Open / Close Advertisement

World

All the latest headlines from all regions of the world outside the NAFTA market.

Latest News

BHP Billiton Opens Newman Mining Hub

06 November 2009 - BHP Billiton recently celebrated the official opening of the Newman Mining Hub at its Western Australia Iron Ore operations. The hub will be the center of the operations' mining, crushing, and screening activities in the Eastern Pilbara.

Energiron DR Technology to Help Emirates Steel Boosts Green Profile

06 November 2009 - Emirates Steel’s two new Energiron direct reduction plants will feature selective elimination of CO2 from the DR plants’ off-gas stream, will allow the company to commercialize CO2 as a DR plant by-product.

voestalpine Stahlwelt Steel Exhibition to Open

05 November 2009 - voestalpine Stahlwelt, which opens November 7, is said to be a place where people can get to know steel and voestalpine as well as enjoy multimedia, hands-on experiences.

SSAB to Introduce New Organization in New Year

05 November 2009 - SSAB will introduce a new organization as of January 1, 2010, comprising three geographic business areas: one for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; one for North and Latin America; and one for Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Mechel Announces New Appointments

04 November 2009 - Mechel OAO has appointed Viktor Dyshlevich as the new Chief Executive Officer for its East-European Steel Division, effective from October 26. He succeeds Vyacheslav Shmyga, who has taken the position of Chief Executive Officer for Mechel-Workshop ООО.

EMF, ArcelorMittal Sign Agreement in Europe

04 November 2009 - The European Metalworkers’ Federation and ArcelorMittal’s European management sign an agreement with provisions for the restart of equipment as well as negotiated changes and opportunities to enhance employability for the company’s 115,000 workers in Europe.

Zenith Steel to Expand Rod Mill Capacity, Product Range

03 November 2009 - Zenith Steel signs multiple contracts for two rod outlets, to be equipped by Siemens, for its new rod mills that will be located in Changzhou. After the new equipment’s installation, the mills will produce up to 150 tonnes per hour on each line.

Harsco Receives Steel Mill Services Contract in Italy

02 November 2009 - Harsco Metals division has been awarded a new 10-year contract to provide a range of on-site services at the Lucchini Piombino steelworks in Italy. It expects to begin work in the second half of 2010.

Australia Government Approves Baosteel Acquisition of Aquila Equity

02 November 2009 - The Australian Foreign Investment Review Board approves Baosteel's acquisition application on Aquila of $285 million. The ceiling of Baosteel's equity acquisition rises to 19.99%.

JP Steel Plantech, Siemens VAI Cooperate on Endless Rolling Technology

02 November 2009 - JP Steel Plantech Co. of Japan and Siemens VAI Metals Technologies s.r.l. of Italy have entered into a new cooperation in the field of endless rolling technology based on Steel Plantech’s proprietary EBROS technology.

Tata Steel Mine Honored with National Safety Award

30 October 2009 - The National Safety Award was given to Tata Steel’s West Bokaro Division—an open cast mine—(Quarry South East) for holding the record of “lowest injury frequency rate” for the year 2007. It is the third consecutive year that the division’s safe work culture has been acknowledged nationally.

Environmental Building Material from Baosteel Applied in Shanghai Tower

30 October 2009 - Slag micropowder, the new environmental protection building material developed by Baosteel, has been mass-applied in Shanghai Tower, the tallest building under construction in Asia. The application follows the material’s successful use in the Shanghai World Financial Center.

Siemens to Supply Bhushan Power&Steel for Mill Expansion

30 October 2009 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Bhushan Power&Steel to supply the drives and automation system for expansion of the company's compact hot rolling mill in Orrissa, India. Commissioning is scheduled for July 2010.

Rio Tinto Wins Nedbank Green Mining Award

30 October 2009 - Rio Tinto's QIT Madagascar Minerals has won the 2009 Nedbank Environmental Award, which honors a company that has made a significant effort in terms of protecting or improving the biophysical environment in which it operates.

Vale Partners with Swiss Engineering School, USP for Research

29 October 2009 - Vale signs an MOU with the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and the University of São Paulo to undertake structural studies of bridges and track along the Carajás and Vitória-Minas railways.

Linde to Invest in Largest Air Separation Plant in India

29 October 2009 - The Linde Group will build and commission a 2550-tonnes-per-day air separation unit at Tata Steel's plant in Jamshedpur, India. Once commissioned in early 2012, it will be the largest air separation plant in India and one of Linde's largest in Asia.

Posco Completes Construction of Cold-Rolled Steel Factory

29 October 2009 - Posco has completed construction of the largest cold-rolled steel sheet factory of Southeast Asia in Vietnam. The factory has an annual production scale of 1.2 million tonnes.

HFI Tube Welding Line in Operation at Thisvi Pipeworks

28 October 2009 - In the Thisvi Pipeworks in Greece, Corinth Pipeworks has produced the world's first 26-inch longitudinally welded pipe by using the High Frequency Induction (HFI) process. During a three-week shutdown, the line was extended jointly by Corinth and SMS Meer to allow production of the pipes.

voestalpine Stahl Modernizes Hot Strip Mill in Linz

28 October 2009 - At voestalpine Stahl in Linz, Austria, Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has replaced the existing coiler 3 on the hot strip mill with a completely new coiler system, which will help voestalpine expand its hot strip product range.

Baosteel Receives Caterpillar ‘Excellent Supplier’ Gold Medal

28 October 2009 - Baoshan Iron & Steel is one of two companies, and the only iron and steel company, in the Asia-Pacific region to win a Caterpillar "excellent supplier" gold medal.

Page 376 of 486
View Latest Steel News