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SSAB Announces 2014 Swedish Steel Prize Finalists

18 November 2014 - New, innovative solutions, high quality and increased competitiveness characterize this year’s four finalists for the Swedish Steel Prize, the winner of which will be announced at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden on 20 November 2014.

Deutsche Edelstahlwerke Orders LiquiRob Casting Platform Robot from Siemens

17 November 2014 - Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH has given Siemens Metals Technologies an order to supply a LiquiRob casting platform robot for its Siegen, Germany, plant.

SMS Siemag to Supply Submerged Arc Furnace to CBMM

17 November 2014 - CBMM (Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração) of Brazil placed an order with SMS Siemag for the supply of a submerged arc furnace (SAF).

Lower Demand for Steel Reduces Gerdau's Performance in Q3

17 November 2014 - Gerdau closed the third quarter of 2014 with a shipment volume of 4.6 million metric tons of steel, which is 4.5% lower compared to the same period last year.

Konecranes Safety Training Addresses Revised ASME Requirements for Overhead Cranes

14 November 2014 - Overhead crane manufacturer Konecranes upholds its position as a global leader by promoting occupational health and safety excellence, both in the advanced design of its equipment and by providing the crane safety training its customers need.

Praxair Names New Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

14 November 2014 - Praxair Inc. announced that senior vice president, general counsel & corporate secretary, Jim Breedlove, will retire on 27 February 2015, after 10 years of service with Praxair.

MGOK’s Integrated Management Systems Comply with International Standards

14 November 2014 - Mikhailovsky GOK (part of Metalloinvest) successfully passed an external audit of its integrated management system.

Fives and CEA Tech Planning Plant of the Future

14 November 2014 - Fives recently signed a framework agreement with CEA Tech.

CAN-ENG Furnaces Contracted to Build Four Rotary Hearth and Tempering Furnace Systems

13 November 2014 - CAN-ENG Furnaces International Limited has received an order from a large international mining and materials supplier with locations spread throughout North and South America and East Asia.

NLMK Becomes Preferred Supplier of Transformer Steel for Alstom

13 November 2014 - Russia’s NLMK Group received the status of preferred category A supplier of transformer steel by the Alstom international group.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Simplifies Corporate Structure, Merges with ArcelorMittal Frýdek-Místek

13 November 2014 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has simplified its corporate structure and streamlined its internal processes, principally through a merger with its subsidiary, ArcelorMittal Frýdek-Místek, a cold rolling mill that mainly produces electrical steels.

VSW Tests Equipment at New Coating Line

13 November 2014 - Vyksa Steel Works (VSW, based in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia, part of OMK) has held successful trials of technological equipment at the new external anti-corrosion coating line for large diameter pipes (AKP-1).

Ural Steel Names New Managing Director

13 November 2014 - Evgeny Maslov has been confirmed as managing director of Ural Steel by decision of the Board of Directors of Management Company Metalloinvest.

ArcelorMittal Supplying Steel for the Euro 2016 Football Stadium in Bordeaux

12 November 2014 - ArcelorMittal’s sites in France, Luxembourg, and Spain are supplying steel for the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux in the southwest of France, a new stadium which is to be home to the town’s Girondins de Bordeaux football club.

Tata Steel Expands Range of Full-Finish Products for Car Body Panels

12 November 2014 - Tata Steel has unveiled three new products for car manufacturers to help make their vehicles more stylish and affordable.

EUROFER Names New Director General

12 November 2014 - Axel Eggert was nominated director general of EUROFER on 1 November 2014.

ANDRITZ Receives Order for Second Expansion of Stainless Cold Rolling Mill in Taiwan

12 November 2014 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Walsin Lihwa to supply a stretch-bend-leveling line, a rolling mill, and a regeneration plant for the stainless steel cold rolling mill in Taichung, Taiwan. Start-up is scheduled for the third quarter of 2016.

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