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IISI Reports World Crude Steel Production for July 2007
21 August 2007 - World crude steel production for the 67 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute stood at an estimated 109.9 million tonnes in July — 5.3% higher than for the same month of 2006, but a drop of 1.1% from the previous month. Excluding China, world production fell by 0.5% compared to the previous month, and grew by just 0.5% compared to July 2006.
MultiServ Extends Services at Ternium and Siderperu
17 August 2007 - Harsco’s MultiServ division enters multi-year contracts extending its on-site mill services at three Mexico-based operations of Ternium, one of the leading steel companies in Latin America, and at Siderperu, Peru's largest steel producer.
Siemens to Supply Hot Strip Mill for Jindal Stainless
17 August 2007 - Jindal Stainless places order with Siemens’ Metals Technologies Division for a new hot strip mill, including mechanical equipment, drives, and complete basic and process automation.
CSN Posts Record Net Income for 2nd Quarter
16 August 2007 - Companhia Siderurgica Nacional reports net income of R$ 1.7 billion for the first half of 2007 - 129% more than in the first half of 2006 and a new six-month record for the company.
SMS Demag to Supply Steckel Mill for Baoshan Iron & Steel
16 August 2007 - SMS Demag will supply a steckel mill and related equipment and services to Baoshan Iron & Steel’s Special Steel Branch.
Mechel Trading Company Opens New Warehouses
15 August 2007 - Mechel’s trading company opens five new warehouses, with plans for further expansions to its distribution network in the near future.
Outotec to Provide Technology for Tata Steel Sinter Plant
15 August 2007 - Outotec will provide the design and basic engineering, supply proprietary equipment, and provide supervisory services for a new iron ore sinter plant – India’s largest to date – for Tata Steel's new Kalinganagar steel plant project.
Posco Breaks Ground in Vietnam for New Cold Mill
14 August 2007 - Posco holds groundbreaking ceremony in Vietnam for a new cold-rolling plant that will complement a three million tonne/year hot rolling plant that is also planned for Vietnam.
Siemens Optimizes Blast Furnace Top-Gas Dust Recycling Process
14 August 2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies will install its new cyclone separator for dedusting blast furnace top gases at JSW Steel Ltd in India.
Kocks to Supply RSB for new Henan Jiyuan Bar Mill
13 August 2007 - Friedrich Kocks GmbH will supply a 3-roll, heavy-duty reducing and sizing block for Henan Jiyuan Iron & Steel’s new 600,000 tonne/year SBQ bar mill.
Siemens Obtains Certificate of Conformity for Integrated Electric Steel Plants
10 August 2007 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies receives certificate of conformity from the Russian ‘Certification Body for Mechanical Engineering Production’ in Moscow covering the supply of integrated electric steel plants and direct-reduction plants. The certificate is a precondition for exports to the Russian Federation.
IISI Reports World Crude Steel Productions for June 2007
08 August 2007 - World crude steel production for the 67 countries reporting to the International Iron and Steel Institute stood at an estimated 110.6 million tonnes in June — 5.7% higher than for the same month of 2006. Excluding China, world production grew by just 1.7% compared to June 2006.
Evraz Moves Forward with Offer to Acquire Highveld Shares
08 August 2007 - Evraz confirms that it now holds 56.01% of Highveld’s issued share capital following the closing of Evraz Group’s June 4 offer to acquire the entire issued share capital of Highveld Steel and Vanadium Corp.
Danieli to Revamp Dunaferr Roughing Mill
07 August 2007 - Danieli Wean United signs contract with Dunaferr, Hungary, for the turnkey supply of a new reversing roughing mill, attached edger, descaling system, and hot coilbox automation.
Siemens to Supply Slab Caster for Tiantie Hot Rolling Mill
07 August 2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies will supply engineering, key equipment, and technological packages for a twin-strand slab caster to be built at Tiantie Hot Rolling Mill’s facility in the Hebei Province.
SMS Demag to Upgrade Tata Steel Strip Mill
06 August 2007 - Tata Iron & Steel awards SMS Demag a contract for the modernization of its hot strip mill in Jamshedpur that will allow production to increase from 3.1 million to 3.5 million tonnes per year.
Outokumpu to Build Stainless Service Center, Cold Mill in India
06 August 2007 - Outokumpu's Board of Directors approves plans to build a greenfield stainless steel service center in the western part of India, and is evaluating plans to build a new greenfield stainless steel cold rolling mill there as well.
Siemens to Supply Drives for Maghreb Steel Roughing and Steckel Mills
06 August 2007 - Maghreb Steel places an order with Siemens I&S to supply drive systems for a new Steckel mill and a new roughing mill.
SMS Demag Starts up Two New Casters at Masteel
03 August 2007 - SMS Demag AG recently started up two twin-strand continuous slab casters designed for joint production of 5.7 million tonnes of flat products per year at Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Masteel), China.
Parsytec to Supply Surface Inspection Systems for Sandvik
31 July 2007 - Sandvik Materials Technology places order with Parsytec AG for two surface inspection systems for one of their stainless AP lines.
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