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Air Liquide Expands Partnership with Severstal
02 August 2010 - The Air Liquide Group has signed a new contract with Severstal for outsourcing of industrial gases in Cherepovets. Production capacity of the new Air Separation Unit, which is scheduled to start-up at the end of 2012, will reach 2000 tonnes per day of gaseous oxygen.
Vallourec Plans to Expand Plant in China
02 August 2010 - Vallourec plans to expand its V & M Changzhou plant in China, enabling the production of 60,000 tonnes of seamless pipes per year to serve the local demand for power plants. Operations are expected to begin by mid-2012.
Evraz to Implement Coal Injection at its Russian Blast Furnaces
02 August 2010 - Evraz Group has begun to implement Pulverized Coal Injection technology in the production of pig iron at its Russian steel mills Zapsib and NTMK.
JSW Steel Dedicates Hot Strip Mill at Vijayanagar
02 August 2010 - The new state-of-the-art hot strip mill at JSW Steel Vijayanagar Works—said to be the widest and largest in India—was dedicated by Shri Virbhadra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Steel, Govt. of India, on July 31. The new mill has 2250-mm width and a 1.5- to 25-mm thickness range.
Posco Opens New Processing Center in China
30 July 2010 - Posco has completed the construction of Posco-CLPC, the new processing center at the EU Economic Development Zone in Shenyang, China, and started operations the same day. The new facility will process 170,000 tonnes of steel annually.
Siemens to Provide Double-Strand Wire Rod Mill for Xuanhua
29 July 2010 - Xuanhua Iron & Steel (Group) Co., China, has contracted with Siemens VAI for the supply of a double-strand wire rod mill. Delivery is scheduled for the first quarter of 2011.
NLMK Launches New Environmental Project at Sintering Operations
29 July 2010 - Novolipetsk Steel is revamping the central dust collecting system for sintering machines No.3 and No.4, which it claims will cut total atmospheric dust emissions at the Lipetsk site by 28%.
Nippon Steel, BlueScope Steel Sign Joint Technical Collaboration Agreement
29 July 2010 - Nippon Steel Corp. and BlueScope Steel Ltd. have signed a long-term joint technical collaboration agreement to develop next-generation coated steel products for the global building and construction market.
JFE Steel, JSW Steel Take First Step in Strategic Cooperation
28 July 2010 - JFE Steel Corp. and JSW Steel Ltd. have signed agreements for JFE Steel to take an equity position in JSW Steel and to provide the Indian steelmaker with technical assistance. JFE Steel, through this partnership, now expects to participate on a full scale in India.
JFE Steel to Acquire Stake in Pancheng Yihong Pipe
27 July 2010 - JFE Steel Corp. has agreed with Pancheng Yihong Pipe Co. to acquire a 24% stake in the Sichuan, China-based processor of high-quality seamless pipes for oilfields, by purchasing newly issued shares. JFE Steel’s 24% share will turn the company into a JFE Steel affiliate under equity-method accounting.
Kobe Steel Completes 10,000-Tonne Forging Press
27 July 2010 - Kobe Steel, Ltd. has completed the construction of a 10,000-tonne forging press line at its Takasago Works in Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan. A manipulator, heating furnace, heat treatment furnace, crane, and other equipment were also installed.
SAIL Begins Revival of Jagdishpur Unit
27 July 2010 - Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary of the Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India, and Steel Authority of India Ltd. Chairman C.S. Verma laid the foundation stone of a TMT (thermo mechanically treated) Bar Mill of 150,000-tonne-per-annum capacity, as part of SAIL's plan to revive and develop the steel plant of former Malvika Steel Ltd.
Siemens to Modernize Long-Product Rolling Mill for Posco
27 July 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Posco Specialty Steel Co. Ltd. to modernize the long-product rolling mill in its Changwon Works. The modernization is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2011.
Tata Steel Presents Dextro Energy Triathlon London
26 July 2010 - Tata Steel was the presenting partner of the International Triathlon Union World Championship London in Hyde Park over the July 24-25 weekend. The centerpiece of the Tata Steel VIP area was a signature structure that showcased innovative steel design.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Supplies Steel for Hydroelectric Power
26 July 2010 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG is supplying 17,000 tonnes of high-strength, quenched and tempered plate to the Ingula pumped storage scheme project of the South African power utility Eskom. The steel will be used to manufacture piping up to 5.1 meters in diameter for the scheme.
Mechel Commissions New Production Complex
26 July 2010 - Mechel OAO announced that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin pushed the start button of a high-quality and stainless steel production complex in the arc-furnace melting shop #6 of Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant.
NSSC Launches Sn-added Ferritic Stainless Steel Grades
23 July 2010 - Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corp. has developed what it calls the world’s first low-interstitial ferritic steel grades with tin, named the “FW series.” The company has begun marketing/distributing the first FW series steel, NSSC® FW1.
Tenova I2S Commissions New Cluster Mill for Ningbo Qi Yi Metal
23 July 2010 - Tenova I2S has commissioned its new ZR23C-31” 20 Hi Cluster Mill at Ningbo Qi Yi Metal Co. in Ningbo, China. The new mill produces precision stainless steel strip to a minimum thickness of 0.05 mm.
Interim Supply Agreement Concluded Between ArcelorMittal South Africa and Kumba
23 July 2010 - ArcelorMittal and Sishen Iron Ore Co. Ltd. have agreed to a fixed price of $50 per tonne of iron ore for lump material, which is for delivery to the Saldanha plant, and $70 per tonne of iron ore for both lump and fine material delivered to ArcelorMittal’s inland plants.
Saarschmiede Inaugurates Open-Die Forging Press from SMS Meer
22 July 2010 - Saarschmiede GmbH, of Völklingen, Germany, recently commissioned the open-die forging press supplied by SMS Meer. It has a press force of 12,000 tonnes and can forge at up to 1280°C.
