Steel News

Siemens Modernizes BGH Long Rolling Mills in Germany and Poland

06 March 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has equipped two long rolling mills belonging to BGH Edelstahlwerke GmbH with new drive and automation equipment.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Tests Retroreflective Strips on Safety Barriers

06 March 2013 - Retroreflective strips installed into the hollow part of safety barriers are being tested by ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions Czech Republic (AMDS), a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Ostrava.

SDI Announces John Nolan Will Lead New Product Development Initiative

06 March 2013 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. announced that John Nolan, vice president and general manager of the company's Structural and Rail Division, has been appointed to the newly created corporate level position of vice president – product development.

Sandvik to Acquire Canadian Drilling Solutions Provider

06 March 2013 - Sandvik has signed an agreement with Cubex Limited (CUBEX) of Winnipeg, Canada, to acquire its drilling solutions business and operations.

ArcelorMittal Announces Approval of Phase Two of Its Liberia Operations

05 March 2013 - ArcelorMittal’s board has approved plans for phase two of its mining operations in Liberia. For the second phase of the project, annual capacity of the iron ore mine will increase from four million tonnes a year to 15 million tonnes a year in 2015.

EVRAZ Stratcor Names New Customer Services Manager

05 March 2013 - Lesa White became the new customer services manager for EVRAZ Stratcor, Inc., a major producer of specialty-vanadium products, effective 1 March 2013.

Danieli Automation to Provide MES System for Severstal Balakovo

05 March 2013 - Danieli Automation has been awarded the contract for the supply of the Q3MET — the MES system oriented to the steel industry to optimize production, planning and scheduling of customer orders — for Severstal Balakovo in Russia.

CSI Orders 24-Inch HF Tube Welding Line from SMS Meer

05 March 2013 - California Steel Industries (CSI) has placed an order with SMS Meer for the delivery of a 24-inch HF tube welding line for its new ERW pipe mill in Fontana, Calif.

Sandvik Materials Technology President Wins Prestigious Award

05 March 2013 - Petra Einarsson, president of Sandvik Materials Technology, was named the 2013 winner of the prestigious award “Most powerful woman in business in Sweden.”

Berry Metal Brings Industry Expertise to Enhance Development of Energy-Efficient Ironmaking Technology

04 March 2013 - Berry Metal Co., in collaboration with the American Iron & Steel Institute and the University of Utah, is lending its expertise to the development of a breakthrough flash ironmaking process aimed at establishing an energy-efficient and environmentally preferred alternative to the traditional blast furnace process.

Serbia to Restart Its Sole Steel Plant After Sale Fails

04 March 2013 - Serbia plans to restart one furnace at Zelezara Smederevo d.o.o., its sole steel producer, after NPO Uralvagonzavod OAO of Russia dropped plans to buy the state-owned company, Bloomberg reports.

PSI Metals to Supply Production Management System to California Steel

04 March 2013 - PSI Metals North America Inc. has been selected to implement a production management system based on its comprehensive suite of PSImetals applications to California Steel Industries Inc., of Fontana, Calif.

Siemens Facility Receives Highest Award for Outstanding Safety

04 March 2013 - Siemens Industry Inc.'s Metallurgical Services Offline Maintenance facility in Milan, Ohio, has received the Gold Safety Award from Liberty Mutual for exceptional safety for the second consecutive year.

Tata Steel Takes Delivery of First Iron Ore Cargo from Northland Resources

04 March 2013 - Tata Steel has taken delivery of the first shipment of high-grade iron ore from a new iron ore supplier, Northland Resources.

Outokumpu Appoints Senior Vice President – Sales, Stainless Coil EMEA

04 March 2013 - Olli-Matti Saksi has been appointed as Outokumpu’s senior vice president – sales, Business Area Stainless Coil EMEA as of 2 April 2013.

Kashima Steel Works Completes Full Restoration of Facilities Damaged by Japanese Earthquake

04 March 2013 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. has constructed a new gas holder to replace the one damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011, completing the restoration of all the company’s production facilities damaged by the quake.

NLMK Reports Continued Environmental Improvements

04 March 2013 - In 2012, Novolipetsk, NLMK’s main production site in Lipetsk, Russia, completed 120 environmental projects as compared to 100 in 2011, with investments totaling approximately RUB 1.3 billion as compared to RUB3.9 billion in 2011.

Tata Steel Commissions Coke Oven Battery No. 10 at Jamshedpur

04 March 2013 - On 3 March 2013, Tata Steel commissioned and inaugurated its 700,000 tonne per year coke oven battery No. 10 and by-product plant at its Jamshedpur facility in India.

Windows of Opportunity: An Interview with Tenova HYL

01 March 2013 - The perfect storm is brewing for Monterrey, Mexico-based Tenova HYL: with the steel industry focusing on sustainability and with shale plays making natural gas abundant and affordable, the direct reduction (DR) plant supplier is a step ahead of the technology curve, and working hard to stay there.

Severstal Announces Full March Order Book at Cherepovets Steel Mill

01 March 2013 - Cherepovets Steel Mill, part of Severstal Russian Steel, a division within OAO Severstal has already completed its order book for March and has employed its rolling facilities at full utilization.