Steel News

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.

SMS Supplies Ladle Degassing Plant and Steckel Mill to Project in Venezuela

11 November 2014 - SMS Siemag has been awarded an order for the supply of plants for the second construction stage of a new integrated steel making and processing complex of Siderúrgica Nacional (SN) in Venezuela.

voestalpine Opens Place of Remembrance: Historical Exhibit 1938–1945

11 November 2014 - In a new permanent exhibit, voestalpine considers the fate of laborers under the National Socialist regime, forced to work at the Reichswerke Hermann Göring in Linz, the site of today’s voestalpine Group headquarters.

Ternium: Steel Demand in U.S. & Mexico Remains Healthy

11 November 2014 - Ternium S.A. announced its results for the third quarter and first nine months ended 30 September 2014.

JSW Steel Accepts Sublance-Based Process Control Systems from Danieli Corus

11 November 2014 - On 5 October 2014, the performance acceptance tests for four sublance systems and static and dynamic process model/level 2 systems supplied by Danieli Corus and installed at the No. 2 BOF steel plant operated by JSW Steel in Toranagallu, India, were successfully completed.

Konecranes Makes Apprenticeship Rally Cry

11 November 2014 - Leading lifting equipment specialist, Konecranes, is aiming to make its voice heard when it comes to promoting the need for continued advancements in apprenticeship provision in the UK.

First EAF Waste Heat Recovery ORC-Based System Now in Operation at German Steel Plant

10 November 2014 - Turboden —a leading company in the production of Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) turbo-generators for distributed power generation employing renewable sources and waste heat, a group company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) — implemented the world’s first ORC-based heat recovery plant on an electric arc furnace (EAF).

NLMK Announces Passing of Deputy Chairman

10 November 2014 - It is with deep regret that the NLMK Group announced that Vladimir Skorokhodov, distinguished Russian metallurgical engineer and deputy chairman of the NLMK Board of Directors, passed away on 31 October 2014 at the age of 63.

Coke Battery No. 6 Launches Production at Ural Steel

10 November 2014 - The launch of the No. 6 coke oven battery (CB-6) has taken place at Ural Steel (part of Metalloinvest). The installation of CB-6 is part of Metalloinvest’s investment program to modernize production at Ural Steel.

EVRAZ Announces Organizational Changes

07 November 2014 - EVRAZ plc announced organizational and management changes effective 1 November 2014.

Adriaan Basson Joins SANGRAF International in South Africa

07 November 2014 - SANGRAF International announced the addition of a graphite industry veteran, Adriaan Basson, to its sales and technical support team.

Sutor Subsidiary Honored as Environmental Protection Model Enterprise

07 November 2014 - Changshu Huaye Steel Strip Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of Sutor Technology Group, was recently honored as a model enterprise for sustainable development and energy conservation by the government of Changshu City, China.

Outotec Initiates Further Measures Targeting €45 Million Cost Structure Improvement

07 November 2014 - To be prepared for possibly continuing market slowness and uncertainty, Outotec is proceeding with measures to enhance profitability and launches a new program targeting approximately €45 million savings in operating costs during 2015, compared to 2014 full year cost level.