Steel News

ArcelorMittal Provides Update on Fatalities at Abaiskaya Mine Accident

15 January 2008 - ArcelorMittal confirms the final number of fatalities as 30 for the Abaiskaya Mine Accident in Kazakhstan.

Linde Seals Long-Term Gas Contract at Scunthorpe with Corus

14 January 2008 - Linde Group will construct a new air separation unit, refurbish an existing unit, and extend the pipeline network for the Scunthorpe facility of international steel producer Corus.

ArcelorMittal Provides Update Concerning Accident in Kazakhstan

14 January 2008 - ArcelorMittal provides update on the accident that occurred January 11 at its Abaiskaya mine in Kazakhstan, the cause of which has not yet been identified.

Nucor, Duferco to Form Joint Venture to Produce, Distribute Beams

11 January 2008 - Nucor signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Duferco Group to establish a 50/50 joint venture for the production of beams in Italy and the distribution of beams in Europe and North Africa.

Mechel Wins Tender for Port Temryuk Production Complex

10 January 2008 - Mechel OAO’s Mecheltrans OOO transportation subsidiary wins the open tender held by Russian Railways OJSC for the sale of the Port Temryuk production complex.

ArcelorMittal to Acquire Venezuelan Pipe Manufacturer Unicon

10 January 2008 - ArcelorMittal enters definitive agreement to acquire Unicon, the leading manufacturer of welded steel pipes in Venezuela.

ThyssenKrupp Implementing Quintiq Planning Solution

09 January 2008 - ThyssenKrupp Steel AG, Germany, is implementing Quintiq’s Advanced Planning & Scheduling solution to optimize capacity utilization at its steel mills and in its supply chain procedures.

ArcelorMittal and SNIM to Develop Iron Ore Project

09 January 2008 - ArcelorMittal and Societe Nationale Industrielle et Miniere conclude a Memorandum of Understanding for development of a large iron ore mining project using the El Agareb Iron ore resource in Mauritania.

Siemens to Modernize ArcelorMittal South Africa Hot Strip Mill

08 January 2008 - The Siemens Division Industry Solutions will equip the cooling section of ArcelorMittal South Africa’s Vanderbijlpark hot strip mill with new process and basic automation that will allow the precise control of phase transitions during strip cooling.

Tayiuan Iron & Steel Goes Live with Broner Scheduling Solution

04 January 2008 - Taiyuan Iron and Steel goes live with a Broner Scheduling solution that includes a caster scheduler, meltshop control center, and a schedule editor at its plant in TaiYuan city, ShanXi province, China.

American Metal & Technology Adds 17 CNC MAZAK Lathes

04 January 2008 - American Metal & Technology increases production capacity with the purchase and installation of 17 additional CNC MAZAK lathe machines.

SMS Meer to Provide PQF Seamless Tube Plant for Anhui Tianda

03 January 2008 - SMS Meer will supply a new 500,000 tonnes/year seamless tube plant featuring PQF technology to Anhui Tianda Oil Pipe of China.

Siemens to Acquire Morgan Construction

03 January 2008 - Siemens’ Industry Solutions Division announces the acquisition of Morgan Construction, a recognized designer, manufacturer, and service provider for high-speed rod, bar, combination mills and handling equipment.

Siemens and Uralmash Form Joint Venture for Plant Building in Russia

02 January 2008 - Siemens and the Russian Uralmash Machine Building Corp. sign memorandum of understanding for formation of an engineering and supply joint venture to service the metals and mining industry in the Russian market.

Baffinland, voestalpine Sign Letter of Intent for Future Iron Ore Sales

02 January 2008 - Baffinland Iron Mines signs letter of intent for the future sale of up to 1.2 million tonnes/year of iron ore to voestalpine Rohstoffbeschaffungs GmbH, the company’s third letter of intent with an end-user steel company.

Shougang Rolls First Coil on SMS Demag Pickle Line Tandem Cold Mill

02 January 2008 - China Shougang produces its first coil on the new pickling line/tandem cold mill that was supplied and commissioned by SMS Demag.

Danieli to Install New Spooler Line for Halyvourgiki Minimill

31 December 2007 - Halivourgiki Inc., Greece, recently contracted Danieli to complete its minimill in Elefsis with the installation of a state-of-the-art Danieli Spooler line that will allow the production of ultra-compact, 3.5-tonne coils.

SMS Demag to Install Twin-Stand Steckel Mill for Maghreb Steel

31 December 2007 - SMS Demag will construct and install a twin-stand Steckel mill for Maghreb Steel’s Casablanca facility.

IISI Reports World Steel Production for November 2007

31 December 2007 - Steel production for the 67 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute stood at an estimated 109.0 million tonnes in November — 4.0% higher than for the same month of 2006.

SMS Demag to Revamp Salzgitter Flachstahl Hot Strip Mill

28 December 2007 - SMS Demag’s modernization of Salzgitter Flachstahl’s hot strip mill will include comprises extensive revamping of the roughing and finishing trains, plus the installation of new gears and a new coiler and coil conveyor system.