Steel News

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.

Sandvik Opens Mill Dedicated for Steam Generator Tubing

15 May 2012 - NLMK has commissioned a 5.8 million tonnes-per-year, two-station hot metal desulfurization unit at its main site in Lipetsk. The project was implemented together with ESM (USA) and investments totaled around RUR1.5 billion.

Gerdau to Replace Continuous Caster at St. Paul Facility

08 May 2012 - Gerdau plans to invest $50 million to replace the continuous caster at its St. Paul, Minn., mill. The investment will increase Special Bar Quality (SBQ) capacity by 100,000 tonnes and increase the mill’s total capacity to 550,000 tonnes.

Gerdau Announces Additional $21.6 Million Capital Investment in Michigan

08 May 2012 - Gerdau will spend an additional $21.6 million to increase its straightening and quality inspection capabilities at its North American special steel facility in Monroe, Mich.

Nucor Facilities Receive Environmental Awards

07 May 2012 - Vulcraft-Texas and Century Industrial Coatings have been honored with the 2012 Texas Environmental Excellence Award for reducing VOC emissions. Nucor Steel-Berkeley has been awarded the South Carolina Manufacturers Association's "Made in SC Excellence in Corporate Responsibility Award."

Vallourec Organizes Third Safety Day

04 May 2012 - Vallourec held a Safety Day with the theme of security for its 22,000 employees throughout the world as a reminder of the crucial role that safety plays in its company culture.