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Metal One Takes Equity Stake in Northern Vietnam Steel Venture
30 November 2012 - Japan's Metal One Corporation has taken a 20% equity stake in the Kyoei Steel Singapore Corp., a holding company and the sole shareholder of Kyoei Steel Vietnam Co., Kyoei Steel's venture in the north of Vietnam.
Metal One Takes Equity Stake in Northern Vietnam Steel Venture
30 November 2012 - Japan's Metal One Corporation has taken a 20% equity stake in the Kyoei Steel Singapore Corp., a holding company and the sole shareholder of Kyoei Steel Vietnam Co., Kyoei Steel's venture in the north of Vietnam.
LanzaTech-Baosteel Waste-Gas-To-Ethanol Project to Enter Commercialization Phase
30 November 2012 - In early November 2012 the Baosteel Waste Gas to Ethanol Technology Review Panel of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) completed its due diligence on the LanzaTech-Baosteel pre-commercial facility located in Shanghai, reporting that the project can now officially enter the commercialization phase, scaling the process further to make steel mill waste gas-biofuel a commercial reality in China.
LanzaTech-Baosteel Waste-Gas-To-Ethanol Project to Enter Commercialization Phase
30 November 2012 - In early November 2012 the Baosteel Waste Gas to Ethanol Technology Review Panel of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) completed its due diligence on the LanzaTech-Baosteel pre-commercial facility located in Shanghai, reporting that the project can now officially enter the commercialization phase, scaling the process further to make steel mill waste gas-biofuel a commercial reality in China.
ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe Cuts Energy Bills with Turbine Technology
29 November 2012 - ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe (FCE) has reduced its energy bills by more than 3% a year, and cut its CO2-equivalent emissions by around 176,000 tonnes a year, thanks to the use of a new technology, the company reports.
ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe Cuts Energy Bills with Turbine Technology
29 November 2012 - ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe (FCE) has reduced its energy bills by more than 3% a year, and cut its CO2-equivalent emissions by around 176,000 tonnes a year, thanks to the use of a new technology, the company reports.
EUROFER Still Concerned with Glencore/Xstrata Merger
29 November 2012 - EUROFER, the European Steel Association, is criticizing the European Commission’s approval of the Glencore/Xstrata merger: Remedies addressing zinc supplies, it says, are not sufficient to shield the European market from the dominant influence of one supplier.
EUROFER Still Concerned with Glencore/Xstrata Merger
29 November 2012 - EUROFER, the European Steel Association, is criticizing the European Commission’s approval of the Glencore/Xstrata merger: Remedies addressing zinc supplies, it says, are not sufficient to shield the European market from the dominant influence of one supplier.
Ruukki Metals Completes Employer-Employee Negotiations
29 November 2012 - Employer-employee negotiations affecting Ruukki Metals and Ruukki’s Marketing and Communications function have now been completed; the negotiations have resulted in a workforce reduction of about 250 persons.
Ruukki Metals Completes Employer-Employee Negotiations
29 November 2012 - Employer-employee negotiations affecting Ruukki Metals and Ruukki’s Marketing and Communications function have now been completed; the negotiations have resulted in a workforce reduction of about 250 persons.
Storm Adds to Chaos at Troubled Italy Steel Plant
28 November 2012 - A violent storm hit the troubled ILVA steel plant in southern Italy, injuring dozens and adding to disruption at the huge site, which is already caught in a widening pollution scandal that could cost billions, Reuters reports.
Sandvik Implements Further Structural Measures, Adjusts Capacity and Costs
28 November 2012 - Global industrial group Sandvik is implementing a number of measures to adjust costs due to the weaker market demand that was experienced during the third quarter and that has persisted thus far into the fourth quarter.
Sandvik Implements Further Structural Measures, Adjusts Capacity and Costs
28 November 2012 - Global industrial group Sandvik is implementing a number of measures to adjust costs due to the weaker market demand that was experienced during the third quarter and that has persisted thus far into the fourth quarter.
Edgen Murray Expands Service Offerings with Acquisition
28 November 2012 - Edgen Group Inc. through its subsidiary, Edgen Murray Europe Limited, a leading global supplier of specialty steel products and logistics solutions for the energy and infrastructure markets, has acquired the profiling business of Eterniti Steels Limited in order to enhance its complete package offerings to customers in the U.K. and throughout Europe.
TMK Announces Q3 Results, Provides Outlook
28 November 2012 - Russia's TMK, a global producer of tubular products for the oil and gas industry, announced its financial results for the nine months ending 30 September 2012 and provided its outlook for the remainder of the year and next.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe and Solliance Researching Applications for New Generation of Solar Cells
28 November 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe and Solliance are counting on a highly promising form of power generation: organic photovoltaics (OPV).
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe and Solliance Researching Applications for New Generation of Solar Cells
28 November 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe and Solliance are counting on a highly promising form of power generation: organic photovoltaics (OPV).
SMS Siemag to Modernize Hot Strip Mill at Baosteel
27 November 2012 - Baoshan Iron & Steel (Baosteel) has awarded SMS Siemag a contract for the modernization of its hot strip mill no. 1 in Shanghai, China. The modernization is designed to increase the production of both the hot strip mill and the continuous caster and to allow the two production stages to be more flexibly coordinated.
Italy Races to Save Ilva Plant as Workers Storm Factory
27 November 2012 - Workers stormed Europe’s biggest steel plant ILVA on Tuesday, faced with closure over allegations of an environmental disaster, as the Italian government raced to save 20,000 jobs at risk, Reuters reports.
Siemens Modernizes Billet Caster at Feralpi Calvisano
27 November 2012 - Acciaierie di Calvisano, belonging to the Feralpi Group of Italy, has commissioned Siemens Metals Technologies with the modernization of the billet caster in the Calvisano works in Italy.
