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Evraz Announces New Executive Appointments
11 March 2009 - Evraz Group SA announces the appointment of Alexander Boreyko as Director of Investor Relations, and Sergey Lavrinenko as Head of Communications and Public Affairs.
General Steel Reports 4th Quarter, Full Year 2008 Results
11 March 2009 - General Steel Holdings reports a net loss of $9.7 million on revenues of $261.1 million for the fourth quarter and a net loss of $11.3 million on revenues of $1.4 billion for the full year ended December 31, 2008.
Concast and Shagang Commission Continuous Caster at Zhangjiagang Rongsheng
11 March 2009 - Zhangjiagang Rongsheng Steel Making Co. and Concast commission a new five-strand continuous caster with hot charging facilities.
Hertwich Engineering to Provide Billet Production Plant for Hammerer Aluminum
10 March 2009 - Hammerer Aluminum Industries places equipment orders with Hertwich Engineering, a company of the SMS group, for their new billet production facility in Romania.
Harsco to Service New Emirates Steel EAF
10 March 2009 - Harsco Metals group is expanding into the United Arab Emirates under a new ten-year contract with Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Steel LLC.
LKAB, Höganäs AB and StatoilHydro to Investigate Possible Ironworks in Norway
10 March 2009 - LKAB, Höganäs AB and StatoilHydro have reached an agreement to conduct a feasibility study for a new natural-gas based DRI plant near Trondheim, Norway.
Hertwich Engineering to Provide Billet Production Plant for Hammerer Aluminum
10 March 2009 - Hammerer Aluminum Industries places equipment orders with Hertwich Engineering, a company of the SMS group, for their new billet production facility in Romania.
Harsco to Service New Emirates Steel EAF
10 March 2009 - Harsco Metals group is expanding into the United Arab Emirates under a new ten-year contract with Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Steel LLC.
LKAB, Höganäs AB and StatoilHydro to Investigate Possible Ironworks in Norway
10 March 2009 - LKAB, Höganäs AB and StatoilHydro have reached an agreement to conduct a feasibility study for a new natural-gas based DRI plant near Trondheim, Norway.
JSW Steel Posts Increased Crude Steel Production in February
09 March 2009 - JSW Steel reports an 8.5% increase in crude steel production in February 2009, including trial production from its recently commissioned new blast furnace at Vijayanagar Works.
Tata Steel Reports Increased Sales, Production in February
09 March 2009 - Tata Steel reports a 47% rise in sales as well as increased production of hot metal, crude steel and saleable steel in February 2009 as compared to February 2008.
JSW Steel Posts Increased Crude Steel Production in February
09 March 2009 - JSW Steel reports an 8.5% increase in crude steel production in February 2009, including trial production from its recently commissioned new blast furnace at Vijayanagar Works.
Tata Steel Reports Increased Sales, Production in February
09 March 2009 - Tata Steel reports a 47% rise in sales as well as increased production of hot metal, crude steel and saleable steel in February 2009 as compared to February 2008.
JSW Steel Posts Increased Crude Steel Production in February
09 March 2009 - JSW Steel reports an 8.5% increase in crude steel production in February 2009, including trial production from its recently commissioned new blast furnace at Vijayanagar Works.
Worthington Cylinders Austria Recognized as One of Austria’s Best Employers
02 March 2009 - Worthington Cylinders, a Worthington Industries company (NYSE:WOR), today announced that its subsidiary in Kienberg, Austria, was named by the Great Place To Work® Institute as one of Austria's best employers.
Worthington Cylinders Austria Recognized as One of Austria’s Best Employers
02 March 2009 - Worthington Cylinders, a Worthington Industries company (NYSE:WOR), today announced that its subsidiary in Kienberg, Austria, was named by the Great Place To Work® Institute as one of Austria's best employers.
ThyssenKrupp to Supply Gantry Cranes for Salzgitter
27 February 2009 - Salzgitter Flachstahl awards contract to ThyssenKrupp MillServices & Systems to build and supply three gantry cranes for use in Salzgitter’s metallurgical mill.
Sumitomo Metals, Vallourec Form Premium Joint Threading Venture
27 February 2009 - Sumitomo Metal Industries and Vallourec SA agree to establish a new U.S.-based premium joint threading joint venture by merging their two premium joint companies VAM USA and V&M Atlas Bradford LLC.
Tenova Italimpianti to Supply Pit Furnace for Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes
27 February 2009 - Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes Deutschland awards contract to Tenova Italimpianti Deutschland to engineer, fabricate, erect and commission a pit furnace to be installed in Düsseldorf-Reisholz.
JFE Steel and Rasselstein Reach Technical Cooperation Agreement
27 February 2009 - JFE Steel and Rasselstein sign Cooperation Agreement concerning steel used for cans and other packaging.
