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Kocks to Supply Reducing & Sizing Block for Dongbei Mill Upgrade
06 March 2008 - Kocks will supply a 3-roll Reducing & Sizing Block as part of the conversion of Dongbei Iron and Steel’s wire rod and bar mill into a pure bar mill.
ArcelorMittal Launches Offer for ArcelorMittal Inox Brasil
06 March 2008 - ArcelorMittal has launched its delisting tender offer for all of the outstanding shares in Arcelor Mittal Inox Brasil SA, which was formerly known as Acesita SA.
Siemens to Modernize Caster for ThyssenKrupp Steel
04 March 2008 - ThyssenKrupp Steel places order with Siemens Metals Technologies to modernize the continuous caster at the Duisburg-Bruckhausen facility’s oxygen steelworks.
Mechel Indicates Interest in Oriel Resources Company
04 March 2008 - Mechel OAO announces interest in acquiring Oriel Resources Plc, a London-based miner and processor of chrome and nickel.
SMS Demag Takes X-Melt Ladle Furnace into Operation at Georgsmarienhütte
04 March 2008 - SMS Demag takes the 140-tonne X-Melt ladle furnace supplied to Georgsmarienhütte GmbH into operation.
Siemens to Supply Rolling Mill Equipment for Tonghua Iron and Steel
03 March 2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will supply equipment to Tonghua Iron and Steel Group in northeast of China, including the complete automation for a new hot strip mill, and the main drives and the automation for a new cold mill.
SMS Demag to Extend Bhushan CSP Facility
29 February 2008 - Bhushan Power & Steel places an order with SMS Demag for the extension of its CSP facility.
Severstal to Install New Beam Production Facility at Cherepovets
29 February 2008 - Severstal announces plans to invest $500m to install a new EAF-based steelmaking shop and heavy beam mill at its Cherepovets steel mill.
Orascom Construction to Double Steel Fabrication Capacity
29 February 2008 - Orascom Construction Industries announces plans to construct a new state-of-the-art steel fabrication plant for its wholly owned subsidiary, National Steel Fabrication.
ArcelorMittal Fos-sur-Mer Employs AIS BetaPlanner for HSM Scheduling
27 February 2008 - ArcelorMittal’s Fos-sur-Mer facility has been successfully scheduling its daily hot strip mill operations with the AIS BetaPlanner mill scheduling solution since October 2006.
Mechel to Form Long-Term Partnership with Russian Railways
27 February 2008 - Mechel OAO signs agreement to form a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership with Russian Railways in which Mechel will provide rails up to 100 meters long from a rail and structural steel mill to be built at the company’s Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant.
SMS Demag to Supply Cold Mill, Continuous Process Lines for Baoshan
27 February 2008 - Baoshan Iron & Steel places an order with SMS Demag to supply continuous annealing and pickling lines for hot and cold strip, as well as a 20-roll cold mill.
Vale, China Steel Agree to 65% Increase for Iron Ore Fines
26 February 2008 - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce concludes its iron ore fines price negotiations for 2008 with China Steel, resulting in a 65% increase in prices for Southern System fines.
SMS Demag to Provide Steelworks, CSP Plant for Tata Steel
26 February 2008 - Tata Iron & Steel awards order to SMS Demag to supply an X-Melt converter meltshop and a CSP plant.
Siemens to Provide Equipment for Alchevsk Long Product Rolling Mill Ugrade
25 February 2008 - Siemens Metals Technologies will supply equipment for OJSC Alchevsk Iron and Steel Works’ long product rolling mill, including all mechanical and electrical equipment plus basic and process automation systems.
Nippon Steel, Sumitomo to Boost Stakes in Mitsui Mining
25 February 2008 - Nippon Steel and Sumitomo will boost their stakes in Mitsui Mining in a deal valued at 13.5 billion yen.
IISI Reports World Steel Production for January 2008
25 February 2008 - Steel production for the 67 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute stood at an estimated 113.0 million tonnes in January — 4.9% higher than for the same month of 2007.
Workers Initiate Unlawful Strike at Rautaruukki’s Raahe Works
22 February 2008 - Trade Union employees at Rautaruukki's Raahe Works in Finland initiate a strike that the company says is in direct conflict with a commitment to industrial peace detailed in the workers’ current collective bargaining agreement.
Workers Initiate Unlawful Strike at Rautaruukki’s Raahe Works
22 February 2008 - Trade Union employees at Rautaruukki's Raahe Works in Finland initiate a strike that the company says is in direct conflict with a commitment to industrial peace detailed in the workers’ current collective bargaining agreement.
ArcelorMittal to Increase Base Prices for Flat Carbon Products in Europe
22 February 2008 - ArcelorMittal announces a further 40 €/tonne price increase for its flat carbon products in Europe, which is in addition to an earlier increase of 12 to 15% for flat carbon steel prices in Europe.
