Steel News

Siemens Extends Its Range of Solutions for Pickling Plants

15 October 2012 - Siemens Metals Technologies has acquired the know-how for acid regeneration from Acreg Process Technology GmbH, Vienna, Austria, thus extending its portfolio for pickling plants in the steel industry.

ArcelorMittal Skopje Presents New €3.5m Galvanizing Furnace

15 October 2012 - Macedonia's ArcelorMittal Skopje has presented its new €3.5m galvanizing furnace to its partners, as part of the company’s 2012 Customer Day.

Italy Orders Ilva Steel Plant to Limit Output, Upgrade Furnaces

12 October 2012 - Italy’s Ilva steel plant must limit annual production and shut down Europe’s biggest blast furnace for upgrades in order to get an environmental license to operate, according to the Environment Ministry, Reuters reports.

Danieli Corus Receives Order from AMK for Blast Furnace Reline Study

12 October 2012 - Danieli Corus has received an order for a feasibility study from Alchevsk Iron & Steel Works (Alchevskiy Metallurgicheskiy Kombinat, AMK) located in Alchevsk, Ukraine.

Concerns Raised Over Price Volatility and Protectionism at worldsteel Conference

12 October 2012 - Price volatility and fear of increasing barriers to trade were on the minds of speakers and delegates at the annual conference of the World Steel Association that began in New Delhi on Wednesday, Platts reports.

Evraz Freezes Czech Steel Production Due to Low Demand

12 October 2012 - Russian steelmaker Evraz has temporarily shut its Czech steel production line due to low demand and the company’s effort to run down its raw materials inventory, a spokesman said on Friday, according to Reuters.

worldsteel Releases Short Range Outlook for Global Apparent Steel Use

12 October 2012 - The World Steel Association forecasts that global apparent steel use will increase by 2.1% in 2012, which is considerably lower than the 6.2% growth achieved in 2011. In 2013, world steel demand will grow by 3.2% and reach a record high of 1,455 million tonnes.

SSAB Gives Notice of Redundancy Regarding 450 Employees

12 October 2012 - SSAB has today given notice of redundancy affecting 450 employees in the Swedish operations. The measures constitute part of the previously announced efficiency program within SSAB EMEA.

Tenova Strip Processing to Supply Two Process Lines to Southern Steel Sheet Corp.

12 October 2012 - Tenova Strip Processing has signed two contracts with Southern Steel Sheet Corporation, a joint venture of Vietnam Steel Group with Japan's Sumitomo and Malaysia's Federal Iron Works for the production of high quality galvanized and color coated coils.

worldsteel Announces Winners of 3rd Steelie Awards

12 October 2012 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) hosted its third Steel Awards ceremony at the farewell dinner to close the 46th annual steel industry conference in New Delhi, India.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Contracts SMS Siemag for Revamp of Duisburg-Beeckerwerth Continuous Caster

12 October 2012 - Following the engineering order in March 2012, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe has now contracted SMS Siemag to provide the delivery for the revamp of its continuous caster no. 1 at the Duisburg-Beeckerwerth works in Germany.

NLMK Lipetsk Issues Final Acceptance Certificate for New Blast Furnace

11 October 2012 - In addition to the basic design, the Paul Wurth Group has executed engineering and supply of a new 3.4 million ton per year blast furnace, including shell and tower structure, the refractory lining and the cooling system, for NLMK's Lipetsk works in Russia.

Tata Steel Wins Deming Grand Prize

11 October 2012 - Tata Steel has become the first integrated steel company in the world to be awarded the Deming Grand Prize (DGP) by the Japanese Union of Scientists and Engineers (JUSE).

World Steel Association Elects New Officers and Welcomes New Members

10 October 2012 - The Board of Directors of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) has elected new officers and welcomed new members for 2012/2013.

worldsteel Announces Safety and Health Excellence Recognition 2012

10 October 2012 - The World Steel Association has recognized four member companies, China Steel Corporation (CSC), Gerdau, NatSteel, and Tata Steel Limited for excellence in their safety and health programs.

Force Majeure at Iron Ore Mine Could Affect Production at ArcelorMittal South Africa

09 October 2012 - On Friday 5 October 2012 SIOC issued a force majeure notice informing ArcelorMittal South Africa that its supply obligations will be suspended due to unprotected industrial action at its Sishen mine which affects production and operations.