Steel News

JFE Establishes Joint Venture in Myanmar for Steel Structure Projects

13 December 2013 - JFE Engineering Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, has established J&M Steel Solutions Company Limited, a joint venture company committed to infrastructure construction, together with Myanmar’s Ministry of Construction, and has commenced the construction of a new plant.

New Millennium Iron Announces Retirement of Director, Appointment of New Board Member

12 December 2013 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) announced that Mr. Hemant Nerurkar, formerly managing director of Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur, India, recently resigned as a director of the corporation.

ArcelorMittal Announces Changes to Organizational Structure

12 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal announced it has reviewed its organization with the aim of simplifying it.

Metalloinvest Announces New Appointments

12 December 2013 - Andrey Ugarov has been appointed deputy CEO, chief operating officer, of Management Company Metalloinvest and Marina Novikova has been appointed deputy CEO, organisational development and human resources management.

Tata Steel's New Electrical Steels Improve Power Industry Efficiency

11 December 2013 - Tata Steel subsidiary Cogent Power has unveiled a range of sophisticated new electrical steel products which reduce electricity losses by 20–30% compared with conventional grain-oriented grades.

NLMK Improves Occupational Health and Safety Across Russian Sites

11 December 2013 - NLMK Group has launched new occupational health and safety (OHS) programs at all of its Russian sites.

ArcelorMittal and Bekaert Group Announce New Agreement in Latin America

11 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal Long Carbon Americas will extend its partnership in Latin America with the Bekaert Group, a worldwide market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coatings.

SMS Logistiksysteme to Supply Billet Inspection Line for Steelmaker in Vietnam

11 December 2013 - SMS Logistiksysteme, Germany, received an order from Taiwanese Nan Ya Plastics Corp., a company of the Formosa Plastics Group, to supply a billet inspection line for the new fully integrated steelworks of Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation domiciled in Vietnam.

AIIS Praises New WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

11 December 2013 - The American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) applauded the trade facilitation deal reached 7 December 2013 by the 159 member countries of the World Trade Organization at the WTO’s just-concluded Ninth Ministerial Conference meeting in Bali, Indonesia.

Severstal Initiates Antidumping Investigation of Ukrainian Wire Rod

11 December 2013 - The Domestic Market Protection Department of the Eurasian Economic Commission has announced the start of an antidumping investigation after an application was filed by OAO Severstal and other Russian manufacturers.

Alacero at OECD Meeting: Steel Industry Faces Most Difficult Situation Since Late 90s

10 December 2013 - On 5–6 December 2013, Alacero — the Latin American Steel Association — participated in the 75th Steel Committee Meeting of the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development).

EU's High Level Group Meets to Discuss the European Steel Industry

10 December 2013 - At the EU's High Level Group on the European Steel Industry on 4 December 2013, Commission vice-president Antonio Tajani declared that there could be no Europe without a strong, competitive steel industry.

Danieli Corus Completes Ceramic Burner Rebuild at Tata Steel Port Talbot

10 December 2013 - Danieli Corus recently completed an eight week project for the rebuild of the hot blast stove 13 ceramic burner at Tata Steel Port Talbot in Wales.

Naveen Jindal Speaks at Opening Ceremony of AIST's Third International Steel Academy in India

09 December 2013 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) is proud to announce the third AIST International Steel Academy (ISA) is underway at Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. in Raigarh, India, 9–13 December 2013.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Commissions Continuous Casting Facility

09 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has officially commissioned its continuous casting facility, with the Czech Prime Minister Jiří Rusnok attending a formal ceremony to mark the occasion.

Construction Starts on New Minnesota Vikings Stadium Using ArcelorMittal Steel

09 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal Differdange, Luxembourg, will supply some 20% (3,000 tonnes) of the steel required for the construction of the new multi-purpose stadium in St. Paul, Minn., USA.

Anhui Tianda Puts Expanded PQF Plant from SMS Meer Into Service

09 December 2013 - Anhui Tianda Oil Pipe in Anhui Province, China, has expanded and re-commissioned its existing PQF® plant supplied by SMS Meer, Germany.

Outokumpu Completes Ramp-Down of Krefeld Melt Shop

06 December 2013 - Outokumpu announced that the Krefeld melt shop in Germany has been ramped-down according to an earlier announced plan.

Ruukki to Supply Metal-Coated High-Strength Steel for Thermosolar Plant in Morocco

06 December 2013 - Ruukki has signed a contract to deliver 9,000 tonnes of metal-coated, high-strength steel to the Spanish company CIE EGAÑA.

Tenaris Purchases Remaining Interest in Brazilian Joint Venture

06 December 2013 - Tenaris announced on 4 December 2013 an agreement to purchase, subject to regulatory approval, the remaining 50% interest in Socotherm Brasil from Socotherm Americas, a division of ShawCor.