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Valinox Nucléaire Commissions New Tube Plant Supplied by SMS Meer
23 September 2013 - Valinox Nucléaire has commissioned new machines for its tube plant in Nansha, Guangdong, China, thereby expanding its production capacities. With the new technology supplied by SMS Meer, Germany, the two companies are expanding their long-standing partnership.
voestalpine Opens State-Of-The-Art Duo Rolling Mill at Böhler Bleche in Austria
23 September 2013 - voestalpine, the steel-based technology and capital goods group, is again improving its market position in the special steel segment with the opening of a state-of-the-art duo reversing rolling stand for the production of premium steel plates in Mürzzuschlag on 20 September 2013.
Metalloinvest Holds Conference on HBI Applications In Steelmaking
20 September 2013 - Metalloinvest, the only HBI producer in the CIS and the largest producer in Europe, recently held its first “HBI Application in Steelmaking: Technology, Financing and Markets” conference which was organized at Lebedinsky GOK (part of the Metalloinvest group).
ArcelorMittal Receives RobecoSAM Gold Class Sustainability Award
20 September 2013 - Following inclusion in the 2013 RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook and being declared ‘Gold Class’ by the sustainable investment company in January, ArcelorMittal was handed over the awards at a ceremony in Paris this week.
Outokumpu's Sustainability Performance Again Recognized by Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
20 September 2013 - Outokumpu’s strong sustainability performance has been recognized again by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) in its 2013 review.
SMS Concast Supplies World’s Largest Continuous Caster for Blooms
19 September 2013 - Dongbei Special Steel in Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China, successfully commissioned an 800-mm bloom continuous caster from SMS Concast. That means the company is now operating its third continuous bloom caster supplied by SMS Concast.
ArcelorMittal to Supply Highly-Resistant Steel Wires to Technip for Offshore Oil and Gas Fields
19 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal and Technip, a world leader in engineering as well as offshore and onshore construction for the energy industry, have signed an important five-year contract valued at over €200 million for the supply of high-performance steel wires. This is ArcelorMittal’s most significant European contract for its wire activities.
Siemens Continuous Caster Produces World's Thickest Stainless Steel Slabs At Posco
19 September 2013 - A single-strand continuous stainless steel slab caster capable of casting the world's thickest stainless steel slabs was brought into operation in July for Pohang Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. (Posco) in Pohang, South Korea.
SSAB Reducing Emissions With Use of Natural Gas
19 September 2013 - SSAB in Borlänge, Sweden, is converting one of the reheating furnaces in its rolling mill to natural gas, thereby achieving SSAB’s environmental target of reducing nitrogen oxide emissions to 300 tonnes/year.
Magnetek Adds Anti-Shock Feature to Crane Controls
19 September 2013 - Magnetek, Inc., a leading supplier of digital power and motion control systems for the material handling industry, announced the addition of an anti-shock feature to its IMPULSE®•VG+ Series 4 crane controls.
Republic Steel Increasing Steel Production
18 September 2013 - Republic Steel announced that it has restarted steel production on the #7 Furnace at its Canton, Ohio, melt shop that experienced a transformer failure on 2 August 2013.
AUMUND to Supply DRI Hot Transport Conveyor to JSW in India
18 September 2013 - AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH is supplying a hot transport conveyor (HTC) for the direct charging of hot DRI into the electric arc furnace at JSW Toranagallu in Karnataka Province, India.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Launches Power Plant Denitrification Project
18 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has launched an investment project to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions at its power plant in the Czech Republic.
ArcelorMittal Develops New Range of Steels for the European Solar Construction Market
18 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal has developed, as part of a research project led by the company’s research and development teams, a range of photovoltaic products based on steel.
New Millennium Iron Announces First Shipment from Tata Steel Minerals Canada's Direct Shipping Ore Project
17 September 2013 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) announced that Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSMC), in which NML has a 20% interest, has made the first shipment of products from its Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) Project.
Reuters: China to Cut Coal Use, Shut Polluters, In Bid to Clear the Air
17 September 2013 - China unveiled comprehensive new measures to tackle air pollution on Thursday, with plans to slash coal consumption and close polluting mills, factories and smelters, but experts said implementing the bold targets would be a major challenge, according to a Reuters report.
Emirates Steel Delivers First Nuclear-Grade Metal
16 September 2013 - The first shipment of 'UAE Made' nuclear grade reinforcing steel, produced by Emirates Steel, was delivered to Barakah, ENEC's selected site of the UAE peaceful nuclear energy program.
Siemens' Wireless Data Transmission in Steelworks Cuts Costs, Improves Product Quality
16 September 2013 - Simetal Wiplant is a new platform developed by Siemens Metals Technologies for wireless data transmission in steelworks.
ArcelorMittal Maintains Membership in Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe
16 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal has maintained its membership in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index Europe (DJSI).
Reuters: Hyundai Steel Fires Up 3rd Blast Furnace Amid Fears of Oversupply
13 September 2013 - South Korea's Hyundai Steel fired up its third blast furnace on Friday as it seeks to grasp market share from POSCO and Japan in the alloy used to make cars and ships, sparking fears about over-supply amid weak demand, Reuters reports.
