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Report: Work Continues at Severstal Columbus Following Accident

01 August 2013 - Crews will have to repair one of the lines at Severstal in Columbus after a ladel of steel spilled Tuesday night, according to a local report from WTVA.

NLMK Installs Pulverized Coal Injection System

01 August 2013 - NLMK has started hot testing pulverized coal injection (PCI) into its blast furnaces at its main production site in Lipetsk, Russia.

Superior Machine to Upgrade Gallatin Steel's C Furnace

31 July 2013 - Superior Machine Co. of S.C., Inc. has been awarded a contract to supply and install the equipment to upgrade the C furnace at Gallatin Steel Co. in Ghent, Ky.

Midrex and JSW to Convert DR Plant to Use Coke Oven Gas

29 July 2013 - Midrex Technologies and JSW Steel have announced the signing of a contract to modify the existing MIDREX® direct reduction plant located at JSW-Dolvi Works to utilize coke oven gas to supplement its natural gas supply for production of direct reduced iron.

Siemens Designs Sinter Plant for Ukrainian Steel Producer EMZ

29 July 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from the Metinvest Group to carry out detailed engineering work on a new sinter plant for PJSC Yenakiieve Iron and Steel Works (EMZ), a Ukrainian steel producer.

Tung Ho Steel Orders New Induction System from SMS Elotherm

25 July 2013 - Tung Ho Steel has ordered a new induction system from SMS Elotherm for its production plant for medium and large sections in Miaoli, Taiwan.

Laying Head Pipe Upgrade Increases Long Rolling Mill Utilization

25 July 2013 - A new laying head technology upgrade recently developed by Siemens Metals Technologies extends pipe life to record levels in long rolling mills running at speeds of 100 meters per second.

ArcelorMittal Zenica Makes Major Environmental Upgrades

24 July 2013 - ArcelorMittal Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, has made good progress in the implementation of a number of large environmental projects, with a total investment of more than US$14.5m.

Rigid Lifelines Supplies Fall Protection to One World Trade Center

23 July 2013 - Rigid Lifelines®, a leading provider and manufacturer of engineered fall protection systems and accessories, has supplied fall protection to the One World Trade Center spire in New York City.

SMS Siemag Modernizing Cold Rolling Mill in Bangladesh

23 July 2013 - KYCR Coil Industries Limited of Bangladesh has contracted SMS Siemag for an upgrade of the existing CVC® plus six-high reversing cold mill to a CCM® (Compact Cold Mill).

Dragon Steel Starts Up Second Siemens-Supplied Sinter Plant

23 July 2013 - Production operations recently commenced at the new 3.8 million tons per annum No. 2 sinter plant at Dragon Steel Corp. in Taiwan.

NLMK Launches Next-Generation EAF Mill in Kaluga Region

23 July 2013 - NLMK held a grand opening ceremony for NLMK Kaluga, its next-generation EAF mill in Kaluga Region, near Moscow.

QuinLogic Introduces Proactive Production Supervision System to Improve Operating Results

22 July 2013 - Processes in the steel industry have become so complex that it is no longer possible to permanently observe every single measured value. The new PPS (Proactive Production Supervision) system from QuinLogic solves this problem by monitoring production along the complete process route based on rules defined for the various products.

Study Highlights Need for 'Life Cycle Assessment' Approach to Vehicle-Emissions Regulation

19 July 2013 - A new study commissioned by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) says that with increasing efficiencies of powertrains and fuels that contribute to lower emissions during the driving phase of the car, the use of tailpipe CO2 emissions will become “almost irrelevant in terms of focusing on true carbon profiles” of future vehicles.

Magnetek's Latest AC Line Regenerative System Increases Energy Efficiency, Saves Money

19 July 2013 - Magnetek, Inc., a leading supplier of digital power and motion control systems for the material handling industry, announced the addition of the IMPULSE®•D+ to its high performance series of AC line regenerative systems.

OEMK Confirms Compliance of Environmental Management System with International Standards

19 July 2013 - Russia's Oskol Electrometallurgical Plant (OEMK) confirmed compliance of its environmental management system with the ISO 14001:2004 standard following the annual compliance audit.

Chinese Company Orders Stainless Steel Tandem Cold Mill from Siemens

18 July 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Beihai Chengde Stainless Steel Co., China, to supply a Power X-HI type, five-stand, continuous tandem cold rolling mill and a heavy laser welding for the Beihai plant in Guangxi Province.

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