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Outokumpu’s UK Rod Mill Wins Occupational Health & Safety Award

23 May 2014 - Outokumpu’s rod mill in Sheffield, UK, has won a gold achievement award in the RoSPA Occupational Health and Safety Awards 2014 for the site’s occupational health and safety management systems and practices.

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.

Outokumpu Wins ISSF Sustainability Award

22 May 2014 - A long-term study by Outokumpu’s chief medical officer Markku Huvinen received the Sustainability Award by ISSF (International Stainless Steel Forum) at the ISSF Annual General Meeting in Rome, Italy, on 15 May.

Metalloinvest Begins Installation of Equipment for New Oxygen Facility at OEMK

21 May 2014 - A new oxygen facility with a cryogenic air-separation unit with a capacity of up to 20,000 Am3/h of oxygen is being installed at OEMK, part of Metalloinvest.

Outokumpu Completes Quarto Plate Investment in Sweden

21 May 2014 - On 20 May 2014, Outokumpu held a customer event in Degerfors, Sweden, to mark the finalization of a €100 million investment project at its quarto plate mill.

worldsteel’s New AHSS Guidelines Support Use of the Latest, Lightest Steel Technologies

21 May 2014 - At the Great Designs in Steel automotive conference, WorldAutoSteel announced the launch of the Advanced High-Strength Steels Application Guidelines (AHSS Guidelines) Version 5.0, the largest and most comprehensive update since its first publication in 2004.

AK Tube Plant Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance

21 May 2014 - The Walbridge, Ohio, plant of AK Tube LLC, a subsidiary of AK Steel, has been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene.

ISSF Gives Sustainability Awards to Outokumpu and Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless

21 May 2014 - The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) presented its annual Sustainability Awards during the organization’s 18th conference (ISSF-18) held in Rome.

Tenova, Danieli, and Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Form Alliance for New Ironmaking Technologies

20 May 2014 - Tenova HYL and Danieli & C, have entered into an agreement with Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Co., Ltd. (NSENGI) to combine and commercialize their Energiron DR technology with an optimized blast furnace technology, as well as syngas technology (high efficiency coal gasification and steelworks by-product gas utilization technology) developed and owned by NSENGI.

Kobe Steel to Reline No. 3 Blast Furnace at Kakogawa Works

20 May 2014 - Kobe Steel, Ltd. plans to reline the No. 3 blast furnace at its Kakogawa Works in western Japan.

SMDI Honors GM for Innovative Use of AHSS at Great Designs in Steel Seminar

20 May 2014 - For its use of advanced high-strength steel (AHSS), the Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a business unit of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), awarded General Motors Co.'s Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 design team with the 2014 Automotive Excellence Award.

Northern Iron Corp., Danieli Sign Cooperation Agreement; Contemplate DR Plant in Canada

16 May 2014 - Northern Iron Corp. announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with DANIELI & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A. of Buttrio (Udine), Italy (Danieli).

Magnetek Radio Remote Controls Receive ATEX Certification for Hazardous Locations

16 May 2014 - Magnetek Inc., a leading supplier of digital power and motion control systems, announced the availability of radio remote controls certified for use in potentially hazardous locations.

Recycling is Primary Energy Efficiency Technology for Steelmaking: U.S. EIA

16 May 2014 - The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s new “Today in Energy” brief looks at how important recycling is in the aluminum and steelmaking process.

OAO EVRAZ ZSMK Novokuznetsk Commissions Universal Mill from SMS Meer

16 May 2014 - OAO EVRAZ ZSMK Novokuznetsk, Russia, has commissioned a new universal mill for rails and sections supplied by SMS Meer.

Outotec and WWF in Partnership to Promote Green Economy in Finland

16 May 2014 - Outotec and WWF Finland have agreed on a partnership, which focuses on promoting green economy and sustainable use of natural resources.

SunCoke Energy Updates 2014 Guidance, Receives Permit to Build New Facility in Kentucky

15 May 2014 - On 9 May 2014, SunCoke Energy Inc. (SXC) closed on its dropdown agreement with SunCoke Energy Partners L.P. (SXCP) to contribute a 33% interest in each of the Haverhill and Middletown cokemaking facilities for total consideration of US$365 million.

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