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PSI Solution Plans Smelting in ThyssenKrupp Nirosta Steel Mill
09 October 2009 - Successful implementation of PSImetals in ThyssenKrupp Nirosta’s stainless steel mills in Bochum and Krefeld forms base for IT investments for U.S. production plant in Alabama.
PSI Solution Plans Smelting in ThyssenKrupp Nirosta Steel Mill
08 October 2009 - Successful implementation of PSImetals in stainless steel mills in Bochum and Krefeld forms base for IT investments for US production plant in Alabama
SAIL Receives Awards for Innovation
08 October 2009 - Steel Authority of India Ltd. is presented 14 of the total 28 Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar awards presented by the Government of India for performance year 2007.
Tenova Completes New Stacker for QBH Terminal
08 October 2009 - Tenova SEMF recently obtains the Practical Completion Certificate for its Queensland Bulk Handling coal stacker installation located in Brisbane.
JSW Posts 54% Growth in Q2 Crude Steel Production
08 October 2009 - JSW Steel has posted 54% growth in crude steel production during Q2 FY 2010, achieving its highest-ever quarterly production at 1.539 million tonnes.
Tata Steel Reports 21% Increase in Q2 Crude Steel Production
08 October 2009 - Tata Steel reports increases in its hot metal, crude steel, and saleable steel production in Q2 FY 2010 compared to the corresponding period of last year.
Kobe Steel Publishes Factbook and Sustainability Report Online
07 October 2009 - Kobe Steel has published two English publications online. This year for the first time the company has published only a digital version of its corporate factbook on its website, along with its "Sustainability Report 2009."
Vale Settles Long-Term Contract with SABIC
07 October 2009 - Vale has signed a new long-term contract with Saudi Basic Industries Corp. to supply direct reduction pellets to its plant in Saudi Arabia.
Posco to Open Plant Next Year at Supplier Park in India
06 October 2009 - Posco breaks ground for Posco-ICPC at the Renault-Nissan Supplier Park in Chennai, India, on September 30. Construction is scheduled for completion in late April 2010.
Mechel Establishes Representative Office in Japan
06 October 2009 - Mechel OAO opened its official representative office in Tokyo on October 1 to support the company's business in Japan.
Sumitomo Metals Conducts Disaster Training
05 October 2009 - Sumitomo Metal Industries conducts training based on the premise that a major earthquake has hit the Tokyo metropolitan area. All 600 directors and employees who work at the Tokyo head office participated in the exercise.
China Steel Water Purification Plant to Start Operation
05 October 2009 - China Steel Corp. plans to put its newly built Industrial Waste Water Purification Plant into operation on October 29.
Corus Kids of Steel Introduces Kids to Triathlons
05 October 2009 - The third annual Corus Kids of Steel series took place in September, with more than 3600 children running, cycling, and swimming around junior triathlon courses.
Outokumpu Inaugurates Operations in Degerfors and Nyby, Sweden
05 October 2009 - Outokumpu has inaugurated a dispatch hall in Degerfors, and a grinding machine and a new entry section to the annealing and pickling line in Nyby, Torshälla. The investments total €65 million.
Posco Receives Award for Sustainability
02 October 2009 - Posco wins the grand prize in the sustainability sector at the 2009 Global Green Management Excellence Awards.
JSW Steel Expands Retailing Network to Chhattisgarh
02 October 2009 - JSW Steel has expanded its pan-India steel-retailing footprint to Chhattisgarh, with the first branded JSW Shoppe retail showroom in the state and in Bilaspur through its authorized distributor M/S Hanuman Hardware Store.
Outokumpu Completes Service Center Expansion in Germany
02 October 2009 - Outokumpu has expanded the stock and processing capacity of its service center in Willich, Germany. The expansion has doubled the production capacity from 60,000 to 125,000 tonnes.
ThyssenKrupp Implements New Group Structure
02 October 2009 - ThyssenKrupp launches its new organizational structure with the start of its new fiscal year on October 1, 2009.
voestalpine Executive Takes over as EUROFER President
02 October 2009 - voestalpine AG Managing Board Chairman and CEO Wolfgang Eder takes over presidency of the European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries, effective October 1, 2009.
Shanxi Coal Receives Approval to Consolidate Coal Mines
01 October 2009 - Puda Coal's subsidiary Shanxi Puda Coal Group receives final approval from the provincial government to consolidate eight coal mines into five in Shanxi Province.
