Steel News

Taishan Steel to Start Stainless Rolling Facility Upgrade in September

09 August 2012 - Chinese plantmaker China 19th Metallurgical Corp. announced it has won a tender to carry out the upgrading project of the stainless steel rolling mill of Shandong Province-based steelmaker Shandong Taishan Iron and Steel Group.

ILVA Steel Plant to be Opened for Upgrades

08 August 2012 - An Italian court ruled on 7 August that Europe's largest steel plant, ILVA, could upgrade its production line to meet regulatory standards, and the chairman of the plant said it could keep running while the improvements are made.

Baosteel Signs Cooperation Deal with China Communications Construction

08 August 2012 - Shanghai-based steel giant Baosteel Group announced it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Communications Construction Co.

Nippon Steel and WISCO Plan Expansion to Tinplate Joint Venture

08 August 2012 - Nippon Steel Corporation and Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation (WISCO) plan to double producion capacity at their Chinese joint venture, WISCO-Nippon Steel Tinplate Co., to 400,000 tonnnes/year of tinplate and 400,000 tonnes/year of tin mill black plate.

Hengyang Valin Steel Commissions PQF® Seamless Tube Mill

07 August 2012 - China's Hengyang Valin Steel Tube has commissioned a new 500,000 tonnes/year PQF® seamless tube mill from SMS Meer.

Kiswire Opens R&D Center in Malaysia

07 August 2012 - South Korea’s Kiswire announced plans to invest a further RM1.8 billion to beef up its operations in Johor as it moves to make Malaysia its production hub for high-carbon steel wire products in South-East Asia, after officially opening the Kiswire research and development center and regional headquarters on 31 July.

Kardemir Receives Environmental Approval for Capacity Increase

06 August 2012 - Turkish integrated long steel producer Kardemir received approval from Turkey's Ministry of Environment and Urbanism for its environmetal impact assessment (EIA) report in relation to its planned steelmaking capacity increase.

Indian Mining Company Orders Complete Steelmaking Plant from Siemens

06 August 2012 - A consortium led by Siemens VAI Metals Technologies received an order from the Government of India’s fully owned public enterprise, the National Mineral Development Corporation Limited (NMDC), for the supply of a complete LD (BOF) steelmaking plant. The order volume for the consortium amounts to approximately €290 million.

Japanese Group Establishes Automotive Steel Pipe and Tube Joint Venture in Mexico

06 August 2012 - Nippon Steel Corporation, Sumitomo Pipe & Tube Co., Sumitomo Corporation, and Metal One Corporation have established a joint venture company in Mexico to build a manufacturing and sales base for automotive steel pipe and tubes, as demand is expected to grow significantly there in the future.

TISCO Receives Approval for New Stainless Cold Rolling Project

03 August 2012 - The Development and Reform Commission of China's Shanxi Province has approved a feasibility report for a new stainless steel cold rolling project of Shanxi-based Chinese steelmaker Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group (TISCO).

Tenaris Announces 2012 Second Quarter Results

02 August 2012 - Tenaris S.A. announced its results for the quarter and semester ended 30 June 2012 and provided an outlook for global demand for energy and drilling products.

Ternium Announces Second Quarter and First Half 2012 Results

02 August 2012 - Latin American steelmaker Ternium S.A. announced its results for the second quarter and first half ended 30 June 2012 and also provided an outlook for the third quarter.

Kingland Pipeline to Expand Output Capacity of Spiral Welded Pipe Project

02 August 2012 - Zhejiang Province-based Chinese pipe producer Zhejiang Kingland Pipline and Technologies Co. Ltd announced it will expand and upgrade its 120,000 tonne capacity spiral welded pipe project to an annual output capacity of 200,000 tonnes.

Siemens to Supply a Combined Pickling Line and Cold Rolling Mill to VAMA

02 August 2012 - Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel Co., Ltd. (VAMA) has ordered a combined pickling line and tandem cold-rolling mill from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for its new cold rolling complex being erected in China.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Becomes First European Steel Company with ISO 50001 Certification

02 August 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is now the proud recipient of ISO 50001 certification, an internationally recognized standard for energy management systems (EMS).

TMS International Opens Trading Offices in Brazil and U.S.

02 August 2012 - TMS International Corp., the parent company of Tube City IMS Corporation, a leading provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills globally, announced it has opened trading offices in Belo Horizonte, Brazil; Miami, Fla.; and Austin, Texas.

Danieli SpA to Construct Steel Mill in Ethiopia

31 July 2012 - Danieli SpA was awarded a half billion U.S. dollar turnkey project to construct the Toussa Steel Mill.

Greek Steel Workers End Nine-Month Strike

30 July 2012 - The union at one of Greece's main steel plants has decided to end its nine-month strike. Workers were expected to return Monday July 30 to the Hellenic Halyvourgia plant at Aspropyrgos west of Athens, where police have clashed with striking workers in recent weeks.

Tenova LOI Italimpianti Receives Final Acceptance Certificate from Sinosteel

30 July 2012 - Tenova LOI Italimpianti Genoa has successfully received the FAC (Final Acceptance Certificate) for the three carbon baking furnaces installed in the green field plant belonging to Sinosteel Corporation in Changing County, China. 

Vallourec Reports Commercial Success of the VAM® 21 Connection in the Middle East

30 July 2012 - Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions, announced it has received orders for VAM® 21 premium threaded connections in the Middle East totaling almost 15,000 tons since the beginning of the year.