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Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery and CONCAST India Form Partnership
11 June 2013 - Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc. and CONCAST (INDIA) LIMITED have decided to enter into a strategic partnership together to capitalize on the individual strengths of both companies.
EUROFER Welcomes European Commission Steel Action Plan
11 June 2013 - EUROFER welcomes the “Action Plan for a competitive and sustainable steel industry in Europe” published on 11 June 2013 by the European Commission.
Tenaris Inaugurates the Roberto Rocca Technical School in Argentina
11 June 2013 - On 10 June 2013 the Roberto Rocca Technical School, located close to Tenaris’s mill in Campana, Argentina, was inaugurated.
Severstal Receives Approval from Ford Sollers to Begin Serial Deliveries of Coated Steel
11 June 2013 - ОАО Severstal has received approval from Ford Sollers Holding to start the serial deliveries of coated steel by two global specifications of Ford Motor Co.
Kobe Steel Expanding Aluminum Business
11 June 2013 - Kobe Steel, Ltd. has entered into a technical cooperation agreement with Germany’s Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH for aluminum sheet used in automotive body panels.
Metinvest-SMC Expands Steel Processing Service
11 June 2013 - Metinvest-SMC, Metinvest Group’s retail sales network in Ukraine, has installed a cutting and slitting line for processing uncoated and galvanized steel coils.
EVRAZ Appoints Vice President of Corporate Communications
11 June 2013 - EVRAZ announced the appointment of Vsevolod Sementsov as vice president of corporate communications.
Desulfurization of Coke Plant at ArcelorMittal Ostrava Nearing Completion
10 June 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has launched the final stage of its coke oven gas desulphurization process optimization. By the end of the year the company plans to commission two new pieces of equipment at the coke plant that will reduce concentration of hydrogen sulfide in cleaned coke oven gas.
SSAB Steps Up Legal Actions Against Hardox Copies
10 June 2013 - After several severe Hardox trademark infringements, SSAB has decided to increase its legal actions to protect its intellectual property rights and its position in the market.
Outokumpu Supplies Tailor-Made Stainless Steel for Stolt Chemical Tankers
10 June 2013 - Outokumpu will supply 12,250 tonnes of duplex 2205® stainless steel to a Chinese shipyard for five chemical tankers ordered by Stolt Tankers.
Tata Steel Completes Upgrade of UK Automotive Coating Line
10 June 2013 - Tata Steel has completed an upgrade of its corrosion-resistant coating line in South Wales to improve and expand the company’s range of high-value, high-formability automotive steels.
Large-Scale Environmental Project Successfully Implemented at Metalloinvest
07 June 2013 - Metalloinvest announced that a new gas purification unit has been launched at electric arc furnaces 3 and 4 at OEMK (part of Metalloinvest) in Russia.
Outokumpu Gives Update on the Terni Divestment Process
07 June 2013 - In a challenging environment for the European stainless industry, Outokumpu says it is maintaining an active dialogue with the European Commission, the Italian government and local Terni institutions to facilitate the AST divestment as soon as possible.
SMS Group Announces Changes in its Supervisory Board and Managing Board
07 June 2013 - The SMS Group announced that, with effect from 1 July 2013, Heinrich Weiss, who has been responsible for the development and leadership of the group of companies for the last 45 years, will be resigning from his post on the managing board and will assume the chairmanship of the supervisory board.
Metalloinvest Expands Mining and Transportation Fleet
07 June 2013 - METALLOINVEST is purchasing two Hitachi EX 5600E – 6 LD electrohydraulic excavators with a 23 cubic meter bucket to be used at the production sites of METALLOINVEST’s mining businesses.
Metinvest Switches to Railway Transportation in Mariupol
07 June 2013 - Metinvest Group reached an agreement with Ukrainian Railways State Enterprise that starting 1 June 2013 the company will begin transporting Azovstal’s and Ilyich I&SW (MMKI) products by rail.
Severstal Unveils Its New Steel Silk Brand
07 June 2013 - Russia-based steelmaker OAO Severstal has unveiled its new brand of products called Steel Silk.
voestalpine Gets Boost in Earnings Despite Slight Drop in Revenue
06 June 2013 - As it reported its earnings results for the 2012/2013 business year, the voestalpine Group also provided a somber outlook for its current business year due to the recessive trend in Europe, a bumpy recovery in the U.S., and continuing economic uncertainties in China.
ANDRITZ to Supply HDG and Annealing Equipment to Chinese Mill
06 June 2013 - ANDRITZ has received an order from Tangshan Iron and Steel Group in China to supply furnaces and process equipment for a hot-dip galvanizing plant with an annual capacity of 415,000 tons and a continuous annealing line with an annual capacity of 770,000 tons.
Vallourec Inaugurates New Tube Manufacturing Plant in China
06 June 2013 - Vallourec announced the inauguration of its plant in southeastern China dedicated to the manufacturing of tubes for nuclear power plants.
