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Tata Steel Orders Seven Konecranes for Two UK Facilities

26 August 2013 - Tata Steel has ordered seven Konecranes for two of its facilities in the United Kingdom.

IDEAL Laser Coil Joining Technology Being Used at ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel

26 August 2013 - IDEAL-Werk recently commissioned a laser welding machine at ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel Gelsenkirchen in Germany.

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Celebrates Two Successful Years of Continuous Casting

26 August 2013 - The beginning of August marked an eventful period at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, as the Ukrainian plant not only celebrated its 79th anniversary, but also two successful years of continuous casting.

LanzaTech Partners with Indian Research Centre to Directly Produce Low Carbon Fuels from Waste CO2

23 August 2013 - LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, has partnered with the Centre for Advanced Bio-Energy to create a novel process for the direct production of low carbon fuels from industrial carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.

Zink Körner Starts Up High-Efficiency Galvanizing Plant In Russia

22 August 2013 - In February 2013, Zink Körner received the Final Acceptance Certificate for a hot-dip galvanizing furnace it installed in 2012 at Tochinvest Zinc, a manufacturer of steel parts in Russia.

Report: Judge Splits Verdict in EPA Case Against U. S. Steel

22 August 2013 - The federal government can’t seek to fine U.S. Steel for violations it claims the company made more than 20 years ago to its Gary Works plant, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, but it can seek to force the company to install new controls for pollutants, the Chicago Post-Tribune reported.

Paul Wurth Performs 24-Hour Preventative Maintenance for ThyssenKrupp CSA

22 August 2013 - On 8 July 2013, the service experts of Paul Wurth do Brasil performed a 24-hour preventive maintenance program at blast furnaces No. 1 and 2 and at the INBA® slag granulation facilities of ThyssenKrupp CSA’s integrated steel plant at Sepetiba Bay in Brazil. It was the first time ever that Paul Wurth was in charge of such a servicing package.

AK Steel Reaches Environmental Agreement with U.S. EPA and Kentucky

22 August 2013 - AK Steel has reached an agreement to settle an action brought on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Commonwealth of Kentucky under the Clean Air Act and other statutes and regulations with respect to AK Steel's former Ashland, Ky., coke plant.  The agreement was reached without admission of the alleged violations by AK Steel. 

Supply Dynamics Named a 2013 'Great Supply Chain Partner' By SupplyChainBrain

22 August 2013 - Supply Dynamics, a leading source of multi-enterprise technology solutions that provide visibility, collaboration, and control of supply in distributed manufacturing environments, announced that it has been selected as one of 2013’s ‘Great Supply Chain Partners’ by SupplyChainBrain, a supply chain management information resource.

Fives Stein to Supply CAL Furnace Equipment for Baosteel's Zhanjiang Project

21 August 2013 - Fives Stein, designer of high technology furnaces and thermal equipment for steel and glass, has been awarded a major contract to design and supply a continuous annealing line vertical furnace for Baosteel’s Zhanjiang project.

Danieli Automation Installs Compact Profile Gauge for Riva SAM Montereau

19 August 2013 - A new HiPROFILE LITE (aninnovative compact profile gauge) for rebar, plain round and small profiles measurements from Danieli Automation was scheduled to be commissioned at Riva SAM Montereau in France at the end of July 2013.

Report: ArcelorMittal Blast Furnace in East Chicago Goes Down

19 August 2013 - A blast furnace has gone down at ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor, the largest steelmaking complex in North America, according to a report for the Times of Northwest Indiana.

Siemens to Construct Long Product Rolling Mill in the UAE

16 August 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from United Steel Industries LLC to construct a 950,000 tons per year long product rolling mill in the United Arab Emirates.

Metinvest Launches New Grade to Lower Steel Construction Costs

16 August 2013 - Metinvest’s integrated mill Azovstal launched production of S460M hot rolled plate according to the Ukrainian state standard DSTU EN 10025-4:2007. This product decreases steel required for building frames by 10–15%, which results in significant savings for developers.

USW Thanks OSHA for Republic Steel Citations

16 August 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) expressed gratitude to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) for the 12 August 2013 citations issued to Republic Steel.

Continuous Bloom Caster from Siemens Goes On Stream at Zenith Steel

15 August 2013 - In July, Siemens Metals Technologies put a continuous bloom caster into operation at Chinese steel producer Changzhou Zhongtian Iron & Steel (Zenith Steel).

Report: Japanese Steel Industry to Build Hydrogen Blast Furnace

14 August 2013 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. and three other steel companies said they will construct an experimental hydrogen-fueled blast furnace to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, according to a report on Nikkei.com.

Final Seismic Test for Cold-Formed Steel Structure Set for 16 August 2013

14 August 2013 - A team of leading cold-formed steel design researchers this summer has been conducting a series of tests as part of the final phase of a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research project to increase the seismic safety of buildings that use lightweight cold-formed steel for their primary beams and columns.

Essar Steel Launches Specialized Color-Coated Products in Kerala

14 August 2013 - Essar Steel, one of India’s largest integrated steel producers, announced the launch of high quality, color-coated products, specially developed for the Kerala market. These specialized steel products will largely be used in the housing and industrial resorts segment in the region. The products include roofing and wood-finished steel products.

Ruukki Pural Farm Color-Coated Steel Prolongs Useful Life of Agricultural Buildings

14 August 2013 - Ruukki is to launch a new polyurethane-based Ruukki Pural farm color-coated steel formulated especially for agricultural buildings, where resistance to corrosion and chemicals is required.

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