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World Steel Association Reports Global Output 0.7% Higher Year-on-Year in May
20 June 2012 - World crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 131 million tonnes in May 2012, an increase of 0.7% compared to May 2011.
ArcelorMittal to Idle Another Two European BFs
20 June 2012 - ArcelorMittal will idle two European blast furnaces in the third quarter to perform furnace relines.
China Nickel Resources in US$1.8 Billion Indonesia Steel Plan
20 June 2012 - China Nickel Resources Holdings is to invest US$1.8 billion in an Indonesian steel project called PT Batulicin Steel with local minority partner PT Jhonlin.
ThyssenKrupp VDM Obtains ASME Certification
19 June 2012 - ThyssenKrupp VDM was recently certified by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers as a reliable supplier of material for applications including pressure vessels and piping in the nuclear industry.
Sumitomo Metals Receives Prize for Innovation in Steel Plate
19 June 2012 - Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. received the Nippon Keidanren Chairman’s Innovation Prize from the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation for its innovation in steel plate that withstands fatigue crack.
Evraz Plans US$6 Billion Spend to Meet Global Steel Demand
19 June 2012 - Russian steel and mining group Evraz Plc set out plans for US$6 billion of capital spending through the next four years as it seeks to meet growing global demand for railways and pipelines, particularly in North America.
Praxair and Midrex Sign Strategic Alliance to Commercialize Technology to Produce DRI Using Alternative Fuels
19 June 2012 - Praxair, Inc. and Midrex Technologies Inc. have signed an alliance agreement to develop and market new process technology for the production of DRI with a variety of fuels such as coke oven gas.
NanoSteel Announces Breakthrough in Steel Design for Automotive Light-Weighting
19 June 2012 - The NanoSteel® Company announced the development of new advanced high-strength steels with exceptional combinations of strength and ductility for automotive structures.
Tata Steel Proposes Increasing Stake in Tinplate Subsidiary
19 June 2012 - Indian steelmaker Tata Steel proposed increasing its stake in its subsidiary the Tinplate Company of India Ltd.by up to 14%.
Tata Steel Selects CA Technologies to Help Accelerate Innovation of New Steel Solutions
19 June 2012 - Tata Steel has chosen CA Technologies to help accelerate the innovation of new steel solutions to drive top-line growth.
Praxair and Midrex Sign Strategic Alliance to Commercialize Technology to Produce DRI Using Alternative Fuels
19 June 2012 - Praxair, Inc. and Midrex Technologies Inc. have signed an alliance agreement to develop and market new process technology for the production of DRI with a variety of fuels such as coke oven gas.
Arvedi ESP Process Permits Direct Production of Pipeline Steels
18 June 2012 - Ultra-thin hot strips rolled at the ESP line installed by Siemens at Acciaieria Arvedia SpA in Cremona, Italy, now meet the requirements for API grades up to X70.
AK Steel Applauds WTO Decision That Chinese Duties Were Unjustified
18 June 2012 - AK Steel applauded the decision of a dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization that China had no legal basis to impose antidumping and countervailing duties on imports of grain oriented electrical steel from the U.S. beginning in December 2009.
GE to Supply Japan’s JFE Steel Co. with Multi-Fuel, On-Site Power Solution at Chiba Steel Mill
18 June 2012 - GE is supplying Japan steel producer JFE Steel Co. Ltd. with a heavy duty Frame 9E gas turbine system for an innovative steel gas-to-energy recovery project at the company’s East Japan Iron Works in Chiba City, located in the Keiyo (Tokyo-Chiba) Industrial Park east of Tokyo.
Thailand Drafts Law to Shut Mills Producing Substandard Steel
18 June 2012 - The Council of Ministers of Thailand approved a draft bill this past week that will allow the country's Ministry of Industry to shut mills that produce substandard steel. The new law will stipulate the type of raw materials to be used and ensure that the quality of products made in mills are in accordance with law.
Chengdu Plate Co. Develops Production of Thicker HDG Plate
18 June 2012 - Chinese steelmaker Chengdu Plate Co. announced it has developed production of 2.3 x 1250 mm hot-dip galvanized (HDG) plate.
Bekaert and Xinsteel Break Ground for New Plant in China
18 June 2012 - On May 28, Bekaert and Xinsteel broke ground for a new wire production plant in Xinyu, Jiangxi Province, China.
Kingland Pipe Orders Spiral Pipe Welding Line
18 June 2012 - China's Zhejiang Kingland Pipe Industry awarded PWS, an SMS Meer company, a contract for the supply of off-line spiral pipe welding equipment.
Hyundai Steel to Start Construction of No. 2 Steel Plate Plant in July
15 June 2012 - South Korean Hyundai Steel plans to start the construction of its No. 2 steel plate plants in July 2012.
ArcelorMittal Commissions New Ladle Shop in Polish Facility
15 June 2012 - ArcelorMittal Poland has commissioned two new investments at its unit in Dąbrowa Górnicza – a Pulverized Coal Injection (PCI) into blast furnace No. 2 and a modernized sinter belt.
