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ThyssenKrupp Supervisory Board Approves Strategic Reorganization
30 March 2009 - At its extraordinary meeting, ThyssenKrupp AG’s Supervisory Board approves plans to realign the Group from its five existing segments into two divisions focused on Materials and Technologies.
NLMK Commences Construction of New Blast Furnace
30 March 2009 - Novolipetsk Steel begins assembly for Blast Furnace No. 7 steel structures. The new production facility, with capacity of 3.4 million tonnes of hot pig iron per year, is the first to be constructed in Russia in 20 years.
ThyssenKrupp Supervisory Board Approves Strategic Reorganization
30 March 2009 - At its extraordinary meeting, ThyssenKrupp AG’s Supervisory Board approves plans to realign the Group from its five existing segments into two divisions focused on Materials and Technologies.
NLMK Commences Construction of New Blast Furnace
30 March 2009 - Novolipetsk Steel begins assembly for Blast Furnace No. 7 steel structures. The new production facility, with capacity of 3.4 million tonnes of hot pig iron per year, is the first to be constructed in Russia in 20 years.
Mechel Announces Extension of Bridge Loan
27 March 2009 - Mechel OAO reaches agreement for a two-month extension of its bridge loan taken for the acquisition of Oriel Resources Ltd.
NLMK Executive Honored for Development, Implementation of Automated System
27 March 2009 - The Russian Government awards a Government Science and Technology Award to Alexander Gorshkov, Vice President of NLMK’s Iron Ore Division and Director General of Stoilensky GOK.
Partners Place HIsmelt Plant on 12-Month Maintenance Plan
27 March 2009 - Rio Tinto and its joint venture partners place their HIsmelt pig iron plant on a program of 12 months' care and maintenance to April 2010, due to depressed global pig iron prices and poor market outlook.
Mechel Announces Extension of Bridge Loan
27 March 2009 - Mechel OAO reaches agreement for a two-month extension of its bridge loan taken for the acquisition of Oriel Resources Ltd.
NLMK Executive Honored for Development, Implementation of Automated System
27 March 2009 - The Russian Government awards a Government Science and Technology Award to Alexander Gorshkov, Vice President of NLMK’s Iron Ore Division and Director General of Stoilensky GOK.
Partners Place HIsmelt Plant on 12-Month Maintenance Plan
27 March 2009 - Rio Tinto and its joint venture partners place their HIsmelt pig iron plant on a program of 12 months' care and maintenance to April 2010, due to depressed global pig iron prices and poor market outlook.
NLMK to Upgrade BOF Emissions Collection and Cleaning System
26 March 2009 - Novolipetsk Steel begins to reconstruct the gas exhaust ducts from its three BOFs with a secondary emissions collection and cleaning system.
NLMK to Upgrade BOF Emissions Collection and Cleaning System
26 March 2009 - Novolipetsk Steel begins to reconstruct the gas exhaust ducts from its three BOFs with a secondary emissions collection and cleaning system.
Statutory Negotiations Lead to Temporary Lay-offs at Outokumpu’s Tornio Works
25 March 2009 - Outokumpu announces plans to temporarily lay off most of the employees at its Tornio Works following the recent conclusion of statutory negotiations at the facility.
Siemens Modernizes Ferriera Valsabbia Rebar Rolling Mill
25 March 2009 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies helps expand annual production capacity of Italian steel producer Ferriera Valsabbia with the installation of a hot-charging system for billets as well as a system for single-bar high-speed delivery.
Statutory Negotiations Lead to Temporary Lay-offs at Outokumpu’s Tornio Works
25 March 2009 - Outokumpu announces plans to temporarily lay off most of the employees at its Tornio Works following the recent conclusion of statutory negotiations at the facility.
Siemens Modernizes Ferriera Valsabbia Rebar Rolling Mill
25 March 2009 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies helps expand annual production capacity of Italian steel producer Ferriera Valsabbia with the installation of a hot-charging system for billets as well as a system for single-bar high-speed delivery.
World Steel Production Continues Plunge through February 2009
24 March 2009 - Figures released by the World Steel Association (known formerly as the International Iron and Steel Institute) show that world crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting stood at an estimated 83.85 million tonnes in February 2009
Essar Steel Inaugurates State-of-the-Art Steel Service Center
24 March 2009 - Essar Steel has inaugurated its most modern Steel Service Centre facility at Oragadam, near Chennai. The new facility has the capacity to process 250,000 tonnes of steel per year.
Rautaruukki to Concentrate Engineering Production in Kalajoki
24 March 2009 - In a continued effort to further improve operational efficiency, Rautaruukki announces plans to integrate production in Kalajoki, Finland.
OAO Severstal Boosts Plant Safety Performance in 2008
24 March 2009 - Severstal’s Russian Steel division reduces job-related incidents by 37% in 2008, thanks to the investment of RUR 330.1 million and the execution of more than 250 actions to improve industrial and fire safety as well as workplace labor conditions at its Cherepovets Steel Mill.
