Steel News

SMS Concast to Supply New Combi-Caster to BMM Ispat

08 March 2013 - BMM Ispat from Hospet, Karnataka Province, India, has ordered a combined-caster from SMS Concast of Switzerland.

ArcelorMittal Steel Being Used in Underground Pipe Project in Argentina

08 March 2013 - ArcelorMittal's steel is being used in a major new underground pipes project that is helping to prevent flooding in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

South Africa's Cape Gate Orders HiSECTION System from Danieli Automation

07 March 2013 - Cape Gate Ltd. awarded Danieli Automation with the order for one state-of-the-art HiSECTION® system for its existing bar rolling mill in Vanderbijlpark, Gauten, South Africa.

Linde Profit Misses Estimates as European Steel Demand Slows

07 March 2013 - Linde AG, tied with Air Liquide SA as the world’s biggest industrial gas company by sales, reported fourth-quarter profit that missed analyst estimates as slowing demand in Europe stunted growth, Bloomberg reports.

Mechel Announces Management Changes at Mechel Bluestone

07 March 2013 - In March 2013, Stephen Douglas Williams was appointed Mechel Bluestone's chief executive officer, replacing Tom Lusk.

OMK Opens New U.S. Pipe Plant

07 March 2013 - On 26 February 2013, Russia's United Metallurgical Co. (OMK) held a grand opening ceremony for its new 200,000 tonnes per year, US$98 million OMK Tube plant in Houston, Texas.

TMK Reports 2012 Results and 2013 Outlook

06 March 2013 - As TMK reported its results for 2012, it said that its Russian division sees a strong backlog for the beginning of the year but noted the drilling environment in the U.S. and economic conditions in Europe remain challenging.

Klockner & Co. Sales Increase Led by Growth in U.S.

06 March 2013 - Klöckner & Co. reported that turnover and sales increased significantly in the fiscal year, largely due to the acquisition of Macsteel Service Centers USA and strong organic growth in the U.S.

SSAB Earns Recognition as a John Deer "Partner-Level Supplier"

06 March 2013 - SSAB has earned recognition as a Partner-level supplier for 2012 in the John Deere Achieving Excellence Program. The Partner-level status is Deere & Company’s highest supplier rating.

Siemens Modernizes BGH Long Rolling Mills in Germany and Poland

06 March 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has equipped two long rolling mills belonging to BGH Edelstahlwerke GmbH with new drive and automation equipment.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Tests Retroreflective Strips on Safety Barriers

06 March 2013 - Retroreflective strips installed into the hollow part of safety barriers are being tested by ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions Czech Republic (AMDS), a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Ostrava.

ArcelorMittal Announces Approval of Phase Two of Its Liberia Operations

05 March 2013 - ArcelorMittal’s board has approved plans for phase two of its mining operations in Liberia. For the second phase of the project, annual capacity of the iron ore mine will increase from four million tonnes a year to 15 million tonnes a year in 2015.

Danieli Automation to Provide MES System for Severstal Balakovo

05 March 2013 - Danieli Automation has been awarded the contract for the supply of the Q3MET — the MES system oriented to the steel industry to optimize production, planning and scheduling of customer orders — for Severstal Balakovo in Russia.

Sandvik Materials Technology President Wins Prestigious Award

05 March 2013 - Petra Einarsson, president of Sandvik Materials Technology, was named the 2013 winner of the prestigious award “Most powerful woman in business in Sweden.”

Serbia to Restart Its Sole Steel Plant After Sale Fails

04 March 2013 - Serbia plans to restart one furnace at Zelezara Smederevo d.o.o., its sole steel producer, after NPO Uralvagonzavod OAO of Russia dropped plans to buy the state-owned company, Bloomberg reports.

Tata Steel Takes Delivery of First Iron Ore Cargo from Northland Resources

04 March 2013 - Tata Steel has taken delivery of the first shipment of high-grade iron ore from a new iron ore supplier, Northland Resources.

Outokumpu Appoints Senior Vice President – Sales, Stainless Coil EMEA

04 March 2013 - Olli-Matti Saksi has been appointed as Outokumpu’s senior vice president – sales, Business Area Stainless Coil EMEA as of 2 April 2013.

Kashima Steel Works Completes Full Restoration of Facilities Damaged by Japanese Earthquake

04 March 2013 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. has constructed a new gas holder to replace the one damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011, completing the restoration of all the company’s production facilities damaged by the quake.

NLMK Reports Continued Environmental Improvements

04 March 2013 - In 2012, Novolipetsk, NLMK’s main production site in Lipetsk, Russia, completed 120 environmental projects as compared to 100 in 2011, with investments totaling approximately RUB 1.3 billion as compared to RUB3.9 billion in 2011.

Tata Steel Commissions Coke Oven Battery No. 10 at Jamshedpur

04 March 2013 - On 3 March 2013, Tata Steel commissioned and inaugurated its 700,000 tonne per year coke oven battery No. 10 and by-product plant at its Jamshedpur facility in India.