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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.