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BHP Billiton Iron Ore Reports Fatality at Port Operations

08 July 2011 - BHP Billiton Iron Ore reports that a significant incident resulting in a fatality occurred on Thursday, July 7 at the company’s port operations in Port Hedland, Western Australia.

Metinvest to Enhance Environmental Safety, Reliability at Yenakiieve Steel

06 July 2011 - Metinvest has begun capital repair works of steelmaking and power units at Yenakiieve Steel to enhance environmental safety, cost effectiveness, and functional reliability of the process equipment. The project is scheduled for completion this November.

Butler Works EAF Sustains Damage in AK Steel Incident

06 July 2011 - The #5 electric arc furnace at AK Steel’s Butler Works sustained some damage on July 1 when molten steel inside the furnace broke through the furnace shell, causing damage to the furnace and some of its components.

SMS Meer Delivers PQF Seamless Tube Plant to China

05 July 2011 - SMS Meer has started delivery of what it says is the world’s largest Premium Quality Finishing plant for seamless tubes with diameters up to 20 inches. The customer is a Chinese consortium consisting of the Tianjin Pipe Corp. and the Jiangsu Shagang Group Huaigang Special Steel Co.

Study Highlights Importance of Life Cycle Emissions in Assessing Future Vehicles

29 June 2011 - A study just released by the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership demonstrates that emissions other than tailpipe emissions are significant and need to be included in future vehicle regulations.

SAIL Recognized for Environment Management

28 June 2011 - Maharatna Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has received the prestigious Golden Peacock Environment Management Award for 2011. The award was recently presented by Union Minister for Home Affairs Shri P. Chidambaram.

AISI Supports Legislation Strengthening OSHA’s Voluntary Protection Program

24 June 2011 - The American Iron and Steel Institute released letters endorsing the Voluntary Protection Program Act, recently introduced in the Senate (S. 807) and in the House (H.R 1511).

JSW Awards Two Environmental Solutions Contracts to Harsco

24 June 2011 - Harsco Corp. has been awarded two major new environmental solutions contracts by JSW Steel Ltd., one of India's largest steelmakers.

SMS Meer Supplies Seamless Tube Plant for Hengyang Valin

22 June 2011 - At the Hunan works of Chinese tube producer Hengyang Valin Steel Tube, erection has started of the new PQF® plant supplied by SMS Meer. The mill is designed for an annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes of seamless tubes in diameters up to 180 m.

Olympic Steel Installs Wind Turbine

20 June 2011 - Olympic Steel has installed a 100kw wind turbine to supplement electricity to the company's corporate office and attached temper mill facility in Bedford Heights, Ohio.

Mechel Reports Halt of Sibirginskaya Mine

16 June 2011 - Mechel OAO reports the temporary halt of the Sibirginskaya mine owned by Southern Kuzbass Coal Company OAO, which is part of Mechel Mining OAO.

Universal Stainless to Purchase Assets of Patriot Special Metals

15 June 2011 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of Patriot Special Metals, a substantially completed greenfield facility located in North Jackson, Ohio.

Tata Steel Pursues Low Carbon Steelmaking

14 June 2011 - Tata Steel is pursuing several technology paths to help pioneer a “breakthrough” necessary for future CO2 emissions reduction, among them is development work into new sources of fuel and energy, as well as recovery of raw materials and reducing waste.

Wheatland Tube to Expand Drawn Over Mandrel Product Line

14 June 2011 - Wheatland Tube announced plans to make a significant investment in its Drawn Over Mandrel Mechanical Tubing product capacity and product capabilities.

Sandvik Materials Technology Reports Fatal Accident

14 June 2011 - Sandvik Materials Technology announced with deep sorrow that a tragic accident has occurred in Meltshop 08 at the company’s facility in Sandviken.

OSHA Fines AK Steel for Hearing Hazard Violations at Butler

08 June 2011 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited AK Steel Corp. for record-keeping violations related to potential hearing hazards at its Butler Works facility in Butler, PA. Proposed penalties total $206,000.

Tata Steel Celebrates Environment Month in June

07 June 2011 - Tata Environment Month is an initiative the company launched last year to mark the annual World Environment Day on June 5. Throughout the month, Tata Steel plans to demonstrate how the steel industry can be a key part of a more sustainable, lower carbon world.

Vale Mines Recognized for Top Safety

06 June 2011 - The John T. Ryan Trophy, honoring Canada's safest metal mine, was awarded to Vale's T1 and Birchtree Mines in Thompson, Manitoba, for having the lowest reportable injury frequency per 200,000 hours worked in Canada.

ArcelorMittal Organizes Ecological Picnic in Poland

03 June 2011 - Organized by ArcelorMittal Poland in cooperation with Tauron, a “family ecological picnic” was recently held in Dąbrowa Górnicza. A highlight was the planting of 100 trees, which marked the beginning of a larger project launched this year by both companies.

MMK Reduces Specific Emissions in Q1

02 June 2011 - An in-house environmental management system (EMS) study by Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) shows that the Group reduced emissions per unit of finished product by 6.34% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2011.

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