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OJSC ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih Reports Q2 Environmental Protection Investments
07 September 2010 - ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih has invested a total of 111.197 million UAH in environment protection in the period from April to June 2010, an increase of 1.8 times compared to the same period of 2009.
Outokumpu Publishes Handbook on Welding Stainless Steel
03 September 2010 - The first edition of the Outokumpu Welding Handbook has been published. The Group expects the handbook to be useful for welders, engineers, metallurgists, designers, and other specialists.
Nippon Steel Suspends Delivery of Galvanized Pipe from Kimitsu
03 September 2010 - Nippon Steel suspends delivery of galvanized steel pipes from its Kimitsu Works when the company discovers that some of the facility’s pipes had been insufficiently galvanized.
Outotec to Supply Iron Ore Sinter Plant for SAIL
03 September 2010 - Outotec has been selected by the Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) to design and deliver an iron ore sinter plant for the company's Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Welcomes 328 New Apprentices
03 September 2010 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has taken on 328 new apprentices in 19 occupations with the startup this week of its latest apprentice training year. To ease the transition from school to working life, all newcomers attend a week-long initiation course in which they meet other apprentices, learn about the company, and spend time focusing on workplace health and safety.
Solintal Buckets Made of Hardox Wear Plate from SSAB
03 September 2010 - Solintal's strong and durable bucket design has a Hardox In My Body license, SSAB’s quality guarantee demonstrating that the wear structure is made of Hardox wear plate.
Vale Signs Railroad and Port Contracts
01 September 2010 - Vale has signed contracts with Gerdau Açominas to transport steel products and coal using Vale's logistics infrastructure—Vitória-Minas Railroad and Praia Mole Terminal in Espírito Santo—over the next three years.
Corus Increases Aerospace Steel Prices
01 September 2010 - Corus Specialty Steels has increased transaction prices for its aerospace products by between 4% and 10% on orders acknowledged for delivery after January 1, 2011. The price increase will apply to the full range of air melted and remelted products in ingot, slab, billet, bar, and coil form.
Severstal Announces Changes to Senior Management Team
01 September 2010 - Changes to OAO Severstal’s senior management team will take effect on September 1, 2010. These include Alexander Grubman, currently CEO of Severstal Resources division, being appointed CEO of Severstal Russian Steel.
ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih Steel Bars Named Best Domestic Product
31 August 2010 - Deformed reinforcing steel bars produced by OJSC ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih were recently recognized in Ukraine as a “Best domestic product 2010” after receiving high marks in product quality, domestic and foreign sales, and positive feedback from customers, among other categories.
Air Liquide Invests in New Production Units in Middle East
31 August 2010 - Air Liquide continues its development in the Middle East, investing almost €60 million in new production units in Egypt, Qatar, and Syria to support customers from the steel sector.
ThyssenKrupp Nirosta Consolidates Stainless Steel Service Center Operations
31 August 2010 - ThyssenKrupp Nirosta plans to consolidate all its stainless steel service center operations in a single unit, operating under the name ThyssenKrupp Nirosta. The new structure will take effect at the start of the new fiscal year on October 1, 2010.
Posco-South Asia Begins Operation
30 August 2010 - Posco-South Asia was officially launched in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 25 to help establish a global steel network in emerging markets of the Southeast Asia region, including Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia, as well as Southwest Asia including India.
ThyssenKrupp’s Duisburg-Bruckhausen Meltshop Reaches Production Milestone
30 August 2010 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s BOF meltshop in Duisburg-Bruckhausen produced on August 25 its 150 millionth tonne of crude steel.
ArcelorMittal Monlevade Contracts Paul Wurth Group for Blast Furnace Construction
30 August 2010 - ArcelorMittal awarded to the Paul Wurth Group a design and supply contract for the new “B” furnace and all auxiliary plants that will form the base of capacity expansion at ArcelorMittal’s Monlevade plant in Minas Gerais, Brazil. “B“ blast furnace is scheduled to be commissioned in May 2012.
Corus, SSI Sign MoU for Potential Sale of Teesside Cast Products
30 August 2010 - Corus UK Ltd. and Sahaviriya Steel Industries Public Co. Ltd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that sets the scope of a potential transaction whereby SSI would acquire from Corus the Teesside Cast Products business.
Outokumpu Stainless Steel Used to Construct Spillway Control System
27 August 2010 - Hydroplus has selected Outokumpu’s lean duplex LDX 2101 stainless steel in the upgrade of the La Para dam in Adelaide, Australia, with Fusegates, the company’s proprietary technology to increase reservoir storage capacity.
Gerdau Açominas Selects Tenova to Supply Walking Beam Furnaces
27 August 2010 - Gerdau Açominas and Tenova LOI Italimpianti have agreed upon the supply of two walking beam furnaces for slabs to be installed in the new Plate/Steckel mills of the Gerdau Açominas Plant in Ouro Branco, Brazil. The furnaces will each have a production capacity of 220/265 tonnes per hour.
ThyssenKrupp Nirosta Produces Stainless Steel for Financial-Center Facades
27 August 2010 - Construction of a new business district on Sowwah Island is progressing, including a five-building complex housing the United Arab Emirates’ new financial center. The stainless steel materials for the building facades were recently manufactured at the Krefeld and Dillenburg plants of ThyssenKrupp Nirosta.
Tenova to Supply Roll Shop for Bokaro Steel Plant
26 August 2010 - Tenova S.p.A’s Pomini Roll Grinder business unit recently signed a turnkey contract with SAIL - Bokaro Steel Plant for the supply of roll shop equipment for the upcoming new cold rolling mill complex, which will have an annual production capacity of 1,200,000 tonnes.
