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Chinese Pipe Producer Commissions Largest Mandrel Mill in the World

23 November 2012 - After a construction period of around two years, Jiangsu Tianhuai Steel Pipe from Jiangsu Province in Eastern China recently commissioned a new 20" PQF® tube mill supplied by SMS Meer for seamless tubes.

Agellis Receives Order from South American Steel Plant

22 November 2012 - AGELLIS Group, which develops and sells products and solutions to the global metals industry, has received an order totaling €120,000 for a measurement system from a South American steel plant.

CMI Recognized for Waste Management

22 November 2012 - CMI s.a., the parent company of CMI Group, has been awarded for its selective recycling collection of industrial waste during 2011.

U. S. Steel Clairton Coke Project to Come On-Line By End of November

21 November 2012 - U. S. Steel’s US$500 million Clairton C-Battery project, the largest capital project in the history of the company’s Mon Valley steel works, is set to come on-line by the end of this month, Mon Valley Works general manager Scott Buckiso told a recent meeting of the Pittsburgh chapters of the AIST and AWMI.

ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel Receives "German Business Award for Health"

21 November 2012 - The electrical steel manufacturer ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel GmbH was presented with a special "German Business Award for Health" (industry category) in Berlin by the BKK Federal Association.

Siemens Modernizing EAF at Swiss Steel

21 November 2012 - To shorten process times and cut conversion costs, Swiss Steel AG has placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies for major modernization work on the company’s electric arc furnace in Emmenbrücke, in the Lucerne canton.

Tata Steel Commissions New Coke Oven Battery

21 November 2012 - Tata Steel commissioned the new coke oven battery #10 and by-product plant at its Jamshedpur facility in India.

Xilin Iron & Steel Orders New Wire Rod Mill from SMS Meer

21 November 2012 - Xilin Iron & Steel from Heilongjiang Province, China, is increasing its production capacities with a new high-speed wire rod mill from SMS Meer

VISA Steel and SunCoke Energy Announce Indian Joint Venture

20 November 2012 - VISA Steel Limited and SunCoke Energy, Inc. announced that they have entered into agreements to form a cokemaking joint venture in India.

CCR Technologies to Supply 2-Strand Billet Caster to Gerdau Corsa

19 November 2012 - CCR Technologies Inc. of Ontario, Canada, has been awarded the complete turnkey supply of a 2-strand billet caster for Gerdau Corsa of Mexico.

Record Levels of Steel Scrap Consumption Announced on America Recycles Day

16 November 2012 - In celebration of America Recycles Day, the Steel Recycling Institute announced that the recycling rate for the world’s most recycled material – steel – is at an all-time high of 92%. More than 85 million tons of steel scrap was consumed by steelmaking furnaces in 2011—an increase of nearly 10 million tons versus 2010.

Nucor Steel Chooses Quad Infotech to Deliver a Complete MES Solution for Its Jewett Plant

16 November 2012 - Quad Infotech has been awarded an order by Nucor Steel Texas to provide a comprehensive manufacturing execution system (MES) in its steel plant in Jewett, Texas.

Heavy Plate Fabricator AT&F Announces Equipment Upgrades

15 November 2012 - AT&F, a custom steel fabricator in Cleveland, Ohio, announced equipment upgrades to one of its large rolling systems, including a new leveling system, PLC upgrade, new gearbox and electrical panel upgrade.

SMS Meer Receives Order for PQF® Seamless Tube Plant from TPCO America

14 November 2012 - TPCO America Corp. has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a new 10¾” tube plant with PQF® rolling technology for the production of OCTG at its plant currently being built in Texas.

Danieli Corus Receives Order for Hearth Assessment of Blast Furnace in Ukraine

14 November 2012 - Danieli Corus has received an order from OJSC Zaporizhstal in Ukraine for the execution of a hearth assessment for its Zaporozhye Blast Furnace No. 2.

Greer Steel Makes Upgrades to Ohio Mill

13 November 2012 - Greer Steel recently made a number of upgrades and improvements to its 18" 4-high reversing mill to improve surface clealiness and Cpk performance of its strip steel products.

European Steel Association Warns Against Commission Proposal

13 November 2012 - EUROFER is warning against a Commission proposal to withhold 900 million CO2 certificates from the EU emissions trading market from 2013 to 2015, saying higher energy and carbon costs will not get Europe out of its crisis.

Don B. Daily Memorial Fund Selects Recipients

13 November 2012 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) Foundation and the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) are proud to announce the second-year recipients of the newly established Don B. Daily Memorial Fund to Promote Steel Industry Safety and Health.

MidWest Materials Completes Multi-Million Dollar Upgrade; Celebrates 60th Anniversary

09 November 2012 - MidWest Materials announced the completion of a multi-million dollar technology, equipment and facility investment project that will enable the company to remain competitive worldwide and to retain and create more jobs in Northeast Ohio.

SMS Meer Revamping Chinese Pipe Mill to Allow Larger Diameter Tube Production

09 November 2012 - SMS Meer received an order to revamp Anhui Tianda Oil Pipe's mill in Anhui province, China, to allow the company to produce tubes up to an outside diameter of 13 3/8".

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