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BlueScope Steel Announces Strong Full Year Results
20 August 2008 - BlueScope Steel reports Net Profit After Tax of $596 million and underlying earnings per share of $1.10 for FY08.
Salzgitter Reports Strong Results for First Half of 2008
19 August 2008 - The Salzgitter Group achieves strong results in the first half of the financial year 2008, based in part on persistently high, stable demand for rolled steel and tubular products.
New ArcelorMittal Ostrava Workers Don Orange Hardhats for Safety
19 August 2008 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava introduces a new safety measure that will allow quick and easy identification of new employees, who will be wearing orange helmets.
Mechel Launches Upgraded Medium-Section Mill at Targoviste Facility
19 August 2008 - Mechel OAO launches the upgraded medium-section mill at its Mechel Targoviste facility in Romania following the addition of two new mill stands and the execution of fundamental renovations.
Ruukki Metals Ends Service Center Employee Negotiations
18 August 2008 - Ruukki Metals concludes employer-employee negotiations related to the company’s efforts to streamline its steel service centers.
Bricmont to Supply Dual-Line Tunnel Reheat Furnace for Shanghai Meishan
18 August 2008 - Bricmont will supply a dual-line tunnel roller-hearth furnace for Shanghai Meishan Iron and Steel’s new thin-strip production line project in Nanjing, China.
Baosteel to Invest in Second Six-Color Metal Printing Line
18 August 2008 - Baosteel signs contract with ORG Canmaking Group and KBA Germany to install a new six-color metal printing line.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Begins Overhaul of Blast Furnace No. 3
18 August 2008 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava initiates a complete overhaul of its Blast Furnace No. 3.
Siemens VAI to Supply Reversing Intermediate Mill for Acciaierie Venete
15 August 2008 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies will supply the mechanical equipment for a new reversing intermediate mill at Acciaierie Venete’s factory in Mura, Italy.
Vale to Invest in Brazilian Steel Mill
15 August 2008 - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce announces its intention to build a 2.5 million tonnes/year steel plant in Brazil.
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.
