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NLMK Reports Continued Environmental Improvements

04 March 2013 - In 2012, Novolipetsk, NLMK’s main production site in Lipetsk, Russia, completed 120 environmental projects as compared to 100 in 2011, with investments totaling approximately RUB 1.3 billion as compared to RUB3.9 billion in 2011.

Tata Steel Commissions Coke Oven Battery No. 10 at Jamshedpur

04 March 2013 - On 3 March 2013, Tata Steel commissioned and inaugurated its 700,000 tonne per year coke oven battery No. 10 and by-product plant at its Jamshedpur facility in India.

ISRA VISION Parsytec Installs Surface Inspection Technology for China Steel Corp.

01 March 2013 - China Steel Corp. decided to use ISRA VISION Parsytec's technology at its continuous annealing line no. 2 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Tenova Core Installs Consteel System at Steel Plant in Ecuador

28 February 2013 - Tenova Core recently completed the installation and commissioning of a Consteel® system for the Ecuadorian steelmaker Andec, at the company’s Guayaquil works. It is the first Consteel® installation in the region and the world’s most compact Consteel system.

EVRAZ North America to Begin Heat Treat and Threading Expansion at Calgary

28 February 2013 - EVRAZ North America announced Board approval of its plan to expand heat treat and threading capacity at its Calgary, Alberta, tubular facility. The multimillion dollar project, which will commence next month, includes expanding heat treat capacity by over 150% and threading capacity by about 40%.

Tata Steel Brings Forward Bag Filter Installation

27 February 2013 - Tata Steel is to complete a major environmental improvement project at its IJmuiden steel plant in the Netherlands more than a year ahead of schedule.

Oxy-Arc and TCT Complete Installation of 4 Billet Caster Cutting Machines at Simec Mexicali

26 February 2013 - Oxy-Arc International Inc. and its partner, Torch Cutting Technologies recently completed the commissioning of four TCT billet caster cutting machines along with an oxy-arc gas-saving manifold system, machine torches, and tips at Simec International's facility in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Oxy-Arc and TCT complete installation of 4 billet caster cutting machines at Simec Mexicali

26 February 2013 - Oxy-Arc International Inc. and its partner, Torch Cutting Technologies, S.L. (TCT), recently completed the commissioning of four TCT Billet Caster Cutting Machines (BCCM) along with an Oxy-Arc gas-saving manifold system, machine torches, and tips at Simec International 6, S.A. de C.V.’s facility in Mexicali, BCN, Mexico.

Tata Steel Saves Energy With Heat Retention Boxes at IJmuiden

26 February 2013 - Tata Steel will save 10 million cubic meters of gas a year — enough to power 5,500 homes — at its IJmuiden plant in the Netherlands through the use of newly installed heat-retention boxes.

USAMP and A/SP Receive US$6 Million Award for Advanced High-Strength Steel Project

25 February 2013 - The United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC (USAMP), in collaboration with the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP), received a competitively solicited award for US$6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its “Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Approach to Development of Lightweight, Third-Generation Advanced High-Strength Steels (3GAHSS)” project.

Woodings Ships Three New Hydraulic Distributor Tops to BaoGang Steel

25 February 2013 - Woodings Industrial has completed and shipped three new hydraulic distributor tops to BaoGang Steel Group — China's largest steel manufacturer in the northwest area — for use on the company’s two new high-capacity blast furnaces.

Honda Develops New Technology to Join Steel and Aluminum

25 February 2013 - Honda Motor Co. announced the development of a new technology to join steel and aluminum and further applied this technology to the mass production of vehicles, initially to the North American version of the all-new Acura RLX but plans to expand its application to other models.

SMS Elex to Modernize Electrostatic Precipitator at Salzgitter Flachstahl

21 February 2013 - In addition to a new converter vessel with lamella suspension system supplied by SMS Siemag, converter A in Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH’s steel plant in Germany will also be equipped with new filter technology developed and patented by SMS Elex.

Ferrex Engineering Introduces SteelMES, Bringing High Performance to Manufacturing

20 February 2013 - Ferrex Engineering has introduced the SteelMES system to bring total visibility to steel plants from raw materials to the finished product. SteelMES measures performance with real-time tracking of throughput expenses and production, helping to reduce costs.

EU Steel Mills Risk Closure Under Weight of CO2 Costs

20 February 2013 - A recent paper by CRU sets out the impact of CO2 charging on the cost structure of the EU steel industry, quantifies the effect on profitability and identifies the reductions in production volume that are likely to occur under different CO2 price scenarios.

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