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Tata Steel Saves Energy With Heat Retention Boxes at IJmuiden
26 February 2013 - Tata Steel will save 10 million cubic meters of gas a year — enough to power 5,500 homes — at its IJmuiden plant in the Netherlands through the use of newly installed heat-retention boxes.
Tata Steel Granted Core Supplier Status by French Car Maker
19 February 2013 - Tata Steel has joined the select group of companies supplying material to PSA Peugeot Citroën to be awarded with Core Supplier status by the French car manufacturer.
Tata Steel Reports Steady Operations Despite Weak Demand
13 February 2013 - Tata Steel reported its results for the nine months and third quarter ended 31 December 2012, noting the Indian and European operations performed steadily despite overall weak steel demand.
Tata Steel Restarts Port Talbot Blast Furnace
12 February 2013 - Tata Steel has restarted its second blast furnace at the Port Talbot steelworks in the UK following the completion of a £185 million rebuilding project.
Tata Steel Upgrades Research Facility to Develop Ultra-High Strength Auto Steels
07 February 2013 - Tata Steel Europe has started up an advanced facility in the Netherlands to develop crash-resistant steels designed to make cars safer and more fuel-efficient.
Tata Steel Appoints New Chairman
17 December 2012 - The Tata Steel Board of Directors announced the appointment of Mr. Cyrus P. Mistry as the chairman of the board with effect from 28 December 2012, as R. N. Tata will retire on that date.
SMS Mevac to Design a VIM Furnace for Tata Steel Speciality Steels
14 December 2012 - Tata Steel Speciality Steels, UK, has chosen SMS Mevac, Germany, to design a VIM X-eed® vacuum induction melting furnace for its Stocksbridge site. The facility will produce high-purity steels and specialist alloys for the aerospace industry.
Tata Steel Enhances Quality Control for Bar and Rod
07 December 2012 - Tata Steel has invested almost £1.5 million in new technology to improve the quality of the steel bar and wire rod output at its Rotherham and Scunthorpe works in the UK.
Tata Steel UK Orders Two Smarton® Konecranes
05 December 2012 - TATA Steel at Brierley Hill in the West Midlands has ordered two SMARTON® cranes for coil lifting from East Kilbride based Konecranes UK Industrial Crane Division.
Tata Steel to Work With SMS Mevac on Vacuum Induction Melting
03 December 2012 - Tata Steel has announced a new collaboration with technology company SMS Mevac, which will design a new facility for the production of high-purity vacuum induction melted (VIM) steels for the aerospace industry at Tata’s Specialty Steels business in Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire.
Tata Steel Restructures to Improve Competitiveness in UK
26 November 2012 - Tata Steel has announced restructuring proposals, including the restart of its No. 4 blast furnace and the loss of 900 jobs, "to improve the competitiveness of its UK operations so they can successfully perform in changing markets."
Tata Steel Commissions New Coke Oven Battery
21 November 2012 - Tata Steel commissioned the new coke oven battery #10 and by-product plant at its Jamshedpur facility in India.
Tata Steel Subsidiary Develops New Electrical Steel Grades
16 November 2012 - Cogent Power, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Steel, has developed a range of new electrical steel grades suitable for hybrid (HEV) and electric vehicle (EV) drive motor applications.
Tata Steel Expands Aerospace Activities in China
07 November 2012 - Tata Steel has expanded its aerospace operations in China by opening its second aerospace service center in the country; the new facility in Xi’an complements its existing operation in Suzhou, opened in 2009, and aims to serve the growing demand for aerospace materials in the region.
Tata Steel Invests in New Finishing Line in Netherlands
16 October 2012 - Tata Steel Europe is building a new finishing line for hot-dipped galvanized steel at its IJmuiden works in the Netherlands.
Tata Steel Wins Deming Grand Prize
11 October 2012 - Tata Steel has become the first integrated steel company in the world to be awarded the Deming Grand Prize (DGP) by the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE).
Harsco Extends 30-Year Relationship With Tata Steel in the UK Under Multi-Year Agreement
09 October 2012 - Harsco's Metals & Minerals group and Tata Steel UK have agreed to extend their long-term relationship at the Scunthorpe and Port Talbot steelworks in a UK-wide, multi-year contract.
Tata Steel Europe Announces Start of Second ULCOS HIsarna Campaign
05 October 2012 - The second campaign of the HIsarna campaign began with the lighting of the pilot plant’s burners – the start of the process to heat the furnace up to the right temperature. In about two weeks’ time the test campaign to make liquid iron using the new technology will commence.
Tata Steel Secures Another Major High-Speed Rail Order in France
19 September 2012 - Tata Steel has secured another major high-speed rail order in France; the steelmaker will supply about 50,000 tonnes of rail for the new Brittany-Loire Valley line, which will connect the cities of Le Mans and Rennes.
New Millennium Iron Announces Start of Initial Mining of Saleable Iron Ore
12 September 2012 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) announced that Tata Steel Minerals Canada Ltd, a joint venture between Tata Steel and NML, has started initial mining of saleable iron ore and is stockpiling the product at its Timmins plant site for crushing and screening.
