Steel News

AIS Solutions to Provide Production Planning System for OEMK

01 May 2005 - Advanced Information Systems (AIS) recently received a contract from the Russian high-quality-oriented long-product steel producer OEMK for plant-wide production control management in their carbon and alloy steel production lines.

SMS Demag to Supply Slab Caster for Isdemir

01 May 2005 - Iskenderun Iron & Steel Works Co. (Isdemir), Turkey, a member of the Erdemir Group, has awarded an order to SMS Demag, Germany, for a twin-strand continuous slab caster.

Morgan to Upgrade Siscol Bar Mill

01 May 2005 - Morgan Construction Co. has received a contract from Southern Iron and Steel Co., Ltd., (Siscol), India, to upgrade the company’s steel mill.

Maanshan Grants Acceptance Certificate to VAI for LD Process Optimization

01 May 2005 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) recently received the acceptance certificate from Maanshan Iron & Steel for the successful implementation of a Process Optimization System for three 120-tonne LD (BOF) Converters.

Danieli to Supply Steelmaking Plant for Al Rajhi Steel

01 May 2005 - Danieli was recently contracted to supply an 850,000 tonne/year facility for Al Rajhi Steel, Saudi Arabia, on a complete turnkey basis.

Kobe Steel to Form DRI Venture in China

01 May 2005 - Kobe Steel, Ltd. signed a letter of intent with Shijiazhuang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd (Shigang) with the aim to establish a joint venture company that will produce direct reduced iron using a coal-based process in Hebei Province, China. Japanese trading firms Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Sojitz Corporation also are planning to participate in the venture.

SMS Demag to Supply Compact Cold Mill for Zhejiang

01 May 2005 - Newly founded Zhejiang Southeast Metal Sheet Co. Ltd., P.R. China, has placed an order with SMS Demag for a six-high Compact Cold Mill (CCM).

Morgan to Upgrade Xing Cheng Specialty Steel Bar Mill

01 May 2005 - Morgan Construction Co. has received an order from Xing Cheng Specialty Steel Co., Ltd., P.R. China, for a modification to its No. 2 Bar Mill. This will be Morgan’s third new Bar Reducing/Sizing Mill (BRSM) to be installed in China.

VAI Supplies High Production Rolling Mill for Qatar Steel

01 May 2005 - VAI was recently awarded a contract for the turn-key delivery of a high capacity long rolling mill for Qatar Steel Co. Ltd. (Qasco), Qatar.

SMS Demag Consortium to Provide Three Coilers for NLMK

01 May 2005 - Consortium leader SMS Demag AG, Germany, has received an order from Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Corp. (NLMK) of Russia for the supply of three coilers for the hot rolling mill 2000 in the Lipetsk Works.

SMS Demag to Optimize Lech-Stahlwerke EAF

01 May 2005 - Lech-Stahlwerke GmbH, Germany, has placed an order with SMS Demag AG to enhance the output of a 70-tonne electric arc furnace. Goals for the upgrade include increasing the tap weight to approximately 80 tonnes, reducing the number of scrap buckets per heat (from three to two) and optimization of the melting processes.

Danieli Completes Meltshop Projects at Feng Hsin and Asil Celik

01 May 2005 - Danieli recently completed a meltshop expansion project at Feng Hsin, Taiwan.

MultiServ to Expand Services at Steel Mills in Belgium and Mexico

01 May 2005 - Harsco Corp.’s MultiServ mill services division has been awarded multi-year contracts for additional outsourced services at two major steel mills in Belgium and Mexico.

LOI to Supply Bell Annealing Plant for ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel

01 May 2005 - LOI Thermprocess has received a contract from ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel to supply a new HPH© bell-type annealing plant for grain-refined electrical steel.

Posco Continues to Support Small and Mid-sized Companies

01 May 2005 - Posco has pushed ahead with its extensive support measures for small- and mid-sized companies in purchase, sales, human resources development, and partnership.

Danieli to Modernize JSC Petrovsky DMP Steelmaking Plant

01 May 2005 - JSC Petrovsky DMP, Ukraine, recently awarded Danieli the contract to modernize its steelmaking facilities in Dnepropetrovsk. The goals of the project include enhanced flexibility and reduced production costs.

Oregon Steel Mills Reports 1st Quarter Results

29 April 2005 - Oregon Steel Mills, Inc. reported net income of $28.4 million on sales of $296 million for the first quarter of 2004.

Timken Latrobe Steel Completes Mill Upgrade Project

29 April 2005 - Timken Latrobe Steel held an inaugural ceremony this week to launch the upgraded continuous rolling mill at its Latrobe, Pa., plant.

AK Steel Announces May Surcharges

29 April 2005 - AK Steel announced it will add a $218 per ton surcharge to invoices for flat-rolled carbon steel products shipped in May 2005. In addition, a $215 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in May 2005.

Cliffs Reports Record 1st Quarter Earnings

28 April 2005 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. reported net income of $25.2 million for the first quarter of 2005.