Steel News

AIST Conducts Fourth International Steel Academy in Bhilai, India

19 January 2015 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) is proud to announce the fourth AIST International Steel Academy (ISA) at Steel Authority of India Ltd. in Bhilai, India, on 16–20 January 2015.

voestalpine Fosters Innovative Ideas with the Steel Research Award 2015

19 January 2015 - voestalpine is seeking to foster young academics (up to the age of 35) in the fields of science and business, presenting the voestalpine Steel Research Award with prize money of € 12,000 for the first time in 2015.

Turkish Steel Exporters' Association Responds to Decision in Canada Rebar Case

16 January 2015 - The Turkish Steel Exporters' Association issued the following response to the finding of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal in the matter of Inquiry NQ-2014-001 on concrete reinforcing bar.

Winners Named in Fourth Annual International Student Competition on Cold-Formed Steel Design

16 January 2015 - Co-sponsors of an international student competition on cold-formed steel design announced three winners from the University of North Texas, Tongji University and the University of Waterloo.

Worldsteel Twitter Debate to Explore Steel: The Material of Choice in a Sustainable World

15 January 2015 - On Tuesday, 27 January between 14:00 and 15:00 GMT, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) will bring together business leaders, steel associations, and academics at the forefront of the steel industry to take part in a Twitter debate on the future of the steel industry and its contribution to the green economy.

Nominations Now Being Accepted for the 2015 Platts Global Metals Awards

15 January 2015 - Nominations are now being accepted for the 2015Platts Global Metals Awards, which recognize corporate and individual excellence in more than a dozen performance categories spanning the metals arena, announced program host Platts, a leading global provider of metals, energy, petrochemical and agriculture information.

Esmark Europe Declared Strategic Partner for Železara Smederevo Steel Works by Republic of Serbia

14 January 2015 - Esmark Europe BV, the European investment vehicle of Esmark Inc., announced that it has been officially notified by the Republic of Serbia that it has been selected as the winning bidder in the privatization process for the Železara Smederevo Steel Works.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Have No Support

14 January 2015 - In its 211th report, the SteelBenchmarker™ released 9 steel products and 3 USA scrap prices. Of these, here are four benchmark prices for hot-rolled band for 12 January 2015:

ASTM International Board Names Nippon Steel Employee as a Director

14 January 2015 - Jun Sasaki, Ph.D., general manager of the Control Research Laboratory at Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) in Futtsu, Japan, has been named a director on the ASTM International board for a three-year term.

Mechel Increases Coal Supplies to China's Baosteel

14 January 2015 - Russia’s Mechel OAO announced signing a memorandum of understanding with China's steelmaking major Baosteel Resources, which provides for an increase of coal supplies to 1.4 million metric tons of coking coal a year.

ASTM International Board of Directors Names New Chairman

13 January 2015 - Ronald J. Ebelhar, P.E., D.GE, senior principal with Terracon in Cincinnati, Ohio, has been named chairman of the 2015 ASTM International board of directors.

NLMK Appoints General Director of Stoilensky

13 January 2015 - Sergei Napolskikh, previously deputy general director, production and technology, has been appointed general director of Stoilensky (part of NLMK Group), one of the most efficient iron ore producers in the world.

voestalpine Expands Drawn Wire Business Segment

12 January 2015 - voestalpine is expanding its activities in the drawn wire business segment and has completed its acquisition of Italian company Trafilerie Industriali S.p.A. based in Nervesa della Battaglia (Treviso).

IREPAS: Global Longs Market Deteriorating, Demand Stagnating

12 January 2015 - The global long steel products market has been quiet recently mostly because of the holidays in many countries, with business volumes shrinking to low levels, IREPAS said in its Short Range Outlook for January 2015.

Platts: Outlook for China’s Steel Market Worsens

12 January 2015 - The outlook for China's steel market in January has worsened, according to the latest Platts China Steel Sentiment Index (Platts CSSI), which shows a headline reading of 23.1 out of a possible 100 points in January.

Big Wheels Keep On Turning, Thanks to Tata Steel

12 January 2015 - Understanding customers’ needs has led to Tata Steel developing and launching a new grade of steel designed to improve the manufacture of tractor wheels and other large off-road vehicles.

worldsteel Announces steelChallenge-9 Regional Champions

09 January 2015 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced the Regional Champions for the 9th steelChallenge.

Tenaris Mill in Japan Receives ABS Certification

08 January 2015 - Tenaris’ seamless pipe mill in Japan has received certification from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) to produce ABS steel grade EQ70 (equivalent to API X100) for bracing pipes used in jackup rigs.

Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Officially Launch Metals Joint Venture

07 January 2015 - As announced in May 2014, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Siemens have established a new joint-venture company named Primetals Technologies Ltd. for the metals industry.

Outotec to Provide Gas Cleaning Technology for Zinc Refinery in Peru

07 January 2015 - Outotec has been awarded a contract to supply gas cleaning technology for Votorantim Metais, part of the Votorantim Group, to the Cajamarquilla zinc refinery.