recently commissioned its new No. 11 coke oven battery, allowing the company’s Jamshedpur, India, steel works to become self-sufficient in its coke requirements.

Tata Steel Forms New Research Partnership for Next-Gen Coatings and Sensors

04 April 2014 - Tata Steel has formed a strategic partnership with the prominent UK research body, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), to develop a range of innovations, among them graphene-coated steels and next-generation sensors that can operate in extreme environments.

Tata Steel’s Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology to Begin Fourth Trial

27 March 2014 - Tata Steel is to begin a fourth test production campaign on the HIsarna pilot plant at its IJmuiden works in the Netherlands. The trial is scheduled to start mid-May and last about six weeks.

Tata Steel Europe Strengthens R&D Program

24 February 2014 - Tata Steel is to boost its research and development program in the UK following an £8m Regional Growth Fund investment from the UK Government.

Tata Steel's Positive Momentum Continues Even in Seasonally Weak Period

19 February 2014 - Tata Steel Group declared its consolidated financial results for the nine months and third quarter ended 31 December 2013.

Tata Steel Reports Steady Performance Across Its Operations

13 February 2014 - As it reported its results for the nine-month period ended 31 December 2013, Tata Steel said positive earnings momentum continued even in a seasonally weak period.

Outotec Provides Technology to Tata Steel for Beneficiation of Chromite Tailings

22 January 2014 - Outotec has agreed with Tata Steel on the delivery of technology for beneficiation of chromite tailings in Sukinda, Orissa, India.

New Millennium Iron Provides Update on Direct Shipping Ore Project Progress

20 January 2014 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) provided an update on 2013 operating and construction activities as well as 2014 plans for the direct shipping ore project (DSO) owned by Tata Steel Minerals Canada Limited (TSMC), in which NML has a 20% interest.

Tata Steel Calls on UK Government to Champion Foundation Industries

16 January 2014 - Karl Koehler, CEO of Tata Steel’s European operations, on 16 January 2014 called for urgent action to nurture Britain’s foundation industries with the appointment of a single minister to champion the sector in the government, and for the creation of a level playing field on key issues such as energy policy.

Tata Steel Opens UK’s Largest Plate Service Center

14 January 2014 - On 14 January 2014, Tata Steel opened the UK’s largest profiling center for steel plate in the West Midlands, increasing its plate processing capacity in the region by up to 50%.

Tata Steel Announces Track Supply Deal with French Rail Operator

10 January 2014 - Tata Steel Europe has won a two-year contract to supply more than 200,000 tonnes of track to French rail operator SNCF.

New Millennium Iron Provides Another Update on Taconite Project Progress

02 January 2014 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) provided an update on the progress of the Taconite Project Feasibility Study (TFS), which is being jointly undertaken by Tata Steel Limited and NML, and financed by the parties on a 64%/36% basis, respectively.

New Millennium Iron Announces New Member of Board of Directors

16 December 2013 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) announced that Mr. Partha Sengupta, vice president of raw materials, including Global Minerals, at Tata Steel Limited, has recently resigned as a director of the corporation, due to the recent changes in organizational structure of the Tata Steel Group.

Tata Steel's New Electrical Steels Improve Power Industry Efficiency

11 December 2013 - Tata Steel subsidiary Cogent Power has unveiled a range of sophisticated new electrical steel products which reduce electricity losses by 20–30% compared with conventional grain-oriented grades.

New Millennium Iron Updates Progress of Taconite Project Feasibility Study

03 December 2013 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) provided an update on the progress of the Taconite Project Feasibility Study (TFS), which is being jointly undertaken by Tata Steel Limited and NML, and financed by the parties on a 64%/36% basis, respectively.