Steel News

Danieli Corus to Modify Stack Cooling System of BF No. 7 at SAIL Bhilai Steel Plant

24 September 2013 - Danieli Corus has received an order from the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) for the modification of the stack cooling system of blast furnace No. 7 at the Bhilai Steel Plant.

Vallourec Widens Premium Offer For Offshore Oil & Gas Market With Production Of Umbilicals Tubes

24 September 2013 - Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions, announced the launch of a new offer for the offshore oil and gas market: the production of welded stainless steel tubes to be fitted into umbilicals.

Metinvest Subsidizes Summer Vacations for 71,400 Employees and Their Families

24 September 2013 - Ukraine's Metinvest Group spent about UAH 80 million (US$9.77 million) to subsidize summer vacations for 71,400 employees and their families in 2013.

Valinox Nucléaire Commissions New Tube Plant Supplied by SMS Meer

23 September 2013 - Valinox Nucléaire has commissioned new machines for its tube plant in Nansha, Guangdong, China, thereby expanding its production capacities. With the new technology supplied by SMS Meer, Germany, the two companies are expanding their long-standing partnership.

Worldsteel: Crude Steel Production Rises 5.2% Year-on-Year

23 September 2013 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 130 million tonnes in August 2013, an increase of 5.2% compared to August 2012.

voestalpine Opens State-Of-The-Art Duo Rolling Mill at Böhler Bleche in Austria

23 September 2013 - voestalpine, the steel-based technology and capital goods group, is again improving its market position in the special steel segment with the opening of a state-of-the-art duo reversing rolling stand for the production of premium steel plates in Mürzzuschlag on 20 September 2013.

Tenaris Once Again Included in Forbes’ List Of World’s Most Innovative Companies

23 September 2013 - Tenaris received ranking 81 in Forbes’ recently published list of the world’s 100 most innovative companies, moving up 11 spots since the release of the first list in 2011.

ArcelorMittal Frýdek-Místek Celebrates 180 Years of Operation

23 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal Frýdek-Místek (AMFM), a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Ostrava is celebrating its 180th anniversary.

IG Metall Collective Bargaining Committee Concludes Negotiations With Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe

23 September 2013 - The aim of recently negotiated interests between ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe and trade union IG Metall was to keep as many employees and their expertise in the company as possible.

Metalloinvest Holds Conference on HBI Applications In Steelmaking

20 September 2013 - Metalloinvest, the only HBI producer in the CIS and the largest producer in Europe, recently held its first “HBI Application in Steelmaking: Technology, Financing and Markets” conference which was organized at Lebedinsky GOK (part of the Metalloinvest group).

ArcelorMittal Receives RobecoSAM Gold Class Sustainability Award

20 September 2013 - Following inclusion in the 2013 RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook and being declared ‘Gold Class’ by the sustainable investment company in January, ArcelorMittal was handed over the awards at a ceremony in Paris this week.

EVRAZ Disposes of Heat and Power Generating Station in Novokuznetsk

20 September 2013 - EVRAZ plc announced that it has signed an agreement for the sale of its Russian subsidiary, heat and power station Tsentralnaya TETs, located in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Region, to Russian Open Joint-Stock Company Optovaya Elektricheskaya Kompaniya for RUB 10,000 in cash, which the company will apply for general corporate purposes.

Tata Steel Announces New Leadership Structure and Executive Leadership Appointments

20 September 2013 - Tata Steel announced a new leadership structure and a series of executive appointments, as part of its drive to accomplish its strategic business objectives.

Outokumpu's Sustainability Performance Again Recognized by Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

20 September 2013 - Outokumpu’s strong sustainability performance has been recognized again by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) in its 2013 review.

Thomas Hörnfeldt Appointed Managing Director of Ruukki Sverige Ab

20 September 2013 - Thomas Hörnfeldt, SVP, special steels & international sales at Ruukki Metals, has, in addition to his existing duties, been appointed managing director of Ruukki Sverige AB and Ruukki Holding AB.

SMS Concast Supplies World’s Largest Continuous Caster for Blooms

19 September 2013 - Dongbei Special Steel in Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China, successfully commissioned an 800-mm bloom continuous caster from SMS Concast. That means the company is now operating its third continuous bloom caster supplied by SMS Concast.

ArcelorMittal to Supply Highly-Resistant Steel Wires to Technip for Offshore Oil and Gas Fields

19 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal and Technip, a world leader in engineering as well as offshore and onshore construction for the energy industry, have signed an important five-year contract valued at over €200 million for the supply of high-performance steel wires. This is ArcelorMittal’s most significant European contract for its wire activities.