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NLMK Group Announces Environmental Programme 2020

30 May 2014 - NLMK Group is announcing the launch of the third stage of its environmental programme, covering the period up to 2020 (Environmental Programme 2020).

Schnitzer Provides Outlook for Third Quarter of Fiscal 2014

29 May 2014 - Schnitzer Steel Industries Inc. announced its outlook for its third quarter of fiscal 2014 ending 31 May 2014.

Posco Specialty Steel Commissions Peeling Machine from SMS Meer

29 May 2014 - Posco Specialty Steel, based in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea, has successfully commissioned a peeling machine of the type-PMS 250 including polishing unit supplied by SMS Meer.

Mechel Announces Change in Management

29 May 2014 - Mechel OAO announced the appointment of Andrey Slivchenko as its new chief financial officer, replacing Stanislav Ploschenko.

NLMK DanSteel Joins European Offshore Wind Turbine Programme

29 May 2014 - NLMK DanSteel A/S, part of NLMK Europe Plate and Denmark’s only manufacturer of plates, has joined the European research and development programme aimed at improving the construction of foundations for offshore wind turbines in order to reduce their weight and cost, as well as raise the investment appeal of wind generation.

Platts Global Metals Awards Laud 2014 Winners’ Innovative & Philanthropic Initiatives

28 May 2014 - Companies and individuals from four continents were honored Wednesday, 21 May 2014 at the 2014 Platts Global Metals Awards for exemplary achievements in the steel, metals and mining industries.

INTECO to Build ESR Plant for Uddeholm in Sweden

28 May 2014 - INTECO announced a contract to supply a 30-metric-ton electroslag remelting (ESR) plant to Uddeholms AB in Sweden.

Essar Steel Minnesota Raises Financing for Iron Ore Pellet Facility

28 May 2014 - Essar Steel Minnesota LLC (ESML) has successfully closed a US$450 million, 6-year secured notes offering which will be used to fund its integrated iron ore pellet facility.

SMS Siemag to Revamp Converter C at Salzgitter Flachstahl

27 May 2014 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has contracted SMS Siemag to revamp converter C in its Salzgitter, Germany, steelworks.

Nucor Steel Indiana Commissions First EAF ZoloSCAN System

27 May 2014 - Nucor Steel Indiana, in Crawfordsville Ind., has successfully commissioned the first ZoloSCAN-EAF laser off-gas diagnostic system for electric arc furnace steelmaking.

NLMK to Supply Pre-Painted Steel for Samsung's White Goods Production in Russia

27 May 2014 - NLMK Group has commenced supplies of pre-painted steel for production of white goods by Korean conglomerate Samsung at its facility in Kaluga region of Russia.

ThyssenKrupp Steel to Modernize Europe’s Biggest Blast Furnace

26 May 2014 - After 21 years, Europe’s biggest blast furnace, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s blast furnace No. 2 in Duisburg-Schwelgern, has ended its first campaign.

Gerdau Comments on Positive First Quarter Performance

26 May 2014 - Gerdau’s 15.1% increase in consolidated net income in the first quarter of 2014 was due primarily to the effect of the exchange rate from dollars into reals (BRL), intensification in iron ore sales and the larger volume of steel sold on the domestic Brazilian market and in Latin American countries.

SSAB Announces Change in Group's Executive Committee

26 May 2014 - SSAB’s executive vice president & head of Business Area SSAB EMEA, Melker Jernberg, is to leave SSAB on 1 November 2014 to take up the position of president and CEO at Höganäs.

ThyssenKrupp’s New Tinplate Treatment Fulfills Requirements of New Varnishes, Improves Surface Brilliance

26 May 2014 - Thanks to an innovative oiling process, ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein has solved problems that arise due to critical, very polar varnishes.

Outokumpu Providing Stainless Steel to Husab Mine in Namibia

26 May 2014 - Outokumpu is delivering 4,000 tonnes of LDX 2404 duplex stainless steel for the Husab uranium mine project in Namibia, Africa.

SMS Siemag to Modernize Record-Breaking CSP® Caster at JSW Steel

23 May 2014 - JSW Steel Ltd. has placed an order with SMS Siemag for a comprehensive revamp of one of the CSP® casters at the company’s Dolvi location in the state of Maharashtra, India.

Jindal Steel Orders Rebar Mill from SMS Meer

23 May 2014 - Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) based in New Delhi, India, has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a rebar mill. The new mill will be installed at JSPL’s Angul works in the state of Odisha.

ThyssenKrupp Presents SteeloCare: The First Tinplate Monobloc Design Aerosol Can

23 May 2014 - In a technology alliance with press manufacturer Schuler and aerosol can former specialist Lanico, the packaging steel producer ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein is presenting an entirely newly designed tinplate aerosol can.

Vladimir Dmitriev Appointed General Director of NLMK's Altai-Koks

23 May 2014 - Vladimir Dmitriev has been appointed general director of Altai-Koks (part of NLMK Group), having previously held the position of first deputy general director.