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World
All the latest headlines from all regions of the world outside the NAFTA market.
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ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih Orders Ladle Met Equipment, Billet Caster from Siemens
13 July 2010 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will supply the ArcelorMittal steelworks in Kryviy Rih, Ukraine, with secondary metallurgical equipment, a six-strand billet caster, and the requisite auxiliary systems. The new plants are designed for an annual production of 1.4 million tonnes of billets and are scheduled to come into operation in September 2011.
V&M Grants Acceptance Certificate for Tenova Pit Furnace
13 July 2010 - Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes Deutschland GmbH has issued an Acceptance Certificate for the pit furnace that Tenova LOI Italimpianti recently installed in Düsseldorf-Reisholz.
Posco Launches Second Carbon-Neutral Program
13 July 2010 - Posco recently launched the second “carbon-neutral program” at Seoul’s Posco Center as part of the steelmaker’s emissions reduction project. The contest is aimed at spreading social consciousness about climate change and practicing reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.
Posco Acquires 70% Share in Australian Coal Mine
12 July 2010 - Posco’s Australian unit, Posco Australia Pty. Ltd. (POSA), recently acquired a 70% share in the Sutton Forest Mine, which was owned by Anglo American. Posco says the acquisition raises its coal self-sufficiency ratio to 36% from the current 30%.
Ruukki to Supply Structures for Biomass Power Plant in Central Eastern Europe
12 July 2010 - Ruukki has agreed to deliver the steel structures for a new unit to be built at the Polaniec power plant in southeast Poland. The new unit is expected to be commissioned toward the end of 2012.
Evraz Statement on Anti-Monopoly Investigation
12 July 2010 - The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service has launched an investigation into Evraz Group and other coal mining companies relating to the pricing of coking coal in the Russian and export (ex-Russia) markets.
Tenova LOI Italimpianti Starts up Walking Beam Furnace for China Steel
12 July 2010 - Tenova LOI Italimpianti successfully starts up a new 200 tonnes/hour walking beam reheat furnace for billets at Kaohsiung China Steel’s new rolling mill in Taiwan.
SMS Siemag Commissions 4th Slab Caster at Salzgitter Flachstahl
09 July 2010 - SMS Siemag has successfully commissioned the fourth XCast continuous slab caster for Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH. The single-strand circular-arc design caster produces slabs in widths ranging from 1100 to 2600 mm and in thicknesses of 250 and 350 mm.
Danieli Starts up Jumbo-Size Meltshop at Tokyo Steel
09 July 2010 - Danieli has successfully started up a 420-tonne twin-electrode DC EAF with continuous charge system — the largest EAF in the world — at Tokyo Steel’s Tahara Plant.
V&M Grants Acceptance Certificate for Tenova Heat Treat Furnace
08 July 2010 - Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes Deutschland GmbH has issued the Acceptance Certificate to Tenova LOI Italimpianti for the heat treatment furnace Tenova modernized at Düsseldorf-Rath.
NLMK raises EURO125 million for Efficiency Upgrades
08 July 2010 - NLMK signs loan agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to finance upgrades including a power plant that will be fired using blast furnace off-gases, and integration of PCI into its blast furnaces.
Mechel OAO Acquires Turkish Steel Trading Company
08 July 2010 - Mechel OAO subsidiary Mechel Service Global BV has purchased a 100% stake in Turkish steel trading group Ramateks for a purchase price of $3 million and the assumption of up to $13.8 million in debt*, the majority of which is trade financing.
OAO Severstal Announces New Head of Investor Relations
07 July 2010 - OAO Severstal announced the appointment of Vladimir Zaluzhsky as Head of Investor Relations, replacing Dmitry Druzhinin, who has held the position since 2002.
Nippon Steel, Partners to Build Steel Pile Plant in Vietnam
07 July 2010 - Nippon Steel will soon begin construction of a new plant in Vietnam for the production of steel pipe piles and steel pipe sheet piles.
Mechel OAO Announces Structural, Management Changes
07 July 2010 - Mechel OAO announced creation of a divisional management system that will fully control operational activities within all of the company’s segments. The company also announced several executive-level changes, including the resignation of Senior Vice President Vladimir Polin.
OAO Severstal sells Controlling Interest in Lucchini to Mordashov
06 July 2010 - OAO Severstal completes the sale of 50.8% of Lucchini SpA to a company controlled by Alexey Mordashov for a consideration of one euro.
Posco to Offer On-site Visits to the Steelworks during Summer
06 July 2010 - Posco is offering a special field trip program for the summer vacation season to provide people the opportunity to have a friendly encounter with steel at both the Pohang and Gwangyang Steelworks.
Ruukki to Provide Structures to Aker Verdal for North Sea Wind Farm
06 July 2010 - Aker Verdal AS contracts Ruukki to deliver a total of 240 steel structures for the Nordsee Ost wind farm project to be built offshore from Germany in the North Sea.
Mechel Bluestone to Supply Russian Coke Plants
06 July 2010 - Mechel OAO has started shipping coal from its U.S. subsidiary, Mechel Bluestone, in order to supply its Russian coke plants with scarce grades of coking coal.
Uhde Wins Follow-Up Contract from Dragon Steel for New Coke Plant
02 July 2010 - Following the successful completion and commissioning of a coke oven plant (phase 1) for Dragon Steel of Taiwan, Uhde has been awarded a plant contract to build phase 2, which is scheduled for commissioning at the end of 2012.
