Steel News

Danieli Corus, Tata Projects to Build Greenfield Blast Furnace for SAIL

06 October 2008 - Consortium comprising Danieli Corus and Tata Projects Limited will design and construct a greenfield blast furnace for SAIL’s Rourkela Steel Plant.

Nippon-Kobe Joint Company to Recycle Steel Dust into DRI

03 October 2008 - Nippon Steel and Kobe Steel will establish a joint company that will recycle steel dust using the FastMet process to produce usable direct-reduced iron.

Tata Steel to Acquire 19.9% Share in New Millennium Capital

02 October 2008 - Tata Steel signs binding agreement to acquire a 19.9% stake in New Millennium Capital with an option to acquire 80% of a joint venture that will develop New Millennium’s Direct Shipping Ore Project, which is estimated to contain in excess of 100 million tonnes of direct shipping quality ore.

Uhde Awarded Contracts for Coke Plants at JFE Steel, MCC Mitsubishi Chemical

02 October 2008 - Uhde is commissioned by OTTO Corp. to provide comprehensive services within the scope of coke plant contracts for JFE Steel and MCC Mitsubishi Chemical.

Siemens to Modernize Heavy-Section Mill, Merchant-Bar Line for Dneprovsky Iron and Steel

02 October 2008 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will fundamentally refurbish a heavy-section line and a merchant bar line for the Ukrainian steel producer OJSC Dneprovsky Iron and Steel Integrated Works.

Sumitomo Celebrates Progress on New Wakayama Works Blast Furnace

02 October 2008 - Sumitomo Metals holds a furnace building, or Koteire ceremony commemorating the start of brickwork for its new No. 1 Blast Furnace at the Wakayama Steel Works.

Baosteel Puts Large Diameter Longitudinal Welding Pipe Line into Production

01 October 2008 - Baosteel officially puts its Large Diameter Longitudinal Welding Pipe Production Line into production, the first such line in China.

SSAB Named Industrial Company of the Year for Work Environment

01 October 2008 - SSAB is named the industrial company of the year in work environment for its systematic and long-term work-environment efforts in cooperation with the labor unions, and its dedication and to workplace safety and employee health.

Nippon Steel to Acquire 20% Stake in Alliance Partner Topy Industries

01 October 2008 - Nippon Steel announces plans to purchase up to 20% of the voting shares of its alliance partner, Topy Industries Ltd.

Wuppermann Adopts New SMS Demag Galvanizing Process

30 September 2008 - Wuppermann Stahl GmbH incorporates SMS Demag’s CVGL (Continuous Vertical Galvanizing Line) process into its hot-dip galvanizing line following completion of a successful test phase.

Siemens to Install Dry-Type Dedusting Systems for Five New LD Converters in China

30 September 2008 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will install dry-type dedusting systems in new LD (BOF) steelmaking plants for five separate Chinese steelmaking companies.

OneSteel Lodges Notice of Intention to Make Cash Offer for Steel & Tube

30 September 2008 - OneSteel NZ Holdings gives notice of its intention to make a cash offer for all of the shares in Steel & Tube Holdings Limited that it does not already own.

Steel Producers Promote Importance of Life-Cycle Approach in Environmental Impact Studies

30 September 2008 - The International Iron and Steel Institute is appealing to governments to work together with the steel industry utilizing life cycle thinking as the most effective holistic approach to assessing a product’s impact on the environment.

Construction Underway for MMK Plate Mill and Slab Caster

30 September 2008 - Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel reports progress on construction for its new 5000-mm plate mill and continuous slab caster.

Voestalpine Launches Redesigned Website

29 September 2008 - Voestalpine upgrades its corporate website with a new and more modern design that incorporates essential changes to the home page structure, the product information center, and navigation tools.

ThyssenKrupp VDM Opens Service Center in China

29 September 2008 - ThyssenKrupp VDM opens new service center in China, where it will expand its range in Guangzhou to include nickel alloys.

Rautaruukki Commends Design Ideas for Sandwich Panels

29 September 2008 - Rautaruukki selects the best ideas received in its international design competition, and will work with authors to evaluate the potential to develop the ideas.

Siemens to Replace Open-Hearth, Ingot-Based Steelmaking Plant for Zaporizhstal, Ukraine

29 September 2008 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will supply a complete steelworks for Ukrainian steel producer Zaporizhstal Integrated Iron & Steel Works JSC, including desulphurization stations, LD steelmaking converters, ladle furnaces, VOD plant, dedusting facilities and slab casters.

ArcelorMittal Reports Fatal Accident at Saldanha Works

26 September 2008 - Arcelor Mittal issues statement regarding the fatal accident that recently occurred at its Saldanha operations in the Western Cape of South Africa.

ThyssenKrupp Services Establishes Mill Services Group

26 September 2008 - ThyssenKrupp Services is bundling its steel mill-related services under a new company named ThyssenKrupp MillServices & Systems GmbH.