Steel News

Emirates Steel Logs Solid Production in 2014

17 June 2015 - Abu Dhabi-Based Emirates Steel produced 0.55 million tonnes of heavy structural sections, 1.85 million tonnes of rebar and 0.4 million tonnes of wire rod during 2014 despite market challenges, its chief executive said.

Salzgitter AG Closes HSP Hoesch Spundwand un Profil GmbH

17 June 2015 - The Executive Board of Salzgitter AG took the decision in its meeting on 16 June 2015 to close down the operations of HSP Hoesch Spundwand und Profil GmbH (HSP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Salzgitter AG.

Qingdao Iron and Steel Orders SBQ Rolling Mill From SMS Group

17 June 2015 - Qingdao Iron and Steel, based in Qingdao, Shandong province, China, has placed an order with SMS group to supply an SBQ (Special Bar Quality) rolling mill.

Primetals Technologies Modernizes Wire-Rod Mill in Turkey for Kroman

17 June 2015 - Turkish steel producer Kroman Çelìk Sanayìì A.Ş. has contracted with Primetals Technologies to apply advanced technology to a wire rod outlet built in 2008 to expand its product line with high carbon wire rod.

Vallourec Celebrates Fifty Years of VAM®, a Major Innovation at the Heart of the History of the Oil and Gas Industry

16 June 2015 - Vallourec, a world leader in tubular solutions, is celebrating 50 years of its VAM® premium connections.

LanzaTech Announces Appointment of Executive Vice President, Strategy, Finance and Operations

16 June 2015 - LanzaTech, the carbon recycling company, announced the appointment of Jean Paul Michel, formerly Global Chief Operating Officer and Group Head of Operations at OSRAM, as Executive Vice President, Strategy, Finance and Operations.

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.