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EUROFER: Unfair Practices Under LME Policy Jeopardize Normal Functioning of Metals Markets
04 October 2013 - The European steel industry, represented by EUROFER, has serious concerns about the new rules proposed in the Consultation on changes to LME Warehouses Policy, released on 1 July 2013.
General Steel Receives Notice Regarding NYSE Listing Criteria
04 October 2013 - General Steel Holdings, Inc., a leading non-state-owned steel producer in China, announced that on 26 September 2013, it received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that the company is currently below the NYSE's continued listing standards.
Latin America Sees Significant Increase of Finished Steel Imports from China
03 October 2013 - Finished steel exports from China to Latin America reached 3.5 million tons in the January to August 2013 period — 27% more than same period of 2012, the Latin American steel association, Alacero, reports.
SeAH Steel Puts Pipe Forming Press from SMS Meer Into Operation
02 October 2013 - In Pohang, South Korea, tube manufacturer SeAH Steel Corporation has taken a JCO® pipe forming press from SMS Meer into service.
Worthington Announces Steel Processing Joint Venture in China
02 October 2013 - Worthington Industries, Inc. has reached an agreement in principle to participate in a joint venture near Shanghai, China, to produce cold rolled strip steel primarily for the automotive industry.
Outokumpu Introduces New Industrial Plan in Europe to Improve Financial Performance
01 October 2013 - Outokumpu announced plans for further structural changes in its European operations aimed at improving its financial performance and efficiency, and ultimately returning the company to profitability.
Siemens Modernizing Blast Furnace at Vizag Steel in India
30 September 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from the state-owned Indian Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL) to thoroughly modernize blast furnace No. 2 at the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (Vizag Steel).
NLMK Group Brings in Strategic Investor for NLMK Europe
30 September 2013 - NLMK is proceeding with the restructuring of its European assets to further improve efficiency and optimize costs with an investment by SOGEPA (Société Wallonne de Gestion et de Participations S.A.), a Belgian state-owned company, in NLMK Europe.
Strategic Alliance Between ArcelorMittal and Sider Finalized for Algeria Investment
30 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal and Sider, an Algerian state-owned company, have finalized a strategic agreement including an investment plan of US$763m for a steel complex at Annaba and mines in Ouenza and Boukhadra.
Kobe Steel to Set Up Company in China to Produce Aluminum Sheet for Automobiles
30 September 2013 - Kobe Steel, Ltd. announces that it will establish a company in the Xiqing Economic-Technological Development Area in Tianjin, China, to produce aluminum sheet for automotive body panels.
POSCO to Export FINEX Steelmaking Technology Overseas for First Time
27 September 2013 - POSCO has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with China’s Chongqing Iron and Steel Co. to construct a FINEX integrated steel works with an annual capacity of 3 million tons.
New CFO Appointed to Siemens Industry Sector
27 September 2013 - Miguel-Angel López, previously the chief financial officer of the Industry Automation Division, will become the new CFO of the Industry Sector, effective 1 October.
Tenaris and Usiminas Work Together on the First Brazilian Ethanol Pipeline
27 September 2013 - Tenaris will supply 145 km of 20-inch pipes, produced from steel plates provided by Usiminas, a Brazilian steel provider, for the second phase of construction of the first Brazilian ethanol pipeline.
Atkore International Inc. Divests Brazil Business
27 September 2013 - Atkore International Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of its Brazil business that manufactures non-galvanized mechanical tube, as well as slitting of structural sheets, to Panatlantica S.A.
Instron Releases Software Add-On to Limit Specimen Self-Heating Under Dynamic Loads
27 September 2013 - Instron, a leading provider of testing equipment designed to evaluate mechanical properties of materials and components, announced the release of the Specimen Self-Heating Control (SSHC) add-on to the versatile Instron® WaveMatrix™ Software package for dynamic and fatigue testing of polymers and composites.
ArcelorMittal Welcomes President François Hollande to Florange
27 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal Atlantique et Lorraine welcomed President François Hollande to its Florange site on 26 September 2013.
SMS Meer to Supply Fifth Ring Rolling Machine to Euskal Forging
27 September 2013 - Euskal Forging from Sestao, Spain, has ordered a fifth ring rolling machine from SMS Meer of Germany. The new machine will be the second most powerful ring rolling machine that SMS Meer has ever built.
AIST's Italy Steel Forum 2013 Focuses on Economy, Technology, Leadership
26 September 2013 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) is highlighting important issues for today’s steel industry during a two-day forum at the Pomini Tenova Conference Center in Castellanza, Italy, on 26–27 September 2013.
European Commission Urges Italy to Bring ILVA Steel Plant Up to Environmental Standards
26 September 2013 - The European Commission is taking action against Italy in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of the ILVA steel plant in Taranto, Europe's largest iron and steel works.
Vtorchermet NLMK Commissions New Shredder Which Will Improve Quality of Raw Materials for EAF Plant
26 September 2013 - Vtorchermet NLMK (part of NLMK Group), one of the largest scrap processing networks in Russia, has commissioned a new high-performance shredder at the Vtorchermet NLMK Center site in Podolsk.
