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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.
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.
