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Butech Bliss and Nelson Steel Consulting & Technology Supply Push-Pull Pickling Line to Processor in Monterrey, Mexico

11 October 2012 - Butech Bliss and Nelson Steel Consulting & Technology Group have teamed up and provided a mill duty, 0.500” (12.7mm) by 72” (1,828mm) push-pull pickling line, project coordination, start-up, commissioning and training services to a major steel processor in Monterrey, Mexico.

Butech Bliss and Nelson Steel Consulting & Technology Supply Push-Pull Pickling Line to Processor in Monterrey, Mexico

11 October 2012 - Butech Bliss and Nelson Steel Consulting & Technology Group have teamed up and provided a mill duty, 0.500” (12.7mm) by 72” (1,828mm) push-pull pickling line, project coordination, start-up, commissioning and training services to a major steel processor in Monterrey, Mexico.

NLMK Lipetsk Issues Final Acceptance Certificate for New Blast Furnace

11 October 2012 - In addition to the basic design, the Paul Wurth Group has executed engineering and supply of a new 3.4 million ton per year blast furnace, including shell and tower structure, the refractory lining and the cooling system, for NLMK's Lipetsk works in Russia.

worldsteel Announces Safety and Health Excellence Recognition 2012

10 October 2012 - The World Steel Association has recognized four member companies, China Steel Corporation (CSC), Gerdau, NatSteel, and Tata Steel Limited for excellence in their safety and health programs.

McNeilus Steel Expands, Projects 50 New Jobs

09 October 2012 - McNeilus Steel Inc. broke ground Monday on a $15 million coil processing facility in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.

ArcelorMittal Invests €7.2m in a New Galvanizing Line for Florange

08 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal Florange has recently started test runs at its new galvanizing line in Sainte-Agathe, France. The line will be used to coat Usibor®, a press-hardened boron steel used in automotive applications.

Interpipe Steel Opens New Plant in Ukraine

08 October 2012 - On 4 October, in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, the electric steel melting complex Interpipe Steel - the first metallurgical plant built from scratch since Ukraine became independent - was opened. President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovich participated in the opening ceremony.

AIST Introduces AIST Process Benchmarker™ — Benchmarking Steel Manufacturing for a Sustainable Future

05 October 2012 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) has partnered with Management Science Associates Inc. to develop the AIST Process Benchmarker™, a secure, online benchmarking service utilized for tracking key performance indicators between companies engaged in the production and processing of iron and steel and related raw materials.

AIST Introduces AIST Process Benchmarker™ — Benchmarking Steel Manufacturing for a Sustainable Future

05 October 2012 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) has partnered with Management Science Associates Inc. to develop the AIST Process Benchmarker™, a secure, online benchmarking service utilized for tracking key performance indicators between companies engaged in the production and processing of iron and steel and related raw materials.

SGL Group’s Facility in Ozark Granted the Arkansas Environmental Federation’s 2012 Diamond Award

05 October 2012 - The Arkansas Environmental Federation (AEF) Nominating and Awards Committee and Board of Directors selected SGL Group in Ozark as recipient of the 2012 Diamond Award.

Tata Steel Europe Announces Start of Second ULCOS HIsarna Campaign

05 October 2012 - The second campaign of the HIsarna campaign began with the lighting of the pilot plant’s burners – the start of the process to heat the furnace up to the right temperature. In about two weeks’ time the test campaign to make liquid iron using the new technology will commence.

Posco Selected as One of the Best Carbon Disclosure Companies

04 October 2012 - POSCO was selected as a leading company in carbon disclosure by the Carbon Disclosure Project, a global climate change evaluation organization.

Avtron Industrial Automation Acquired By Nidec

04 October 2012 - Avtron Industrial Automation, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of automation control solutions and services specializing in drive systems and encoders for heavy industry, announced that it has been acquired by Nidec, a global manufacturer of motors and electrical controls systems.

Severstal Announces Major Investment in Environmental Projects at Cherepovets Steel Mill

03 October 2012 - OAO Severstal announced a series of environmental improvement projects at the Cherepovets Steel Mill in Russia aimed at ensuring global best practice sustainability standards are in place by 2015.

TMK IPSCO Hosts Open House at New R&D Center

02 October 2012 - TMK IPSCO, the North American division of global pipe manufacturer OAO TMK, hosted an open house today at its new Research & Development Center in Houston, Texas.

Taylor-Winfield Technologies Awarded Contract from Chinese Stainless Company

02 October 2012 - Taylor-Winfield Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the award of a contract in excess of US$7.5 million dollars for the supply of four patented TwinLap Narrow Lap Seam Welders for Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Company's CAL silicon line project.

Evraz Stratcor to Start Recovering Vanadium From Roasted Slag at Arkansas Plant

02 October 2012 - As part of its long-term plan to diversify the feed stocks used in its vanadium operations, EVRAZ Stratcor’s Hot Springs, Ark., plant will start processing roasted vanadium-bearing steelmaking slag in November 2012.

Mechel Announces Commissioning of Seasonal Washing Plant at the Elga Coal Deposit

01 October 2012 - Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announced the commissioning of a seasonal washing plant and production of the first volumes of concentrate of coking coal mined at the Elga deposit.

ArcelorMittal Kazakhstan Coal Pioneers Methane Power Project

01 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal Kazakhstan’s coal mining team is deploying technology to use gas from the country’s mines to generate electricity.

MTUS Technology Upgrades Vacuum Degassing Facility at Ellwood Quality Steel

01 October 2012 - MTUS Technology Inc., headquartered in Brunswick, Ohio, has supplied and commissioned a new automatic pneumatic dust discharge system, which is connected to an existing vacuum bag filter, serving a 45-ton vacuum degasser at Ellwood WQuality Steel in New Castle, Pa.