Steel News

PTC Seamless Tube Corp. to Establish Manufacturing Operations in Kentucky

03 September 2013 - Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear announced PTC Seamless Tube Corp., a subsidiary of PTC Group Holdings Corp., plans to create up to 283 jobs in Hopkinsville, Ky., where the company expects to invest more than US$102 million to establish a manufacturing operation.

Outokumpu Stainless Steel Efficiently Removes SO2 Emissions at Power Plant

03 September 2013 - Outokumpu has delivered austenitic 4565 stainless steel grade and quarto plates to a power plant in Boxberg, Saxony, Germany. The plant is being constructed by Babcock Noell GmbH and its subcontractor Heinz Gothe GmbH & Co. KG.

Paolo Rocca Announces US$225 Million in Investments for Ternium Plant in Guerrero, Mexico

02 September 2013 - Paolo Rocca has announced investments of US$225 million in safety and environmental areas for its Ternium plant in Guerrero, Mexico.

Platts: Russia's Severstal Opts Out of Two Iron Projects to Cut Capex

02 September 2013 - Russian steel and mining group Severstal has withdrawn from further participation in Amapa, its iron ore mining joint venture in northern Brazil with SPG Mineracao, and an iron plant project in North America to cut capital expenditure, chief financial officer Alexei Kulichenko, told a press conference Thursday, Platts reports.

CMI FPE to Supply Continuous Galvanizing Line and Skin Pass Mill to UAE Steelmaker

30 August 2013 - CMI Industry’s Indian subsidiary CMI FPE Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Al Ghurair Iron & Steel (AGIS) of the United Arab Emirates to supply a new skin pass mill as well as a new continuous galvanizing line equipped with the patented CMI Blowstab® technology.

Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery to Supply Tandem Cold Mill to Baosteel

29 August 2013 - Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc. and Mitsubishi Corp. jointly received an order for a tandem cold mill from China's Baosteel.

Danieli Automation to Supply Arvedi with 3 Q-Robot ZINC Systems

29 August 2013 - To reduce the need for manual labor and increase zinc yield, Arvedi has chosen Danieli Automation’s Q-Robot ZINC system for hot-dip galvanizing lines on the strength of its well-established reputation among dross removal systems and decided to order 3 new systems for its plants in Cremona, Italy.

Stieber Clutch Introduces Compact, Reliable Backstops

29 August 2013 - Stieber Clutch recently launched its new RDBK load sharing, high-speed, releasable backstop featuring a compact design with increased torque capacity compared to conventional designs, which helps avoid the over specification of gearboxes to meet large outside diameter requirements of some backstops.

Cliffs Natural Resources Reports on Sustainability Progress

28 August 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced the release of its 2012 sustainability report, entitled "Embracing our Past, Securing our Future." The sustainability report is a comprehensive look at Cliffs' global operations and outlines the company's progress in key areas of its sustainability strategy.

SSAB Selects Quintiq's Platform to Optimize Supply Chain Planning

28 August 2013 - Quintiq, a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization (SCP&O), announced that SSAB has chosen its platform to optimize supply chain processes across its production plants.

POSCO Completes Stainless Plant in Turkey

28 August 2013 - POSCO completed construction of POSCO ASSAN TST, its stainless cold rolled plant with an annual production scale of 200,000 tons in the Izmit Industrial Complex located in Turkey’s Kocaeli Province, on 15 August 2013.

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.