Steel News

Nippon, Tata to Form Joint Venture for Cold-Rolled Steel Sheets

29 January 2010 - Nippon Steel Corp. and Tata Steel Ltd. have approved the framework of a joint venture for the production and sale of automotive cold-rolled steel sheets at Jamshedpur Works, Jharkhand, India.

Corus Long Products Announces Immediate Price Rise

29 January 2010 - Corus Long Products is raising prices for a wide range of its products by at least £60 per tonne, in reaction to higher input costs.

JFE, Marubeni-Itochu Receive Orders for Chevron Gorgon Project

29 January 2010 - JFE Steel Corp. and Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. have been awarded two line pipe orders for the Gorgon Natural Gas Project operated by Chevron Australia Pty Ltd.

Europipe Awarded Contract for Second Nord Stream Pipeline

28 January 2010 - Europipe, a 50:50 joint subsidiary between Dillinger Hütte and Salzgitter AG, has been awarded a contract for supply of large-caliber welded linepipe for the second pipeline of the Nord Stream project.

Baosteel, Shanghai Railway Bureau to Establish Strategic Cooperation

28 January 2010 - Baosteel Group Corp. recently signed a letter of intent for strategic cooperation with Shanghai Railway Bureau. The two will work together on trading and management of railway construction projects material supply and railway scrap steel recycling, among other areas.

Danieli to Supply Turnkey Direct Reduction Plants in MENA Region

27 January 2010 - After the successful startup of the 1.6 million tonnes per year Energiron DRI plant at Emirates Steel Industry minimill #1 in Abu Dhabi, Danieli is supplying two more new DRI plants under the Energiron technology worldwide license agreement.

ArcelorMittal Makes Donation for Victims in Haiti

27 January 2010 - ArcelorMittal, through the ArcelorMittal Foundation, has donated 1 million USD to help the relief efforts in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, following the earthquake that struck the island earlier this month.

Sumitomo to Supply Lightweight H-Beams for Elevated Roads

27 January 2010 - Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. is supplying “a large quantity” of its SMart BEAM™ lightweight welded H-beams to support sound-absorbing panels of the Second Keihan Highway, which is scheduled to open in March.

Praxair Technology to Be Installed by Marcegaglia in China

26 January 2010 - Praxair China will build a nitrogen plant and integrate its patented direct-injection technology at Marcegaglia’s new steel-tube mill in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, under a 15-year agreement.

World Crude Steel Output Decreases by 8.0% in 2009

25 January 2010 - Despite a 13.5% year-on-year increase in crude steel production from China, world crude steel production decreased by about 8.0% in 2009 compared to 2008, with an estimated production total of 1220 million tonnes.

Posco Buys Stake in Roy Hill Holdings

25 January 2010 - Posco recently signed a cooperation agreement to buy a 15% stake in Roy Hill Holdings, which is currently leading the Roy Hill iron ore mining project in the Pilbara region of Australia.

ISRA PARSYTEC to Supply Inspection Solution to Thai Producer

25 January 2010 - ISRA PARSYTEC has received a purchase order by the stainless steel producer ThaiNox Stainless PLC for a surface inspection system at its Annealing Pickling (APF) line in Rayong as well as a full license for the Quality Yield Management software.

Ruukki to Deliver Shipbuilding Plates

25 January 2010 - Ruukki has signed a contract with STX Finland Oy's Rauma shipyard to deliver plates for a polar supply and research vessel, which has been ordered by the South African Department of Environmental Affairs.

Report Reveals Greater Ore Potential in Kemi Mine

22 January 2010 - Outokumpu says that the mineral resources in Kemi mine may turn out to be significantly greater than earlier estimated, based on a seismic research report by Geological Survey of Finland in late 2009.

steeluniversity Challenge 2009/2010 Ready to Begin

22 January 2010 - The fifth steeluniversity Challenge, aimed at university and college students and new employees in the steel-industry supply chain, will begin on January 27 and run for 24 hours. This online competition uses steeluniversity.org website’s secondary steelmaking and plate rolling simulations.

Ruukki to Supply Components for Oil Storage Tanks

21 January 2010 - Ruukki will deliver its prefabricated steel storage tank components to Verwater Groep Nederland to build seven new oil storage tanks in the Port of Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Recognized for Environmental Protection

21 January 2010 - ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has been named Environment Protection Leader 2009 within the “Ecology, environment, and nature management Ukraine” national project, for consistently introducing modern environmentally friendly technologies and equipment.

Danieli Integrated Minimill #1 Project Complete

21 January 2010 - Danieli successfully completes integrated tests related to the Energiron direct reduction plant and steelmaking shop at Emirates Steel Industry, Abu Dhabi.

ArcelorMittal, BHP Billiton Discuss Combining Iron Ore Interests

20 January 2010 - ArcelorMittal has entered into initial discussions with BHP Billiton to potentially combine their respective iron ore mining and infrastructure interests in Liberia and Guinea within a joint venture.

MMK, TMK Extend Partnership

20 January 2010 - MMK and TMK have extended their partnership until 2015 in agreement with a memorandum on strategic cooperation signed in February 2007. Further cooperation was also discussed during a recent meeting, including collaboration regarding Mill 5000 products.