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SAIL Signs JV Agreement for Wagon Components Facility in West Bengal

29 May 2012 - Maharatna Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) signed a joint venture agreement with Burn Standard Co. Ltd. (BSCL) at Kolkata for setting up a Wagon Components Manufacturing Facility at the premises of BSCL at Jellingham, Purba Medinipore district, in West Bengal, with a capacity to produce 10,000 bogies and 10,000 couplers per annum.

Siemens to Modernize Drive Technology for Aluminium Norf Hot Mill

28 May 2012 - Siemens Metals Technologies will work with Aluminium Norf GmbH (Alunorf), located in Neuss, Germany, to modernize the drive technology in hot rolling mill no. 2. The conversion work is scheduled to start this year and finish in December 2017.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Improves Environmental Performance with Dortmund CAL Upgrade

28 May 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has modernized the continuous annealing line at its Dortmund site. The new burner technology was developed specifically for use in the Dortmund CAL, and the investment of around 30 million euros will help reduce by half the nitrogen oxide emissions from the line.

Posco Starts up Automotive Sheet Processing Center in Kunshan

28 May 2012 - Posco recently opened the third Posco-CSPC plant, an automotive steel sheet processing center located inside the Huaqiao Economic Development Zone, in the Chinese city of Kunshan, Jiangsu Province.

Metinvest Opens Steel Service Center in Vinnitsa

25 May 2012 - Metinvest continues to expand its distribution network with the opening of a Steel Service Center in Vinnitsa, Ukraine. It is the company’s second Steel Service Center in this western region of the country.

Baosteel Wins Awards in Paris International Invention Exhibition

25 May 2012 - Baosteel had nine projects participating in the recently concluded 111th Paris International Invention Exhibition, and was recognized with three gold, four silver, and two bronze awards.

Siemens to Upgrade Main Drives for ArcelorMittal Hot Mills in Dunkirk, Ghent

24 May 2012 - Siemens will replace the existing DC main drives in the finishing mills of ArcelorMittal’s plants in Dunkirk, France, and Ghent, Belgium, with more powerful AC systems. The first conversion work is planned for late 2012.

Essar Opens Hypermart Retail Outlet in Ghaziabad

24 May 2012 - Essar Hypermart, India’s first steel retail chain, has opened a new retail outlet in Uttar Pradesh, India, bringing the company’s total to more than 600 retail outlets across India.

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.

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