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ArcelorMittal Unveils New Ultra-Lightweight Car Door Solutions
25 June 2013 - ArcelorMittal unveiled its new, innovative ultra-lightweight car door solutions, demonstrating that a 27% weight and cost saving can be achieved without compromising safety and structural requirements.
Ruukki Expanding Global Sales Network
25 June 2013 - Ruukki is to expand its global sales network for special steels by opening new offices and by recruiting more than 40 experts to strengthen sales and technical services. Growth in special steels is being pursued in Asia, Africa and in the Americas as well as in Europe.
Vallourec Appoints Vice President of Group Communications
25 June 2013 - Vallourec announced the appointment of Laurence Pernot as vice president of group communications.
Metinvest Increasing Funding for Local Social Programs
25 June 2013 - Ukraine’s Metinvest has signed a social partnership agreement for 2013 with the Luhansk Regional Administration and Luhansk Regional Council. It plans to increase its financing of social programs in the region to UAH 9.5 million (US$1.2 million) this year.
Danieli Corus to Upgrade PCI System for Tata Steel
24 June 2013 - Danieli Corus has received an order from Tata Steel for the engineering, materials supply, supervision and erection services for upgrading the PCI system at its blast furnace “G” in Jamshedpur, India.
CMI Group Director Hans Joachim Kruger Passes Away
24 June 2013 - It is with deep regret that the CMI Group announced the death of Hans Joachim Kruger, CMI director since June 2002. He died on Sunday 16 June 2013.
World Crude Steel Production Up 2.6% Year-on-Year in May
24 June 2013 - World crude steel production for the 63 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 136 million tonnes in May 2013, an increase of 2.6% compared to May 2012.
Taylor-Winfield Technologies Helped Germany Company Solve Material Handling Problem
24 June 2013 - Ervin Industries, a manufacturer of cast steel and stainless steel abrasives, turned to Taylor-Winfield’s BOLTECH product line to solve a challenging material handling problem for its new Amasteel abrasive manufacturing facility in Glaubitz, Saxony, Germany.
New Vertical Caster from Siemens Expands Product Range for Chinese Steel Mill
24 June 2013 - The Chinese company Zhongyuan Special Steel Co. has placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies for a vertical continuous caster to produce heavy blooms with a round cross-section.
Corinth Pipeworks Orders Pipe Mill from SMS Meer
21 June 2013 - Corinth Pipeworks in Athens, Greece, has signed a contract with SMS Meer for the supply of a JCOE® large-diameter pipe mill for longitudinally welded pipes.
Vallourec Organizes Fourth "Safety Day"
21 June 2013 - For the fourth year running, Vallourec has rallied its staff to focus on safety. This Safety Day is the chance to remind everyone about the crucial role that safety plays in Vallourec company culture.
ArcelorMittal Galati Partners with Local Animal Shelter to Tackle Dog Problem at Mill
21 June 2013 - ArcelorMittal Galati is the first Romanian corporation that chose to invest to solve the problem of street dogs in a humane, decent way: Since 2007, the company and ROLDA, a local charity that rescues and provides care for stray dogs, have been working together to create a better life for these unwanted animals.
NLMK Quality Management System Meets International Standards, Audit Confirms
21 June 2013 - A combined audit by the British Standards Institution has confirmed that NLMK Lipetsk production site management systems meet international standards.
Sesa Goa Appoints New Corporate Communications Head
21 June 2013 - Sesa Goa Ltd., India's largest private sector producer and exporter of iron ore, announced the appointment of a new head of corporate communications.
Siemens and LanzaTech partner to transform steel mill off-gases into bioethanol
20 June 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies and LanzaTech have signed a ten-year co-operation agreement to develop and market integrated environmental solutions for the steel industry worldwide. The collaboration will utilize the ground-breaking fermentation technology developed by LanzaTech transforming carbon-rich off-gases generated by the steel industry into low carbon bioethanol and other platform chemicals.
Global Stainless Steel Production in Q1 2013 Higher Than Last Year
20 June 2013 - As it reported global stainless crude steel production for the first quarter of 2013, the International Stainless Steel Forum said the markets should return to real-demand levels with some re-stocking in the second half of 2013.
Outokumpu, City of Sheffield Celebrate Centenary of Stainless Steel Innovation
20 June 2013 - Outokumpu recently participated in the celebration of the 100 years of stainless steel in city of Sheffield, UK.
ArcelorMittal France Supplies World's Biggest Ship-Owners
20 June 2013 - One of the ten largest ships in the world recently made its maiden voyage, with the vessel’s 17 decks all made of ArcelorMittal steel supplied by the company’s site in Saint Nazaire, France.
Vapormatt Launches Profelis In-Line Wet Blasting
20 June 2013 - Vapormatt has launched the Profelis, an in-line wet blasting, cleaning and drying system that offers exceptionally high quality results with all continuous wire, cable and strip products.
Metalloinvest Acquires High-Performance Machinery for Mining and Concentrating Business
20 June 2013 - Metalloinvest announced that Lebedinsky GOK (LGOK) and Mikhailovsky GOK (MGOK) (both part of Metalloinvest) have received new, high-load Belaz trucks with a maximum load capacity of 220- and 160-tonnes, respectively.
