Steel News

Stainless Production Rises in First Half on Mixed Regional Performance

05 October 2011 - World stainless steel crude steel production increased 3.8% in the first half of 2011 vs. to the comparable year-ago period, according to preliminary figures recently released by the International Stainless Steel Forum.

Mechel Establishes Representative Office in Belarus

04 October 2011 - Mechel OAO announces the establishment of an official representative office in Minsk, the Republic of Belarus.

ZPSS Staff to Support Construction of Posco-Assan TST Cold Mill

04 October 2011 - Zhangjiagang Pohang Stainless Steel (ZPSS) dispatched five of its Chinese employees to Posco-Assan TST in Turkey in mid-September to help in the construction of the new cold-rolled stainless steel plant for 20 months.

Nippon, Kobe Start up Joint Venture Steel Mill Dust Recycling Plant

04 October 2011 - Nippon Steel and Kobe Steel announce the start of commercial operation for their joint venture steel mill dust recycling plant, Nittetsu Shinko Metal Refine Co., Ltd.

Posco Invites Local Students to Tour KOBRASCO

03 October 2011 - The Posco office in Rio invited 20 students and teachers from a Korean international school to the KOBRASCO premises in Vitoria, Esprito Santos. The visitors toured Tubarao, the world’s largest pelletizing complex, as well as the museums of Vale.

Rautaruukki to Enlarge its Corporate Executive Board

03 October 2011 - Ruukki has announced plans to enlarge its Corporate Executive Board in an effort to strengthen its market position by heightening the effectiveness of management decision-making and the implementation of those decisions.

ArcelorMittal Offers Tour of Secondary Dedusting Project in Argentina

03 October 2011 - Members of the Environment Office of the Province of Santa Fe, Argentina, recently visited ArcelorMittal’s Villa Constitución plant to learn more about its environmental project aimed at improving the efficiency of the canopy hoods and filters in the EAFs.

SMS Meer to Supply Casting Wheel for Metallo Chimique

30 September 2011 - Metallo Chimique N.V. in Beerse, Belgium, has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a complete casting wheel plant for anodes, designed to produce 50 tonnes of anodes per hour.

Tata Steel’s Upgraded Rail Manufacturing Plant Opens in France

30 September 2011 - Tata Steel officially opened its Hayange rail production facility after a €35 million investment in a range of new manufacturing equipment and expansion of the plant, which can now produce 108-meter rails.

ThyssenKrupp Fördertechnik Helps Meet Rising Demand for Raw Materials

30 September 2011 - ThyssenKrupp’s Ennigerloh location, which develops machines and plants for processing raw materials, will supply and erect five gyratory crushers over the next few years for a copper mine in Indonesia.

Posco Expands Benefit Sharing with Small, Medium Businesses

29 September 2011 - Posco is expanding its benefit sharing system to fulfill its goals of mutual growth with small- to medium-sized businesses in Korea. Posco expects the benefit-sharing pay to surpass KRW30 billion by the end of the year, compared to KRW16.9 billion being paid out in 2010.

JFE Steel to Supply ERW Pipe for North Sea and Norwegian Sea Oil Projects

29 September 2011 - JFE Steel has received an from Statoil to supply 3500 tonnes of MightySeam® electric-resistance-welded steel pipe for oil projects in the North Sea and Norwegian Sea. Both projects will use the reel-based method to lay the line pipes.

Kobe Steel, Anshan Steel to Consider Automotive Steel Sheet JV in China

28 September 2011 - Kobe Steel has signed a nonbinding letter of intent with China's Anshan Iron and Steel Group to explore a possible joint venture in China for the production of cold-rolled advanced high strength steel sheet for automobiles.

ArcelorMittal Commences Iron Ore Production in Liberia

28 September 2011 - ArcelorMittal held a launch event this week to celebrate the commencement of commercial iron ore production from its mining operations in Liberia. The company aims to ship four million tonnes of iron ore from Liberia each year beginning in 2012.

POS-GSFC Joins oil Storage Tank Project in Abu Dhabi

28 September 2011 - Posco P&S subsidiary POS-GSFC, UAE, recently joined an oil storage tank construction project underway in Abu Dhabi under the IRP-2 (Inter Refinery Pipelines-Phase2 PKG2) Project.

Ruukki to Provide Steel Frame for House of Travel and Transportation

27 September 2011 - Ruukki has been contracted to manufacture and install the steel frame for the House of Travel and Transportation office premises that will be built at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.

Posco Acquires Shares in Pakistan’s Tuwairqi Steel Mill

27 September 2011 - Posco has signed a deal to acquire 15.34% of the shares in Tuwairqi Steel Mill (TSML), a Pakistani steelmaker.

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Restarts Overhauled Sinter Machine

27 September 2011 - PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih recently put into operation the overhauled sinter machine #5 in its steel production sinter shop.

Rautaruukki to Supply Steel Structures for Mill in Poland

26 September 2011 - Rautaruukki will supply the steel structures for a paper mill being built in Ostroleka, Poland. The project includes the manufacture and installation of the steel frame for the paper mill and warehouse.

Outokumpu Signs Final Agreement with Tubinoxia on Tubular JV

26 September 2011 - Outokumpu and Tubinoxia, an Italian company controlled by Andrea Gatti, have signed the agreement on the joint venture (JV) for Outokumpu's tubular unit (OSTP). Tubinoxia will become a minority owner of OSTP with an option to become a majority owner in three years.