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Grupo Simec to Invest in New 500,000 TPY Plant in Brazil

11 November 2011 - Grupo Simec announces plans to invest more than USD $500 million in a Greenfield plant in Brazil that will have an annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes in its first stage.

Sumitomo Metals Receives Awards from Japan Institute of Metals

10 November 2011 - Sumitomo Metal Industries, Sumitomo Metals (Kokura), and Sumitomo Metals (Naoetsu) recently received the 34th Technical Development Award from the Japan Institute of Metals for the development of the low-carbon non-leaded free cutting steel “Smigreen CS” and for development of fine-precipitates dispersed stainless steel sheet “NAR-301L HSX.”

NLMK Idles Blast Furnace for Repairs

10 November 2011 - Responding to media allegations, the NLMK Group this week reported the idling of one of its blast furnaces for planned repairs at its Blast Furnace Shop No. 1.

voestalpine Stahl Starts Up Automated Thick Slab Caster from Siemens VAI

10 November 2011 - voestalpine Stahl GmbH successfully cast the first two ladle heats on September 20 in the new CC7 continuous casting line delivered by Siemens VAI. The casting line is designed to produce slabs with thicknesses up to 355 mm at widths of up to 2200 mm.

voestalpine AG Names New Press Spokesman

09 November 2011 - voestalpine AG announced the appointment of Peter Felsbach as the Group’s new press spokesman, serving as the Group's central contact for national and international media.

Ruukki to Supply Steel Structure in Lipetsk Region

09 November 2011 - Rautaruukki has signed a contract with the Russian company Terwingo to design and deliver the steel frame and roof structures for a special steel wire production plant to be built in the Lipetsk region of Russia.

Siemens Introduces New Quick-Exchange Pinch-Roll Cassette

09 November 2011 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies offers hot-strip mill operators a new method for changing the pinch rolls in downcoilers. The pinch-roll unit, designed as a quick-exchange cassette, can reportedly be replaced within 10 minutes without additional interruption of production.

ThyssenKrupp Expands Range of Hot-stamping Steels with GammaProtect

08 November 2011 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe has developed a new anti-rust finish, called GammaProtect®, that is suitable for hot-stamped components. The coating expands the application range for hot stamping to include parts in the wet area of the car body.

Posco, Gorenje Sign Long-Term Supply Agreement

08 November 2011 - Posco recently signed a long-term supply agreement with home appliance maker Gorenje in Velenje, Slovenia. The agreement will allow Posco to set up a bridgehead in Europe for stable home appliance steel sales.

voestalpine, Austrian Ski Association Cooperate on New Structure

07 November 2011 - voestalpine and the ÖSV recently presented the result of their cooperation in honor of the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 in Schladming: a steel structure called voestalpine skygate erected in the finish arena of the Planai stadium.

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Honored for Corporate Responsibility Report

07 November 2011 - ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih was recently awarded second place in the Ukraine’s Readers' Choice Award-2011 for the publication of its first Corporate Responsibility Report.

Tata Steel to Close Construction Products Business in South Wales

07 November 2011 - Tata Steel announces plans to cease operations at its loss-making Construction Products business, a Llanwern-based operation focused on roll-formed products and assemblies.

Nippon Steel, WISCO Formally Establish Tinplate Joint Venture

07 November 2011 - Nippon Steel and Wuhan Iron and Steel Group have formally established WINSteel, a new joint venture that will manufacture and sell tinplate in Wuhan City, Hubei Province.

Sumitomo Metals Receives “Best Partner Award” from Panasonic

04 November 2011 - The Sumitomo Metals Group received the Best Partner Award, the highest of its kind, at the recent Panasonic Excellent Partners Meeting. The Group also received the Gold Award and the Bronze Award for ECO-VC (Value Creation) Initiatives.

POS-InfraAuto Conducts Groundbreaking Ceremony

04 November 2011 - POS-InfraAuto, a joint venture among Posco-CSPC, Korean Fine Blanking manufacturer MR-InfraAuto, Dongkuk Industries, and SK Networks established in the Huaqiao Business Park in Kunshan, jiangsu of China, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 31.

Severstal Receives GOSGRANT Support for Social Projects

03 November 2011 - OAO Severstal has been recognized at the 2nd Congress of Nonprofit Organizations of Russia and All-Russia Conference (GOSGRANT) awards based on the company’s Road Home program.

Tata Steel to Begin Commissioning Stocksbridge Furnaces

03 November 2011 - Trials are due to begin by the end of 2011 on new equipment at Tata Steel’s Stocksbridge steelworks in South Yorkshire in the UK following a £6.5 million investment program to increase production of aerospace steels. Engineers are currently carrying out the final installation work.

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