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BHP Billiton to Restart Operations at Temco

24 May 2012 - BHP Billiton announced a 90-day suspension of operations at its TEMCO1 manganese alloy facility in Tasmania, Australia, on February 23, 2012, to review the economic viability of continuing operations. With that review now complete, BHP Billiton has decided to restart Temco operations, with planning for a full restart commencing immediately.

Ruukki to Provide Steel Frame for New Power Plant in Estonia

23 May 2012 - Rautaruukki has signed a contract with Alstom Power to deliver the steel frame for a new power plant in Narva, Estonia. Ruukki will supply the steel frame structures for the boiler, with the potential for a second unit.

Siemens Installs Heat Recovery Pilot Plant at Stahlwerk Thüringen

23 May 2012 - A heat recovery pilot plant installed by Siemens Metals Technologies in the electric steel plant of Stahlwerk Thüringen GmbH in Unterwellenborn, Germany, is now in operation since April 2012. The plant uses molten salt as the heat transfer medium and is connected to the existing exhaust gas system of the EAF.

JSW Steel Reports Growth in April Crude Steel Production

23 May 2012 - JSW Steel Ltd. reported monthly crude steel production of 715,000 tonnes for April 2012, a 35% increase compared to the corresponding month in the last fiscal year and 10% sequentially.

Posco Selected as Most Admired Korean Company

23 May 2012 - Posco ranked first as the Most Admired Korean Company in 2012 after Fortune Korea and the Sungkyunkwan University Management Research Institute applied Fortune’s “Most Admired Company” survey method to Korean companies.

SKF ConRo Reduces CO2 Emissions from Steel Production

23 May 2012 - SKF announced that the SKF ConRo roll line unit, a BeyondZero Portfolio product, reduces an estimated average of 1.5 tonnes CO2 per roll line per year.

April World Crude Steel Production up 1.2% vs. April 2011

22 May 2012 - World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association stood at 128.38 million tonnes for April 2012, 1.2% higher in comparison with April 2011 and 2.9% lower than the previous month, March 2012.

New Officers Elected During ISSF-16 in Beijing

22 May 2012 - The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) elected new office bearers during the organization’s 16th Annual Conference (ISSF-16) recently held in Beijing, China. Joon-Sik Kim, Senior Executive Vice President and Head of the Stainless Steel Business Division of Posco, was elected Chairman of ISSF for a one-year term.

Ruukki to Supply HS Steel Structures for Ore Wagons at Pajala Mine

22 May 2012 - Ruukki has signed a contract with the Swedish company Kiruna Wagon to deliver high-strength shell plates for iron ore wagons to be used at the iron ore mine in Pajala, northern Sweden.

Metinvest Supports Steel Expansion in Ukrainian Construction Sector

22 May 2012 - Metinvest conducted a discussion on steel use in the construction sector in Ukraine at the first national conference of steel construction. Stakeholders believe implementation of a program will create by 2020 an additional market of structural steelwork, steel façade, and roof systems in the volume of 1 million tonnes.

ISSF Announces 2012 Sustainability Award Winners

21 May 2012 - The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has announced the three winners of its 2012 Sustainability Award: Aperam (France), Nippon Metal Industry Co., Ltd. (Japan), and Taiyuan Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd. - TISCO (China).

100 Years of Stainless Steel Exhibition Opens in Beijing

21 May 2012 - The International Stainless Steel Forum and members of the Team Stainless network are celebrating a century of stainless steel production a travelling exhibition that will open in Beijing during the ISSF’s 16th Annual Conference.

NLMK Wins IR Global Rankings’ Best Financial Disclosure Award

21 May 2012 - IR Global Rankings has awarded NLMK for the “Best Financial Disclosure” category in Europe as part of 2012 Best Ranked Companies in North America and Europe.

Ruukki to Initiate Employee Negotiations in Steel Service Centers, Sales Organization

18 May 2012 - Ruukki Metals Oy plans to initiate employer-employee negotiations concerning the centralization and efficiency of operations in its steel service centers and sales organization in Finland, as part of its project to improve competitiveness.

NLMK Wins 1st Place in Russian Web Ranking

17 May 2012 - NLMK Group’s corporate website (www.nlmk.com) won 1st place in the Russian KWD Webranking (King Worldwide). The study evaluates the English-language version of a wide range of international corporate websites.

New Technopolis Innova 2 Structure Features Ruukki’s Energy Piles

17 May 2012 - Ruukki announced the opening of the Technopolis Innova 2 office building in Jyväskylä, Finland. It is the first project in Finland to utilize energy piles innovated by Ruukki and Uponor that collect ground-source energy.

Severstal to Supply Coking Coal and Iron Pellets to Rautaruukki

17 May 2012 - Severstal Resources Mining Division will supply Rautaruukki’s production facilities with coking coal and iron ore pellets for the next three years.

ThyssenKrupp Examines Options for Steel Americas Plants in Brazil, U.S.

16 May 2012 - The Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG informed the Supervisory Board of its decision to examine strategic options for the plants of Steel Americas in Brazil and the U.S., in parallel with further technical and commercial optimization, to which the Supervisory Board assented. The options may involve a partnership or a sale to a best owner whose strategy can better utilize the plants.

Outotec to Supply Emission Optimized Sintering for Indian Project

16 May 2012 - Outotec has been selected by Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd. to design and deliver technology, including its Emission Optimized Sintering process, for a new iron ore sintering plant to be built in Rengali in the state of Orissa, India.

Posco CEO Shares Technology Roadmap at China Conference

16 May 2012 - Posco CEO Chung Joonyang recently attended the 7th China International Steel Congress and held a discussion on “New Technologies of Posco” as part of the green technology roadmap session.

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