Steel News

Market Debut: Truly Green Diode Laser for Projections in Harsh Environments

16 June 2015 - The laser specialists LAP from Lüneburg have developed a truly green diode laser which can withstand even the most harsh industry conditions – the first of its kind.

New Heat Treatment Concept for Deutsche Edelstahlwerke From SMS Group

16 June 2015 - Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH has placed an order with SMS group for a heat treatment line for its Witten site, Germany.

ANDRITZ METALS Wins Prestigious Energy Globe Award for Nitrate-Free Production of Stainless Steel

15 June 2015 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has been awarded the Energy Globe Award, one of the world's most prestigious environment awards, for its environmental protection technologies PYROMARS and ZEMAP.

Nafisi et al. Receive IOM3's Vanadium Award

15 June 2015 - The Council of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) has announced that Shahrooz Nafisi et al. from EVRAZ Research Center have won the Vanadium Award for 2014 for their paper entitled “Impact of Vanadium Addition on API X100 Steel.”

Outokumpu Publishes New Edition of Established Industry Handbook on Corrosion

12 June 2015 - Outokumpu announced the publication of a new edition of its Corrosion Handbook on stainless steel.

Primetals Technologies Wins Order for Mulpic Intensive Cooling System From Baosteel Zhanjiang

12 June 2015 - Chinese producer Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has ordered a new Mulpic (Multi-Purpose Interrupted Cooling) system from Primetals Technologies.

Voestalpine Gets a Significant Boost in Earning in the Business Year 2014/15

12 June 2015 - In a global economic environment that is inconsistent, the voestalpine Group continued the positive development of the previous year in the business year 2014/15 (April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015).

North American Stainless Orders Stainless Steel Cold Rolling Mill and Bright Annealing Line From SMS Group

11 June 2015 - North American Stainless (NAS), U.S.A., a subsidiary of the Spanish Acerinox Group, has contracted SMS group for the supply of a 20-roll cold rolling mill and a bright annealing line.

POSCO Named World's Most Competitve Steelmaker by World Steel Dynamics

11 June 2015 - POSCO, the world's fourth-largest steelmaker by production, announced that it topped the global competitiveness list in 2015 for the sixth consecutive year on the back of its technological innovations and talented workforce.

SAIL, MIDHANI Sign MoU for Research and Development into Iron and Steel Industry

10 June 2015 - A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Research and Development Centre for Iron & Steel (RDCIS), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Ranchi and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), Hyderabad in New Delhi, India, on 2 June 2015.

AHSMA to Cut 20% of Workforce, Suspend Investment Plans

09 June 2015 - Mexican steelmaker Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A.B. said it is suspending its investment plans and cutting its workforce and output in response to a 40 percent drop in steel prices thus far in 2015.

Primetals Technologies Supplies New Dedusting System to Buderus Edelstahl in Germany

08 June 2015 - The new combined primary and secondary dedusting system from Primetals Technologies has been in full operation at Buderus Edelstahl GmbH in Wetzlar, Germany since February 2015.

ArcelorMittal Hosts Automotive-Focused Investor Event

08 June 2015 - ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel and mining company, hosted an investor event on 3 June 2015 in London focusing on the company’s global automotive steel franchise and research and development (R&D) capabilities.

Latin American Share of Chinese Exports Reaches More than 10% in Jan/Apr 2015

05 June 2015 - According to a report by Alacero, between January and April 2015 China exported 3.2 million tons of finished steel to Latin America, a growth of 29% from January/April 2014.

NLMK Kaluga Achieves Record Heat Series

05 June 2015 - NLMK Kaluga, NLMK Group Long Products Division’s next-generation EAF mini-mill that manufactures long products and sections for the construction industry, has achieved a record heat series duration of 110 heats in one tundish.

Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum Enhances Productivity in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy With Modern Vacuum Systems

05 June 2015 - Innovations in vacuum technology deliver an important contribution to productivity in heat treatment and furnace construction as well as in secondary metallurgy.

Outokumpu Lauches New Product Categorization and Innovations

04 June 2015 - Outokumpu announced a new way to categorize its wide range of stainless steel products.

Outotec to Supply Iron Ore Pelletizing Technology for B-MISCO in Iran

04 June 2015 - Outotec has won an order from Bafgh Mineral Complex Iron and Steel Industry Company (B-MISCO) for the design and delivery of technology and services for a new iron ore pelletizing plant in Bafgh, Yazd Province, Iran.

AK Steel and Other US Producers File Trade Cases Against Five Countries

04 June 2015 - AK Steel today announced that it has joined other major domestic steel producers in filing anti-dumping and counter-vailing duty petitions against five countries related to corrosion-resistant steel.

ArcelorMittal to Supply Steel Fibres to the Doha Metro Project in Qatar

03 June 2015 - ArcelorMittal WireSolutions will supply approximately 21,500 tonnes of steel fibres to be used in three lines of the new Doha Metro in Qatar.