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Benxi Starts up 2nd Danieli Flexible Thin Slab Casting Strand
01 October 2005 - Benxi Iron & Steel Co., P.R. China, recently started up its second Danieli flexible thin slab casting strand. Since the first heat was cast, a wide range of steel grades has now been successfully commissioned.
Arcelor Included in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
01 October 2005 - Arcelor has been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World, one of the most important and recognized global indexes tracking the performances of the leading sustainable development-driven companies worldwide.
Southern Steel Starts up Danieli Bar and Rod Mill at Phu My
01 October 2005 - Southern Steel Corp., Vietnam, recently initiated the first stage of its Phu My minimill startup with the commissioning of the 400,000 tonnes/year bar and rod rolling mill and delivery of its first hot rolled products.
Mittal Steel Completes Acquisition of 36.67% of Hunan Valin Steel
01 October 2005 - Mittal Steel Co. NV has received final approval relating to its acquisition of 36.67% of Hunan Valin Steel Tube & Wire Co. for a total consideration of US$338 million.
TKS Reshuffles Hoesch Hohenlimburg Management Board
01 October 2005 - ThyssenKrupp Steel recently announced several changes for the Management Board of Hoesch Hohenlimburg GmbH.
Techint Goodfellow Starts up EFSOP System at Dongkuk Steel
01 October 2005 - Techint Goodfellow Technologies Inc., Mississauga, Ont., recently commissioned a state-of-the-art Goodfellow Expert Furnace System Optimization Process (EFSOP™) system at Dongkuk Steel Incheon Plant in Korea.
LOI to Supply Heavy Plate Heat Treat Lines to Angang
01 October 2005 - Angang Group International Trade Co., China has awarded LOI Thermprocess a contract to supply two heat treatment plants for heavy-gauge steel plate.
Ugine & ALZ Starts up Carinox Steel Plant
01 October 2005 - Arcelor’s new Ugine & ALZ Carinox steel plant has produced its first heat.
Techint Goodfellow Starts up EFSOP Systems for Posco
01 October 2005 - Techint Goodfellow Technologies Inc., Mississauga, Ont., recently commissioned two state-of-the-art Goodfellow Expert Furnace System Optimization Process (EFSOP™) systems at Posco’s Kwangyang Works in Korea. The systems are presently gathering data from the two furnaces.
Mittal Steel Acquires 93% Stake in Kryvorizhstal
01 October 2005 - Mittal Steel Co. NV has agreed to acquire a 93.02% stake in the capital of KryvorizhStal from the State Property Fund of Ukraine following a public auction.
Outokumpu Sells its Remaining Boliden Shares
01 October 2005 - Outokumpu recently sold the all of its remaining 46,669,712 Boliden shares to institutional investors. Total net proceeds of the sale amounted to EUR 180 million.
Arcelor puts Shareholder Value Before Size in KryvorizhStal Auction
01 October 2005 - Arcelor participated in the auction for the sale of the 93.02% stake in Ukrainian steelmaker KryvorizhStal (KMK) held by the Ukrainian State Property Fund (SPF).
Concast to Supply Ladle Furnace for Gerdau Acominas
01 October 2005 - Concast AG, Switzerland, and its subsidiary Concast Metalurgia Ltda., São Paulo, Brazil, have been awarded a major contract by Gerdau Açominas to supply a 230 tonne ladle furnace and its auxiliaries in Ouro Branco, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Auxiliaries will include a deslagging stand, material handling system, electrical substation and distribution.
Arcelor Inaugurates Medium Section Mill at Belval in Luxembourg
01 October 2005 - Arcelor recently inaugurated the Belval Medium Sections Mill installed in its Esch-Belval site in Luxembourg.
Arcelor Maintains Focus on Profitable Global Growth
01 October 2005 - Arcelor participated in the auction for the sale of the 46.12% stake in Turkish steelmaker Eregli Demir ve Çelik Fabrikalari TAS (Erdemir) held by the Turkish Privatisation Administration.
Stelco-Tricap Agreement Filed with Court
30 September 2005 - Stelco Inc. announced that its restructuring agreement with Tricap Management Limited was filed with the Court Wednesday evening (Sep. 28) as part of the Motion Record for a hearing scheduled for October 3, 2005.
Former ThyssenKrupp Specialty Steels to Change Name
30 September 2005 - The North American distribution operations of the production mill Edelstahl-Witten-Krefeld GmbH (EWK) will be renamed Swiss Steel International NA.
Steelworkers Reach Tentative Agreement at Three Mittal Steel Plants
30 September 2005 - The United Steelworkers (USW) union has reached a tentative agreement covering 5,000 workers at three Mittal Steel locations.
Steel Technologies Downgrades 4th Quarter Outlook
29 September 2005 - Steel Technologies Inc. announced that it expects results for the fourth quarter ending September 30, 2005, to reflect lower-than-anticipated shipments and further margin compression.
Dietrich and NOVA Chemicals to Develop Novel Construction Products
28 September 2005 - Dietrich Metal Framing is working with NOVA Chemicals Corp. to evaluate and commercialize novel construction products. Under a joint development agreement, the companies will work together on construction products that combine the structural benefits of light gauge steel framing with the thermal and moisture-retardant properties of expandable polystyrene.
