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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.
AHSMA to Cut 20% of Workforce, Suspend Investment Plans
09 June 2015 - Mexican steelmaker Altos Hornos de Mexico, S.A.B. said it is suspending its investment plans and cutting its workforce and output in response to a 40 percent drop in steel prices thus far in 2015.
Primetals Technologies Supplies New Dedusting System to Buderus Edelstahl in Germany
08 June 2015 - The new combined primary and secondary dedusting system from Primetals Technologies has been in full operation at Buderus Edelstahl GmbH in Wetzlar, Germany since February 2015.
ArcelorMittal Hosts Automotive-Focused Investor Event
08 June 2015 - ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel and mining company, hosted an investor event on 3 June 2015 in London focusing on the company’s global automotive steel franchise and research and development (R&D) capabilities.
Latin American Share of Chinese Exports Reaches More than 10% in Jan/Apr 2015
05 June 2015 - According to a report by Alacero, between January and April 2015 China exported 3.2 million tons of finished steel to Latin America, a growth of 29% from January/April 2014.
NLMK Kaluga Achieves Record Heat Series
05 June 2015 - NLMK Kaluga, NLMK Group Long Products Division’s next-generation EAF mini-mill that manufactures long products and sections for the construction industry, has achieved a record heat series duration of 110 heats in one tundish.
Oerlikon Leybold Vacuum Enhances Productivity in Heat Treatment and Metallurgy With Modern Vacuum Systems
05 June 2015 - Innovations in vacuum technology deliver an important contribution to productivity in heat treatment and furnace construction as well as in secondary metallurgy.
Outokumpu Lauches New Product Categorization and Innovations
04 June 2015 - Outokumpu announced a new way to categorize its wide range of stainless steel products.
Outotec to Supply Iron Ore Pelletizing Technology for B-MISCO in Iran
04 June 2015 - Outotec has won an order from Bafgh Mineral Complex Iron and Steel Industry Company (B-MISCO) for the design and delivery of technology and services for a new iron ore pelletizing plant in Bafgh, Yazd Province, Iran.
AK Steel and Other US Producers File Trade Cases Against Five Countries
04 June 2015 - AK Steel today announced that it has joined other major domestic steel producers in filing anti-dumping and counter-vailing duty petitions against five countries related to corrosion-resistant steel.
ArcelorMittal to Supply Steel Fibres to the Doha Metro Project in Qatar
03 June 2015 - ArcelorMittal WireSolutions will supply approximately 21,500 tonnes of steel fibres to be used in three lines of the new Doha Metro in Qatar.
Suspension Lifted for Salzgitter AG’s Delivery Contract for South Stream Pipeline Project
02 June 2015 - EUROPIPE GmbH, a 50/50 joint venture of the Salzgitter Group and AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke, has received the information from Amsterdam-based South Stream Transport B.V. that the suspension announced 17 December 2014 concerning the contract for the delivery of steel tubes for the South Stream pipeline has been lifted with immediate effect.
Vadim Larin Appointed CEO of Severstal Management
02 June 2015 - PAO Severstal, one of the world’s leading steel and steel-related mining companies, announced that Vadim Larin, previously COO of Severstal Management, has been appointed CEO of Severstal Management in line with Company’s plans announced earlier on 27 April 2015.
MTAG Switzerland Successfully Finishes Its 9th Vacuum Steel Degassing Project in China
01 June 2015 - In March 2015, MTAG China signed the Acceptance Test of a Turn Key Dry Mechanical Vacuum Pumping System for an RH 100T installation in Nanjing, China.
Tenaris Inaugurates Expansion Project at Cartagena Mill
01 June 2015 - Tenaris’s mill in Colombia inaugurated its expansion project in Cartagena-Bolivar following an investment of 240 million USD and including new heat treatment, threading and finishing lines.
Big River Steel Representatives Visit SMS Group in Hilchenbach, Germany
01 June 2015 - The SMS group is currently building an integrated, environment-friendly plant complex for high-grade steel products and specialty steels in the U.S.A. on the site of recently founded steel producer Big River Steel.
Usiminas to Temporarily Idle Two Blast Furnaces
29 May 2015 - Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. (Usiminas) informed its shareholders in a press release on 18 May of its plans to temporarily shut down two blast furnaces, the No. 1 at Cubatão Plant and the No. 1 at the Ipatinga plant, from 31 May and 4 June 2015, respectively.
Conares to Grow UAE Steel Production Capabilities
29 May 2015 - According to Construction Week Online, Conares intends to further strengthen its steel production capabilities in the UAE.
