Steel News

Posco-China Recognized for Outreach Activities

08 December 2010 - Posco-China was recently named by Nanfang Daily among 100 foreign companies that significantly contribute in outreach activities in China. The daily newspaper in Guangzhou based its selection on business results, contribution to local communities, and brand image.

Metinvest’s Steel Shipments to CIS Up 90% in 2010

08 December 2010 - For 10 months of 2010 Metinvest-Ukraine increased its shipments of steel products to CIS countries by 90%—135,000 tonnes vs. 71,000 tonnes in the previous year. Belarus became the major steel-plate-consuming market while Transcaucasia and Central Asia showed significant demand for shapes and structurals.

Tata Steel Raises Prices of Structurals in U.K.

07 December 2010 - Tata Steel intends to raise transaction prices for structural sections in the U.K. by £50 per tonne effective on all deliveries from January 2, 2011, due to continuing high raw materials costs and the need to set new, sustainable market levels.

ArcelorMittal Corporate Responsibility Reports Nominated for Awards

07 December 2010 - ArcelorMittal announced that the 2009 Corporate Responsibility Reports for the United States and India have been nominated for Corporate Register's Corporate Responsibility Reporting Awards. The reports are featured in the "Best First Time Report" category.

Severstal Re-Commissions Cherepovets Hot Dip Galvanizing Line

07 December 2010 - Severstal’s Cherepovets Steel Mill celebrated this week the start-up of its renovated hot dip galvanizing line, which is designed to eventually produce 400,000 tonnes of galvanized metal per year – twice the annual capacity of the previous line.

Metinvest Products Pass REACH Registration

07 December 2010 - Metinvest has successfully completed the registration of all its products under European Community Regulation on chemicals and their safe use (EC 1907/2006, REACH), securing the ability to supply its products to users in the European Economic Area from December 1, 2010.

Nippon, Marubeni-Itochu Invest in Cold Rolling Mill in Nigeria

07 December 2010 - Nippon Steel Corp. and Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. have reached an agreement with Midland Rolling Mills Ltd. (MRM) in regard to equity investment in MRM. Both companies are to respectively invest US$3 million in MRM.

Tata Steel Organizes Activities for World Disability Day

06 December 2010 - Tata Steel Ltd. organized sporting events and cultural programs for special participants on the occasion of the World Disability Day 2010. Around 200 visually impaired, hearing impaired, and physically challenged children participated.

Tenova I2S to Supply 4-High Reversing Mill in Uzbekistan

06 December 2010 - Tenova I2S has signed a contract for the supply of a new 75 & 320 x 310-mm 4-High Reversing Mill for APO Uzbek Metallurgical Plant in Bekabod, Uzbekistan. The mill is scheduled to be commissioned in 2011.

Nippon Steel’s Ecokote-STM Adopted in Fuel Tanks for Chevrolet Volt

06 December 2010 - Nippon Steel Corp. has accepted orders for its specially developed Ecokote-STM for fuel tanks to be manufactured by Spectra Premium Industries Inc., from Canada, for the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range.

AK Steel Honors Women for Courage, Leadership

06 December 2010 - The AK Steel Foundation is underwriting the Steel Magnolia Awards, honoring eight women who reside in the vicinity of AK Steel's corporate headquarters and plant operations, and who have made a difference in others’ lives.

Reliance Acquires Lampros Steel Assets

06 December 2010 - Reliance Steel & Aluminum has acquired the outstanding capital stock of Lampros Steel and a related interest in Lampros Steel Plate Distribution LLC.

AK Steel Announces January 2011 Surcharges

03 December 2010 - AK Steel says it will add a $290 per ton surcharge to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in January 2011.

U. S. Steel, Kobe Announce Capital Investment for Pro-Tec Coating

03 December 2010 - United States Steel Corp. and Kobe Steel, Ltd. have reached an agreement for their joint venture, Pro-Tec Coating Co. in Leipsic, Ohio, to begin construction on a continuous annealing line at the facility. Completion of the project is estimated at 24 months.

Evraz Begins Construction of Rolling Mills in Southern Russia, Kazakhstan

03 December 2010 - Evraz Group’s Board of Directors has approved investment in new rolling mills in the Rostov Region of Southern Russia and in Kazakhstan. Both mills are expected to be launched in mid-2013.

Court Reverses Power Siting Board Decision on Middletown Coke Facility

03 December 2010 - The Supreme Court of Ohio has reversed the Ohio Power Siting Board’s approval of siting for Middletown Coke Company’s proposed SunCoke Energy facility.

U. S. Steel’s Goodish to Retire; Executive Transitions Announced

03 December 2010 - United States Steel Corp. announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John H. Goodish has elected to retire effective Dec. 31, 2010, after 40 years of service with the company. The company announced several executive transitions effective Jan. 1, 2011, following Goodish's retirement.

ThyssenKrupp Nirosta to Transfer Production at Benrath to Krefeld

03 December 2010 - ThyssenKrupp Nirosta plans to transfer production at the Benrath plant in the south of Düsseldorf to Krefeld over the next five years, decided the company’s Supervisory Board. Work on the project is expected to commence in Krefeld in 2011.

Tenova Goodfellow Receives Orders from Celsa for EFSOP Installations

02 December 2010 - Celsa Group has contracted Tenova Goodfellow for four new EFSOP installations, namely for the second Celsa furnace (Barcelona, Spain), Nervacero (Vizcaya, Spain), Global Steel Wire (Santander, Spain), and Celsa Manufacturing (Cardiff, U.K.).

Essar Steel Commissions Blast Furnace, DRI Plant, and Meltshop

02 December 2010 - Essar Steel has commissioned a 1.73 million tonne-per-annum Blast Furnace and a 1.7 million tonne-per-annum mega DRI module, as well as phase 1 (2.5 million tonnes per annum) of the 5 million tonne-per-annum Steel Meltshop, at the Hazira (India) facility.