Steel News

Metinvest Announces Power Supply to Avdiivka Coke Has Been Restored

13 March 2015 - Metinvest Group Avdiivka Coke's employees, assisted by DTEK's staff, reconnected the plant to high-voltage overhead lines Makiivka-Avdiivka Coke #1 and Makiivka-Avdiivka Coke #2.

Sandvik Implements Second Phase of Supply Chain Optimization Program

13 March 2015 - As initially communicated in 2013, Sandvik’s supply chain is to be optimized, reducing the number of production units from 150 to about 125 over three to four years.

ArcelorMittal Supplying Steel Fibers for Longest Railway Tunnel in Czech Republic

13 March 2015 - The beginning of February 2015 marked the start of construction of the longest railway tunnel in the Czech Republic between Rokycany and Pilsen. The reinforcement of the walls of the Ejpovice tunnel, which will be 4,110 meters long, will use 3,800 metric tons of steel fibers made in the Polish plant ArcelorMittal Syców.

Leading Steel Executives Debate Industry's Key Issues at AISTech 2015 Town Hall Forum

12 March 2015 - A panel of the steel industry's most influential executives will take part in a moderated discussion at the AISTech Town Hall Forum on Wednesday, 6 May at 8:30 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom at the Cleveland Convention Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

GM Recognizes ArcelorMittal as Supplier of the Year

12 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal proudly accepted General Motors’ Supplier of the Year award for the second consecutive year at the automaker’s 23th annual ceremony held in Detroit on Thursday, 5 March 2015.

JFE Steel, Marubeni-Itochu Steel, Senaat to Launch Large OD Pipe JV in UAE

12 March 2015 - JFE Steel Corporation, Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. (MISI), and Senaat GHC, a private joint-stock general holding company owned by the government of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, have agreed to establish a joint-venture company in Abu Dhabi, called Al Gharbia Pipe Company, to manufacture and sell large-diameter welded steel pipes, mainly for the energy industry.

MMK’s Hot-Rolled Products Mill 2000 Sets All-Time Monthly Record

12 March 2015 - Russia’s OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) produced over 526,000 metric tons of metal at its hot-rolled products Mill 2000 in January 2015 — an all-time record for monthly output since the Mill opened in 1994.

EVRAZ Begins Railroad Wheel Deliveries to Turkey

12 March 2015 - EVRAZ NTMK completed production of a batch of wheels for freight railcars under the contract with the Turkish State Railways (TCDD).

New Guild International Laser Welder Allows Coil End Welding on Strip as Thin as .003”

11 March 2015 - New laser welding technology from Guild International is making coil end welding on strip as thin as .003” possible.

Platts China Steel Sentiment Index Rebounded in March

11 March 2015 - The outlook for China's steel market over the next month rebounded dramatically after the Chinese New Year holiday period on expectations of stronger domestic orders, according to the latest Platts China Steel Sentiment Index (Platts CSSI), which showed a headline reading of 72.2 out of a possible 100 points in March.

ArcelorMittal to Supply Heavy Plate Steel for Baltic Sea Wind Farm

11 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal’s plant in Gijón, Spain, will supply 23,000 tonnes of heavy plate for the construction of 29 jacket foundations for the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.

World Steel Association Makes Steel Safety Day an Annual Event

10 March 2015 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced the launch of the second annual Steel Safety Day.

Fives to Supply Two New Processing Line Furnaces to Baosteel Zhanjiang

09 March 2015 - International engineering group Fives was entrusted by Baosteel, the largest automotive steel producer in China, with the design and supply of two Stein Digiflex® vertical annealing furnaces for its new 1550-mm cold rolling mill project in Zhanjiang in southeastern Guangdong province of China.

JP Steel Plantech to Supply New SBQ Mill to Jatim Taman Steel

09 March 2015 - Jatim Taman Steel has placed an order with JP Steel Plantech Co for a new SBQ mill to produce special round bar and flat bar.

Rizhao Produces First Coil on Arvedi ESP Plant from Primetals Technologies

06 March 2015 - In February, Chinese steel producer Rizhao Steel Group Co. Ltd. rolled the first coil on the ArvediESP (Endless Strip Production) plant No. 1 supplied by Primetals Technologies.

Metinvest-SMC Opens New Warehouse in Ukraine

06 March 2015 - Metinvest-SMC, Metinvest Group's wholesale and retail sales channel in Ukraine, opened a new warehouse to hold a buffer stock of pipe products and a retail metal center.

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Supplies Rebar for New Volkswagen Dealer in Ukraine

06 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has supplied more than 700 tons of 8-28mm rebar for the construction of a new, flagship Volkswagen car showroom, Volkswagen Center Kryvyi Rih, which opened in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine, in February 2015.

Esmark Reaffirms Continued Interest in Železara Smederevo Steel Works

05 March 2015 - Esmark Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James P. Bouchard announced that, despite the recent efforts to reach a definitive agreement with the Republic of Serbia for the restructuring and revitalization of the Železara Smederevo Steel Works, Esmark continues to believe its comprehensive business plan and world-class management team provide the best possible future for the mill.

Metinvest Resumes HDG Production at Ilyich Works

05 March 2015 - Hot-dip galvanized (HDG) production at Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol, Ukraine, which had been idled since January, will start on 5 March 2015.

Vallourec Announces 2014 Results; Oil Prices Force Workforce Reductions

05 March 2015 - Vallourec announced its results for the full year 2014.