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SMS Meer to Supply CRS Straightener for Peiner Träger Section Mill
16 May 2007 - Peiner Träger, a member of the Salzgitter Group, places an order with SMS Meer for a straightener with CRS technology for its medium section mill.
Outokumpu Acquires Sandvik’s Minority Share in OSTP
16 May 2007 - Outokumpu has acquired Swedish Sandvik’s 11.6% minority shareholding in Outokumpu Stainless Tubular Products (OSTP AB) for EUR 21.5 million.
Concast to Supply Second Steelworks for Icdas Celik
11 May 2007 - Concast will supply a second electric steelworks—EAF, ladle furnace, and an 8-strand billet caster—for Icdas Celik’s Biga, Turkey, location.
And the Winner is....Alabama
11 May 2007 - ThyssenKrupp has selected Alabama as the home for its new state-of-the-art steel and stainless steel processing facility.
Concast to Supply Two Minimills for Tianjin Iron & Steel
09 May 2007 - Tianjin Iron and Steel and Concast recently concluded a contract for the supply of two electric steelworks, including EAFs, a vacuum degasser, and continuous billet and bloom casters.
ThyssenKrupp Steel to Concentrate Slab logistics at Rotterdam Port
08 May 2007 - ThyssenKrupp Steel says that it will make significant investments to expand capacity on both sides of the Atlantic as part of its forward strategy for profitable growth.
Siemens to Supply Electrical Engineering for Shougang Jingtang Process Lines
07 May 2007 - Metals Technologies, a division of the Siemens Group Industrial Solutions and Services, recently received an order from Shougang Jingtang United Iron and Steel to supply the electrical engineering equipment for three new strip-treatment lines in an order valued at approximately EUR 18 million.
JYXC Casts First Heat on SMS Jumbo Bloom Caster
07 May 2007 - Jiangjing Xing Cheng Special Steel has successfully cast its first heat on the jumbo continuous bloom caster supplied by Concast AG.
SSAB to Acquire Ipsco
03 May 2007 - Ipsco and SSAB Svenskt Stal AB have entered into an agreement providing for SSAB to acquire Ipsco for U.S. $160 per share in cash, giving the deal a total equity value of U.S. $7.7 billion. The Boards of Directors for both companies have approved the transaction.
Average Nickel Content Declining in Stainless Steels
02 May 2007 - MEPS reports that high nickel prices are prompting buyers of austenitic stainless steels to actively seek alternative grades or other materials, a trend that could have long-term implications.
Croatian Government Accepts CMC’s Mill Bid
30 April 2007 - Commercial Metals announced that its second bid to acquire Valjaonica Cijevi Sisak (VCS) has been accepted by the Croatian Privatization Fund and Croatian government. The April 17, 2007 bid was submitted via Swiss subsidiary, Commercial Metals International AG.
Danieli to Provide Bloom and Billet Grinding Lines for Baosteel
29 April 2007 - Baosteel has placed an order with Danieli Centro Mask to install a bloom-conditioning line that will increase the plant’s conditioning capacity to over 0.5 million tonnes/year.
SMS Meer to Provide Axial Closed-Die Rolling Machine for JSC Siajar
29 April 2007 - JSC ‘Siajar’—the trading organization of the Russian republic of Mordovia—has placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, to supply an AGW 200E axial closed-die rolling machine to produce near-net-shape blanks and axially splined discs.
Danieli to Supply New QTB Line for Siderurgica Sevillana
29 April 2007 - Siderurgica Sevillana, Spain, part of the Riva Group, recently contracted Danieli to supply a new QTB quenching and self-tempering line for its No. 2 Bar Mill.
Siemens to Supply Automation Equipment for Chengde Hot Mill
29 April 2007 - Metals Technologies, a Division of the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group, recently received an order from Chengde Iron and Steel Group to supply the automation system for a new 1700-mm hot-strip that will produce more than four million tonnes of high-quality steel strip per year in widths up to 1700 mm.
Praxair Licenses 100th EAF CoJet System to Nanjing Iron & Steel
29 April 2007 - Praxair has licensed its 100th patented electric arc furnace CoJet gas injection system to Nanjing Iron & Steel United Co., marking the fourth major Chinese steel manufacturer in two years to choose the CoJet system for electric arc furnaces.
SMS Meer to Supply Wire Rod Outlet for Hunan Valin Xiangtan I&S
29 April 2007 - Hunan Valin Xiangtan Iron & Steel Ltd., China, has placed an order with SMS Meer, Germany, for a new high-speed wire rod outlet, including cantilever stands, rotary shears, six-stand wire rod block, four-stand flexible reduction and sizing block, pinch roll unit, and loop laying head.
Mittal Steel Poland Operating Upgraded Wire Rod Mill
29 April 2007 - Mittal Steel Poland is successfully operating its Danieli-upgraded double-strand wire rod mill in Sosnowiec, following the installation of a new walking beam furnace, high speed roughing mill, on line heat treatment, and coil-forming/coil finishing facilities.
Siemens to Supply Skinpass Mill for Jisco
29 April 2007 - Jiuquan Iron & Steel Group recently placed an order with the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group to supply a new four-high skinpass mill that incorporates an uncoiler with automatic coil positioning and centering and an automatic elongation control system.
IISI Reports World Crude Steel Production for March 2007
27 April 2007 - Figures released by the International Iron and Steel Institute show that world crude steel production for the 67 countries reporting stood at an estimated 110.9 million tonnes in March — 8.6% higher than for March 2006.
