World
All the latest headlines from all regions of the world outside the NAFTA market.
Latest News
SSAB Announces Price Increases
05 December 2012 - SSAB EMEA is raising its prices for hot rolled, cold rolled and galvanized coil, as well as heavy plate, by at least SEK 300 (US$45) per tonne for orders acknowledged after 5 December 2012.
Tata Steel UK Orders Two Smarton® Konecranes
05 December 2012 - TATA Steel at Brierley Hill in the West Midlands has ordered two SMARTON® cranes for coil lifting from East Kilbride based Konecranes UK Industrial Crane Division.
TMK Acquires Controlling Stake in Pipe Plant in Oman
05 December 2012 - TMK, one of the world’s leading producers of tubular products for the oil and gas industry, has acquired 55% of Gulf International Pipe Industry L.L.C. (GIPI) located in Oman.
ArcelorMittal Liberia Gets New CEO
04 December 2012 - Antonio Carlos has been appointed as CEO of ArcelorMittal Liberia, following Rajesh Goel’s decision to retire from the company, according to a local media report.
France Announces ArcelorMittal Steelworks Deal
04 December 2012 - The French government backed away on Friday from a threat to nationalize a steelworks, saying it secured promises from the owner, ArcelorMittal, to invest and avoid any forced layoffs at the site where the company has idled two blast furnaces, according to a Reuters report.
Atlas Tube Donates Materials to Help Rebuild Haiti Trade School
03 December 2012 - Atlas Tube, a division of JMC Steel Group, has donated 16 tons of steel hollow structural sections (HSS) to help rebuild L’École Lakay, a trade school located in Haiti that was severely damaged in the 2010 earthquake.
Tata Steel to Work With SMS Mevac on Vacuum Induction Melting
03 December 2012 - Tata Steel has announced a new collaboration with technology company SMS Mevac, which will design a new facility for the production of high-purity vacuum induction melted (VIM) steels for the aerospace industry at Tata’s Specialty Steels business in Stocksbridge, South Yorkshire.
voestalpine Celebrates 60 Years of the LD Process
30 November 2012 - The voestalpine Stahlwelt in Linz, Austria, is currently hosting a special exhibition on 60 years of the LD process, showing how this innovation has changed the world. The LD process was one of the century’s most significant industrial inventions, revolutionizing the global steel industry at a stroke.
EVRAZ Announces Agreement to Sell Railcar Subsidiary
30 November 2012 - EVRAZ plc has signed an agreement for disposal of its Russian railcar operating subsidiary EvrazTrans to Russian freight rail operator NefteTransService.
EVRAZ Announces Agreement to Sell Railcar Subsidiary
30 November 2012 - EVRAZ plc has signed an agreement for disposal of its Russian railcar operating subsidiary EvrazTrans to Russian freight rail operator NefteTransService.
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.
