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Pangang Orders Continuous Galvanizing Line from Siemens

03 February 2014 - The Pangang Group has place an order with Siemens Metals Technologies for a new continuous galvanizing line for its Chongqing, China, plant.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Reduces Workplace Injuries to Lowest Level in its History

03 February 2014 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava is pleased to announce that it has just five lost time injuries in 2013.

Praxair to Supply Industrial Gases to New Steel Mill in Brazil

31 January 2014 - Praxair, Inc. has signed a long-term contract to supply industrial gases to a new steel mill being built near the Port of Pecém, Ceara, Brazil.

Chinese SBQ Maker Places New Order with Friedrich Kocks

31 January 2014 - Friedrich Kocks is set to supply Beiman Special Steel with a new reducing and sizing block for its SBQ mill in China.

voestalpine to Supply Heavy Plate for South Stream Offshore Pipeline

31 January 2014 - The voestalpine Group chalked up another major contract in the pipeline business.

SAIL’s Rourkela Steel Plant Doubles Production Capacity with New SMS Siemag Slab Caster

30 January 2014 - In 2013, SAIL’s Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) in Orissa, India, successfully cast the first slabs on the X-Cast® continuous caster supplied by SMS Siemag.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Hibernating

30 January 2014 - In its 188th report, the SteelBenchmarker released 10 steel product and 3 USA scrap prices. Of these, here are four benchmark prices for hot-rolled band for 27 January 2014:

Siempelkamp Recovers Stored Energy with Pipe Forming Presses

29 January 2014 - At TUBE 2014 Siempelkamp introduced pipe forming presses with an innovative energy-efficient drive system.

POSCO Chooses New CEO

29 January 2014 - POSCO president Kwon Oh-joon has been selected as the company’s next CEO, following Joon-Yang Chung’s resignation.

ArcelorMittal Algeria Rebar Used in Constantine’s Wonder Bridge

28 January 2014 - More than 18,000 tonnes of rebar produced by ArcelorMittal Annaba, Algeria, are being used to build the foundations of the 1.2km Trans-Rhumel viaduct in Constantine, north-east Algeria.

TISCO selects Broner for Steel Plant Scheduling Extension Project

27 January 2014 - Taiyuan Iron and Steel Ltd (TISCO) has selected Broner Metals Solutions to roll out real-time caster and steel plant scheduling solutions to cover new equipment in its steelmaking plants No. 1 and No. 2 located in TaiYuan city, ShanXi province, China.

China Gerui Comments on China's Steel Industry Restructuring Policy

27 January 2014 - China Gerui Advanced Materials Group Limited, a high precision, cold-rolled steel producer in China, recently commented on the Chinese Government's recent accelerated initiatives to restructure its steel industry.

Outotec Ranked Third in Global List of 100 Most Sustainable Companies

27 January 2014 - Outotec was recently ranked 3rd on the Global 100 list of the world's most sustainable companies.

Danieli Corus to Supply Coal Injection System for Jindal Steel Blast Furnace

24 January 2014 - Danieli Corus has signed a contract with Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) to supply an injection system for the No. 1 blast furnace at JSPL’s plant in Angul, Odisha, India.

Dongkuk Steel, JFE Steel Form Technology Cooperation Agreement

24 January 2014 - Dongkuk Steel has formed a comprehensive technology cooperation agreement with Japan’s JFE Steel.

Praxair Signs Long-Term Contract with Steelmaker in South Korea

24 January 2014 - Praxair, Inc. has signed a long-term contract with Taewoong Steel Co. to supply high-purity oxygen to the company’s steel mill facility in Busan, Korea.

Vallourec to Double VAM® Connection Testing Capacity in France

24 January 2014 - Vallourec will expand its VAM® Connection Technology Center in Aulnoye-Aymeries, North of France, in order to double its testing capacity.

SSAB and Ruukki Announce Merger Plans

23 January 2014 - Swedish steelmaker SSAB and Finnish steel company Rautaruukki (Ruukki) announced plans to merge into one company.

Continuous Caster from Siemens Commences Operation at Jindal Steel

23 January 2014 - At the Angul plant of Indian steel producer Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL), a single-strand continuous casting machine from Siemens Metals Technologies commenced operation in August 2013.

World Crude Steel Output Increased by 3.5% in 2013

23 January 2014 - World crude steel production reached 1,607 million tonnes for the year 2013, up by 3.5% compared to 2012, with the growth coming mainly from Asia and Middle East while production in all other regions decreasing year-on-year, according to the World Steel Association.

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