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Outokumpu to Acquire Italian Stainless Steel Distributor SoGePar
28 April 2008 - Outokumpu will acquire the SoGePar Group, an Italian distributor of stainless steel, for EUR 195 million in cash and the assumption of EUR 140 million in company debt.
NLMK Approves Key Parameters of 3rd Phase of its Upgrade Program
25 April 2008 - NLMK announces Strategic Planning Committee approval of key parameters for Phase 3 of the Group’s Technical Upgrading Programme, which runs through 2015 and features expansions at nearly all of the company’s production sites.
ArcelorMittal Enters Off-Take Agreement with Coal of Africa Limited
24 April 2008 - ArcelorMittal reaches an off-take agreement with Coal of Africa Limited that includes a minimum of 2.5 million tonnes per annum of coking coal from the company’s two mines in the Limpopo Province of South Africa.
IISI Reports World Steel Production for March 2008
24 April 2008 - World crude steel production for the 67 countries reporting to IISI stood at an estimated 119.5 million tonnes in March 2008 — 5.8% higher than for the same month of 2007, and 11.0% higher than the previous month, February 2008.
SMS Demag to Supply Melting and Casting Plant for Maghreb Steel
23 April 2008 - SMS Demag will install an electric X-Melt steel plant and a single-strand X-Cast continuous slab caster to feed the twin-strand Steckel mill it is constructing for Maghreb Steel, Morocco.
Bricmont to Supply Reheat Furnace for Tamco Steel
23 April 2008 - Bricmont is contracted to supply a new pusher reheat furnace for Tamco Steel.
SMS Demag to Supply X-Roll Cold Mill for ThyssenKrupp AST
22 April 2008 - SMS Demag will supply a new 20-roll cold rolling mill to ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali in Terni, Italy, for the production of stainless steel strip; ABB will supply the electrical equipment.
Stahl Gerafingen Restarts Siemens-Upgraded Finger-Shaft EAF
21 April 2008 - Stahl Gerafingen restarts their finger-shaft electric arc furnace following an extensive upgrade by Siemens Metals Technologies to increase productivity and reduce emissions.
BE Group AB Granted Regulatory Approval for Thin Plate JV with ArcelorMittal
18 April 2008 - The European Commission clears BE Group’s acquisition of 50% of ArcelorMittal SSC AB, taking the two companies one step closer to formation of their proposed joint venture for processing and sales of thin plate in Sweden.
Ternium, Venezuelan Government Plan for Sidor Nationalization Process
18 April 2008 - Following confirmation of the Venezuelan government's decision to nationalize Sidor, Ternium SA has announced that Ternium, Sidor and the Venezuelan government have entered into an agreement for the creation of a transition committee.
Tenova Pyromet to Supply Furnace for Elkem Solar
17 April 2008 - Tenova Pyromet will supply a 3.5-MVA furnace featuring its Maxicool intensive cooling system for Elkem Solar.
Steel Group Launches Global CO2 Emissions Data Collection Project
16 April 2008 - IISI implements Phase 2 of its global sectoral approach to climate change for the steel industry, which centers on the secure collection of CO2 emissions data from steel operations worldwide.
IISI Provides Short Range Outlook for Steel Industry
16 April 2008 - In its just-released short-range outlook, the International Iron and Steel Institute forecasts that 2008 will still be another strong year for the steel industry, with apparent steel use projected to rise 6.7%, to 1282 million tonnes in 2008.
NLMK Upgrades Steelmaking Facilities
15 April 2008 - Novolipetsk Steel announces completion of the project to refurbish its continuous casting machine CCM-4, which has been commissioned with a new slab capacity of 2 million tonnes per year at the company’s main production site in Lipetsk.
Evraz Closes First Stage of Ukrainian Assets Acquisition
15 April 2008 - Evraz Group completes the first stage of its acquisition of selected production assets in Ukraine, including greater-than-90% shareholding in the Dnepropetrovsk Iron and Steel Works and the Sukhaya Balka iron ore mining and processing complex.
OAO Severstal Reorganizes to Facilitate Growth
15 April 2008 - OAO Severstal announces a reorganization of its businesses into three principal divisions: Severstal Russian Steel, Severstal Resources, and Severstal International.
Centric Alloys to Distribute Nickel Alloys for ArcelorMittal
15 April 2008 - ArcelorMittal’s Stainless and Nickel Alloys division and Centric Alloys Corp. enter partnership for the sales and distribution of nickel alloy bar and wire rod products supplied to the North American market.
Outotec to Supply Iron Ore Pelletizing Technology for Shougang Jingtang
14 April 2008 - Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel contracts Outotec for the delivery of environmentally sound technology for Shougang's iron ore pelletizing plant to be built in Caofeidan, China.
Siemens to Provide Automation Drive, Equipment for Dajiang Steel Tandem Mill
14 April 2008 - Jiangsu Dajiang Metal Material contracts Siemens Metals Technologies to supply all the automation and drive equipment for rebuilding a five-stand continuous tandem mill relocated from the U.S.
Concast to Upgrade Southern Steel Berhad DC EAF and Continuous Caster
11 April 2008 - Southern Steel Berhad awards Concast AG a contract to upgrade its existing electric arc furnace and five-strand continuous caster.
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