Steel News

Tenaris Inaugurates Finishing Line for Boiler Tubes in Romania

22 June 2012 - After a US$60 million investment in the construction of a dedicated finishing line carried out in conjunction with other improvements to the hot rolling mill, Tenaris officially inaugurated its new finishing facility for boiler tubes in Zalau.

SCHALKE Receives Order for Coke Oven Machinery in Brazil

22 June 2012 - Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP) - a Brazilian company - is building a new steel plant situated in Pecém in the state of Ceará, Brazil, and has placed an order for coke oven machinery from SCHALKE.

Onesteel and MORE Sign Agreement for Polymer Injection Technology

21 June 2012 - Onesteel NSW Pty Ltd and MORE S.r.l have signed an agreement that will combine their extensive steelmaking and injection technology expertise to promote Polymer Injection Technology.

Marmon/Keystone Canada Increases Cutting Capabilities in Alberta

19 June 2012 - Marmon/Keystone Canada's Leduc, Alberta facility recently added a new Amada CMB 150 cold cut production saw with a 6" OD capacity to its already comprehensive cutting capabilities.

Arvedi ESP Process Permits Direct Production of Pipeline Steels

18 June 2012 - Ultra-thin hot strips rolled at the ESP line installed by Siemens at Acciaieria Arvedia SpA in Cremona, Italy, now meet the requirements for API grades up to X70.

GE to Supply Japan’s JFE Steel Co. with Multi-Fuel, On-Site Power Solution at Chiba Steel Mill

18 June 2012 - GE is supplying Japan steel producer JFE Steel Co. Ltd. with a heavy duty Frame 9E gas turbine system for an innovative steel gas-to-energy recovery project at the company’s East Japan Iron Works in Chiba City, located in the Keiyo (Tokyo-Chiba) Industrial Park east of Tokyo.

Thailand Drafts Law to Shut Mills Producing Substandard Steel

18 June 2012 - The Council of Ministers of Thailand approved a draft bill this past week that will allow the country's Ministry of Industry to shut mills that produce substandard steel. The new law will stipulate the type of raw materials to be used and ensure that the quality of products made in mills are in accordance with law.

Kingland Pipe Orders Spiral Pipe Welding Line

18 June 2012 - China's Zhejiang Kingland Pipe Industry awarded PWS, an SMS Meer company, a contract for the supply of off-line spiral pipe welding equipment.

Danieli Centro Combustion Wins Revamp Order from Vallourec

14 June 2012 - Danieli Centro Combustion has been awarded a new order from Vallourec & Mannesmann for the revamp of a tube heat treatment line.

NKKTubes Celebrates a Century in the Steel Industry

13 June 2012 - NKKTubes, Tenaris’s seamless tubes mill in Japan, is celebrating 100 years in the steel industry. Nihon Kokan KK (NKK) was inaugurated on June 8, 1912, starting an industrial project that continues even today as part of Tenaris.

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Essar Steel Commissions Power Plant to Use Waste Heat as Fuel

11 June 2012 - Essar Steel India Limited has commissioned a 19MW heat recovery power plant at its Hazira complex. Using heat generated during the manufacturing process, the plant will provide power internally, creating an energy efficient complex and reducing the company’s power costs.

Essar Steel Wins CSE Green Rating Award

08 June 2012 - The Three Leaves Award, instituted by the Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) Green Rating Project (GRP), was presented to Essar Steel Ltd., Hazira, Gujarat, in New Delhi on 4 June 2012.

International Environmental Audit Successfully Passed by NLMK

05 June 2012 - Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) has successfully passed an audit of its Environmental Management System with regard to its compliance with the requirements of international standard ISO 14001:2004.

New National Thermal Technologies Innovation Centre in Teesside Opens for Business

04 June 2012 - A collaboration between the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) and Tata Steel, the Thermal Technologies Centre opened for business on 31 May 2012 at Tata Steel’s Teesside Technology Centre.

AK Tube Plant Recognized for Outstanding Safety Performance

03 June 2012 - The Walbridge, Ohio, plant of AK Tube LLC, a subsidiary of AK Steel, has been recognized for outstanding safety performance by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, Division of Safety and Hygiene.

SABIC Launches ‘Clean Environment’ Campaign

30 May 2012 - The Saudi Basic Industries Corp. (SABIC), represented by its manufacturing affiliate Saudi Iron and Steel Co. (HADEED), recently launched a 15-day road-cleaning campaign on a 40-km stretch of the Jubail-Dammam Highway, from the King Faisal Bridge to the Ju'aymah Bridge.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Improves Environmental Performance with Dortmund CAL Upgrade

28 May 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has modernized the continuous annealing line at its Dortmund site. The new burner technology was developed specifically for use in the Dortmund CAL, and the investment of around 30 million euros will help reduce by half the nitrogen oxide emissions from the line.

ISSF Announces 2012 Sustainability Award Winners

21 May 2012 - The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has announced the three winners of its 2012 Sustainability Award: Aperam (France), Nippon Metal Industry Co., Ltd. (Japan), and Taiyuan Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd. - TISCO (China).

Canadian Trade Tribunal Initiates Inquiry into Welded Carbon Steel Pipe

18 May 2012 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal initiated a preliminary injury inquiry into a complaint by Novamerican Steel Inc. and Bolton Steel Tube Co. Ltd. that they have suffered injury as a result of the dumping of certain carbon steel welded pipe from Chinese Taipei, the Republic of India, the Sultanate of Oman, the Republic of Korea, Thailand, the Republic of Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, and the subsidizing of these goods from the Republic of India, the Sultanate of Oman, and the United Arab Emirates.