Steel News

NLMK Appoints New Vice President for Logistics

08 February 2012 - NLMK announced the appointment of Alexander Sapronov to the newly created position of Vice President for Logistics.

Posco Recognized for Sustainability Efforts

07 February 2012 - Posco was ranked 30th in the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World recently announced by Corporate Knights, a Canadian economic magazine in the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Air Liquide Signs Long-Term Contract with Evraz Highveld

07 February 2012 - Air Liquide has just signed a major long-term contract with Evraz Highveld Steel and Vanadium, the second-largest steel producer in South Africa. Air Liquide will invest in a new ASU as part of the contract.

SMS Siemag to Supply Thick-Slab Caster to Dillinger Hütte

07 February 2012 - AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke recently placed an order with SMS Siemag for the supply of a two-strand vertical-type continuous caster, which is scheduled for commissioning in spring 2014.

BHP Approved for Initial Port Hedland Funding

07 February 2012 - BHP Billiton and its partners have received approval for US$917 million in pre-commitment funding for the construction of a 100 million tonne per year outer harbor facility associated with its Western Australia Iron Ore operations.

Sandvik a Finalist in Swedish Arts and Business Awards 2011

06 February 2012 - The research and development collaboration between Sandvik Materials Technology and the Vasa Museum on Vasa bolt replacement has qualified for the finals of Kultur och Näringsliv, The Swedish Arts and Business Awards 2011.

NLMK Reports Environmental Achievements at Lipetsk Site

06 February 2012 - NLMK’s main production site in Lipetsk allocated approximately RUR 4 billion on environmental protection projects in 2011. Around 100 environmental projects aimed at revamping and upgrading process equipment and operations have thus far been completed.

Posco’s Gwangyang Works Hosts Tech Exchange with Nippon Steel

06 February 2012 - The steel manufacture department at Posco’s Gwangyang Steel Works recently hosted a technology exchange session with Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe to Produce 70 millionth Tonne on Schwelgern BF 2

06 February 2012 - The 540-strong crew of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s blast furnace Schwelgern 2 in Duisburg — still in its first campaign — has been preparing to celebrate production of its seventy millionth ton of hot metal.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Celebrates 60th Anniversary

03 February 2012 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava held a commemorative event celebrating the 60 years that have passed since Stanislav Najvrt lit the first blast furnace in the presence of then-President of the Republic, Antonín Zápotocký.

Saarstahl Announces Personnel Changes

02 February 2012 - Dr. Klaus Harste has asked the Supervisory Board to release him from his duties as Chairman of the Management Board of Saarstahl AG with responsibility for Engineering and Technology. Dr. Karlheinz Blessing will be recommended to the Supervisory Board to assume the office of successor to the Chairman of the Board.

Ruukki to Initiate Project to Improve Competitiveness

02 February 2012 - Ruukki Metals plans to initiate a project aimed at operations across the division to achieve a permanent annual improvement of around EUR 50 million in earnings performance as well as business profitability at a production utilization rate of 80%.

Air Liquide Completes Acquisition of 75% of LOGIKA in Moscow

02 February 2012 - Air Liquide has just completed the acquisition of 75% of the shares of LOGIKA, a regional industrial gas company located in Moscow.

Siemens to Modernize Two Bar Mills for Diaco in Colombia

02 February 2012 - Diaco, the Colombian branch of Brazilian company Gerdau, has contracted Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to modernize two bar mills at its Tuta and Tocancipá locations, scheduled to come into operation at the end of 2012.

ThyssenKrupp and Outokumpu to Combine Stainless Steel Businesses

01 February 2012 - ThyssenKrupp and Outokumpu announced the combination of Outokumpu with Inoxum, the stainless steel unit of ThyssenKrupp, to create a new global leader in stainless steel. Agreements have been approved by the Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp AG and the Outokumpu Board of Directors.

Outokumpu Confirms Continued Negotiations with ThyssenKrupp, Labor Representatives

01 February 2012 - Outokumpu confirms that that negotiations are continuing with ThyssenKrupp and German labor representatives related to a potential business combination of Outokumpu and Inoxum.

Ruukki Named to Gold Class in SAM Sustainability Yearbook

01 February 2012 - Ruukki has received Gold Class and Sector Leader distinctions from Sustainability Asset Management (SAM) for its position as the leading steel company committed to sustainable development. The results have been published in the Sustainability Yearbook 2012.

United States Steel to Sell U. S. Steel Serbia

31 January 2012 - United States Steel Corp. announced plans to sell its U. S. Steel Serbia d.o.o. unit to the Republic of Serbia for a nominal purchase price.

Sandvik Celebrates 150 Years on January 31

31 January 2012 - The Sandvik Group will celebrate its 150th anniversary on January 31. At the time of its formation, Sandvik was first in the world to use the Bessemer process, which would later revolutionize the production of steel.

voestalpine to Supply phs Ultraform from New Indirect Press-Hardening Facility

30 January 2012 - The Automotive Division of the voestalpine Group will supply a leading European car manufacturer with key components involving its patented “phs-ultraform,” a hot-dip galvanized auto body steel developed by voestalpine and formed during a new “indirect press-hardening” process.