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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.
Sahaviriya Raises Stake in Thai Cold Rolled Steel Sheet to Above 50%
26 September 2008 - Sahaviriya Steel Industries moves forward in the Thai high-end steel sheet sector by increasing its shareholding in Thai Cold Rolled Steel Sheet to 50.15% through acquisitions from partners JFE Steel and Marubeni.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Makes Additional Investment in Particulates Reduction
26 September 2008 - ThyssenKrupp Steel invests an additional 30 million euros to equip its sinter plant in Duisburg-Schwelgern with additional filters to capture particulates and dust-containing off-gases.
Concast to Supply Billet Caster, Secondary Metallurgy Station for ArcelorMittal Brasil
25 September 2008 - Concast will supply ArcelorMittal Brasil with a secondary-metallurgy center and a six-strand continuous billet caster capable of producing SBQ billets for tire cord.
Outokumpu to Close Sheffield Thin Strip Business
25 September 2008 - Outokumpu announces plans to close its thin strip business at Meadowhall in Sheffield, U.K.
Mechel OAO to Acquire German Based HBL Holdings
25 September 2008 - Mechel OAO announces plans to acquire a 100% stake in HBL Holding GmbH through its Mechel Service OOO service and sales subsidiary.
Rautaruukki Launches Construction Solution in Romania
24 September 2008 - Rautaruukki is introducing a new solutions package in Romania that simplifies the design of single-story commercial and industrial buildings and makes their construction more efficient.
BlueScope Steel Appoints New Non Executive Director
23 September 2008 - BlueScope Steel Limited appoints new non-executive director, effective October 20, 2008.
Air Products to Supply Process Gases for Ann Joo Steel in Malaysia
23 September 2008 - Air Products signs long-term contract to supply onsite gaseous oxygen, nitrogen and argon to Ann Joo Steel Berhad’s mill in northwest Malaysia.
Steel Minister Lays Foundation Stone for SAIL’s 6th Steel Processing Unit
23 September 2008 - Steel Authority of India celebrates a foundation laying ceremony for its sixth steel processing unit, which will be located in Lassipora, in the Pulwama district of Jammu & Kashmir.
ArcelorMittal Evaluates Empowerment Program in South Africa
22 September 2008 - ArcelorMittal confirms that it is contemplating a transaction involving the introduction of black economic empowerment into ArcelorMittal South Africa.
Siemens to Install Manufacturing System for Severstal’s Cherepovets Complex
22 September 2008 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will design, install and commission an integrated manufacturing execution system for Russian steel producer CherMK OAO Severstal’s Cherepovets production complex.
IISI Reports World Steel Production for August 2008
22 September 2008 - Figures released by the International Iron and Steel Institute show that world crude steel production for the 67 countries reporting stood at an estimated 117.2 million tonnes in August 2008 — 6.2% higher than for the same month of 2007, but 1.6% lower than the previous month, July 2008.
