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ThyssenKrupp Plans Addition to Executive Board
26 January 2009 - ThyssenKrupp AG confirms that talks have been held with Dr. Alan Hippe, Vice Chairman of the Executive Board of Continental AG, about joining ThyssenKrupp AG’s Executive Board.
SMS Demag to Acquire BEA Group E & A Division
26 January 2009 - SMS Demag announces plans to acquire the Electrical and Automation division of Düsseldorf-based BEA Group.
China Steel Reports 4th Quarter Results
26 January 2009 - Discounted selling prices and historically high iron ore and coking coal prices result in a fourth quarter pre-tax loss of NTD$18.26 billion for China Steel Corp.
Mechel Announces Operational Results for 2008
26 January 2009 - Mechel OAO reports a 24% increase in coal production and a 3% reduction in steel production for 2008.
Despite Boost from China, World Crude Steel Production Falls 1.2% in 2008
23 January 2009 - World crude steel production reaches an estimated 1329.7 million tonnes in 2008, a 1.2% decrease in production compared to 2007. This total marks the second consecutive year that world steel production totaled more than 1300 million tonnes.
Despite Boost from China, World Crude Steel Production Falls 1.2% in 2008
23 January 2009 - World crude steel production reaches an estimated 1329.7 million tonnes in 2008, a 1.2% decrease in production compared to 2007. This total marks the second consecutive year that world steel production totaled more than 1300 million tonnes.
World Crude Steel Production Reaches All-Time-High in 2007
23 January 2009 - World crude steel production reaches an estimated 1343.5 million tonnes in 2007, a 7.5% increase in production compared to 2006. The total marks the fifth consecutive year that world steel production grew by more than 7%.
Tata Steel Wins ET Award for Company of the Year
22 January 2009 - Tata Steel is selected by the Economic Times to receive its Company of the Year Award, part of the Economic Times’ awards for corporate excellence.
Tata Steel Wins ET Award for Company of the Year
22 January 2009 - Tata Steel is selected by the Economic Times to receive its Company of the Year Award, part of the Economic Times’ awards for corporate excellence.
ThyssenKrupp CSA Aids Flood Victims and Combats Dengue Fever
21 January 2009 - ThyssenKrupp CSA Companhia do Atlântico, ThyssenKrupp Steel’s Brazil-based affiliate, launches two new projects as part of its responsibility to society.
ThyssenKrupp CSA Aids Flood Victims and Combats Dengue Fever
21 January 2009 - ThyssenKrupp CSA Companhia do Atlântico, ThyssenKrupp Steel’s Brazil-based affiliate, launches two new projects as part of its responsibility to society.
Rautaruukki Concludes Negotiations at Kurikka Unit
20 January 2009 - Ruukki’s Engineering division concludes employer-employee negotiations to adjust production at its Kurikka unit in Finland.
Essar Group Acquires Mining Rights in Brazil
20 January 2009 - The Essar group acquires a mineral concession in Amapa, North Brazil, that could help the company support its proposed steel plant in Trinidad and Tobago in the South Caribbean.
Evraz Renounces Mezhegey Coal License
20 January 2009 - Evraz Group renounces its right to purchase the license to develop the Mezhegey coal deposit in the Republic of Tyva, Russia, with estimated reserves of some 213.5 million tonnes of hard coking coals.
Rautaruukki Concludes Negotiations at Kurikka Unit
20 January 2009 - Ruukki’s Engineering division concludes employer-employee negotiations to adjust production at its Kurikka unit in Finland.
Essar Group Acquires Mining Rights in Brazil
20 January 2009 - The Essar group acquires a mineral concession in Amapa, North Brazil, that could help the company support its proposed steel plant in Trinidad and Tobago in the South Caribbean.
Evraz Renounces Mezhegey Coal License
20 January 2009 - Evraz Group renounces its right to purchase the license to develop the Mezhegey coal deposit in the Republic of Tyva, Russia, with estimated reserves of some 213.5 million tonnes of hard coking coals.
Vale and Baosteel to Liquidate CSV
19 January 2009 - Despite intense negotiations and analysis of alternatives, Vale and Baosteel decide to cancel their project to develop and build the proposed 5 million tonnes/year integrated steel slab plant in Brazil’s Espirito Santo state.
Vale and Baosteel to Liquidate CSV
19 January 2009 - Despite intense negotiations and analysis of alternatives, Vale and Baosteel decide to cancel their project to develop and build the proposed 5 million tonnes/year integrated steel slab plant in Brazil’s Espirito Santo state.
General Steel Holdings Files Shelf Registration Statement
16 January 2009 - General Steel Holdings files shelf registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that will permit it to sell up to US$60 million of securities from time to tim
