Steel News

Worldsteel Sustainability Indicators: A Decade of Collective Achievement by the Steel Industry

09 October 2013 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published its 2013 sustainability indicators, providing the steel industry's sustainability performance trend for the past decade.

Latin American Steel Leaders Express Concern About Lack of Industrialization

08 October 2013 - Benjamin Baptista Filho, president of Alacero, André Gerdao Johannpeter and Daniel Novegil, Alacero directors, participated in a panel that focused on Latin America at the worldsteel-47 Congress that took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 6–8 October.

Worldsteel Recognizes Three Steel Producers for Safety & Health Excellence

08 October 2013 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has recognized three member companies, ArcelorMittal, Gerdau, and Tata Steel Europe, for excellence in four distinct safety and health programs.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Announces US$53 Million Steel Shop Revamp

08 October 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava is revamping the continuous casting machine (CCM) in its steel shop. The aim of the project, worth a billion crowns (US$53m) is to improve the quality of steel as well as to produce new high value added products.

SSAB Announces Finalists for Swedish Steel Prize 2013

08 October 2013 - The Swedish Steel Prize will soon be awarded for the 15th consecutive year. Four finalists have been nominated for the award for the best design in high strength steel.

Salzgitter Group to Provide Steel for Offshore Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea

08 October 2013 - Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH (ILG) and Salzgitter Mannesmann Grobblech GmbH (MGB), both member companies of the Salzgitter Group, will be delivering a total of 44,150 tons of plate, which is the major share of the material required for the steel tube constructions of the Baltic 2 offshore wind farm.

Metalloinvest's OEMK and LGOK Receive Acknowledgement for Environmental Protection Measures

08 October 2013 - For their contributions to environmental protection, OEMK and Lebedinsky GOK (part of Metalloinvest) received letters of acknowledgement from the Russian Federal Environmental Watch Office and the Duma of the Belgorod region.

World Steel Association Releases Short Range Demand Outlook

07 October 2013 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2013 and 2014.

CMI Refurbishes Pickling Line of NLMK La Louvière

07 October 2013 - NLMK La Louvière of Belgium chose the CMI Group to refurbish a pickling line that was damaged by a fire. Based on its expertise, CMI has proposed an optimal refurbishment combining both repair and replacement of components.

World Steel Association Elects New Chairman

07 October 2013 - The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) has elected the following new officers for 2013/2014:

LGOK Passes Recertification of Health and Safety Management System

07 October 2013 - Lebedinsky GOK (LGOK, part of Metalloinvest) has successfully passed the recertification audit of its health and safety management system for compliance with the international standard OHSAS 18001:2007.

TMK Completes Shipment of Pipes for North Caspian Project

07 October 2013 - TMK, one of the world's leading producers of pipes for the oil and gas industry, has completed the shipment of tubular products for the construction of deep water pipelines at the Filanovsky oil and gas condensate field in the North Caspian Sea, under development by Lukoil.

Outokumpu VDM Orders Peeling Line for Forged Products from SMS Meer

04 October 2013 - Outokumpu VDM of Germany has placed an order with SMS Meer to supply a PMH 320 rotary peeling machine including finishing equipment for its plant in Unna.

Future Metals Relocates, Expands Operations in England

04 October 2013 - Future Metals UK, a division of Future Metals LLC, has announced the relocation and expansion of its metals service center in England.

Platts Forms Value-in-Use Pricing Partnership with German Analytics Company

04 October 2013 - Expanding its analytics capabilities in iron ore, Platts, a leading global energy, metals and agriculture information provider, has formed a commercial partnership with Minerals Value Services GmbH (MVS), a privately-held Munich, Germany-based company specializing in determining value-in-use for miners, mills and traders in the iron ore and steelmaking industries.

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.