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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.
BlueScope Steel Concludes Major Iron Ore Contract with BHP Billiton
19 September 2008 - BlueScope Steel enters into a new long-term iron ore supply contract with BHP Billiton and its joint venture partners.
European Steelmakers, Rio Tinto to Collaborate on Green Ironmaking Process
19 September 2008 - Rio Tinto will collaborate with ULCOS, a consortium of the major European steelmakers, on development of a new environmentally friendly ironmaking process through the Isarna project.
ArcelorMittal Warszawa Inaugurates New Bar Rolling Mill
19 September 2008 - ArcelorMittal Warszawa has inaugurated a new, very flexible 650,000 tonnes/year bar rolling mill, the result of a euro 80 million investment by ArcelorMittal.
EPA to Help Chinese Coal Mines Find Ways to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
18 September 2008 - The U.S. EPA commits more than $1 million to assess the economic and technical feasibility of recovering and using methane from coal mines in China as part of its Methane to Markets partnership.
ArcelorMittal Targets US$4 billion in New Cost Reductions
18 September 2008 - ArcelorMittal announces new Management Gains plan that targets USD 4 billion of cost savings over the next 5 years.
Tenova TAKRAF to Supply New Stacker for Rio Tinto Operation
17 September 2008 - Tenova TAKRAF signs contract to design and supply a luffing stacker with HWE Mining at RioTinto’s Mesa A iron ore operation in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
Dubai Investments Industries to Invest in South Steel in Saudi Arabia
17 September 2008 - Dubai Investments Industries has acquired a 10% stake in South Steel Co., currently under construction in Saudi Arabia with equipment from Concast and SMS Meer.
