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Mahindra Auto Steel Breaks Ground for New Facility in India
16 January 2014 - India’s Mahindra Auto Steel Pvt. Ltd., held a ground breaking ceremony for its state-of-the-art steel service center at MIDC's Chakan Industrial Area, Phase II, near Pune, India, on 7 January 2014.
Nippon Steel and WISCO Tinplate Joint Venture Begins Operations in China
15 January 2014 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. and Wuhan Iron and Steel (WISCO), announced the start-up of its WISCO-NIPPON STEEL Tinplate Co., Ltd (WINSteel) joint venture in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, on 31 December 2013.
ArcelorMittal Bremen Orders Sampling and Packaging Line from SMS Logistiksysteme
15 January 2014 - ArcelorMittal Bremen has placed an order with SMS Logistiksysteme, both of Germany, for the supply of a fully automated sampling station for X-grade line pipe steels, including a connected packaging line.
Vallourec Inaugurates Its First Premium Finishing Plant in the Middle East
15 January 2014 - Vallourec, a leader in premium tubular solutions, announced the inauguration of its new premium finishing plant for OCTG in Saudi Arabia: Vallourec Saudi Arabia.
SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Slumbering
15 January 2014 - The latest SteelBenchmarker report shows HRB prices in China, the USA and Western Europe all flat, with world export prices down 0.4%.
Tata Steel Opens UK’s Largest Plate Service Center
14 January 2014 - On 14 January 2014, Tata Steel opened the UK’s largest profiling center for steel plate in the West Midlands, increasing its plate processing capacity in the region by up to 50%.
ThyssenKrupp Combines Capabilities in Plant Technology
14 January 2014 - To better exploit global market opportunities, ThyssenKrupp's previously separate plant technology companies are being combined under the roof of ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions.
ThyssenKrupp Initiates Project to Convert Steel Production Process Gases into Chemicals
13 January 2014 - In collaboration with partners from research and industry, ThyssenKrupp AG is initiating a cross-sector technology transfer project focusing on converting process gases from steel production into valuable chemicals.
Outotec Appoints New Head of Americas Business
13 January 2014 - Mr. Kimmo Kontola, currently executive vice president, president of APAC region at Outotec, has been appointed to lead the Americas region business as of 1 March 2014.
NLMK Group Joins Russian Anti-Corruption Charter for Business
13 January 2014 - NLMK Group has joined the Russian Anti-Corruption Charter for Business, an initiative by the Russian Union of Industrialists & Entrepreneurs.
SMS Siemag Replaces Ladle Turret at Salzgitter's Continuous Caster
10 January 2014 - SMS Siemag has supplied and successfully put into operation a new ladle turret for the continuous caster No. 2 at Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH (SZFG) in Germany.
Tata Steel Announces Track Supply Deal with French Rail Operator
10 January 2014 - Tata Steel Europe has won a two-year contract to supply more than 200,000 tonnes of track to French rail operator SNCF.
Outotec Announces Change in Executive Board
10 January 2014 - Jari Rosendal, executive vice president and president of Outotec's Americas region, has announced he will leave Outotec to become the president and CEO of Kemira Oyj.
General Steel Included in China's Qualified Steelmaker List
10 January 2014 - General Steel Holdings, Inc. announced that its principal manufacturing facility, Shaanxi Longmen Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., has been included in the List of Enterprises Fulfilling the Iron and Steel Industry Specification released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China (MIIT).
SMS Siemag Revamps Converter for Salzgitter Flachstahl
09 January 2014 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, Germany, has successfully put into operation a new converter vessel supplied by SMS Siemag for converter A at the Salzgitter steelworks.
voestalpine Expands Welding Technology Business with Acquisition in India
09 January 2014 - The voestalpine Group is continuing to push forward with its internationalization strategy by acquiring the Indian company Maruti Weld Ltd., headquartered in New Delhi.
Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery Acquires Full Stake in Manufacturer of Gear Reducers
09 January 2014 - Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc. completed the acquisition of additional shares of Hasegawa Gear Works, Ltd., Japan, at the end of December 2013, turning the latter into a wholly owned subsidiary.
ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions Birmingham Awarded Business Excellence Award
09 January 2014 - ArcelorMittal’s Distribution Solutions site in Birmingham, UK, has been awarded the 2013 Business Excellence Award by its customer, the prestigious Royal Mint — the body permitted to manufacture, or mint, coins in the United Kingdom.
Kobe Steel President Gives 2014 New Year's Message
07 January 2014 - On 6 January 2014, the first working day of the new year, Kobe Steel president and CEO Hiroya Kawasaki gave a New Year's message to company employees.
Nominations Now Being Accepted for the 2014 Platts Global Metals Awards
07 January 2014 - Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014 Platts Global Metals Awards, which recognize corporate and individual excellence in more than a dozen performance categories spanning the metals and mining arena.
