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ALJ Releases Third Quarter 2011 Revenue Performance
11 July 2011 - ALJ Regional Holdings, the parent company of Kentucky Electric Steel, reported revenues of $43.3 million the third quarter and revenues of $116.2 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2011.
NLMK Reports Transformer Failure
11 July 2011 - NLMK reports the failure of a transformer at its Urals-based long products plant NSMMZ, resulting in the stoppage of one of the plant’s two EAFs.
Kocks to Upgrade Wire Rod & Bar Mill for JSW Steel
11 July 2011 - JSW Steel Ltd., India, places an order with Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG, Germany, for a 3-roll reducing & sizing block (RSB) for their wire rod and bar mill in Salem in the state of Tamil Nadu.
TMS Announces New Contracts in Dunkerque, Abu Dhabi
11 July 2011 - Tube City IMS has secured new contracts for outsourced services at steel mills in Dunkerque, France, and Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
voestalpine Supports Caritas Japan Project
08 July 2011 - Dr. Wolfgang Eder, Chairman of the Management Board and CEO of voestalpine AG, recently presented a check for more than EUR 350,000 to the Caritas Foundation to help rebuild the Fujinosono Children’s Home in Ichinoseki, following the severe earthquakes and tsunami of this past spring.
JSW Steel Reports 9% Increase in Crude Steel Production for Q1 FY 2012
08 July 2011 - JSW Steel Limited reported the production of 1.71 million tonnes of crude steel in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, a 9% increase over the first quarter of fiscal year 2011.
BHP Billiton Iron Ore Reports Fatality at Port Operations
08 July 2011 - BHP Billiton Iron Ore reports that a significant incident resulting in a fatality occurred on Thursday, July 7 at the company’s port operations in Port Hedland, Western Australia.
ArcelorMittal Poland Receives Environmental Awards
08 July 2011 - ArcelorMittal Poland recently received two awards in the Eco-laurels competition organized by the Polish Chamber of Ecology, one for noise reduction and another for granulated slag production.
NLMK Completes Purchase of 50% Interest in Steel Invest and Finance
08 July 2011 - NLMK has completed its deal to purchase the remaining 50% interest in Steel Invest and Finance from Duferco Group, making SIF a 100% owned indirect subsidiary of NLMK.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Supplies Materials for Landmark Building
07 July 2011 - The Heydar Aliyev Congress Center, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, is currently being built in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, with an envelope made from more than 30,000 square meters of steel construction elements from ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe.
AISI Supports WTO Finding on China’s Raw Materials Export Restrictions
07 July 2011 - The American Iron and Steel Institute supports a World Trade Organization dispute resolution panel that publicly released its report in the China – Raw Materials case, finding that China’s restrictions on the exports of nine raw materials violate its international obligations.
Steel Dynamics, ThyssenKrupp Steel USA Receive Industry Awards
07 July 2011 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. was recently honored as "Steel Producer of the Year" as part of American Metal Market's second annual Awards for Steel Excellence, while ThyssenKrupp Steel USA was named as the winner for “Best Greenfield Technology”.
Finished Steel Import Permits Up 15% in June
07 July 2011 - Steel import applications reached 2,734,000 net tons for the month of June, a 2% increase from the May preliminary imports total of 2,692,000 net tons according to the latest report from AISI.
Posco Awarded Grand Prize in Corporate Governance Structure
07 July 2011 - Posco was selected as the company with the best corporate governance structure at the recent 2011 Corporate Governance Awards hosted by the Korea Exchange and the Korea Corporate Governance Service.
Siemens to Modernize Hot Strip Mill for voestalpine Stahl
06 July 2011 - Siemens has won an order from voestalpine Stahl GmbH to modernize the main drives on the hot strip mill at the company's plant in Linz. Modernization work—due to be completed in spring 2013—will take place during short maintenance shutdowns.
Butler Works EAF Sustains Damage in AK Steel Incident
06 July 2011 - The #5 electric arc furnace at AK Steel’s Butler Works sustained some damage on July 1 when molten steel inside the furnace broke through the furnace shell, causing damage to the furnace and some of its components.
Posco Starts Construction of Third FINEX Plant
06 July 2011 - Posco has started construction of its third FINEX plant, and the first one with an annual capacity of 2 million tonnes. Plans call for its completion in 2013.
Metinvest to Enhance Environmental Safety, Reliability at Yenakiieve Steel
06 July 2011 - Metinvest has begun capital repair works of steelmaking and power units at Yenakiieve Steel to enhance environmental safety, cost effectiveness, and functional reliability of the process equipment. The project is scheduled for completion this November.
SSAB Appoints New Head for SSAB Americas, SSAB EMEA
06 July 2011 - SSAB has appointed Charles Schmitt as the new head of SSAB Americas, and Melker Jernberg as the new head the SSAB EMEA Business Area.
SMS Meer Delivers PQF Seamless Tube Plant to China
05 July 2011 - SMS Meer has started delivery of what it says is the world’s largest Premium Quality Finishing plant for seamless tubes with diameters up to 20 inches. The customer is a Chinese consortium consisting of the Tianjin Pipe Corp. and the Jiangsu Shagang Group Huaigang Special Steel Co.
