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Essar Steel Expands Service Center Capacity in India to 2.5 MTPA
07 May 2009 - Essar Steel inaugurates its fourth steel service center facility in India, bringing its total processing capacity in India to 2.5 million tonnes/year.
MMX Resumes Iron Ore Mining Operations at Corumbá
06 May 2009 - MMX Mineração e Metálicos SA announces the resumption of operations at its Corumba iron ore mine in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
SSAB to Install Emission Control System at Oxelösund Coke Plant
06 May 2009 - SSAB will invest approximately SEK 200 million in a Pushing Emission Control System to reduce dust and smoke emissions at its coking plant in Oxelösund.
ArcelorMittal Mines Canada Plans Temporary Production Stoppages
06 May 2009 - ArcelorMittal Mines Canada announces plans for four-week production stoppages at its Mont-Wright and Port-Cartier facilities.
Mechel Announces Executive Appointment for Ferroalloy Division
05 May 2009 - Mechel OAO announces the appointment of Alexey Ivanushkin as Chief Executive Officer of the Oriel Resources Co. (Great Britain).
NLMK Quality Management System Certified to International Standards
05 May 2009 - Novolipetsk Steel’s quality management system passed an oversight audit conducted by TÜV CERT, an independent German certifying agency.
Friedrich Kocks to Install 3-Roll RSB for Bhushan Power & Steel
05 May 2009 - Friedrich Kocks GmbH will install a 500,000 tonnes/year combined wire rod and bar mill with latest-generation 3-roll RSB for Bhushan Power & Steel.
Byard Spiral Mill to Supply Off Line Spiral Pipe Mill to Surya Roshni
04 May 2009 - Byard Spiral Mill Sdn Bhd is preparing to ship a new off line Spiral Pipe Mill to Surya Roshni Ltd of India.
ThyssenKrupp Further Refines Plan for Strategic Reorganization
04 May 2009 - The ThyssenKrupp AG Executive Board has further developed the Group’s business model, moving toward a single company with eight business areas, all of which will be tied directly to ThyssenKrupp AG.
World Steel Association Provides 2009 Short Range Outlook for Steel
04 May 2009 - The World Steel Association is forecasting that worldwide apparent steel use is expected to decline by -14.9% to 1,018.6 million tonnes in 2009.
Duferco La Louvière Adds Two More SteelPlanner Modules
01 May 2009 - Duferco La Louvière completes its implementation of two new SteelPlanner modules that will help optimize its supply chain.
Tenaris Acquires Control of Seamless Pipe Indonesia Jaya
01 May 2009 - Tenaris SA completes its acquisition of a 77.45% holding in OCTG processor Seamless Pipe Indonesia Jaya for a purchase price of US$72.5 million.
Duferco La Louvière Adds Two More SteelPlanner Modules
01 May 2009 - Duferco La Louvière completes its implementation of two new SteelPlanner modules that will help optimize its supply chain.
Tenaris Acquires Control of Seamless Pipe Indonesia Jaya
01 May 2009 - Tenaris SA completes its acquisition of a 77.45% holding in OCTG processor Seamless Pipe Indonesia Jaya for a purchase price of US$72.5 million.
ArcelorMittal Prices Common Stock, Convertible Senior Note Offerings
30 April 2009 - ArcelorMittal has priced its common shares and convertible senior notes offerings, which represent total aggregate proceeds of approximately $3.5 billion before deduction of underwriting discounts and commissions.
ArcelorMittal Reports Loss for 1st Quarter 2009
30 April 2009 - ArcelorMittal reported a net loss of €1.1 billion on sales of €15.1 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2009.
World Steel Production Continues to Fall through February ‘09
30 April 2009 - World crude steel production fell to 83.85 million tonnes in February, a 3% decrease from the previous month and a 22% decrease from February 2008, according to the latest report from World Steel Association.
ArcelorMittal Reports Loss for 1st Quarter 2009
30 April 2009 - ArcelorMittal reported a net loss of €1.1 billion on sales of €15.1 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2009.
World Steel Production Continues to Fall through February ‘09
30 April 2009 - World crude steel production fell to 83.85 million tonnes in February, a 3% decrease from the previous month and a 22% decrease from February 2008, according to the latest report from World Steel Association.
ThyssenKrupp Tailored Stainless Strips Help to Opptimize Muffler Design
28 April 2009 - ThyssenKrupp Nirosta has developed an innovative solution using Thyssen Krupp Tailored Strips for manufacture of a stainless steel muffler that is significantly lighter then a conventional design.
