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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.

Metinvest Named One of Most Respected Employers in Ukraine

03 February 2011 - Metinvest is among three national companies leading the rating "The most respected employers of Ukraine - 2010", according to research by Reputation Capital Company and the recruitment company "Head Hunter".

JFE’s West Japan Works Starts up Second Battery in No. 6 Coke Oven

03 February 2011 - JFE Steel Corp. recently began operating a second battery in the No.6 coke oven of the company’s West Japan Works (Kurashiki). The facility employs a special reduced-impact technology—a low nitrous oxide combustion system developed by SCOPE 21.

Tata Steel to Raise Heavy Plate Prices on Strengthening Demand

02 February 2011 - Tata Steel has announced it will raise transaction prices for reversing mill plate by £90 per tonne, effective on all orders placed from February 1, 2011.

Management Changes at Evraz Palini e Bertoli

02 February 2011 - Evraz Group SA announced recent management changes at Evraz Palini e Bertoli S.p.a., its Italian plate-rolling facility. The changes include elimination of the role of CEO and creation of the position of General Manager of Evraz Palini e Bertoli.

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