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MORE Starts Up Catfis Manipulator at Ternium Mexico

10 April 2013 - MORE announced the successful installation and commissioning of a CATFIS manipulator at Ternium Mexico’s 120 ton AC EAF in Apodaca, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

Gerdau Reused Over 2 Trillion Liters of Water in 2012

09 April 2013 - Gerdau reused 2 trillion liters of water across all of its operations in 2012 with a mean water recirculation rate of 97%.

Jersey Shore Steel Recognized for Environmental Practices

09 April 2013 - Jersey Shore Steel Co. has earned the Pennsylvania Governor's Award for Environmental Excellence, the Lockhaven Express reports.

Deacero Commissions Oxygen and Carbon Injection Technology Package from MORE

09 April 2013 - MORE announced the successful installation and commissioning of module technology at Deacero’s 150 ton AC EAF at its mill in Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico.

VIZ-Steel Implements Energy-Efficient Technologies

09 April 2013 - VIZ-Steel has commenced the installation of a steam reforming facility that will replace the more expensive electrolysis method used during the process of electrical steel production. 

Abakan Contracts to Build Large-Scale Clad Pipe Facility in Brazil

09 April 2013 - Abakan Inc. has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Cone S.A. for construction of a manufacturing facility to suit large-scale clad pipe manufacture in Brazil.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Reduces Dust Emissions to Historical Low

08 April 2013 - In 2012 ArcelorMittal Ostrava cut its dust emissions by another 85 tonnes, thus reducing its environmental footprint to the historical low of 584 tonnes, which is a mere third of what it used to be ten years ago when ArcelorMittal bought the plant.

Siemens to Supply Rail and Section Mill to Kazakhstan

08 April 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order to supply Aktobe Rail and Section Works LLP in Kazakhstan with a 430,000 ton per year rail and section mill.

Severstal Commissions the New No. 7 Coke Oven Battery at Cherepovets

08 April 2013 - OAO Severstal’s Cherepovets steel mill commissioned its new No.7 coke oven battery (KB-7) following a 4.5 billion rubles reconstruction project.

ArcelorMittal USA Earns 2013 ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence

05 April 2013 - ArcelorMittal USA has been honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy with the 2013 ENERGY STAR® Award for Sustained Excellence.

Second Dry Magnetic Separation Unit Commissioned at Karelsky Okatysh

04 April 2013 - A second dry magnetic separation unit has been commissioned at ОАО Karelsky Okatysh, a major production and iron ore processing plant in Russia and part of the Resources Division of OAO Severstal.

SunCoke Energy Provides Estimate on First Quarter Coke Production

04 April 2013 - SunCoke Energy, Inc. reported that domestic coke production for first quarter 2013 is expected to be 1,051,000 tons down from 1,068,000 tons in first quarter 2012.

Power Plant Workers from ArcelorMittal Ostrava Working Without Accidents for Five Years

03 April 2013 - Employees of ArcelorMittal Energy Ostrava, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Ostrava in the Czech Republic, have worked more than three and a half million hours without injuries.

Woodings to Provide Equipment for Major Blast Furnace Upgrade in North America

02 April 2013 - Woodings Industrial Corporation, a worldwide leader in the manufacture of metals industry equipment, announced that it has been selected to design and manufacture a substantial amount of equipment for part of a major upgrade of a blast furnace at one of North America’s leading steelmakers.

Tenova Goodfellow Applauds Canadian Government for Commitment to Support Sustainable Development

02 April 2013 - Tenova Goodfellow applauds Government of Canada for its renewed commitment to support Cleantech Canadian Companies through Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC).

Danieli Corus to Rebuild AMK Blast Furnace No. 1

02 April 2013 - Danieli Corus has received the order for the rebuild of blast furnace No. 1 operated by Alchevsky Metallurgichesky Kombinat (AMK) of Alchevsk, Ukraine.

Bloomberg: North American Carmakers to Triple Thin-Use Steel Use by 2025, Body Says

02 April 2013 - North American automakers may triple their use of stronger, thinner steel by 2025 to increase fuel efficiency, according to a lobby for producers of the metal, Bloomberg reports.

ArcelorMittal Only Mill in Czech Republic Producing Tubes with Polypropylene Coating

02 April 2013 - ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Ostrava, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Ostrava, has successfully launched the manufacture of tubes with a new type of coating for the transportation of drinking water and oil and gas.

Large U.S. Steel Manufacturer Adopts Ubisense Smart Factory System

01 April 2013 - Ubisense Group Plc, a U.K.-based leader in location based smart technology, announced that a large U.S. steel manufacturer has selected the Ubisense Smart Factory System for process tracking around its steel manufacturing plant.

Dango & Dienenthal Brings Filter Systems to Fight Zebra Mussels to U.S. Market

29 March 2013 - Recently, Dango & Dienenthal's high performance filters including the MUSSEL STOP system were introduced to the U.S. market and are now available from the company's production site in Ohio. This will allow U.S. companies to take advantage of the experience gained by the European steel industry and apply it to the zebra mussel issues in the U.S.

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