Steel News

Gerdau Employees Are Industry Champions of North America at Global Steel Competition

28 February 2013 - Richard Zhang and Kyle Cormier, employees at the Gerdau steel mill in Whitby, Canada, were industry champions of North America and won second place in the World Steel Association’s 7th annual Steel University Challenge, which took place on 19 February in Brussels, Belgium.

U.S. Preliminary Steel Imports Increase 5% in January

27 February 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,579,000 tons of steel in January, including 2,106,000 tons of finished steel (up 5% and 18%, respectively, vs. December final data).

Danieli Supplying Tata Steel with Automation System for Inline Skinpass Mill

27 February 2013 - India's Tata Steel has placed an order with Danieli Automation for the replacement of the existing automation system of its inline skin pass mill with a state-of-art HiPAC control system.

ArcelorMittal Appoints New Head of Human Resources

27 February 2013 - ArcelorMittal has appointed Henri Blaffart as executive vice president and head of human resources (HR), effective 1 April 2013.

AK Steel Announces Price Increase for Carbon Steel Products

27 February 2013 - AK Steel said today that it will increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products by a minimum of $50 per ton, effective immediately with new orders.

SSAB Appoints New CFO

27 February 2013 - SSAB has appointed Håkan Folin as its new chief financial officer. He has previously held a number of senior positions in the company and will take up the position of CFO on 1 May 2013.

Tata Steel Brings Forward Bag Filter Installation

27 February 2013 - Tata Steel is to complete a major environmental improvement project at its IJmuiden steel plant in the Netherlands more than a year ahead of schedule.

Rautaruukki Appoints New Senior Vice President, Human Resources

27 February 2013 - Sami Ärilä, LLM, has been appointed senior vice president, human resources and a member of the corporate executive board of Rautaruukki Corporation as of 1 March 2013.

Severstal Announces Planned US$1.3 Billion Capital Investment Program for 2013

27 February 2013 - OAO Severstal announced that it plans to invest US$1.3 billion at its Russian, North American and mining operations in 2013 to support its growth and long-term competitive strategy.

Severstal North America Begins Recruiting for Summer Internship Program in Dearborn, Mich.

26 February 2013 - Severstal North America announced the start of recruitment for its popular summer internship program at its Dearborn, Mich. location, offering paid internships in engineering, material science, computer science, accounting and finance, safety, marketing, supply chain management, communications, and human resources.

Oxy-Arc and TCT Complete Installation of 4 Billet Caster Cutting Machines at Simec Mexicali

26 February 2013 - Oxy-Arc International Inc. and its partner, Torch Cutting Technologies recently completed the commissioning of four TCT billet caster cutting machines along with an oxy-arc gas-saving manifold system, machine torches, and tips at Simec International's facility in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico.

Oxy-Arc and TCT complete installation of 4 billet caster cutting machines at Simec Mexicali

26 February 2013 - Oxy-Arc International Inc. and its partner, Torch Cutting Technologies, S.L. (TCT), recently completed the commissioning of four TCT Billet Caster Cutting Machines (BCCM) along with an Oxy-Arc gas-saving manifold system, machine torches, and tips at Simec International 6, S.A. de C.V.’s facility in Mexicali, BCN, Mexico.

Tata Steel Saves Energy With Heat Retention Boxes at IJmuiden

26 February 2013 - Tata Steel will save 10 million cubic meters of gas a year — enough to power 5,500 homes — at its IJmuiden plant in the Netherlands through the use of newly installed heat-retention boxes.

EVRAZ Launches Yerunakovskaya-VIII Mine

26 February 2013 - EVRAZ plc announced the launch of Yerunakovskaya-VIII Mine, a part of Yuzhkuzbassugol UCC, JSC, located in Kemerovo region of Russia.

Shale-Inland Appoints Frank Riddick as Executive Chairman

26 February 2013 - Shale-Inland Holdings announced that, effective 21 February 2013, Frank A. Riddick, III has been appointed the company's executive chairman. He replaces Craig Bouchard, who no longer serves as a director.

USAMP and A/SP Receive US$6 Million Award for Advanced High-Strength Steel Project

25 February 2013 - The United States Automotive Materials Partnership LLC (USAMP), in collaboration with the Auto/Steel Partnership (A/SP), received a competitively solicited award for US$6 million from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for its “Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Approach to Development of Lightweight, Third-Generation Advanced High-Strength Steels (3GAHSS)” project.

Gerdau Reports 2012 Results

25 February 2013 - Gerdau said its shipments declined 3% in 2012 due to the slowdown in China and other emerging countries, the European crisis, and uncertainty over the fiscal policy of the U.S. Despite lower economic activity in Brazil, the area was highlighted as an area of growth for the company.