Steel News

Outokumpu's Lean Duplexes Receive National Technical Approval in Germany

11 June 2014 - Outokumpu’s lean duplex grades LDX 2101® (EN 1.4162) and LDX 2404® (EN 1.4662) just recently received general approval AbZ (Allgemeine bauaufsichtliche Zulassung) by the German national building authority DIBt (Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik).

Alacero: April 2014: Latin America Second Most Important Destination for Chinese Steel

10 June 2014 - Latin America remains as a preferred destination for Chinese exports.

AIIS: U.S. Steel Exports Grew for Second Month in a Row in April 2014

10 June 2014 - U.S. steel exports grew for the second month in a row in April, expanding 3.8% from March to 1.08 million net tons, the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) reported.

New Grade of GOES Improves Transformer Efficiency

09 June 2014 - Leading steel producer ArcelorMittal has developed a new intermediate class of grain oriented electrical steels (GOES), helping transformer manufacturers to meet environmental targets.

Newsweek Names Praxair One of World’s Greenest Companies; Ranks No. 30 in the United States and No. 52 in the World

09 June 2014 - Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX), a Fortune 250 company and recognized global leader in sustainable development, announced today that Newsweek has ranked Praxair No. 30 in the U.S. 500 and No. 52 in the Global 500 Newsweek Green Rankings.

Vladimir Lisin Re-Elected Chairman of NLMK’s Board of Directors

09 June 2014 - NLMK’s Board of Directors today held its first meeting since the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting.

USW Promotes Buy American Initiative to Save New York Jobs; Provide Massive Economic Stimulus

09 June 2014 - The United Steelworkers (USW) announced today that they have launched a campaign to urge state lawmakers to co-sponsor and pass Buy American legislation to require all NY State Procurement, such as the Port Authority of NY (PANY) and the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), to abide by Buy American rules in infrastructure projects.

IREPAS: Healthy Demand, but Concerns Persist in Global Long Products Market

09 June 2014 - In its June 2014 Short Range Outlook, IREPAS said demand has continued to improve in the global long steel products market, especially in the Americas and the EU.

U. S. Steel Vice President And Controller Greg Zovko To Retire

06 June 2014 - United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer David B. Burritt announced today that Vice President and Controller Gregory A. Zovko has informed the company of his plan to retire effective June 30 after 31 years with the company.

MMFX Steel Appoints New VP of Sales and Marketing

06 June 2014 - MMFX® Steel Corporation of America has appointed Kevin McKown as the new vice president of sales and marketing.

Siemens To Supply ArcelorMittal Gent With Performance-Enhanced LiquiRob

06 June 2014 - Belgian steel producer ArcelorMittal Gent has ordered a LiquiRob casting platform robot from Siemens Metals Technologies to be installed on continuous slab caster CC2.

JSW Steel Wins Prime Minister’s Trophy For Excellence In Performance

06 June 2014 - JSW Steel, India’s leading steel manufacturer has won the prestigious Prime Minister’s Trophy for excellence in performance for the year 2012-13.

BlueScope Completes Acquisition of New Zealand Downstream Long Products Business From Fletcher Building

06 June 2014 - BlueScope advises that the acquisition of the downstream long-products rolling and marketing operations of Fletcher Building’s Pacific Steel Group completed today.

AK Steel Announces Executive Promotions

05 June 2014 - AK Steel (NYSE: AKS) said today that its Board of Directors has approved the promotion of the following Executive Officers, effective May 30, 2014.

Janco Steel Ltd. Purchases Herr-Voss Stamco Cut-to-Length Line

05 June 2014 - Janco Steel Ltd., Stoney Creek Ontario, has just announced the purchase of a new state-of-the-art .75” x 96” Cut-to-Length Line with Stretcher Leveler.

American Iron and Steel Steel Institute Elects New Chairman

05 June 2014 - The Board of Directors of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has elected Mike Rippey, president and CEO of ArcelorMittal USA, to serve as chairman of the Institute until May 2015.

PSI Strengthens Arcelormittal Ties, With Production Management Master Agreement

04 June 2014 - PSI Metals has signed a Master Agreement with ArcelorMittal, defining the governance of the close collaboration with respect to production management solutions.

Damping System From Siemens Reduces Vibrations of AOD Converters

04 June 2014 - A new damping system from Siemens Metals Technologies was brought into operation in March at the Steel Making Plant North of the Chinese producer, Taiyuan Iron & Steel.

Synthesis Energy, ZCM-SES, and Midrex Sign Marketing Agreement for Clean Coal-based DRI Facilities

03 June 2014 - Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (SES) (NASDAQ: SYMX) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SES Technologies, LLC, Shanghai-based ZCM-SES Sino-U.S. Clean Energy Technologies Limited (ZCM-SES), and Midrex Technologies, Inc. (Midrex), a subsidiary of Kobe Steel Limited (ADR-OTC:KBSTY), have entered into an exclusive agreement for the joint marketing of coal gasification-based direct reduced iron (DRI) facilities in China.

Siemens Wins Order For Mulpic Intensive Plate Cooling System From China Steel In Taiwan

03 June 2014 - China Steel Corporation (CSC), a Taiwanese steel producer, has ordered a Mulpic (multi-purpose interrupted cooling) system from Siemens Metals Technologies.