Steel News

U. S. Steel Board Elects David S. Sutherland as Non-Executive Chairman

04 December 2013 - United States Steel Corporation announced that its Board of Directors elected David S. Sutherland to the position of independent, non-executive chairman effective 1 January 2014.

Abakan Announces Agreement to Develop Better Coatings for Small-Diameter Pipe Market

04 December 2013 - Abakan Inc., an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with LIMO Lissotschenko Mikrooptik GmbH, based in Dortmund, Germany.

Paul Wurth Wins 2013 FEDIL Environment Award

03 December 2013 - The Environment Award 2013 presented by the Business Federation Luxembourg FEDIL this year recognized Paul Wurth’s innovative dry slag granulation process with energy recovery.

Registration Opens for AISTech 2014 — The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition

03 December 2013 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) has opened registration for AISTech 2014 — The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition and is offering a 15% discount on all conference registrations prior to 31 January 2014.

Koch Commissions Rail Finishing Line at EVRAZ ZSMK

03 December 2013 - In September 2013, EVRAZ ZSMK commissioned and issued the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the new rail finishing line at its works in Novokuznetsk, West Siberia.

U.S. Steel Imports Rise in October

03 December 2013 - Steel imports increased in October 2013 compared to September 2013 by 8.4% based on preliminary data reported by the government and analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

Tube City IMS Names Sales and General Manager for Latin American Division

03 December 2013 - TMS International Corp., the parent company of Tube City IMS Corp., a leading provider of outsourced industrial services to steel mills globally, announced that Tube City IMS, LLC has named Dai Moriya as sales and general manager – Latin American Division.

AK Steel Applauds Ruling on Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Imports

03 December 2013 - AK Steel applauded the fact that the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has made a unanimous preliminary determination that non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) produced in several foreign countries is causing injury to AK Steel.

European Commission Set to Meet with CEOs of EU's Largest Steelmakers

03 December 2013 - European Commission vice president Antonio Tajani and the commissioner for employment, László Andor, have convened a High Level Group on the future of the European steel industry, meeting tomorrow, 4 December, in Brussels.

U.S. to Continue Electrical Steel Trade Case

03 December 2013 - The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of non-oriented electrical steel from six countries.

New Millennium Iron Updates Progress of Taconite Project Feasibility Study

03 December 2013 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) provided an update on the progress of the Taconite Project Feasibility Study (TFS), which is being jointly undertaken by Tata Steel Limited and NML, and financed by the parties on a 64%/36% basis, respectively.

SEASI: Update on New Steel Production Capacity in ASEAN in 2013

02 December 2013 - The South East Asia Iron & Steel Institute (SEASI) has put together a list of a number of new/expansion projects that are in the pipeline to cater for the shortfalls in supplies of semi-finished and flat steel products.

ArcelorMittal Galati Invests in State-of-the-Art Plate Mill

02 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal Galati has invested €2 million in the complete modernization of a work and back-up cylinders grinding machine in its No. 2 plate mill, aimed at increasing product quality and boosting operational efficiency.

Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals to Provide CGL Equipment to JFE Indonesia

02 December 2013 - Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc. has received an order from PT. JFE Steel Galvanizing Indonesia for continuous galvanizing line (CGL) equipment for the production of high-grade steel sheets for automotive use.

Aperam Appoints New CFO

02 December 2013 - Aperam, a global player in stainless, electrical and specialty steel, announced the appointment of Sandeep Jalan as the company's new chief financial officer, following the resignation of Julien Onillon.

Marmon/Keystone Canada Constructs New Saskatchewan Facility

02 December 2013 - Marmon/Keystone Canada's newly-constructed 25,500-square-foot metals services center is up and running at 12A Capital Circle Drive in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

ArcelorMittal Safety Barriers Help Protect Motorcyclists

02 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has developed special safety barriers that help better protect motorcyclists in the event of an accident.

Report: Fire at Republic Steel Injures Five, Causes Millions of Dollars of Damage

01 December 2013 - A fire that broke out at a Lorain steel mill lasted for more than an hour, caused millions of dollars of damage and sent five people to the hospital Saturday afternoon, the Chronicle-Telegram reported.

ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal to Acquire ThyssenKrupp Steel USA

01 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) have entered into a 50/50 joint venture partnership to acquire 100% of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA from ThyssenKrupp for an agreed price of US$1.55 billion.

Metalloinvest Develops Partnerships with Auto Industry

01 December 2013 - Ural Steel recently hosted a Metalloinvest and mefro wheels Russia Plant Zainsk Coordination Committee session on the supply of rolled products for the manufacturing of car wheels for the international automotive industry.