12 Mar 2014 - 64 CEOs of the European steel industry have signed an open letter to the EU heads of state and governments who will discuss EU industrial competitiveness and energy and climate targets next week, EUROFER reports.
12 Mar 2014 - Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. (MISI) announced an agreement with Dawood Engineering (Pvt.) Ltd.—a local manufacturer of automotive parts and components in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan—to jointly establish a new company outside of Karachi City in Sindh Province, Pakistan.
12 Mar 2014 - BlueScope Steel announced the appointment of John Bevan as a non-executive director, effective immediately.
12 Mar 2014 - Qatar Steel has signed an iron ore pellets supply contract with VALE.
11 Mar 2014 - ArcelorMittal’s Tailored Blanks division has teamed up with leading welding systems manufacturer ANDRITZ Soutec to roll out cutting-edge laser welding technology across the globe.
11 Mar 2014 - Vallourec has been awarded a US$100 million contract for the supply of premium pipes with VAM® 21 connections for the offshore ML-South Project, operated by Total’s affiliate Total E&P Borneo, in Brunei.
10 Mar 2014 - ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt has ordered 44 STEC-ROLL® lines from SMS Siemag to upgrade the first strand of a two-strand slab caster at its mill in Germany.
10 Mar 2014 - Kobe Steel Ltd. of Japan and Paul Wurth S.A. of Luxembourg, a member of the SMS Group, have signed a construction license agreement that enables the SMS Group to market, design and erect MIDREX® direct reduction plants around the world.
10 Mar 2014 - Cogent Power (a subsidiary of Tata Steel) has announced an improvement program focused on securing a more sustainable and competitive performance at its Orb Electrical Steelworks in Newport, South Wales.
07 Mar 2014 - The Izhora Pipe Mill, part of the Russian Steel division of OAO Severstal, has begun installing automated pipe measuring equipment to enhance efficiency for measuring out-of-roundness and billet curvature.