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voestalpine Director Honored as Best Environmental Manager of 2011

15 July 2011 - The director of Strategic Environmental Management at voestalpine, Hannes Sigmund, was honored at this year’s EMAS Conference as the Best Environmental Manager of 2011. The award recognizes his dedication to the environment and comprehensive activities in cross-vocational environmental protection.

Randstad Honors SAIL for HR Practices, Employer Branding

14 July 2011 - Maharatna Steel Authority of India Limited was recently honored with the prestigious Randstad Award for 2011.

Ruukki Makes First Deliveries of Steel Structures for Offshore Wind Farm

14 July 2011 - Ruukki has delivered, from its Kalajoki plant, the first batch of steel structures for offshore wind tower foundations to the Norwegian company Kvaerner Verdal AS. Deliveries for the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm project in the North Sea will continue until summer 2012.

Posco Secures 100% Ownership of South Africa-Based Poschrome

14 July 2011 - Posco signs a MoU with JV partner Samancor Chrome to secure 100% ownership of South African ferrochrome manufacturer Poschrome.

Siemens to Supply Long Product Mills for Evraz Plants in Russia, Kazakhstan

14 July 2011 - Evraz Group has placed orders with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to supply long product rolling mills for two of the company’s new production facilities.

Siemens to Supply Long Product Mills for Evraz Plants in Russia, Kazakhstan

14 July 2011 - Evraz Group has placed orders with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to supply long product rolling mills for two of the company’s new production facilities.

Sumitomo Metals Receives Order for H-SA700 Ultrahigh Tensile Strength Steel

13 July 2011 - Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. has received the first order for its ultrahigh tensile strength steel, H-SA700, from Obayashi Corp. for construction of a “Techno Station” main building at its Technical Research Institute. Sumitomo Metals also independently developed a process innovation for this material: the preheating for welding can be omitted.

ThyssenKrupp Celebrates Milestone on Duisburg-Bruckhausen CRM

13 July 2011 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG’s casting-rolling mill (CRM) in Duisburg-Bruckhausen recently produced its 20 millionth tonne of hot strip.

Praxair China to Supply Combustion Technology for Shandong Guangfu EAF

13 July 2011 - Praxair (China) Investment has signed a combustion equipment contract with Shandong Guangfu Group to implement Praxair’s oxy-fuel technology at the company’s 100-tonne EAF.

SMS Elotherm to Modernize Galvanizing Line for Wuppermann Staal

13 July 2011 - Wuppermann Staal Nederland B.V. has placed an order with SMS Elotherm to modernize the strip galvanizing line originally delivered in 2000.

Broner to Provide Scheduling Solution for Tata Steel Scunthorpe Plant

13 July 2011 - Tata Steel Long Products has selected Broner Metals Solutions to implement an integrated scheduling solution for steelmaking and casting, slab yard and plate mill together with comprehensive MES facilities for tracking, quality and inventory management.

Baosteel Silicon Steel Contributes to Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway

12 July 2011 - The Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, which began operation on June 30, uses high-quality silicon steel from Baosteel for the locomotive and the transformer in the high-speed rail line.

Severstal’s Putu Iron Ore Resource Estimated at 3.2 Billion Tonnes

12 July 2011 - An independent mineral resource report has estimated a 3.2 billion tonnes deposit at the Putu iron ore project in Liberia, of which OAO Severstal is the majority stakeholder.

Hitachi Metals Introduces New Alloys for Use in Fuel Cells

12 July 2011 - Hitachi Metals, Ltd. has successfully developed new metal interconnect materials with higher oxidation resistance and strength for use in solid oxide fuel cells.

ArcelorMittal and Peabody Submit Proposal to Acquire Macarthur Coal

12 July 2011 - ArcelorMittal and Peabody Energy Corp. have made an indicative, nonbinding and conditional proposal to make an off-market takeover bid to acquire up to 100% of the issued securities of Macarthur Coal Limited.

Kocks to Upgrade Wire Rod & Bar Mill for JSW Steel

11 July 2011 - JSW Steel Ltd., India, places an order with Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG, Germany, for a 3-roll reducing & sizing block (RSB) for their wire rod and bar mill in Salem in the state of Tamil Nadu.

NLMK Reports Transformer Failure

11 July 2011 - NLMK reports the failure of a transformer at its Urals-based long products plant NSMMZ, resulting in the stoppage of one of the plant’s two EAFs.

TMS Announces New Contracts in Dunkerque, Abu Dhabi

11 July 2011 - Tube City IMS has secured new contracts for outsourced services at steel mills in Dunkerque, France, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

voestalpine Supports Caritas Japan Project

08 July 2011 - Dr. Wolfgang Eder, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of voestalpine AG, recently presented a check for more than EUR 350,000 to the Caritas Foundation to help rebuild the Fujinosono Children’s Home in Ichinoseki, following the severe earthquakes and tsunami of this past spring.

ArcelorMittal Poland Receives Environmental Awards

08 July 2011 - ArcelorMittal Poland recently received two awards in the Eco-laurels competition organized by the Polish Chamber of Ecology, one for noise reduction and another for granulated slag production.

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