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Conros Group to Add Two ERW Pipe Mills in 2009

11 December 2008 - The Conros Group is adding two new ERW pipe mills for the manufacture of larger diameter pipe and API Line Pipe as well as square and rectangular hollow structural sections.

Linde Plant Earns Responsible Care Certification

10 December 2008 - ABSTRACT: Linde North America receives certification under the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care program for its Nashville, Tenn., air separation plant.

Ohio EPA Grants Final Air Permit to Middletown Coke

26 November 2008 - Ohio EPA grants Sun Coke (doing business as Middletown Coke) a final air permit-to-install that paves the way for the company to begin its construction of three heat-recovery batteries adjacent to AK Steel’s Middletown Works.

Tenova to Supply Four Furnaces for Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil’s New Pipe Mill

20 October 2008 - Tenova Italimpianti Deutschland will provide engineering, fabrication, and supervision of erection and commissioning for four reheat furnaces to be installed in Vallourec & Sumitomo Tubos do Brasil’s new pipe mill in Minas de Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

EPA Report Showcases American Steel Industry’s Steep Decline in Emissions

13 October 2008 - A just-released report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognizes the American steel sector for its 67% decline of total normalized and absolute emissions between 1995 and 2006, despite production increases.

World Steel Association Sets Target for Data Collection

10 October 2008 - The World Steel Association reports on its success to date on phase 1 of its CO2 emissions data collection program, and sets a stretch target to the end of the year for completion of data collection.

EPA Settles PCB Violations with Severstal Sparrows Point

09 October 2008 - Severstal Sparrows Point settles an ongoing case involving alleged violations of federal PCB regulations at its Sparrows Point, Md., steelmaking facility.

Nippon-Kobe Joint Company to Recycle Steel Dust into DRI

03 October 2008 - Nippon Steel and Kobe Steel will establish a joint company that will recycle steel dust using the FastMet process to produce usable direct-reduced iron.

Baosteel Puts Large Diameter Longitudinal Welding Pipe Line into Production

01 October 2008 - Baosteel officially puts its Large Diameter Longitudinal Welding Pipe Production Line into production, the first such line in China.

SSAB Named Industrial Company of the Year for Work Environment

01 October 2008 - SSAB is named the industrial company of the year in work environment for its systematic and long-term work-environment efforts in cooperation with the labor unions, and its dedication and to workplace safety and employee health.

Steel Producers Promote Importance of Life-Cycle Approach in Environmental Impact Studies

30 September 2008 - The International Iron and Steel Institute is appealing to governments to work together with the steel industry utilizing life cycle thinking as the most effective holistic approach to assessing a product’s impact on the environment.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Makes Additional Investment in Particulates Reduction

26 September 2008 - ThyssenKrupp Steel invests an additional 30 million euros to equip its sinter plant in Duisburg-Schwelgern with additional filters to capture particulates and dust-containing off-gases.

European Steelmakers, Rio Tinto to Collaborate on Green Ironmaking Process

19 September 2008 - Rio Tinto will collaborate with ULCOS, a consortium of the major European steelmakers, on development of a new environmentally friendly ironmaking process through the Isarna project.

EPA to Help Chinese Coal Mines Find Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

18 September 2008 - The U.S. EPA commits more than $1 million to assess the economic and technical feasibility of recovering and using methane from coal mines in China as part of its Methane to Markets partnership.

BlueScope Steel Calls for Global Response on Carbon

15 September 2008 - BlueScope Steel calls on Australia’s Federal Government to ensure that its Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme maintains the continued viability of Australia's iron and steel industry against international competitors.

SMS Meer to Supply PQF Tube Mill for ArcelorMittal JV in Saudi Arabia

05 September 2008 - SMS Meer will supply a PQF (premium quality finishing) seamless tube plant for ArcelorMittal’s joint venture OCTG plant with the Saudi Bin Jarallah Group.

Severstal Confirms Fatality at Sparrows Point

04 September 2008 - Severstal confirms that an industrial incident on Wednesday at its Sparrows Point facility resulted in one fatality.

OSHA Cites Deshler Foundry for Workplace Safety and Health Violations

19 August 2008 - OSHA proposes $114,000 in fines against Cast Metals Inc. of Deshler, Ohio, for an alleged willful violation and multiple serious violations of federal workplace safety standards.

New ArcelorMittal Ostrava Workers Don Orange Hardhats for Safety

19 August 2008 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava introduces a new safety measure that will allow quick and easy identification of new employees, who will be wearing orange helmets.

Nucor Part of Select Group Renewing Performance Track Commitments

12 August 2008 - Nucor Steel’s Auburn Plant is one of 96 facilities that have renewed their membership in EPA's National Environmental Performance Track program, which encourages facilities to work toward goals that are beyond current legal requirements.

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