Steel News

January World Crude Steel Production Down 7.8% vs. January 2011

22 February 2012 - World crude steel production for the 59 countries reporting to the World Steel Association stood at 116.7 million tonnes for January 2012, 7.8% lower in comparison with January 2011 and 0.3% lower than the previous month, December 2011.

Tata Steel Expands Narrow Strip Offering

22 February 2012 - Following extensive trials at its narrow strip mill, in Rotherham, UK, Tata Steel has expanded its hot rolled gauge capability to 13.5 mm.

Posco to Acquire a Stake in Maranatha

22 February 2012 - Posco recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Gurta, Switzerland, and Anchor Holdings, Zimbabwe, to acquire a stake in Maranatha, a Zimbabwean ferrochrome smelting company.

Severstal Completes Upgrade of Air Heater for Cherepovets Blast Furnace No.5

21 February 2012 - ОАО Severstal announced completion of the upgrade of the air heater of its blast furnace No. 5 at its Cherepovets Steel Mill.

Maanshan Commissions SMS Mevac Duplex RH Plant

21 February 2012 - Maanshan Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd., in Maanshan, China, has successfully commissioned the new duplex RH plant delivered by SMS Mevac GmbH, Germany. The plant is designed to treat heats with a nominal weight of 120 tonnes and features two treatment positions.

Tenova Roller Hearth Furnaces Enter Startup at Tata Steel’s New TSCR Plant

21 February 2012 - Dry-out was recently carried out successfully for a roller hearth furnace at Tata Steel's Thin Slab Casting & Rolling plant (TSCR) in Jamshedpur, India.

SMS Mevac to Supply New RH Degasser, Upgrade Existing RH Plant for Shanxi Taigang

20 February 2012 - Taigang Group International Trade Co., Ltd., located in Taiyuan, China, recently contracted SMS Mevac and SMS Siemag Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. to supply a new RH recirculation degasser with TOP-lance system and to convert the existing fast-vessel-change RH plant into a duplex RH plant.

SSAB to Increase Production at Oxelösund

20 February 2012 - SSAB has announced plans to increase hot metal production in Oxelösund in response to improved demand for quenched steels, first and foremost within SSAB Americas.

Siemens to Supply Ladle Furnace, Turret for Zhangjiagang Pohang Stainless Steel

17 February 2012 - Zhangjiagang Pohang Stainless Steel, China, has ordered a ladle furnace with a ladle turret from Siemens.

worldsteel Announces steeluniversity Challenge World Champions

17 February 2012 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) announced the sixth steeluniversity.org Challenge’s world champions: a team from Shougang Qiangang in China for the category for young steel industry employees, and a team from Universidade Federal do Ceara in Brazil for the student category.

JSW Steel to Become Equity Method Affiliate of JFE Steel

17 February 2012 - JFE Steel Corporation raises its ownership ratio in JSW Steel Limited to 15% by partly converting global depositary receipts with no voting rights into common shares.

Baosteel Cuts SO2 Emissions by 50% in Four Years

16 February 2012 - According to its latest statistics, Baosteel Co., Ltd. has cut total SO2 emissions by over 50% since 2008. Its SO2 emissions in 2008 exceeded 30,000 tonnes, while in 2011 the emission was 15,000 tonnes.

Tenova to Supply Walking Beam Furnaces for New Tata Steel Plant

16 February 2012 - Tenova LOI Italimpianti and Tenova Hypertherm will begin 2012 by supplying three 350 tonnes/hour walking beam furnaces to the new Tata Steel plant in Kalinganagar, in Orissa, India.

Mechel Suspends Operation of Two Romanian Plants Due to Weather

16 February 2012 - Mechel OAO reports that work was temporarily halted at Mechel Campia Turzii and Ductil Steel Buzau plants due to problems with shipping in raw materials because of severe weather conditions.

SMS Elotherm and Tech Induction Form Partnership in U.S.

15 February 2012 - SMS Elotherm and Tech Induction Corp. have teamed up to improve the support of customers in North America, allowing the two partners to offer a wider range of products and services. Tech Induction will contribute to the joint business a 3500-square-meter production workshop in Detroit.

EUROPIPE to Supply Pipe for Australian Sub-Sea Pipeline

15 February 2012 - Large-diameter pipe manufacturer EUROPIPE GmbH has been contracted to supply the main part of a major offshore project, the Ichthys LNG (liquefied natural gas) Project.

ThyssenKrupp Reports Stable Order Intake, Sales in First Quarter

15 February 2012 - In its fiscal first quarter, ThyssenKrupp Group was able to hold orders (€10.1 billion, up 1%) and sales (€9.9 billion, down 1%) from continuing operations (without Inoxum) steady year-on-year.

MMK Honored for Growth, Efficiency, Responsibility Efforts

15 February 2012 - MMK won first place for the nomination “Social programs for employees, supporting motherhood and childhood” in recognition of the company’s achievements in corporate social responsibility in 2011. The annual award is granted by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

Baosteel European, Japanese Branches Cope with Cold Weather, Snow

15 February 2012 - Baosteel's overseas branches have recently been impacted by a severe cold spell invasion in European countries and heavy snowfall in Japan. The severe weather has brought inconvenience to the local people's work and life.

Steel Industry Veteran Named to Steelcraft Board of Directors

14 February 2012 - Steelcraft, a leading provider of custom-engineered steel products, components and systems, has appointed David Sutherland, formerly President and CEO of Ipsco, to its Board of Directors.