Steel News

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.

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.