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The latest news on the companies producing steel or raw materials used in the iron- and steelmaking process.
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Kobe Steel’s New Hot-Metal Treatment Plant Starts Up at Kakogawa Works
22 April 2014 - Kobe Steel Ltd.’s new hot-metal treatment plant has gone into operation at its Kakogawa Works in western Japan.
AK Steel's Quarterly Results Impacted by Weather, Furnace Outage
22 April 2014 - AK Steel day reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2014.
Metinvest's Azovstal Supplying Challenging Order to Indian Customer
21 April 2014 - Metinvest Group’s Azovstal Iron & Steel Works is working on a challenging order — the company will produce 10,000 tons of X70 rolled pipe plates with improved mechanical properties for an Indian customer.
China Steel Commissions Twin-Ladle Furnace from SMS Mevac
21 April 2014 - China Steel Corp. (CSC), located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, has successfully commissioned a 270-ton twin-ladle furnace No. 3 supplied by SMS Mevac.
Insteel Industries Comments on Quarterly Results, Provides Outlook
18 April 2014 - Insteel Industries, Inc. announced financial results for its second quarter ended 29 March 2014.
Duplex RH Plant from SMS Mevac Now in Operation at Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel
18 April 2014 - Taigang Group International Trade Co. Ltd. and the end user Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., both located in Taiyuan, China, have successfully put into operation a new 80-metric-ton duplex RH-TOP plant (Ruhrstahl Heraeus process) supplied by SMS Mevac, and its consortium partner SMS Siemag Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd.
General Steel Signs Direct Iron Ore Supply Agreement with Rio Tinto
18 April 2014 - General Steel Holdings Inc., a non-state-owned steel producer in China, announced that its principal manufacturing facility, Shaanxi Longmen Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., has signed a supply agreement with Rio Tinto Iron Ore Asia Pte. Ltd. for procurement of imported iron ore in 2014, commencing from 1 April 2014.
OEMK’s Health & Safety Management System Complies with International Standards
18 April 2014 - OEMK (part of Metalloinvest) has confirmed the compliance of its occupational health and safety management system with the requirements of OHSAS 18001:2007.
SDI Impacted by Winter Weather, but Confident in Broad Economic Recovery
17 April 2014 - Steel Dyanamics Inc.announced its first quarter results which were affected by uncharacteristically severe and prolonged winter weather conditions that resulted in increased energy costs, reduced production, diminished availability of transportation and lower shipments.
Mechel Reports Joint Project With Russia's Federal Labor and Employment Service
17 April 2014 - Mechel OAO announced the launch of a pilot project on stepping up the efficiency of measures for improvement of labor conditions at the Group's enterprises.
Taylor-Winfield Technologies to Solve AHSS Welding, Processing Needs for World’s Largest Steel Producer
16 April 2014 - The world’s largest steel producer has selected Taylor-Winfield Technologies to integrate post-weld induction heating systems into its existing seam and flash welders.
TMW and Zhejiang Jingu Form EPS Technology Joint Venture in Asia
16 April 2014 - The Material Works Ltd. (TMW) and Zhejiang Jingu Co. Ltd. have formed a joint venture company, TMW Jingu Environmental Protection Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd., to supply EPS cells exclusively to the Chinese and Korean markets.
Siemens Storage Logistics System Accepted by ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt
16 April 2014 - Steel producer ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt GmbH has issued Siemens Metals Technologies with the acceptance certificate for the new storage logistics system in its finishing department.
Dongbei Special Steel Commissions Radial Forging Machine from SMS Meer
15 April 2014 - Dongbei Special Steel has put an SMS Meer hydraulic radial forging machine with two forging manipulators in operation at its works in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.
NLMK Improves Logistics of Electrical Steel
15 April 2014 - NLMK Group, a producer and exporter of steel products in Russia, is growing the share of container deliveries of transformer steel coils in its total export supplies of this product.
AK Steel Announces Stainless Steel Price Increase
15 April 2014 - AK Steel will increase prices for all of its stainless steel products, effective with shipments on 4 May 2014.
Kardemir Orders Bar and Wire Rod Mill from SMS Meer
14 April 2014 - Karabük Demir Celik (Kardemir) from Karabük, Turkey, has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a special bar quality (SBQ) rolling mill for the production of surface-quenched and tempered rebars, straight bars, wire rod and bar in coils.
worldsteel Calls for Industry-Wide Safety Audit
14 April 2014 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is calling for an industry-wide safety audit across the steel industry on the occasion of the Steel Safety Day on 28 April.
Outokumpu Cautiously Optimistic; Sees Modest Improvement in Underlying Market Demand
14 April 2014 - In his review at the company's annual general meeting on 14 April, CEO Mika Seitovirta presented Outokumpu’s results and market environment in 2013 as well as the measures Outokumpu has taken to improve its financial position and profitability.
Mechel Increases Coal Supplies to China's Baosteel Corp.
14 April 2014 - Mechel OAO announced that its contract with China's Baosteel Resources, which provides for an increase of coal supplies to 1.2 million metric tons of coking coal a year, has been prolonged.
