Steel News

Pioneering Suspension Wins Swedish Steel Prize 2013

29 November 2013 - This year’s winner of the international Swedish Steel Prize is the American company, Mack Trucks Inc., part of Volvo Group.

Marmon/Keystone Completes Construction of New Facility in Pennsylvania

29 November 2013 - A ribbon cutting ceremony was recently held at Marmon/Keystone's new McConnellsburg, Pa., metals service center, which officially opened for business on 1 November.

Emirates Steel to Participate in Middle East Carbon Capture Joint Venture Project

29 November 2013 - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Masdar recently signed a joint venture agreement to create the Middle East’s first company focused on exploring and developing commercial-scale projects for carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS).

Danieli Corus Completes Blow–in of Tata Jamshedpur "G" Furnace

29 November 2013 - Danieli Corus has successfully completed the blow-in of Tata Steel’s “G” furnace in Jamshedpur, India, after a three month planned shutdown.

Hyundai HYSCO Hosts Completion Ceremony of PL-TCM Supplied by Mitsubishi-Hitachi

28 November 2013 - In October 2013, the president and CEO of Hyundai HYSCO CO., Ltd. hosted a grand completion ceremony at the Dangjin Works of Hyundai HYSCO in Korea.

Steel Plantech Makes Successful Hot Run of Hyundai Steel's Plant Expansion

28 November 2013 - Steel Plantech announced a successful hot run was held in early September 2013 of Phase III of the 4 million ton per year expansion of the No.2 steelmaking plant at Hyundai Steel’s Dangjin Works.

worldsteel Promotes Green Manufacturing in China

28 November 2013 - On 21 November 2013, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) co-hosted a major one day conference in China on "Green Manufacturing, the Future of Steel and Automotive."

Rautaruukki and Ruukki Group Settle Name Dispute

28 November 2013 - Rautaruukki Corporation (Ruukki) and Ruukki Group Plc have settled their name dispute.

Latin American Apparent Steel Use Reached 50 Million Tons in First Nine Months of Year

28 November 2013 - Alacero reported that apparent steel use in Latin America reached 50 million tons in the first three quarters of 2013, in line with the same period of 2012, while finished steel production grew 1%to reach 41 million tons.

Lake Area United Way Presents Community Spirit Award to AIST Member

27 November 2013 - Lake Area United Way awarded AIST member Andrea Pearman and her team at Diversified Marketing Strategies with the coveted Community Spirit Award for their incredible fundraising efforts.

SSAB Continues to Add High Strength Steel Capabilities at North American Operations

27 November 2013 - The state-of-the-art quench line in Mobile, Ala., allows SSAB to grow its global foot print and produce high quality branded plate domestically.

SDI to Add Siemens Electrode Control System to Roanoke EAF

27 November 2013 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) selects Siemens Metals Technologies to supply the Simetal Simelt AC electrode control system for its electric arc furnace (EAF) in Roanoke, Va.

Preliminary U.S. Steel Imports Increase 9% in October

27 November 2013 - U.S. steel imports rose from September to 2,233,000 tons in October 2013, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

Metalloinvest Discusses Cooperation Prospects with Bridge Builders

27 November 2013 - Representatives of Metalloinvest, Russian bridge and steel building companies, as well as employees of the national research centers recently participated in a Coordination Council held at Ural Steel.

Republic Steel Produces First Heat at New Lorain Furnace

26 November 2013 - Republic Steel, one of the nation’s leading providers of special bar quality (SBQ) steel, has initiated hot commissioning of its new electric arc furnace (EAF) in Lorain.

POSCO Officially Launches 1% Sharing Foundation

26 November 2013 - POSCO hosted the inaugural meeting of the POSCO 1% Sharing Foundation at the Seoul POSCO Center on 18 November, and decided to donate US$ 300,000 to support victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

Kvaerner Awarded Galvanizing Line Contract from ArcelorMittal Dofasco

26 November 2013 - Kvaerner North American Construction Ltd. (Kvaerner NAC) has received a contract to perform equipment installation and ancillary work for a galvanizing line in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at ArcelorMittal Dofasco.

Ruukki Completes Employee Negotiations, Avoids Plant Closure

26 November 2013 - The employer-employee negotiations initiated in October by Ruukki Building Systems at its Peräseinäjoki plant in Finland have now been completed.

Outokumpu Sells Electricity Distribution Network at Tornio Site

26 November 2013 - Outokumpu is selling the electricity distribution network at its Tornio site in Finland to InfraVia European Fund II.

Carbonyx to Build New Facility in West Virginia

25 November 2013 - Carbonyx plans to build a new facility in West Virginia which will use state-of-the-art technology to produce Cokonyx, a coke substitute.