Steel News

POSCO E&C Wins US$600 Million Rolling Mill Plant Project in Brazil

04 December 2013 - POSCO E&C has won a steel plant project worth US$ 600 million (approximately 630 billion won) from Brazilian CSS.

Štore Steel Orders Billet Caster from SMS Concast

04 December 2013 - Štore Steel from Štore, Slovenia, has ordered a new two-strand continuous caster for billets from SMS Concast of Switzerland.

Abakan Announces Agreement to Develop Better Coatings for Small-Diameter Pipe Market

04 December 2013 - Abakan Inc., an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with LIMO Lissotschenko Mikrooptik GmbH, based in Dortmund, Germany.

Paul Wurth Wins 2013 FEDIL Environment Award

03 December 2013 - The Environment Award 2013 presented by the Business Federation Luxembourg FEDIL this year recognized Paul Wurth’s innovative dry slag granulation process with energy recovery.

Registration Opens for AISTech 2014 — The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition

03 December 2013 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) has opened registration for AISTech 2014 — The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition and is offering a 15% discount on all conference registrations prior to 31 January 2014.

Koch Commissions Rail Finishing Line at EVRAZ ZSMK

03 December 2013 - In September 2013, EVRAZ ZSMK commissioned and issued the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the new rail finishing line at its works in Novokuznetsk, West Siberia.

Tube City IMS Names Sales and General Manager for Latin American Division

03 December 2013 - TMS International Corp., the parent company of Tube City IMS Corp., a leading provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills globally, announced that Tube City IMS, LLC has named Dai Moriya as sales and general manager – Latin American Division.

European Commission Set to Meet with CEOs of EU's Largest Steelmakers

03 December 2013 - European Commission vice president Antonio Tajani and the commissioner for employment, László Andor, have convened a High Level Group on the future of the European steel industry, meeting tomorrow, 4 December, in Brussels.

SEASI: Update on New Steel Production Capacity in ASEAN in 2013

02 December 2013 - The South East Asia Iron & Steel Institute (SEASI) has put together a list of a number of new/expansion projects that are in the pipeline to cater for the shortfalls in supplies of semi-finished and flat steel products.

ArcelorMittal Galati Invests in State-of-the-Art Plate Mill

02 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal Galati has invested €2 million in the complete modernization of a work and back-up cylinders grinding machine in its No. 2 plate mill, aimed at increasing product quality and boosting operational efficiency.

Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals to Provide CGL Equipment to JFE Indonesia

02 December 2013 - Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc. has received an order from PT. JFE Steel Galvanizing Indonesia for continuous galvanizing line (CGL) equipment for the production of high-grade steel sheets for automotive use.

Aperam Appoints New CFO

02 December 2013 - Aperam, a global player in stainless, electrical and specialty steel, announced the appointment of Sandeep Jalan as the company's new chief financial officer, following the resignation of Julien Onillon.

ArcelorMittal Safety Barriers Help Protect Motorcyclists

02 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has developed special safety barriers that help better protect motorcyclists in the event of an accident.

ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal to Acquire ThyssenKrupp Steel USA

01 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) have entered into a 50/50 joint venture partnership to acquire 100% of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA from ThyssenKrupp for an agreed price of US$1.55 billion.

Metalloinvest Develops Partnerships with Auto Industry

01 December 2013 - Ural Steel recently hosted a Metalloinvest and mefro wheels Russia Plant Zainsk Coordination Committee session on the supply of rolled products for the manufacturing of car wheels for the international automotive industry.

Siemens Jet Process Boosts Flexibility of Raw Material Use in Converter Steelmaking

29 November 2013 - With its Jet Process, Siemens Metals Technologies offers a solution for operating converters with up to 100% scrap and sponge iron.

JFE Steel Opens Thailand's First Continuous Galvanizing Line

29 November 2013 - JFE Steel Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary JFE Steel Galvanizing (Thailand) Ltd. held an opening ceremony for a continuous galvanizing line —Thailand’s first for automobiles —at its production facility in southeast Thailand on 11 November 2013.

Severstal Presents Energy Saving Achievements at Energy Efficiency Forum

29 November 2013 - During the Second International Forum on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving ЕNЕS 2013, OAO Severstal presented the preliminary results of its 20-year efficiency program at integrated Cherepovets Steel Mill (CherMK), part of Severstal’s Russian Steel Division.

Pioneering Suspension Wins Swedish Steel Prize 2013

29 November 2013 - This year’s winner of the international Swedish Steel Prize is the American company, Mack Trucks Inc., part of Volvo Group.

Emirates Steel to Participate in Middle East Carbon Capture Joint Venture Project

29 November 2013 - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Masdar recently signed a joint venture agreement to create the Middle East’s first company focused on exploring and developing commercial-scale projects for carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS).