Steel News

Vale Reorganizes Management Structure

28 November 2011 - Vale’s Board of Directors has approved a new structure for the company’s Executive Board based on a management model aligned more closely to the business units, with well-defined roles and accountabilities.

SMS Siemag to Supply Heavy-plate Mill for Nanjing Iron & Steel

25 November 2011 - Nanjing Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., China, has awarded a contract to SMS Siemag, Germany, to build a new 4.7-meter heavy-plate mill.

SAIL, ICVL Pursue Coal Mining in Virginia

25 November 2011 - SAIL recently met with a high-level delegation from the Commonwealth of Virginia at Ispat Bhavan as part of its ongoing efforts to ensure raw material security and forge alliances for new markets.

SMS Meer to Supply Forging Line to Dongfeng Nissan

25 November 2011 - Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle Company has placed an order with SMS Meer for a wedge press with forging roll for the company’s new forging works in China. The plant will enable Dongfeng Nissan to produce various con rod sizes for passenger cars flexibly and fully automatically in a minimum of time.

Tata Steel to Upgrade Continuous Anneal Line for Energy Capture and Recycle

23 November 2011 - Tata Steel announced plans to invest in a waste heat recovery project at the Port Talbot Works Continuous Annealing Process Line.

Harsco Awarded 7-Year Contract to Support New Saudi Arabian Steel Mill

23 November 2011 - Harsco Corp. has been awarded a new seven-year contract to provide onsite slag management, materials logistics, metal recovery and by-product processing services to South Steel complex in Saudi Arabia, the Middle East’s newest steel mill.

SMS Meer to Replace Hydrostatic Pipe Tester at Berg Steel Pipe

23 November 2011 - Berg Steel Pipe Corp. has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply, installation, and commissioning of a new hydrostatic pipe tester for longitudinally welded large-diameter pipes at its works in Panama City, Fla.

Preliminary Finished Steel Imports Up 4% in October

23 November 2011 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,192,000 net tons of steel in October, down 3% vs. September final data according to the latest report from AISI. Finished steel imports were up 4% through the same period.

NLMK Annual Report Honored in Two National Competitions

23 November 2011 - NLMK has received multiple awards from several national contests for the company’s 2010 Annual Report.

Posco Holds Tech Day at European Automakers’ Headquarters

22 November 2011 - Posco Tech Days were recently held at the headquarters of European automakers Renault and Fiat, at which the steel maker introduced its global network and steel technology as well as its contribution to environmental protection.

Surma Elected Chairman of AISI

22 November 2011 - The American Iron and Steel Institute Board of Directors has elected U. S. Steel Chairman and CEO John P. Surma as the Chairman of AISI, replacing Nucor Chairman and CEO Daniel R. DiMicco, who served as the Institute’s Chairman for the past 18 months.

World Crude Steel Production Rebounds Slightly in October

22 November 2011 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association stood at an estimated 123.98 million tonnes for October 2011, 0.3% higher than the 123.57 million tonnes reported for the previous month (September 2011) and 6.2% higher in comparison with October 2010.

Outokumpu Honored for Environmental Sustainability by DJ Sustainability Indexes

22 November 2011 - Outokumpu has maintained its membership for the fifth consecutive year in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) - DJSI World and DJSI Europe.

Quad Infotech Implements QMOS MES System at Gerdau Whitby Plant

22 November 2011 - Quad Infotech Inc. has completed implementation and commissioning of the QMOS Manufacturing Execution System (MES) at Gerdau’s Whitby plant in Ontario, Canada. This installation is part of Gerdau’s initiative to use QMOS as its corporate manufacturing system.

Siemens to Extend Novelis Rolling Mill in Ulsan

21 November 2011 - Novelis Korea Ltd. has placed an order with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies to extend its aluminum rolling mill in Ulsan with the addition of a three-stand finishing line.

Ruukki to Open Special Steels Sales Office in India

21 November 2011 - Ruukki announced plans to open a sales office in Mumbai, India, by the end of this year to support the company’s strategic target for special steels in the region.

John Deere Wins Swedish Steel Prize 2011

21 November 2011 - This year’s Swedish Steel Prize goes to manufacturer Deere & Co. (John Deere) for its use of high-strength steels in combines that harvest crops more efficiently while meeting stringent engine emissions requirements.

Nippon Steel to Invest in UAE Galvanizing Plant

21 November 2011 - Nippon Steel Corp. has reached an agreement with the shareholders of Al Ghurair Iron & Steel LLC regarding an equity investment in the company through a share transfer.

ArcelorMittal Invests at Industeel Facility in Charleroi

21 November 2011 - ArcelorMittal recently inaugurated a new facility of Industeel Belgium that will have a production capacity of 100,000 tonnes of special plates for oil & gas, mining, and other industries. The production lines have been running at full capacity since May 2011.

Imports of Stainless Pipe and Tube up Substantially in 2011

18 November 2011 - Imports of seamless stainless steel pipe and tube are up substantially in 2011 over the same period in 2010, according to the latest report from the Stainless Steel Tube Trade Advancement Committee.