Steel News

Metinvest Opens Sales Office and Service Center in Nizhny Novgorod

13 June 2013 - Metinvest Eurasia, LLC — Metinvest Group’s retail sales network in the Russian Federation — in its effort to expand the distribution network in Volga River Basin, opened a sales office and a metal service center in Nizhny Novgorod.

SMS Siemag to Supply Cold Rolling and Strip Processing Lines for Record Strip Width to Benxi

12 June 2013 - Chinese Bengang Steel Plates Co. Ltd. (Benxi) has placed an order with SMS Siemag for the supply of a pickling line/tandem cold mill and two continuous annealing lines.

Vallourec Dedicates New U.S. Pipe Plant to Serve Oil and Gas Markets

12 June 2013 - Vallourec announced the dedication of its new pipe mill in Youngstown, Ohio, to serve the North American market for the production of shale hydrocarbons.

AISI Steel Action Alert: Urge Your Senators to Join the Senate Steel Caucus

12 June 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute has issued an “AISI Steel Action Alert,” encouraging those working in the steel industry to ask their senators to join the Senate Steel Caucus.

Sutor Group Partners Up to Build Anti-Corrosion Coating Line

12 June 2013 - Ningbo Zhehua Heavy Steel Pipe Manufacturing Co., a subsidiary of Sutor Technology Group, has entered into a partnership agreement with Zhejiang Longkey Anti-corrosion Co. to build an anti-corrosion coating line at Ningbo Zhehua's operating base in Ningbo, Zhejiang province.

Universal Stainless Achieves Nadcap Heat Treat Accreditation for Dunkirk Facility

12 June 2013 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. announced that it has achieved Nadcap heat treat accreditation at its Dunkirk Specialty Steel facility.

EVRAZ North America President and CEO Mike Rehwinkel to Retire

12 June 2013 - Mike Rehwinkel announced his retirement as president and CEO of EVRAZ North America effective 1 July 2013. Assuming the role will be Conrad Winkler, currently the company’s executive vice president – long products.

Cliffs Natural Resources Announces Board of Director Retirement

12 June 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that Francis McAllister, lead director, has elected to retire from the company's board of directors effective immediately. Mr. McAllister has served on Cliffs' board since 1996.

Sandvik to Adjust Capacity and Order Backlog for Nuclear Steamgenerator Tubing

12 June 2013 - Sandvik Materials Technology will adjust capacity and order backlog for steam generator tubing to reflect the current market conditions in the nuclear power industry.

Jim Lang of Konecranes Training Institute Named AIST Crane Innovator of the Year

11 June 2013 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology has given Jim Lang of Konecranes Training Institute its 2013 Crane Innovator of the Year Award.

ArcelorMittal Welcomes European Commission's Steel Action Plan

11 June 2013 - On 11 June 2013, the European Commission published an action plan for the European steel industry, the first such initiative since the Davignon Plan in 1977.

Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery and CONCAST India Form Partnership

11 June 2013 - Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc. and CONCAST (INDIA) LIMITED have decided to enter into a strategic partnership together to capitalize on the individual strengths of both companies.

EUROFER Welcomes European Commission Steel Action Plan

11 June 2013 - EUROFER welcomes the “Action Plan for a competitive and sustainable steel industry in Europe” published on 11 June 2013 by the European Commission.

Tenaris Inaugurates the Roberto Rocca Technical School in Argentina

11 June 2013 - On 10 June 2013 the Roberto Rocca Technical School, located close to Tenaris’s mill in Campana, Argentina, was inaugurated.

Severstal Receives Approval from Ford Sollers to Begin Serial Deliveries of Coated Steel

11 June 2013 - ОАО Severstal has received approval from Ford Sollers Holding to start the serial deliveries of coated steel by two global specifications of Ford Motor Co.

Kobe Steel Expanding Aluminum Business

11 June 2013 - Kobe Steel, Ltd. has entered into a technical cooperation agreement with Germany’s Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH for aluminum sheet used in automotive body panels.

Metinvest-SMC Expands Steel Processing Service

11 June 2013 - Metinvest-SMC, Metinvest Group’s retail sales network in Ukraine, has installed a cutting and slitting line for processing uncoated and galvanized steel coils.

EVRAZ Appoints Vice President of Corporate Communications

11 June 2013 - EVRAZ announced the appointment of Vsevolod Sementsov as vice president of corporate communications.

Indev Wins Contract to Supply Coating Weight Gauge to ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor

11 June 2013 - Indev Gauging Systems has won a contract to provide a coating weight gauge for ArcelorMittal’s Indiana Harbor aluminizing line.

Timken Sets Up Strategy Committee to Evaluate Separation of Steel Business

10 June 2013 - The Timken Co. announced that its Board of Directors has formed a Strategy Committee to evaluate a potential separation of the company's steel business from its other businesses and to review the company's corporate governance and capital allocation strategy.