Steel News

ThyssenKrupp Implements IDEAL Laser Welder into Existing HDG Line

20 March 2015 - The implementation of a laser welding machine into an existing hot dip galvanizing line (HDGL) a ThyssenKrupp in Germany (TKSE) set an example for IDEAL’s unique solutions.

U.S. Ambassador to Austria Visits voestalpine Headquarters

20 March 2015 - United States Ambassador to Austria, Alexa Wesner, recently showed great interest in the activities technology and capital goods group voestalpine is driving forward in the US. During a visit to the Group’s headquarters in Linz she discussed current economic framework conditions in Europe and the USA with voestalpine CEO Wolfgang Eder, as well as voestalpine’s future prospects in the United States.

Leeco Steel Names Three National Account Managers

20 March 2015 - Leeco Steel, one of the largest suppliers of steel plate in North America, has promoted three of its team members to a newly created position of national account manager.

U. S. Steel to Build EAF and Tubular Coupling Facility in Alabama

19 March 2015 - United States Steel Corporation announced two capital investment projects valued at a total of US$277.5 million.

Nucor Sees Q1 Operating Performance Falling in Challenging Market

19 March 2015 - Nucor Corporation announced guidance for its first quarter ending 4 April 2015.

Sandvik President and CEO Wins Prestigious Diversity Award

19 March 2015 - Olof Faxander, president and CEO at Sandvik, has been awarded the prestigious Diversity Award - CEO Driving Diversity.

EVRAZ ZSMK Signs Off on PCI Plant from Paul Wurth

19 March 2015 - EVRAZ ZSMK of Novokuznetsk, Russia has issued in favor of Paul Wurth a final acceptance certificate for the pulverized coal injection plant designed and delivered by the Luxembourg-based plant builder.

Bradbury Names New Manufacturing Engineer

19 March 2015 - The Bradbury Co. Inc. announced the appointment of Evan Evans to manufacturing engineer.

MMK Benefits from Import Substitution in the Russian Market

19 March 2015 - OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) bases its development strategy on continuing to strengthen its positions on Russia’s domestic market, producing goods for import substitution and meeting demand in the Russian economy for state-of-the-art and high-quality metal.

Metinvest Establishes New Maintenance Company for Its Metallurgical Assets

19 March 2015 - Metinvest Group created Metinvest-PromService, LLC based on the maintenance departments of Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol, Azovstal, and Yenakiieve Steel.

SDI Predicts Stronger Second Half of the Year

18 March 2015 - Steel Dynamics Inc. provided first quarter 2015 earnings guidance.

ArcelorMittal Galati Continues Energy Efficiency Investment Program

18 March 2015 - ArcelorMittal Galati in Romania has invested more than €7m to upgrade a set of turbine blowers, aimed at reducing energy consumption at blast furnace No. 5.

Samuel Steel Pickling Expands Surface Inspection Partnership with ISRA VISION Parsytec

18 March 2015 - Samuel Steel Pickling Inc., a specialist in pickling and value added services for steel production, recently expanded its facilities’ inspection systems.

NLMK Group Wins Recognition as Best for Occupational Health and Safety

18 March 2015 - NLMK Group, the largest steelmaker in Russia and one of the most efficient in the world, won in the Occupational Health and Safety nomination of the prestigious All-Russian Russian Business Leaders: Dynamics and Responsibility 2014 competition.

ASSE and Cintas Give Last Call for Innovation Award Workplace Safety Nominations

18 March 2015 - The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and Cintas Corporation, a leading provider of safety training, personal protective equipment (PPE) and first-aid solutions, issued a last call for applications for the 2015 Award for Innovation in Occupational Safety Management.

ArcelorMittal Liege Starts Up Tension Leveler from JP Steel Plantech

18 March 2015 - JP Steel Plantech Co. announced the start-up of commercial operations of an in-line tension leveler for a continuous annealing line to produce super high-strength steel sheet for automotives at ArcelorMittal’s Liege Steel Works in Belgium.

SMS Millcraft and SMS Meer Inc. Merge

17 March 2015 - Two SMS Group companies, SMS Millcraft LLC, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pa., and SMS Meer Inc., headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pa., the U.S. subsidiary of SMS Meer GmbH, have merged to become SMS Technical Services LLC.

AIIS: U.S. Steel Imports Nearly Unchanged in January

17 March 2015 - Amidst a steep jump in steel exports to one minor trading partner, and a sharp drop in shipments to another, total steel exports by the United States in January 2015 were nearly unchanged from December 2014, according to analysis from the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Price Collapse Continues

17 March 2015 - In its 215th report, the SteelBenchmarker™ released 9 steel products and 3 USA scrap prices. Of these, here are four benchmark prices for hot-rolled band for 9 March 2015:

Mishawaka Sheet Metal Orders Red Bud Precision Blanking Line

17 March 2015 - Mishawaka Sheet Metal Inc., located in Elkhart, Ind., has ordered a precision blanking line from Red Bud Industries which will be installed later this year.