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Siemens to Supply Ultra-Thick Slab Caster for Shougang Qinhuangdao Works
14 August 2008 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will supply a continuous slab caster to Shougang Group that is capable of casting slabs that are 250 to 400 millimeters thick.
Valin and ArcelorMittal to Form Electrical Steel Joint Venture
14 August 2008 - Hunan Valin Steel Group and ArcelorMittal sign joint venture agreement for the production and sales of 600,000 tonnes/year of grain-oriented and non-grain-oriented silicon electrical steel.
Vietnam Steel, Vicem and Tata Steel to Build 4.5-Million TPY Steel Complex
14 August 2008 - Vietnam Steel, Vietnam Cement Industries, and Tata Steel sign joint venture agreement for a proposed 4.5-million tonnes/year steel complex in Vietnam.
Novolipetsk Steel to Acquire JMC for $3.53 Billion
14 August 2008 - Russian steel producer Novolipetsk Steel signs definitive agreement to acquire U.S. steel pipe and tube manufacturer John Maneely Co. for US$3.53 billion on a debt-free, cash-free basis.
Outotec to Supply Large Iron Ore Pelletizing Plant for Tata Steel
13 August 2008 - Tata Steel contracts Outotec to supply a new iron ore pelletizing plant for its steel works in Jamshedpur.
Tisco to Extend Scope of Broner Scheduling and MES Solutions
13 August 2008 - Broner Metals Solutions will extend the scope of Taiyuan Iron and Steel’s existing Meltshop Scheduling and Control Solutions to support a new BOF, ladle furnace and caster at its plant in TaiYuan City, China.
ArcelorMittal to Acquire 49% of Mineração Pirâmide Participações
12 August 2008 - ArcelorMittal signs an agreement to acquire 49% of the share capital in Mineração Pirâmide Participações Ltda, with the price based on the assessed amount of iron ore and manganese reserves held in situ.
Baosteel Contributes to the Olympic Cause
12 August 2008 - In support of its strong sense of social responsibility, Baosteel reflects on its contributions to the much-anticipated 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, including the supply of 70,000 tonnes of high-quality steel products used in the construction of more than 10 Olympic stadiums.
CISA Honors Baosteel and its High Grade Automotive Sheet
11 August 2008 - The China Iron and Steel Association awards Baosteel the honorary title of ‘China Iron & Steel Industry Clean Production and Environment-Friendly Enterprise’.
WorldAutoSteel Releases Preliminary Styling for Future Steel Vehicle
11 August 2008 - The Future Steel Vehicle Programme produces early styling sketches for a future steel vehicle based on packaging studies released by WorldAutoSteel member companies.
SMS Meer to Supply Seamless Tube Plant with PQF for Baosteel Subsidiary Yantai
08 August 2008 - SMS Meer will supply an 18-inch premium quality tube finishing plant for Yantai Baosteel Pipe Co.
ArcelorMittal to Further Increase Long Products Capacity in Brazil
08 August 2008 - ArcelorMittal announces plans to further expand its long carbon steel operations in Brazil with new investments of US$1.6 billion, in addition to its announced US$1.2 billion investments to expand the Monlevade plant in Minas Gerais.
SMS Demag to Support Second JSW Expansion Phase
07 August 2008 - Jindal South West Steel places order with SMS Demag for the extension of its steelworks and the supply of two X-Cast continuous casters.
Tata Steel Named to Fortune’s Global 500 Companies
07 August 2008 - Tata Steel makes its first entry in the list of Global 500 Companies published by Fortune magazine.
SMS Demag Commissions BOF Dust Collection System at JSW Steelworks
05 August 2008 - SMS Demag successfully commissions a secondary dust collection system for Jindal South West Steel Limited’s BOF steelworks in India.
Stefana Starts up New SMS Meer Bar Rolling Mill
04 August 2008 - Stefana SpA starts up a new 120 tonne/hour bar mill supplied by SMS Meer for the production of straight bars and spools.
Siemens to Supply Drives, Automation for New Plate Mill at Ningbo
04 August 2008 - Chinese steel producer Ningbo Iron and Steel awards Siemens a contract to engineer and supply the drive and automation systems for a new 4.3-meter plate mill.
Rio Tinto to Commence Expansion of Corumbá Iron Ore Mine in Brazil
04 August 2008 - Rio Tinto will invest US$2.15 billion in a major expansion of its iron ore mine in Corumbá, Brazil, that will boost the mine’s annual capacity more than six-fold to 12.8 million tonnes, with new production commencing in the fourth quarter of 2010.
Posco Celebrates Start of Construction for New Steelmaking, Plate Plants
04 August 2008 - Posco celebrates the start of construction for a new steelmaking plant at Pohang Steelworks and a 2-million-tonne-capacity steel plate plant at Gwangyang Steelworks.
Outokumpu Completes Acquisition of Italian Stainless Distributor Sogepar
01 August 2008 - Outokumpu completes its announced acquisition of the SoGePar Group, an Italian distributor of stainless steel, following receipt of regulatory clearances.
