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ThyssenKrupp Materials to Build $13 Million Facility in Alabama
25 September 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Materials North America Inc. said it will invest $13 million to build a materials processing and distribution center in Woodstock, Ala., according to a report from the Birmingham News.
Man of Steel: A Press-Register Interview with the Departing CEO of ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA
24 September 2012 - Before ThyssenKrupp Steel USA decided to sell its complex in Calvert, before the $5 billion facility was even built, Ulrich Albrecht-Frueh was in Alabama, helping plan the future of the Washington County plant.
PSI Receives Major Follow-Up Order from ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe
13 September 2012 - PSI was commissioned by ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe to provide a warehouse management and crane coordinate system for its Heavy Plate Unit in Duisburg-South.
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Manufacturing Crack-Resistant Lightweight Components
11 September 2012 - Cold cracking in high-strength steel presents major quality assurance challenges for the automotive and machine-building industries, since cracks are difficult to predict – until now. A new process can determine, as early as the design stage, if critical conditions for such damage can be prevented.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Announces Personnel Changes
10 September 2012 - The Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has appointed two new members to its Executive Board, replacing two members who are stepping down.
315 New Apprentices Start Work at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe
04 September 2012 - The new apprentice training year at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG began on 3 September. As of 1 September, the company is taking on 315 new apprentices in 20 different occupations, bringing the total number of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s own apprentices to around 1,140.
ThyssenKrupp Nirosta Introduces Short-Time Working Due to Weak Orders
30 August 2012 - Due to continuing weak orders at ThyssenKrupp Nirosta GmbH, short-time working is being introduced from September 2012.
ThyssenKrupp Seeks $8.8 Billion for U.S., Brazil Mills: Report
28 August 2012 - German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp plans to sell its U.S. and Brazilian mills separately for at least the book value, which is about 7 billion euros ($8.8 billion), its chief executive has told German newspaper Welt am Sonntag.
ThyssenKrupp Steel USA to Temporarily Shut Down Production Due to Tropical Storm
27 August 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel USA in Calvert, Ala., said it will shut down operations by 6 p.m. on 27 August 2012 due to Tropical storm Isaac.
Report: ThyssenKrupp Wants Plant Offers by 28 September
24 August 2012 - ThyssenKrupp AG is inviting non-binding offers of purchase by 28 September for its plants in Calvert and Brazil, according to Brazil's Valor Economico business newspaper, as reported by Dow Jones Newswire.
Alabama Environmental Agency to Fine ThyssenKrupp Steel USA
15 August 2012 - The Alabama Department of Environmental Management is proposing to issue a fine to ThyssenKrupp Steel USA for several safety violations.
ThyssenKrupp Says It Will Reduce Workforce
13 August 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel USA said on 13 August that it will reduce the current workforce of its Calvert, Ala., plant by 197, of which 143 are hourly positions.
ThyssenKrupp Reports Results for First Nine Months of Fiscal Year
13 August 2012 - Low volumes and prices in ThyssenKrupp's materials business caused declines in orders from continuing operations and sales as the German company reported its earnings results for the period 1 October 2011 to 30 June 2012.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Finds New Owner for Construction Activities
13 August 2012 - In October 2011, the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe decided to divest the company’s business with high-quality steel products for the construction industry; a purchase and sale contract for the Construction Group has now been agreed with Kingspan.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Becomes First European Steel Company with ISO 50001 Certification
02 August 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is now the proud recipient of ISO 50001 certification, an internationally recognized standard for energy management systems (EMS).
Weak Orders Cause ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe to Implement Short-Time Working
26 July 2012 - Against the background of continuing weak orders at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, short-time working is being introduced beginning in August, affecting approximately 2,170 employees.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Solves Its Supply Chain Puzzle with Quintiq
18 July 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is aiming to solve its currently problematic supply chain planning puzzle and optimize its supply chain processes with Quintiq, a specialist in advanced planning & scheduling solutions.
Angang to Cut Costs and Emissions with Expanded Slag Processing
11 July 2012 - China’s Anshan Iron & Steel (Angang) plans to invest heavily in slag processing this year, increasing capacity from under 1m tonnes/year currently to 5m tonnes/year by the end of the year by installing four new slag milling units supplied by Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Polysius.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Awards SMS Siemag Contract for Continuous Caster Revamp
10 July 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe has awarded SMS Siemag a contract covering the comprehensive and detailed planning for the revamp of its continuous caster no. 1 at the Duisburg-Beeckerwerth works.
Milestone Anniversary at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe: Duisburg-Beeckerwerth Steel Mill Turns 50
03 July 2012 - The team at the Beeckerwerth BOF meltshop of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe in Duisburg has reason to celebrate: Built as a greenfield project in a period of just under two years, the plant started up in 1962 and celebrated its 50th anniversary at the end of June 2012.