Steel News

Essar Steel Appoints CEO of its Odisha Operations

09 April 2013 - Essar Steel India Ltd announced the appointment of Rajendra Mittal as the chief executive officer for its Odisha operations.

VIZ-Steel Implements Energy-Efficient Technologies

09 April 2013 - VIZ-Steel has commenced the installation of a steam reforming facility that will replace the more expensive electrolysis method used during the process of electrical steel production. 

Abakan Contracts to Build Large-Scale Clad Pipe Facility in Brazil

09 April 2013 - Abakan Inc. has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Cone S.A. for construction of a manufacturing facility to suit large-scale clad pipe manufacture in Brazil.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Reduces Dust Emissions to Historical Low

08 April 2013 - In 2012 ArcelorMittal Ostrava cut its dust emissions by another 85 tonnes, thus reducing its environmental footprint to the historical low of 584 tonnes, which is a mere third of what it used to be ten years ago when ArcelorMittal bought the plant.

Siemens to Supply Rail and Section Mill to Kazakhstan

08 April 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order to supply Aktobe Rail and Section Works LLP in Kazakhstan with a 430,000 ton per year rail and section mill.

BlueScope Steel Announces Retirement of Non-Executive Director

08 April 2013 - BlueScope announced that non-executive director Kevin McCann has retired from its Board.

Severstal Commissions the New No. 7 Coke Oven Battery at Cherepovets

08 April 2013 - OAO Severstal’s Cherepovets steel mill commissioned its new No.7 coke oven battery (KB-7) following a 4.5 billion rubles reconstruction project.

ArcelorMittal USA Earns 2013 ENERGY STAR Award for Sustained Excellence

05 April 2013 - ArcelorMittal USA has been honored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy with the 2013 ENERGY STAR® Award for Sustained Excellence.

China Industrial Steel Reports 2012 Results

05 April 2013 - China Industrial Steel, Inc. announced its earnings for the year ended 31 December 2012, noting that recent Chinese government efforts to spur economic growth should boost demand for the steel plate, wire and bar products it makes.

Essar Steel Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

04 April 2013 - Essar Steel India Limited has appointed Mr. Ashutosh Agarwala as director — finance and chief financial officer.

Duferco Closing Meltshop in Belgium

04 April 2013 - The electric arc steel making shop and the wire rolling mill at Duferco's La Louviere plant in Belgium will be closed and eventually mothballed, according to the Steel Industry Photography website.

Minelco Changing Name to LKAB Minerals

04 April 2013 - Minelco and its owner, LKAB, feel now is the time to build one strong global brand together covering the world’s industrial minerals, iron and steel industries, so as of 1 July 2013, Minelco will become LKAB Minerals.

Chung Joon Yang of POSCO Named 2013 AIST Steelmaker of the Year

03 April 2013 - Chung Joon Yang, chairman and chief executive officer of POSCO, will be named “Steelmaker of the Year” at AISTech 2013 — The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition, managed by the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST).

NINL Commissions Steelmaking Facilities in India

03 April 2013 - Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd, a joint venture company of MMTC, IPICOL and Odisha Mining Corp., announced the commissioning of its steelmaking facilities at Kalinganagar in Odisha, India, with an investment of Rs 1,640 crore, the Economic Times of India reports.

Corsa Announces Hyundai Steel Contract

03 April 2013 - Corsa Coal Corp. announced that it has entered into a long term sales arrangement with Hyundai Steel Co. to provide its Wilson Creek low volatile coal to Hyundai Steel. 

Power Plant Workers from ArcelorMittal Ostrava Working Without Accidents for Five Years

03 April 2013 - Employees of ArcelorMittal Energy Ostrava, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Ostrava in the Czech Republic, have worked more than three and a half million hours without injuries.

Danieli Corus to Rebuild AMK Blast Furnace No. 1

02 April 2013 - Danieli Corus has received the order for the rebuild of blast furnace No. 1 operated by Alchevsky Metallurgichesky Kombinat (AMK) of Alchevsk, Ukraine.

EVRAZ Announces Acquisition of Stake in Timir Iron Ore Project

02 April 2013 - EVRAZ plc has signed an agreement to acquire a stake in OJSC “Timir” for a total consideration of RUB4,950 million (approximately US$160 million) to be paid in several installments.

ArcelorMittal Only Mill in Czech Republic Producing Tubes with Polypropylene Coating

02 April 2013 - ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Ostrava, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Ostrava, has successfully launched the manufacture of tubes with a new type of coating for the transportation of drinking water and oil and gas.

Sutor Group Wins Contract to Supply Spiral Seam Pipes for Water Transmission Project

01 April 2013 - Sutor Technology Group, a China-based manufacturer and distributor of high-end finished steel products and welded steel pipes, announced its subsidiary Ningbo Zhehua Heavy Steel Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd. won a US$8.6 million contract to supply 11,440 meters of spiral seam steel pipes for a water transmission pipeline project in Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province, China.