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MMK Commissions Secondary Steel Treatment Complex
22 February 2010 - Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works has commissioned a new secondary steel treatment complex at its Oxygen Converter Shop that will facilitate the production of steel grades for high-quality pipes and automotive steel.
Ruukki to Discontinue Operations at Mo i Rana Plant in Norway
22 February 2010 - Rautaruukki has decided to discontinue operations at its Mo i Rana unit in Norway until further notice, affecting some 110 employees in the unit.
Andec, Kamastal Upgrade with Danieli Equipment
22 February 2010 - The upgrading of Andec-Acerias Nacionales del Ecuador steelworks in Guayaquil was completed in December with the start of operation of a new 25-tonne Danieli ladle furnace and the associated fume dedusting plant. A new Danieli secondary refining station also was installed as part of the modernization of the existing Kamastal Metallurgical Works Ltd. steelmaking facilities in Perm.
Posco, KOCEMA to Cooperate on Steel Technologies
22 February 2010 - Posco recently signed the “Technological Support and Steel Products Supply Agreement for Mutual Cooperation of Large, Mid, and Small Sized Companies” with KOCEMA (Korea Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association) in Seoul.
Posco Confirms Executive Director Candidates
19 February 2010 - Posco recently held a board meeting to confirm Posco ICT CEO Han-yong Park, Vice President Chang-gwan Oh (Marketing Director), and Jin-il Kim (Head Manager of Pohang Steelworks) as executive director candidates. They will take the post following approval at the shareholders meeting scheduled for February 26.
LKAB Plans for Three New Iron Ore Mines
19 February 2010 - LKAB plans to open an open-pit mine at Gruvberget, near Svappavaara, during the first half of 2010. The company also plans to submit applications this year for a project to drain the Leveäniemi open pit, which was closed in the mid-1980s, and for test drilling at Mertainen.
Danieli Heavy Section Mill Selected for ESI Minimill Expansion
19 February 2010 - Emirates Steel Industry (ESI) has contracted Danieli for the completion of Phase 2 expansion of the minimill complex currently in operation in the Mussaffah Industrial Area, Abu Dhabi, with the installation of a new heavy section mill with a capacity of 1 million tonnes per year of large-size sections, beams, columns, and sheet piles.
Mechel Progresses in Development of Elga Coking Coal Deposit
18 February 2010 - At the beginning of February, two special heavy machinery convoys departed from the Upper Ulak station (Amur Region) where a Mechel OAO-owned construction base is located. The equipment, which is intended for development of Elga coking coal deposit, has reached the location of the new open pit mine construction.
Danieli Bar and Section Mill in Operation at Duferdofin-Nucor Giammoro
18 February 2010 - The new Danieli merchant bar mill was started up in November 2009 at Duferdofin-Nucor Giammoro, Sicily. The 20-stand high-speed continuous mill has a designed capacity of 700,000-tonnes per year of 8 to 25-mm-diameter deformed bars and a range of sections, rolled at rates of 100 tonnes per hour.
BSP Awarded as Best Integrated Steel Plant
18 February 2010 - Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP), the flagship unit of Steel Authority of India Ltd., has received the Prime Minister’s Trophy for emerging as the best-performing steel plant in the country for the years 2006-07 and 2007-08.
Posco Delivers Haiti Relief Funds
18 February 2010 - Posco delivered relief funds of USD300,000 for Haiti to the Korean National Red Cross President Yoo Chong-ha on February 10, along with a KRW 78 million donation collected from 9447 employees in online contributions between January 22 and 28.
Danieli Bloom Casters in Operation at Acciaierie Venete, RUE BMZ
17 February 2010 - A new jumbo-size conticaster for large-size blooms from Danieli has operated successfully since November 2009 at Acciaierie Venete, an Italian SBQ producer. Danieli Centro Met also carried out reconstruction and upgrading of the four-strand No. 3 bloom caster at the No. 2 steel melting shop of Byelorussian Steel Works (RUE BMZ) of Zhlobin, Belarus.
ArcelorMittal TB Zaragoza to Deliver Tailored Blanks for Opel Meriva
17 February 2010 - ArcelorMittal TB Zaragoza will deliver yearly around 1.2 million laser welded parts, or tailored blanks, representing around 18,000 tonnes per year of galvanized high-quality steel, for the new Opel Meriva.
Pomina, Thep Viet Steel Group Select Tenova Melt Shops
16 February 2010 - Tenova Melt Shops has been chosen by Pomina and Thep Viet Steel Group to supply a new melt shop unit with a Consteel® EAF. The melt shop is scheduled to be put in operation at the end of 2011 in Phu My Industrial Zone, near Ho Chi Minh City.
First Stage Startup of Danieli SBQ Mill Completed in Poland
16 February 2010 - The first stage of the new Danieli SBQ (Special Bar Quality) mill at CMC Zawiercie started operation at the end of 2009. Initially the new mill is designed to feed the existing wire rod production outlet.
The FSI Reinforces its Shareholding in Vallourec
15 February 2010 - The Fonds Stratégique d’Investissement (FSI) has jointly crossed, with the Caisse des Dépôts, a shareholding threshold of more than 5% of Vallourec’s capital.
Injuries Down in ArcelorMittal Companies
15 February 2010 - In 2009, the total number of injuries with lost work days in ArcelorMittal Ostrava was nine, compared with a previous 21 injuries. The rolling mills of ArcelorMittal Frýdek-Místek reported no injury with lost work days last year.
Danieli Caster in Operation at Usha Martin
15 February 2010 - A new twin-strand, 12-m-radius Danieli FastCast™ special steel bloom conticaster operates at Usha Martin’s new meltshop in Adityapur (Jamshedpur) in the State of Jharkand. Startup took place in September 2009.
New Quality Policy for OJSC ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih
12 February 2010 - OJSC ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih recently approved a new Quality Policy, which focuses heavily on customers' needs and customer relations optimization.
Rio Tinto Offers Update on Shanghai Employees
12 February 2010 - Rio Tinto has been advised that the People's Procuratorate has transferred the case relating to the four Shanghai employees, detained since July 5, 2009, to the Shanghai Number One Intermediate Court for trial. A trial date has not yet been set.
