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Dillinger Hütte Nominates new Chief Executive Officer

14 February 2011 - The Supervisory Boards of Dillinger Hütte and the holding DHS –Dillinger Hütte Saarstahl AG have nominated Dr. Karlheinz Blessing as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Management effective February 10, 2011, for a term of 5 years.

Posco to Build Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Sheet Factory in India

14 February 2011 - Posco announced plans to establish a 300,000 tonnes per year non-oriented electrical steel sheet factory in India.

ThyssenKrupp Makes Good Start in First Quarter of 2010-11

14 February 2011 - ThyssenKrupp reports a 21% year-on-year increase in order intake in the first quarter of fiscal 2010/2011, from €9,328 million to €11,260 million. Sales also rose distinctly by 22% from €9,351 million to €11,370 million.

Siemens VAI to Supply Twin-Ladle Furnace to ArcelorMittal Bremen

11 February 2011 - ArcelorMittal Bremen GmbH has placed an order with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to supply a 300-tonne twin-ladle furnace.

Tata Steel Reaffirms Commitment to Triathlon in 2011

10 February 2011 - Tata Steel confirms its status as the Presenting Partner of the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championship London, for the second year running.  In addition, the Tata Kids of Steel Children’s Triathlon Series will increase in size to 18 events across the UK.

JSW Steel Posts 9% Growth in Crude Steel Production in January

10 February 2011 - JSW Steel Limited reported the production of 580,000 tonnes in January 2011, representing a 9% growth in crude steel production compared to that of January 2010.

New MMK Plate Mill’s Order Book Full

10 February 2011 - Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works reports that the order book for its new 5000-mm Plate Mill is 100% full.

Severstal’s Putu Venture More Than Doubles Iron Ore Resource to 2.4 Billion Tonnes

09 February 2011 - OAO Severstal reports that an independent mineral resource report has estimated a doubling in natural resources at its Putu iron ore project in Liberia to 2.4 billion tonnes.

Siemens to Supply Manufacturing System, Planning Solution to ArcelorMittal Galati

09 February 2011 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies concluded a contract with ArcelorMittal to install an integrated Manufacturing Execution System, including production planning and scheduling software, in its Galați plant in Romania.

Mechel Signs Loan for Second Line at Sibirginskaya Coal Mine

08 February 2011 - Mechel OAO has signed a loan agreement to finance construction of the second line at the Sibirginskaya mine, which is owned by Mechel Mining OAO subsidiary Southern Kuzbass Coal Company OAO.

OJSC ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih Appoints Chief H&S and Environment Officer

07 February 2011 - OJSC ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih announced the appointment of Alexander Kuznetsov to the position of Chief H&S and Environment Officer.

ArcelorMittal Appoints Senior Head of Marketing and Sales in Mining

07 February 2011 - ArcelorMittal announced the appointment of Simon Wandke as the new Chief Commercial Officer heading up Marketing and Sales for its Mining division and a Vice President of the company.

Rautaruukki to Change Corporate Structure in Finland

07 February 2011 - Rautaruukki announces plans to divide its Finnish operations into four different companies based on its construction, engineering, steel, and stainless steel and aluminum trading businesses.

VWN Steel Solutions Becomes Part of Danieli Group

07 February 2011 - VWN Steel Solutions GmbH has been incorporated into the newly set Danieli Centro Met Swiss, a branch of Danieli Centro Met, specializing in the revamping business for electric steelmaking facilities.

Siemens Sees Increasing Investment Leading Transformation of Russian Steel Plants

07 February 2011 - Siemens VAI Chief Executive Werner Auer comments on recent increases in steel production in Russia, as well as increased investments to expand and enhance existing steelmaking capacity.

Pos-Himetal Signs Repeat Order with Tenova Pyromet

04 February 2011 - Dongbu Corp. contracted Tenova Pyromet to design and supply a ladle furnace and a slag holding furnace for the Pos-Himetal project.

Danieli Acquires UK-Based LYNXS Shredders

04 February 2011 - Danieli & C Officine Meccaniche SpA has completed the strategic share buy-out of UK-based LYNXS Shredder (Project Design) Limited and LYNXS Shredder Technology Limited.

Severstal and Sollers Sign Cooperation Agreement for 2011

04 February 2011 - Severstal has signed an agreement with Sollers Automotive Group, which currently owns 67.77% of the ordinary stock in OJSC Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant defining defines reference prices and supply volumes for steel supplied the Cherepovets Steel Mill for 2011.

Sumitomo Okays Siemens Mulpic Cooling System on Plate Mill

04 February 2011 - Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. recently gave Siemens VAI Metals Technologies the final acceptance certificate for the Mulpic® (Multi-Purpose-interrupted-Cooling) system installed in the plate rolling mill at their Kashima Works.

Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal to Commence Consideration of Business Integration

04 February 2011 - Nippon Steel Corp. and Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. have jointly announced that they will commence consideration of the integration of their entire businesses, targeted for October 1, 2012.

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