Steel News

SMS Siemag Commissions 2nd CSP Caster for Essar Steel

24 August 2011 - Essar Steel recently put into operation the second strand of the Compact Strip Production plant supplied by SMS Siemag. A third strand is to be installed in 2012.

BlueScope to Restructure, Exit Export Business

24 August 2011 - BlueScope Steel has announced a major restructuring of its Australian operations, including a shutdown of No. 6 Blast Furnace at Port Kembla and closure of the Western Port Hot Strip Mill.

Metinvest’s Krasnodon Coal Defines Safety Enforcement Measures

23 August 2011 - The Administration of Krasnodon Coal has identified a set of safety enforcement measures above the safety requirements provided for in the current legislation, including additional air cooling, maximum automation of underground location control systems, and additional training.

SMS Meer Delivers Most Powerful Screw Press to Wuxi Turbine Blade

23 August 2011 - SMS Meer recently started up the world’s most powerful clutch-operated screw press, three months earlier than planned, at the Wuxi plant of Wuxi Turbine Blade Co. Ltd.

NLMK Plans Construction of Pelletizing Plant at Stoilensky

23 August 2011 - NLMK affiliate Stoilensky has signed a contract for a new pelletizing plant with an annual capacity of 6 million tonnes of iron ore pellets. Equipment, technologies and other services will be provided by a consortium of Siemens VAI and Outotec.

SAIL Chairman Reviews Expansion Work at Bhilai Steel Plant

23 August 2011 - Steel Authority of India Limited Chairman C.S. Verma recently visited Bhilai Steel Plant to review the progress of modernization & expansion (M&E) activities currently being implemented at the plant.

World Crude Steel Utilization Dips in July 2011

23 August 2011 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association stood at an estimated 127.48 million tonnes for July 2011, 0.2% lower than the previous month (June 2011) and 11.5% higher in comparison with July 2010.

Harsco, LanzaTech Enter Strategic Alliance for Processing Waste Gases

22 August 2011 - Harsco and LanzaTech have signed a strategic alliance to promote the capture and reuse of steel mill flue gases as low-cost, zero-carbon ethanol.

Siemens VAI Forms Mechatronics Business Unit

22 August 2011 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies established a new global competence center for mechatronic solutions in Linz, Austria, effective August 1, 2011. The new “Mechatronics” unit will be headed by Werner Obermann and Thomas Pfatschbacher.

GM Approves Three Baosteel Stainless Steels

22 August 2011 - General Motors (Shanghai) recently issued a material approval certificate to Baosteel stating that "Baosteel B409M, B439M, B436L stainless steel meets the GM specifications for exhaust system stainless steel...and is allowed application on GM's global product."

PosTech Signs MOU for Joint Research with ITB of Indonesia

22 August 2011 - PosTech recently signed an MOU/MOA with Institut Teknologi Bandung, pledging to promote joint research on steel technology that will be used at the Krakatau-Posco integrated mill.

Evraz Launches Construction of New Coking Coal Mine

19 August 2011 - Evraz Group S.A. has launched construction of a new coking coal mine Yerunakovskaya-VIII within its existing Yuzhkuzbassugol coal mining division in Russia’s Kemerovo region.

ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih Begins Scheduled Stoppage for Blast Furnace #5

19 August 2011 - PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih has stopped production at its Blast Furnace #5 in preparation for capital repair.

NLMK Group Closes Credit Facility, Plans Kaluga Start-up

19 August 2011 - NLMK has successfully closed a credit agreement for a total of EUR93 million with a maturity of 10 years. The facility will be used to complete the construction of the company’s Kaluga Mini-Mill.

ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih Breaks Converter Lining Record

19 August 2011 - The converter shop of PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih achieved a record vessel-lining life for converter #5 of 4,070 steel casts implemented during its campaign life from December 4, 2010, to August 15, 2011.

ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih Honored for 40-mm Rebar

18 August 2011 - ArcelorMittal Kryviy Rih’s 40-mm-diameter rebar of А500С class has won the All-Ukrainian competition Best Domestic Good 2011 in the category of steel industry. The rebar is used for construction of earthquake-resistant structures such as bridges, dams, nuclear and hydropower plants.