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Siemens to Supply Rebar Mill to Gulf Steel Industries
16 July 2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies receives an order from Gulf Steel Industries for the supply of a new rebar mill to be built in the Mussaffah Industrial Area of Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
ArcelorMittal Broadens Strategic Alliance with Nippon Steel
13 July 2007 - ArcelorMittal signs Memorandum of Understanding with Nippon Steel expanding the companies’ global strategic alliance and current joint business ventures in North America.
Danieli to Supply Superflexible Long Products Mill for DMKD
12 July 2007 - Dneprovsky I&S Works selects Danieli to supply a new ultrahigh-capacity superflexible bar, section and rod mill to replace the existing bar mill at the Dneprodzerzhinsk works.
Stainless Steel Production Flat in First Quarter
12 July 2007 - Global stainless crude steel production reached 7.6 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2007 according to the International Stainless Steel Forum, an 0.7% increase compared to the final quarter of 2006.
Installation of New European Works Council for ArcelorMittal
11 July 2007 - A new integrated European Works Council has been installed for ArcelorMittal that replaces the former Works Councils that existed in both previous companies.
ArcelorMittal Announces Organizational Changes
09 July 2007 - ArcelorMittal announces a number of senior organizational changes, beginning with the retirement of Mr. Roland Junck, a member of the Group Management Board.
Danieli to Provide Semicontinuous Hot Strip Mill for Chengde
06 July 2007 - Danieli will supply a 3.3 million tonnes/year 1780-mm hot strip mill for Chengde Iron and Steel Group.
Timken to Supply Bearings, Maintenance Services for JSW Cold Mill
06 July 2007 - Timken will supply JSW Steel with bearings for its new cold-rolling steel mill, and will also supply rolling mill maintenance services once the mill’s construction is complete.
Danieli to Upgrade Usha Martin Bar Mill, Wire Rod Mill
03 July 2007 - Danieli will upgrade Usha Martin’s wire rod mill and complete the bar mill at its facility in Jamshedpur, India.
Siemens to Supply Welding Machines Tangshan Hengtong, Tangshan Bainite
03 July 2007 - Siemens Metals Technologies will supply new welding machines to Tangshan Hengtong Accurate Sheet Metals and Tangshan Bainite General Steel Works for installation on their strip processing lines.
SMS Demag to Upgrade Dillinger Hütte Plate Mill
03 July 2007 - Dillinger Hütte awards contract to SMS Demag to modernize and upgrade the shear line of its heavy plate mill in Dillingen/Saar, Germany.
Danieli to Supply Equipment for Hebei Jinxi Medium Section Mills
03 July 2007 - Hebei Jinxi awards contract to Danieli to supply the core equipment for two new H-Beam medium section mills, each with a nominal production capacity of 800,000 tonnes/year.
Timken Steel Used in Collider Project for CERN Physics Lab
29 June 2007 - Timken provided steel with a particularly high hardness and high machinability that was used for the construction of equipment for the European Organization for Nuclear Research large particle physics laboratory located near Geneva, Switzerland.
CVRD Signs Mining Contract for Moatize
29 June 2007 - Companhia Vale do Rio Doce announces that the government of Mozambique has approved the mining contract for the exploitation of the Moatize coal project.
SAIL Starts up Danieli Bloom Caster at Durgapur Plant
28 June 2007 - SAIL recently started up a new 4-strand 9-meter radius bloom caster at the Durgapur Steel Plant that was supplied by Danieli Centro Met on a turnkey basis.
SMS Meer to Supply 2nd Screw Press for Schachmann
28 June 2007 - Warmpresswerk Schachmann places an order with SMS Meer to supply another SPE 20 screw press with electric direct drive.
Danieli to Supply Slab Casting Plant for Chengde
27 June 2007 - Chengde Xinxin Vanadium and Titanium has awarded an order to Danieli Davy Distington for a new 3.5-million tonne/year slab casting plant this will incorporate two twin-strand machines.
ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni Relocates Production from Turin to Terni
27 June 2007 - ThyssenKrupp Acciai Speciali Terni is undertaking an extensive program to expand the capacity of its plant in Terni and bring it in line with the best of its competitors, including relocation of the entire Turin production capacity to Terni.
Danieli to Install FastArc Technology on EZDK EAF
26 June 2007 - Al Ezz Dikheila has selected Danieli Centro Met to perform a significant revamp of its existing No. 1 Electric Arc Furnace in the Alexandria meltshop, which is part of the Ezz Flat division.
Al-Tuwairqi Group Starts up Relocated Midrex DR Plant
26 June 2007 - Saudi Arabia's Al-Tuwairqi Group has successfully started up the first of two Midrex Direct Reduction Plants that were relocated from the former Corus Group facility in Mobile, Ala., to Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
