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ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Restarts Overhauled Sinter Machine

27 September 2011 - PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih recently put into operation the overhauled sinter machine #5 in its steel production sinter shop.

Outokumpu Signs Final Agreement with Tubinoxia on Tubular JV

26 September 2011 - Outokumpu and Tubinoxia, an Italian company controlled by Andrea Gatti, have signed the agreement on the joint venture (JV) for Outokumpu's tubular unit (OSTP). Tubinoxia will become a minority owner of OSTP with an option to become a majority owner in three years.

ArcelorMittal Iasi Commissions New Cold Mill

22 September 2011 - The Tubular Products Division of ArcelorMittal has commissioned a new 120,000 tonne/year cold formed mill in their Iasi, Romania facility.

EPA Recognizes Nucor Jewett for Environmental Stewardship

21 September 2011 - The EPA recognizes Nucor Steel’s Jewett, Texas, facility for its achievements in reducing mercury and lead as part of its participation in the EPA’s National Partnership for Environmental Priorities.

Construction Milestones Met at ArcelorMittal Jubail

19 September 2011 - ArcelorMittal has achieved some important milestones in the construction of its seamless tubular products mill located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Jubail, including more than six million hours worked on site without any lost time injuries as of August 2011.

USITC to Uphold Antidumping Orders on Seamless Pipe from Japan, Romania

12 September 2011 - Existing antidumping duty orders on imports of carbon and alloy seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe from Japan and Romania following the USITC’s determination that revoking the existing antidumping duties on these products would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

NLMK Commences Hot Tests at New Cogeneration Plant

08 September 2011 - NLMK’s new 150-MW Recovery Cogeneration Plant has started receiving and processing BF gas from Blast Furnace No. 7 currently being hot tested. With the new plant, Novolipetsk’s (NLMK’s Lipetsk site) generation capacity will increase by 45% to 482 MW.

NLMK to Increase Power Generation Using By-Product Gases

01 September 2011 - NLMK announced plans to increase its use of by-product fuel gases from metallurgical processes at the main Novolipetsk site in Lipetsk by the end of the year.

Tata Steel to Build Automotive Tubes Facility at Zwijndrecht

24 August 2011 - Tata Steel plans to build a new steel tubes manufacturing and processing facility at its Zwijndrecht plant in the Netherlands to serve the automotive sector. It is expected to be in operation by July 2012.

Metinvest’s Krasnodon Coal Defines Safety Enforcement Measures

23 August 2011 - The Administration of Krasnodon Coal has identified a set of safety enforcement measures above the safety requirements provided for in the current legislation, including additional air cooling, maximum automation of underground location control systems, and additional training.

Harsco, LanzaTech Enter Strategic Alliance for Processing Waste Gases

22 August 2011 - Harsco and LanzaTech have signed a strategic alliance to promote the capture and reuse of steel mill flue gases as low-cost, zero-carbon ethanol.

Enviance to Provide Environmental System for ArcelorMittal USA

17 August 2011 - ArcelorMittal USA has selected Enviance, Inc.’s cloud-based software to manage data for air emissions, greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory, material safety data sheets (MSDS), water and waste.

ExxonMobil Grants Nippon Steel First License for Patented Field Welding Technology

12 August 2011 - Exxon Mobil Corp. has granted Nippon Steel Corp. the world’s first license for patented field welding technology used to construct high-pressure pipelines made with X120 ultrahigh-strength steel linepipe.

ExxonMobil Grants Nippon Steel First License for Patented Field Welding Technology

Tata Steel Provides Steel Plate for Innovative Wave Energy Device

12 August 2011 - Tata Steel has supplied steel manufactured in Scunthorpe and Motherwell to a pioneering wave energy device developed by Aquamarine Power that is capable of generating 800kW of electricity.

Novolipetsk Reduces Environmental Footprint

21 July 2011 - NLMK has upgraded its aspiration system in the refractory shop at Lipetsk to improve the efficiency of its gas cleaning equipment to the level of best available technologies.

EPA and DEC Report Progress at Tonawanda Coke

21 July 2011 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced progress in their agencies’ investigation of the Tonawanda Coke Corp. and launched a new community-wide effort to reduce pollution.

EPA Fines Tenaris Global Services for Environmental Reporting Violations

19 July 2011 - Tenaris Global Services, (USA) Corp. has agreed to pay $717,324 in civil penalties to settle violations of environmental regulations at seven facilities.

voestalpine Director Honored as Best Environmental Manager of 2011

15 July 2011 - The director of Strategic Environmental Management at voestalpine, Hannes Sigmund, was honored at this year’s EMAS Conference as the Best Environmental Manager of 2011. The award recognizes his dedication to the environment and comprehensive activities in cross-vocational environmental protection.

ArcelorMittal Poland Receives Environmental Awards

08 July 2011 - ArcelorMittal Poland recently received two awards in the Eco-laurels competition organized by the Polish Chamber of Ecology, one for noise reduction and another for granulated slag production.

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