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ThyssenKrupp Initiates Project to Convert Steel Production Process Gases into Chemicals

13 January 2014 - In collaboration with partners from research and industry, ThyssenKrupp AG is initiating a cross-sector technology transfer project focusing on converting process gases from steel production into valuable chemicals.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Completes Modernization Work in Duisburg-Bruckhausen

23 December 2013 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has extensively modernized its hot strip mill No. 1 in Duisburg-Bruckhausen. Following more than two years of work, the upgraded plant is now back in full operation.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe's Spanish Employees Take Up New Jobs in Germany

13 December 2013 - Almost 60 employees of the ThyssenKrupp Galmed plant in Spain are making a new start in Germany, having found new jobs at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe after the Spanish plant was shut down.

ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal to Acquire ThyssenKrupp Steel USA

01 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) have entered into a 50/50 joint venture partnership to acquire 100% of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA from ThyssenKrupp for an agreed price of US$1.55 billion.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Commissions New SMS Siemag Converter

20 November 2013 - After a modernization by SMS Siemag, the 400-ton converter at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG successfully produced the first heat at the Duisburg-Bruckhausen Works in September 2013.

Hoesch Hohenlimburg Investing in Quality and Performance

07 November 2013 - Major investments are underway at Hoesch Hohenlimburg, a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Puts Blast Furnace 9 in Duisburg Back into Operation

29 October 2013 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s blast furnace 9 in Duisburg-Hamborn has been fired up again and has started a new campaign.

ThyssenKrupp Steel's Hot Strip Mill in Duisburg-Beeckerwerth Produces 200 Millionth Ton of Steel

10 October 2013 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s hot strip mill No. 2 in Beeckerwerth has now produced its 200 millionth ton of steel.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Deploys Quintiq Software Platform

09 October 2013 - Quintiq, a global leader in supply chain planning and optimization (SCP&O), announced that ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG (TKSE) is using its software to optimize customer orders for increased delivery performance.

IG Metall Collective Bargaining Committee Concludes Negotiations With Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe

23 September 2013 - The aim of recently negotiated interests between ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe and trade union IG Metall was to keep as many employees and their expertise in the company as possible.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe to Optimize Management Structure

05 September 2013 - The Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has decided to realign the company’s management structure in connection with the optimization program “Best-in-Class Reloaded," under which Steel Europe is making a significant contribution to the profitability and strategic development of the Group as a whole.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe to Modernize Converter Plant and Waste-Heat Boiler at Duisburg-Bruckhausen

04 September 2013 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is investing € 20 million in one of its core facilities in Duisburg. From 3 August to 17 September 2013 the company will be replacing the first of two converters and parts of the associated waste-heat boiler system at the Bruckhausen oxygen steelmaking plant (Ox 1).

316 New Apprentices Taken on At ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe

03 September 2013 - The new apprenticeship year at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has begun. As of 1 September the company has taken on a total of 316 apprentices in 21 different occupations — 270 young men and 46 young women.

IDEAL Laser Coil Joining Technology Being Used at ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel

26 August 2013 - IDEAL-Werk recently commissioned a laser welding machine at ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel Gelsenkirchen in Germany.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Reaches Agreement on Subsidiary ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein

23 August 2013 - As part of the “Best-in-Class Reloaded” optimization program at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe an agreement has now been reached about measures at the subsidiary ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein in Germany.

Reuters: Steel Americas Cloud Hangs Over Germany's ThyssenKrupp

12 August 2013 - Pressure is growing on ThyssenKrupp to shore up its strained balance sheet by raising new capital as talks on selling its loss-making steel mills in the Americas drag on, according to a Reuters report.

ThyssenKrupp's New Eco-Friendly Push Boat Transports Ore and Coal from Rotteram to Duisburg

09 August 2013 - A modern line-haul push boat, part of a fleet operated by shipping company ThyssenKrupp Veerhaven B.V., a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, went into service a few weeks ago.

ThyssenKrupp Steel German Subsidiary Modernizes Medium-Wide Strip Mill

05 August 2013 - Hoesch Hohenlimburg, a specialist supplier of hot rolled strip steel based in Hagen, Germany, has completed one of the biggest modernization projects in the firm’s history: The recently upgraded medium-wide strip mill has now been successfully ramped up.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Reaches Agreement With Employees in Spain

02 August 2013 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe has reached agreement with employees at its ThyssenKrupp Galmed plant in Spain, including the termination of all employment contracts and the closure of the facility.