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Tata Steel Commissions New Coke Oven Battery at Jamshedpur Works

29 April 2014 - Tata Steel recently commissioned its new No. 11 coke oven battery, allowing the company’s Jamshedpur, India, steel works to become self-sufficient in its coke requirements.

Jindal Shadeed Commissions Integrated Steel Plant in Oman

28 April 2014 - Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel, a wholly owned subsidiary of India’s Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) has successfully commissioned its 2-million-metric-ton-per-year integrated steel plant (ISP) in Sohar, Oman.

ArcelorMittal Employees and Contractors Mark Company’s Health and Safety Day

28 April 2014 - More than 200,000 employees and contractors marked ArcelorMittal’s annual global Health and Safety Day on today with events focusing on the theme of “Stop, think and act safely — in practice.”

JSW Steel Inaugurates India’s Most Modern Cold Rolling Mill

25 April 2014 - JSW Steel Limited announced the launch of its Cold Roll Mill 2 (CRM-2) facility at Vijayanagar Works, Karnataka, India.

SSAB 'Cautiously Positive' for the Steel Market in 2014

25 April 2014 - SSAB president and CEO Martin Lindqvist commented on the performance of the company in the first quarter of 2014:

Severstal-Gonvarri-Kaluga Begins Production of Blanks for Volkswagen Jetta

25 April 2014 - Severstal-Gonvarri-Kaluga, a joint venture between OAO Severstal and Gonvarri, has begun producing blanks for interior and exterior parts of the Volkswagen Jetta.

NLMK and POSCO E&C Enter Into Cooperation Agreement

24 April 2014 - NLMK Group, a Russian manufacturer of steel and HVA steel products, and South Korea’s POSCO Engineering & Construction have singed a general agreement of strategic cooperation to jointly implement investment projects to modernize blast furnace, steelmaking and rolling operation at the Lipetsk production site in Russia.

Angang Orders Hot-Dip Galvanizing Line from SMS Siemag

24 April 2014 - Angang (Angang Steel Company), China, has placed an order with SMS Siemag, Germany, for the supply of a continuous hot-dip galvanizing line.

BlueScope Appoints New Non-Executive Director

24 April 2014 - BlueScope Steel chairman, Graham Kraehe, announced the appointment of Rebecca Dee-Bradbury as a non-executive director, effective immediately.

Kobe Steel Provides License to FLSmidth for Iron Ore Pellet Process

23 April 2014 - Kobe Steel Ltd. of Japan and FLSmidth Private Limited of India have entered into an exclusive license agreement enabling the Indian partner to market, design and construct iron ore pellet plants using Kobe Steel’s pelletizing process called the KOBELCO Pelletizing System.

Kobe Steel’s New Hot-Metal Treatment Plant Starts Up at Kakogawa Works

22 April 2014 - Kobe Steel Ltd.’s new hot-metal treatment plant has gone into operation at its Kakogawa Works in western Japan.

Global Steel Production Rose Further in March 2014

22 April 2014 - World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 141 million metric tons (million metric tons) in March 2014, an increase of 2.7% compared to March 2013.

TMK Ships LD Pipe for NOVATEK’s Yurkharovskoye Field

22 April 2014 - TMK has supplied large diameter pipe (LD pipe) for the compressor station at Yurkharovskoye field in Russia.

Metinvest's Azovstal Supplying Challenging Order to Indian Customer

21 April 2014 - Metinvest Group’s Azovstal Iron & Steel Works is working on a challenging order — the company will produce 10,000 tons of X70 rolled pipe plates with improved mechanical properties for an Indian customer.

China Steel Commissions Twin-Ladle Furnace from SMS Mevac

21 April 2014 - China Steel Corp. (CSC), located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, has successfully commissioned a 270-ton twin-ladle furnace No. 3 supplied by SMS Mevac.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Come Off the Bottom

18 April 2014 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ United States HRB spot price for 14 April 2014 surged 5.2% to US$749 per metric ton for the second consecutive time.

Duplex RH Plant from SMS Mevac Now in Operation at Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel

18 April 2014 - Taigang Group International Trade Co. Ltd. and the end user Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., both located in Taiyuan, China, have successfully put into operation a new 80-metric-ton duplex RH-TOP plant (Ruhrstahl Heraeus process) supplied by SMS Mevac, and its consortium partner SMS Siemag Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd.

General Steel Signs Direct Iron Ore Supply Agreement with Rio Tinto

18 April 2014 - General Steel Holdings Inc., a non-state-owned steel producer in China, announced that its principal manufacturing facility, Shaanxi Longmen Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., has signed a supply agreement with Rio Tinto Iron Ore Asia Pte. Ltd. for procurement of imported iron ore in 2014, commencing from 1 April 2014.

OEMK’s Health & Safety Management System Complies with International Standards

18 April 2014 - OEMK (part of Metalloinvest) has confirmed the compliance of its occupational health and safety management system with the requirements of OHSAS 18001:2007.

EUROFER: EU Recovery is Broadening, Steel Market Balance Will Remain Fragile

17 April 2014 - Strengthening indicators and evidence of improving dynamics suggest that the EU economy is well on track for recovery this year and into 2015, EUROFER says.

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