Steel News

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.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Helps Reduce Emissions from Local Household Heating

01 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava in the Czech Republic has given 5 million crowns (US$257,630) in order to support the replacement of old environment-unfriendly household boilers in the region.

Ilva Told Cut Pollution From Toxic Steelworks or Lose License

28 September 2012 - Steelmaker ILVA must follow a court order to drastically reduce pollution from its factory in southern Italy, Europe’s biggest steelworks, or risk losing its environmental authorization, the Environment Ministry warned on Friday, according to a Reuters report.

TMK Commissions New Production Lines at TMK-INOX

27 September 2012 - TMK-INOX, a subsidiary of TMK, has commissioned a shop manufacturing stainless steel and alloy-based welded precision pipes in Russia.

Agellis Receives Order from South African Steel Plant

27 September 2012 - Agellis Group, which develops and sells products and solutions to the global metals industry, has received one order totaling €177,000 for measurement systems from a South African steel plant.

New Siemens Wire Rod Mill to Boost Capacity for Chinese Quality Steelmaker

26 September 2012 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will supply the Weiyuan Iron & Steel Company, Ltd with a new wire rod mill to expand annual production by 650,000 tons per year.

Italian Judge Rejects Ilva Steel Mill Clean-Up Plan

26 September 2012 - A judge rejected a plan on Wednesday by steelmaker ILVA to clean up its heavily polluting factory in southern Italy, raising new doubts over the future of Europe’s biggest steelworks, Reuters reports.

Outotec Granted R&D Loan by European Investment Bank

25 September 2012 - The European Investment Bank has granted a €45 million loan to Outotec Oyj to finance the development of minerals and metallurgical processing technologies as well as industrial water treatment and energy related applications.

GM Welding Breakthrough Enables More Use of Aluminum

25 September 2012 - General Motors Research & Development has invented an industry-first aluminum welding technology expected to enable more use of the lightweight metal on future vehicles, which can help improve fuel economy and driving performance.

Vallourec Awards Veolia Water Contract to Audit Its Water Footprint

20 September 2012 - To assess and compare the water footprint of seven of its biggest production plants worldwide, Vallourec has turned to Veolia Water’s new measurement and decision-making assistance tool: the Water Impact Index (WIIX).

Gerdau Invests in Environmental Protection in Plants in Colombia and the United States

19 September 2012 - Gerdau has invested in the modernization and improvement of its dust removal systems in plants Tuta, Colombia, and Jackson, Michigan, USA.

General Steel Begins Construction on Advanced Rebar Production Line at Longmen Joint Venture

19 September 2012 - General Steel Holdings, Inc. announced its plan to initiate construction on a state-of-the-art, 900,000 tonne seismic-grade rebar production line at its principal manufacturing facility, Longmen Joint Venture, located in Hancheng City, Shaanxi Province, China.