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Producers
The latest news on the companies producing steel or raw materials used in the iron- and steelmaking process.
Latest News
Universal Stainless Signs Five-Year Contract With Rolls-Royce
25 April 2013 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. has signed a five-year contract with Rolls-Royce for the supply of specialty steel products.
Outotec, Severstal Join Initiative to Establish Industrial Waters Center in Russia
25 April 2013 - Outotec is collaborating with OAO Severstal, Kemira and Lahti Region Development LADEC Ltd in establishing the Industrial Waters Excellency Center (IWEC) with its main training venue at Severstal's mill in Cherepovets to address issues related to industrial water consumption in Russia.
Canadian Agency Launches Trade Investigation into Silicon Metal from China
24 April 2013 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal today initiated a preliminary injury inquiry into a complaint by Québec Silicon Limited Partnership that it has suffered injury as a result of the dumping and subsidizing of silicon metal from the People's Republic of China.
Northwest Indiana Times: Burns Harbor Mill Hit by Safety Dispute
24 April 2013 - A dispute over safety at ArcelorMittal's Burns Harbor mill has slowed production there, with some union workers refusing to work under what they claim are unsafe conditions, the Northwest Indiana Times reports.
Quad Infotech to Provide Nucor Steel Texas with Energy Management Solutions
24 April 2013 - Quad Infotech has been awarded an order by Nucor Steel Texas to provide a comprehensive energy management solution through its Energy Methods™ suite of products.
ArcelorMittal Inaugurates New Middle East Hub
24 April 2013 - An inauguration ceremony for ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions’ Middle East headquarters in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone was held on 22 April 2013.
Sandvik High-Temperature Tube Grade Sanicro™ 25 Achieves ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Approval
24 April 2013 - Developed for advanced ultra-supercritical steam boiler applications in highly efficient next generation power plants, Sanicro™ 25 (UNS S31035) tube grade from Sandvik has now achieved ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) approval.
Steelworkers Oppose Shareholder-Proposed Timken Split
23 April 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) said that the union supports Timken Co. management's opposition to a shareholder proposal that calls for splitting the company into distinct bearing and steel divisions.
ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel Plans to Sell Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Business
23 April 2013 - ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel announced it will integrate its non-oriented electrical steel product area into ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe effective 30 April 2013 and plans to sell off its grain-oriented electrical steel business.
AK Steel Posts Net Loss in First Quarter 2013
23 April 2013 - AK Steel noted it will have a seven-day maintenance outage at its Middletown blast furnace in the second quarter at a cost of US$21 million as it reported its first quarter 2013 earnings results.
Michigan Seamless Tube Announces $25 Million Capital Improvement Project
23 April 2013 - MST - Seamless Tube & Pipe's parent company Optima Specialty Steel has committed US$25 million in capital to expand MST’s operations and increase production capacity.
Ruukki Opens New Sales Offices in Canada and Chile
23 April 2013 - In line with its strategy to increase its share of special steel products and develop its distribution and partnership networks, Ruukki has opened new sales offices in Toronto, Canada, and Santiago, Chile, to serve its special steel customers in the Americas.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Awarded German Training & Development Prize 2013
23 April 2013 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has been awarded the German Training & Development Prize 2013 for excellence and best practice in connecting talent management, knowledge management and demographic change management in an integrated people management system.
Bloomberg: Serbia Restarts Loss-Making Steel Plant After Nine Months
22 April 2013 - Zelezara Smederevo, Serbia’s sole steel mill, fired up one of its two furnaces today, restarting production after more than nine months as the government looks for an investor in the unprofitable plant, Bloomberg reports.
Steel Dynamics Posts Solid Results in Difficult Market Environment in 1Q13
22 April 2013 - As it reported its first quarter earnings results, Steel Dynamics Inc. said the quarter was challenging from a market perspective, as customer confidence and buying patterns continued to be impacted by global economic uncertainty,
ArcelorMittal Usibor®-AS Patent Case to be Reviewed in District Court
22 April 2013 - In defense of its patent rights, ArcelorMittal filed complaints before the District Court of Delaware on 16 April 2013 to demonstrate that AK Steel, Severstal North America (SNA) and SNA’s coating partner, Wheeling-Nisshin, have infringed upon its Usibor® aluminum silicon coated products patent.
AK Steel Applauds U.S. DOE Transformer Efficiency Ruling
22 April 2013 - AK Steel applauded the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) final ruling on efficiency standards for electrical distribution transformers, which it says ensures that transformers in America will remain among the most energy-efficient in the world, and that high-tech electrical steels will continue to be a competitive material in the marketplace.
Timken Awards Scholarships Worth Nearly $800,000 to Students at 24 Locations Worldwide
19 April 2013 - The Timken Company has awarded scholarships to 38 children of Timken employees at 24 locations in six countries around the world.
KOCKS to Supply the Largest Integrated Steel Mill in ASEAN with 3-Roll Reducing & Sizing Block
19 April 2013 - The Taiwanese Formosa Plastics Group has contracted German company FRIEDRICH KOCKS GmbH & Co KG to supply a 3-roll reducing and sizing block in heavy duty design (RSB) for their Vietnam-based subsidiary Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp.
Severstal North America Named Dearborn Business of the Year
19 April 2013 - Severstal North America has been named “Business of the Year” by the Dearborn Area Chamber of Commerce.
