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Posco, Great Wall Sign Technology Cooperation Agreement

05 March 2012 - Posco recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the Great Wall Motor Co., pledging to take part in the Chinese automaker’s new auto development efforts, including its plan to use more high-strength steel.

Outokumpu Delivers Stainless Quarto Plates for Solar Power Project

02 March 2012 - Outokumpu is supplying 650 tonnes of stainless steel quarto plates for the construction of a hot nitrate salt storage tank used at the Crescent Dunes Solar Energy power plant located in Tonapah, Nev. The plates are produced at Outokumpu’s quarto plate unit in Degerfors, Sweden.

voestalpine Reveals Enhanced phs-ultraform Product

02 March 2012 - voestalpine will present at the Geneva Motor Show an enhancement to its patented phs-ultraform, a hot-dip galvanized high-strength steel developed for lightweight construction of car body panels. In conjunction with Swiss prototype manufacturer Rinspeed, a laser-welded door made of phs-ultraform will be on display.

Siemens-Led Consortium to Supply New Sinter Plant for NMDC

02 March 2012 - National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC), an Indian government-owned mining company, has placed an order with a consortium headed by Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for the supply of a sinter plant on a full turn-key basis.

Mechel Celebrates Launch of Quality Steel Producing Complex at Chelyabinsk

02 March 2012 - Mechel OAO recently celebrated its launch of the first line of Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant’s universal rolling mill.

Vtorchermet NLMK Continues Growth in 2011

01 March 2012 - NLMK Long Products subsidiary Vtorchermet NLMK set up 18 new scrap metal processing sites in 2011 in various regions across Russia.

TMS International Expands Operation in Taiwan

01 March 2012 - TMS International announced the expansion of its scrap yard operation in Taichung, Taiwan. The expansion will enable the company to meet increasing regional demand for steelmaking raw materials.

JSW Steel Reports Crude Steel Production for January 2012

01 March 2012 - JSW Steel Limited reported the production of 805,000 tonnes of crude steel for January 2012, which represents a 39% increase compared to crude steel production of 580,000 tonnes for January 2011.

Mechel’s Tikhvin Plant Compliant with ISO 14001 Standard

01 March 2012 - Mechel OAO reports that the environment management system at Tikhvin Ferroalloy Plant has been certified as compliant with the international ISO 14001 standard.

Tenova I2S to Supply New 20 High Reversing Cold Rolling Mill for Posco AST

29 February 2012 - Tenova I2S has signed a contract with Posco AST to supply a new ZR22STG-52-inch precision 20-High Cluster Mill at the company’s site at Ansan, Korea. The company plans to produce 30,000 tonnes of stainless and bright annealed steel per year at this new facility.

Dillinger Hutte Supplies Heavy Plate for Irish Sea Wind Farm

29 February 2012 - Dillinger Hütte supplied a total of about 36,000 tonnes of heavy plate ranging in thickness from 30 to 105 mm for Walney, which recently opened off England’s western coast and is said to be the world’s largest offshore wind farm covering an area of approximately 73 km².

Mechel Announces Suspension of Mining at New-Olzherassk Mine

29 February 2012 - Mechel OAO announced the temporary halting of coal mining at Southern Kuzbass Coal Company OAO’s New-Olzherassk Underground mine’s long wall face # 21-1-7 due to coal self-heating.

Posco Selected as a Most Admired Company

29 February 2012 - Posco was recently ranked 2nd in the “2012 Korea’s Most Admired Companies” announced by KMAC. It has been listed as an All-Star Company for nine consecutive years and maintained 1st in the steel division of the per-industry evaluations.

Nippon Steel Galvanizing (Thailand) Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony

28 February 2012 - Nippon Steel Galvanizing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. held a groundbreaking ceremony on February 27. The company was established in June last year by Nippon Steel Corp. for the manufacture and sale of hot-dip galvanized and galvannealed steel sheets.

Severstal Plans US$1.7 Billion Target Capital Investment Program for 2012

28 February 2012 - OAO Severstal announced plans to invest US $1.7 billion in 2012, including further modernization and improvement of its operations, raising standards for health & safety, and development of new projects both in Russia and internationally.

Posco Begins Operation Staff Training at Krakatau Posco

28 February 2012 - Posco recently started training the operation staff at Krakatau Posco, Indonesia, a joint venture between Posco and Krakatau Steel.

Sandvik Materials Technology Appoints Global EHS Manager

28 February 2012 - Sandvik Materials Technology announced the appointment of Christian Hörnkvist as Global Manager Environment, Health and Safety.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Donates Waste Heat to Neighboring Town

27 February 2012 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava reports that around 500 households in the town of Vratimov, which has a population of nearly 7000 inhabitants, are heated ecologically by its waste heat. As a result, Vratimov was able to shut down all of its boiler stations burning fossil fuels.

Outokumpu Reports Radiation Incident at Tornio Site

27 February 2012 - Outokumpu's Tornio melting furnace was recently exposed to a source of radiation that has since been identified as americium. Four meltshop employees were exposed to radiation as they entered the melting furnace during maintenance work.

VIZ-Stal to Install Steam Reforming Equipment for Electrical Steel Production

27 February 2012 - NLMK Group subsidiary VIZ-Stal has received equipment for the construction of a steam reforming facility that will be used to produce hydrogen that will be used in the production of electrical steel.

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