Steel News

U. S. Steel Issues Statement Regarding OSHA Citations

25 March 2015 - United States Steel Corporation issued the following statement in response to recent Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations.

Steel Industry Leaders to Testify Before U.S. Congress on Unfair Imports Crisis

25 March 2015 - The United Steelworkers Union (USW) will be joining steel company CEOs, and steel industry representatives on Capitol Hill, Thursday, 26 March 2015, 8:30am–10:00pm to testify at a Congressional Steel Caucus hearing on the "State of American Steel."

New Power Plant Halves Energy Costs, CO2 Emissions at Tata Steel Plant in Germany

25 March 2015 - Tata Steel has almost halved energy costs at its steel facility in Düsseldorf after building an innovative new power plant.

New Fine Dust Extraction Technology from SMS Group to Be Employed by Chinese Steelmaker

25 March 2015 - Shougang Qian'An Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. has placed an order with the SMS group to retrofit its steelworks with three hydro-hybrid filter systems.

Big River Steel Awarded IJGlobal’s 2014 Deal of the Year Award

25 March 2015 - Big River Steel is pleased to announce that it has received IJGlobal’s 2014 Deal of the Year Award for a North American Metals & Mining transaction.

Fine Tubes and Superior Tube Expand Operations in Far East

25 March 2015 - Global manufacturers and global suppliers of precision tubes for critical applications, UK-based Fine Tubes and U.S.-based Superior Tube have signed a two-year contract with Fusoh Aviation Co. Ltd to act as their distribution partner in Japan for the aerospace and space sectors.

NLMK Kaluga Produces Millionth Metric Ton of Rolled Steel

25 March 2015 - NLMK Kaluga, a next-generation EAF mini-mill in Russia (part of NLMK Group’s Long Products Division) that manufactures long products and sections for the construction industry, has produced its millionth metric ton of rolled steel.

Two Harsco Managers Honored with the Manufacturing Institute's Women in Manufacturing's STEP Awards

24 March 2015 - Harsco Corporation announced that two of its managers are among the honorees of The Manufacturing Institute's Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Awards.

Tenaris to Supply 470 Kilometers of Pipe for North Argentina Pipeline

24 March 2015 - Tenaris’s mill in Brazil will supply pipes to Odebrecht, the Brazilian company responsible for the capacity expansion of the North Argentina Pipeline.

NLMK Group Increases Use of Secondary Energy Sources at Novolipetsk

24 March 2015 - NLMK Group, a Russian manufacturer of high value added steel products, has begun hot testing of a new ‘green energy’ top-pressure recovery turbine (TRT) facility at its Lipetsk production site. Another turbine is under construction in parallel, with launch scheduled for 2016.

ArcelorMittal Set to Invest €88 Million in Germany This Year

24 March 2015 - For the world's largest steel producer, ArcelorMittal, its sites in Germany remain very important.

Timken Awards Scholarships Valued at $540,000 to 17 Children of Employees Around the World

24 March 2015 - The Timken Co. awarded scholarships to 17 sons and daughters of Timken associates in 11 locations around the world.

Cliffs Natural Resources to Sell Canadian Chromite Assets

23 March 2015 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Chromite assets in Northern Ontario, Canada, to Noront Resources Ltd. for CA$20 million.

Munroe Responds to Disaster, Turns Job in 10 Days

23 March 2015 - On 27 March 2014, a major U.S. steel producer in the Great Lakes region experienced a catastrophic failure of a giant collector duct pipe that collapsed and crashed through the roof of the company’s BOP shop.

Large Woodings Goggle Valve Bound for Detroit Steelmaker

23 March 2015 - A large steelmaking facility is going big, having placed an order for the design and production of a very large hydraulic goggle valve from Woodings Industrial.

SMS Siemag Supplying Continuous Pickling Line to Turkey’s Tezcan

23 March 2015 - Turkish steel service center Tezcan has placed an order with SMS Siemag for the supply of a continuous pickling line.

EVRAZ Appoints Director of Investor Relations

23 March 2015 - EVRAZ announced the appointment of Irina Bakhturina to the role of director of investor relations effective 5 March 2015.

AK Steel Says Imports Negatively Impacting Shipments

20 March 2015 - AK Steel provided guidance for its first quarter 2015 financial results, saying it expects to report a net loss of US$0.23 to US$0.28 per diluted share of common stock for the first quarter of 2015.

worldsteel: February Global Steel Production 0.6% Higher Y-o-Y

20 March 2015 - World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 128 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2015, a 0.6% increase compared to February 2014.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Selects Contractor for New Environmental Projects

20 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has obtained up to 90% subsidy from the EU for another six environmental projects within the 48th call.