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ArcelorMittal Ostrava Gets New Robot for Use in Blast Furnace Area

03 April 2014 - Steelmakers in the blast furnace area in ArcelorMittal Ostrava have a new radio controlled colleague — a demolition robot.

U. S. Steel’s Lone Star Tubular Operations Awarded CEO’s Safety Excellence Award

02 April 2014 - United States Steel Corporation announced that Lone Star Tubular Operations is the recipient of the company's annual Chief Executive Officer's Safety Excellence Award.

ArcelorMittal Wins Award for European Energy Efficiency Projects

02 April 2014 - ArcelorMittal Europe – flat products has been presented with an ener.con AWARD 2014 for its work in low impact steelmaking.

Russula to Upgrade Automation System for Nucor Steel Nebraska

31 March 2014 - Russula has been selected by Nucor Steel Nebraska to upgrade the automation system and drives for the rod block and laying head in the NN1 rolling mill.

Herr-Voss Stamco Commissions Two New Lines at Cascadia Metals

31 March 2014 - Herr-Voss Stamco® recently completed the commissioning of two new state-of-the-art processing lines at Cascadia Metals in Brandon, Man., Canada, including a cut-to-length line and a Strand Extensioner® slitting line.

Steel, Aluminum Speakers Address Trends in Auto Lightweighting at AWMI Meeting

28 March 2014 - The March meeting of the Association of Women in the Metal Industries (AWMI) Pittsburgh Chapter focused on lightweighting trends in the automotive industry.

Hyundai Orders Continuous Bloom Caster, Long-Product Rolling Mills from Siemens

28 March 2014 - For a new special steel mill in Dangjin, Korean steelmaker Hyundai Steel has placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies for a continuous bloom casting machine, a large bar rolling mill and a small bar and wire rod mill.

Huta Łabędy Orders HF Tube Welding Line from SMS Meer

28 March 2014 - For its works in Gliwice, Poland, Huta Łabędy has ordered a high-frequency (HF) tube welding line with API finishing facility from SMS Meer.

Royal Nickel Welcomes World’s First Nickel Pig Iron Plant Utilizing Nickel Sulfide Concentrate

28 March 2014 - Royal Nickel Corp. is pleased to report that Tsingshan Holding Group, a party with whom RNC entered a strategic alliance in March 2013, is currently constructing the world's first integrated nickel pig iron (NPI) plant to utilize nickel sulfide concentrate as part of the stainless steel production process.

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.

Siemens, Mitsui Invest in Environmental Specialist LanzaTech

27 March 2014 - The Venture Capital unit of Siemens Financial Services and central venture capital organization of Siemens (SFS VC) is investing in LanzaTech, a U.S.-based technology leader in the biological generation of fuels and basic chemicals from industrial waste gases.

AK Steel's Zanesville Works Recognized For Outstanding Safety Performance

27 March 2014 - AK Steel's Zanesville (Ohio) Works has been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene.

voestalpine Tubulars Commissions New Tube Reeler from SMS Meer

27 March 2014 - Seamless tube manufacturer voestalpine has commissioned a tube reeler from SMS Meer and is thus upgrading its existing CPE mill in Kindberg, Austria.

DMT Commissions Coke Oven By-Product Plant for SAIL

26 March 2014 - DMT GmbH & Co. KG has put a new coke oven gas by-product cleaning plant into operation at SAIL's IISCO Steel Plant.

Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Orders Semi-Continuous Billet Mill from SMS Meer

26 March 2014 - For its new integrated steel plant in Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam, Formosa Ha Tinh Steel has placed an order with SMS Meer for a semi-continuous billet mill.

Grupo Simec to Build New SBQ Mill and Pipe Facility in Mexico

25 March 2014 - Industrias CH, S.A.B de C.V. (ICH) is investing in its Grupo Simec S.A.B de C.V. subsidiary to build a 600,000-ton-per-year special bar quality (SBQ) facility in northern Mexico.

Industeel Belgium to Invest €18 Million in Continuous Casting Line

25 March 2014 - ArcelorMittal recently approved an €18 million investment to upgrade the continuous casting line at its Industeel Belgium site in Charleroi.

Bekaert Solaronics to Supply Electrical Infrared Drying Furnace to Baosteel

24 March 2014 - Bekaert Solaronics received an important order from Baosteel to supply a post treatment near infrared furnace to its CGL 2030 cold rolling mill.

ISRA VISION PARSYTEC Installing Surface Inspection Unit for Italian Flats Producer

21 March 2014 - ISRA VISION PARSYTEC, a leading supplier of surface inspection systems for coil products, is installing a new SURFACE MASTER inspection system at OCSA S.p.A.

Acciaierie Valbruna Commissions Four Mill Stands from SMS Meer

21 March 2014 - Acciaierie Valbruna in Vicenza, Italy, has commissioned four mill stands for the intermediate train supplied by SMS Meer, Germany.