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Automakers Taking a Closer Look at New Heat Treat Method

11 December 2015 - There’s growing interest among some automakers in a new way to heat treat standard carbon steel that makes it stronger, but leaves it just as ductile.

Primetals Completes Caster Modernization at German Slab Mill

10 December 2015 - Primetals Technologies has completed upgrades to the second strand of a twin-slab continuous caster in Germany, Primetals has announced.

Researchers Use New Technique to Gain Better Picture of Cast Iron Microstructures

09 December 2015 - U.S. government and industry researchers have developed a new -- and more affordable -- technique to look at the microstructure of cast iron, which could lead to better manufacturing processes that yield an even better end product.

Vietnamese Steelmaker Planning New 200K-Ton Rolling Mill

09 December 2015 - Vietnam’s Hoa Sen Group has been awarded an investment certificate for a new US$89-million cold rolling mill in the Binh Dinh province, according to The Saigon Times.

India Weighing Additional Levies on Imported Steel

08 December 2015 - India is considering additional trade measures to protect domestic steelmakers, the Reuters news service reported.

Chinese Steel Exports Surpass 100-Million Mark

08 December 2015 - China’s steel industry reached a milestone in November – for the first time it exported more than 100 million metric tons, reported BloombergBusiness.

French Rail Mill Renews Long-Term Supply Contract

07 December 2015 - Tata Steel’s French rail mill has won a renewed contract to supply rail to SNCF, a French rail operator.

Toolmaker Introduces New Cutter Material

07 December 2015 - German precision tooling manufacturer MAPAL has developed a new line of cutter material coated by way of chemical vapor deposition, the company has announced.

Newspaper: Three Firms Competing to Buy Tata Steel European Operation

07 December 2015 - A deal to acquire Tata Steel's European long products business could come as soon as this week, according to a report in The (London) Telegraph newspaper.

With No Alternative Plans in the Offing, Tata Steel Expected to Cut 720 Positions

04 December 2015 - Tata Steel and union representatives have failed to agree on a plan that would mitigate layoffs at its mini-mill operation in northern England, meaning that Tata likely will execute on its plan to cut 720 positions there and elsewhere, according to the The (London) Telegraph.

AIST Adds to Technology Committee Lineup

04 December 2015 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology has established a new technology committee intended to share know-how related to direct reduced iron (DRI) and hot briquetted iron (HBI).

Chinese Mills Feeling Impact of Industry Downturn

04 December 2015 - Chinese mills in the Shanxi province are cooling blast furnaces and curtailing production due to weakening demand and crimped cash flows, according to the Reuters news service.

Italian Transformer Manufacturer Finalizes Acquisition

03 December 2015 - Italy’s Tamini Trasformatori Srl has closed on a deal to acquire transformer manufacturer Transformer Electro Service Srl (TES), the company has announced.

Continuous Casters Switched On at New Baosteel Facility

02 December 2015 - Two new continuous slab casters have been put into service at Baosteel’s Zhanjiang works in southern China, according to the supplier.

POSCO, Maruichi Steel Celebrate 35-Year Relationship

30 November 2015 - South Korea’s POSCO recently supplied its 8 millionth ton of steel to Japan’s Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd., POSCO has announced.

EUROFER: Changes to EU's Emissions Trading System Would Cost Steelmakers EUR34 Billion

30 November 2015 - Revisions to the European Union Emissions Trading System would be so costly to implement that they would just about erase the steel industry’s margins, according to EUROFER, the European Steel Association.

10 Killed in Accident at Chinese Plant

30 November 2015 - Chinese authorities are investing a gas leak that killed 10 people at a steel plant during the weekend, according to reports.

New Case-Hardening Process Under Development at German University

23 November 2015 - Engineers at Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology are working on a new steel-hardening process that they claim holds promise for the development of smaller car engines, reports The Engineer magazine.

Equipment Upgrade Helps ArcelorMittal Expand Piling Products Portfolio

23 November 2015 - ArcelorMittal’s Belval sheet piling mill in Luxembourg has put a new SMS group Compact Roller Straightener into service, allowing the mill to expand its product portfolio, SMS has announced.

AIST Reinvents the Steel Wheel

23 November 2015 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) has created an online, interactive educational tool designed to help the public understand how steel is made.

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