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OSHA Cites Republic Steel for 24 Safety Violations

14 August 2013 - Republic Steel has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for 24 safety violations carrying fines of US$1,138,500.

Siemens Puts Twin Ladle Furnace Into Operation For ArcelorMittal Bremen

13 August 2013 - In April, Siemens Metals Technologies put a 300-ton twin ladle furnace into operation for ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH in Bremen, Germany. The plant replaces the two previous conditioning stands used for liquid steel treatment and substantially cuts the cost of steel treatment.

Metal Ravne Orders Secondary Metallurgical Center from SMS INNSE and SMS Mevac

13 August 2013 - Metal Ravne, Ravne na Koroskem, part of the Slovenian Steel Group (SIJ), has placed an order with SMS INNSE S.p.A.and SMS Mevac GmbH for the planning, delivery and erection of a secondary metallurgical center, which will be integrated into the existing Metal Ravne plant at Ravne na Koroskem.

Siemens to Install Secondary Dedusting Systems in Ilva Sinter Plants in Italy

12 August 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Ilva S.p.A to equip the company's two sinter plants at its Taranto steel mill in Italy with secondary dedusting systems.

New Study Confirms Lightweight Steel Wheels Equivalent in Mass to Aluminum at 40% Cost Savings

09 August 2013 - The Steel Market Development Institute's Wheels Task Force recently unveiled the results of its latest lightweight steel wheel project which developed a stylish new steel wheel design solution that is equivalent in mass to a comparable aluminum wheel, but at a 40% cost saving.

Danieli Automation to Supply HiGAUGE 7052 to Xining SBQ Mill

09 August 2013 - Danieli Automation has been selected to supply the dimensional measurement and quality certification for the final products at Xining Special Steel Co.'s SBQ mill in China.

NDC Announces thhe TVXR-3 Thickness Gauge for Hot Mill Applications

09 August 2013 - NDC announced its new TVXR-3 X-ray thickness gauge that is specifically engineered for hot rolling mill applications.

ArcelorMittal Dommeldange Creates New Wind Turbine with Innovative Manufacturer

08 August 2013 - ArcelorMittal Dommeldange in Luxembourg has partnered up with local wind tower manufacturer Smart Wind Integrated Renewables Lëtzebuerg (Swirl) to produce a new generation of vertical axis wind turbines.

Danieli Corus Commissions India's Largest Blast Furnace

08 August 2013 - Danieli Corus BV has commissioned the greenfield blast furnace No. 5 built for SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited) at its Rourkela Steel Plant in Odisha, India.

Siemens to Modernize Offgas Cooling in Eisenhüttenstadt for ArcelorMittal

08 August 2013 - ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt in Germany has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to equip the off-gas cleaning system on LD (BOF) converter No. 2 with a new cooling stack.

New Life Cycle Assessment Study Shows Replacing Wood Utility Poles with Steel Lowers Key Environmental Impacts

07 August 2013 - A detailed life cycle assessment (LCA) study commissioned by the Steel Market Development Institute, found that when comparing overall environmental performance, galvanized steel utility poles outperform wood poles in key environmental measures.

Siempelkamp Expands Product Range with Ring-Rolling Mills

07 August 2013 - The first ring-rolling mill designed and built by Siempelkamp has passed its crucial test at its initial startup at the Krefeld, Germany, plant. In July, Siempelkamp manufactured the first rings made of steel with the rolling mill which will be delivered to the Russian JSC Metallurgical Plant Electrostal.

Baltimore Aircoil Co. Introduces The New Series 3000 Cooling Tower

06 August 2013 - Baltimore Aircoil Co. (BAC), a global leader in evaporative heat transfer technology, is pleased to introduce a new era of energy efficient cooling towers through its new and improved Series 3000 Cooling Tower.

Study: NanoSteel's Sheet Steels Have Potential to Achieve 30% Weight Reduction in Automotive Structures

06 August 2013 - The NanoSteel® Co. announced the results of an automotive light-weighting study conducted by EDAG, Inc. demonstrating the potential for the company’s advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) to enable a 30% reduction of weight in the BIW structure of a mass market sedan.

Siemens Modernizes Continuous Caster at ArcelorMittal Bremen

06 August 2013 - German steel producer ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to modernize its continuous slab casting plant.

Republic Steel's Canton Facility Experiences Tranformer Failure

06 August 2013 - Republic Steel experienced a failure at the transformer that supplies power to the #7 furnace in its Canton, Ohio, melt shop on 2 August 2013. This failure is being investigated and will result in an outage of its #7 back-up furnace lasting between two and eight weeks.

Kenwal Adds Strip Width Measurement by ISRA VISION PARSYTEC

06 August 2013 - Kenwal is adding strip width measurement from ISRA VSION PARSYTEC to supplement its existing inspection system for the pickling line of its steel plant in Dearborn, Mich.

Mechel Holds Successful Testing of Equipment for Coking Coal Equipment

05 August 2013 - Russia’s Mechel OAO announced it has successfully tested equipment that produces coking coal concentrate at the Elga coal deposit's seasonal washing plant in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

ThyssenKrupp Steel German Subsidiary Modernizes Medium-Wide Strip Mill

05 August 2013 - Hoesch Hohenlimburg, a specialist supplier of hot rolled strip steel based in Hagen, Germany, has completed one of the biggest modernization projects in the firm’s history: The recently upgraded medium-wide strip mill has now been successfully ramped up.

Severstal Upgrading Cherepovets Steel Mill's Cold Rolling Mill

01 August 2013 - The Cherepovets Steel Mill, a major integrated steelmaker and part of the Russian Steel division of OAO Severstal, one of the world’s leading steel and steel-related mining companies, announced that it is to upgrade its 4−stand cold reduction mill to improve product quality, reduce costs and increase output.

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