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ArcelorMittal South Africa Offers Bursary to Star Student
17 January 2011 - In support of its commitment to help South African transform its future, ArcelorMittal South Africa has granted Matimba Mabonda a bursary to pursue his dream of studying for a degree in Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Presents Environmental Product Declarations
17 January 2011 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe will be presenting Environmental Product Declarations for its steel construction elements at Bau 2011. The declarations cover the company’s full range of single-skin elements and sandwich panels for facades, roofs and walls.
Posco ChemTech Searches for Smarter Business Models
17 January 2011 - Posco ChemTech recently organized an idea competition, seeking ideas from employees on ways to enhance work efficiency and upgrade the quality of corporate communications within the company, using smart phones.
SAIL Achieves Record Turnover in Fiscal Third Quarter
17 January 2011 - The Steel Authority of India Limited reported record gross sales turnover of Rs. 12,276.81 crore for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31, a growth of 17.5% over the corresponding period last year. SAIL’s turnover for the first nine months of FY ’11 was Rs. 33,905.40 crore, 9.6% higher than CPLY of FY ’10.
SAIL’s Bhilai Steel Plant Sets New Production Records
14 January 2011 - Steel Authority of India’s Bhilai Steel Plant has set a new record in its Steel Melting Shop II with the production of 11,350 tonnes of crude steel on January 7, the facility’s highest-ever production of crude steel in one day.
Severstal Columbus Earns International Automotive Quality Recognition
14 January 2011 - SRI Quality System Registrar awards Severstal North America an ISO/TS 16949:2009 and an ISO 9001:2008 management system certificate for the manufacture and supply of steel coils.
OSHA Cites U.S. Steel, Power Piping Following July 2010 Explosion
14 January 2011 - OSHA has cited U.S. Steel Corp. and Power Piping Co. with safety citations for failing to provide an effective energy control procedure and exposing workers to burns following an explosion at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works facility in July 2010.
SMS Siemag Celebrates Start of ThyssenKrupp Steel Works in Alabama
14 January 2011 - SMS Siemag is celebrating the official opening of the new integrated works complex of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA and ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA in Calvert, Ala.
Guarantee Electrical Completes Power Assignment on SunCoke Facility in Granite City
14 January 2011 - Guarantee Electrical has completed a $20 million assignment to power and supply process / instrumentation wiring, equipment commissioning, lighting and voice/data services for a new metallurgical coke manufacturing/heat energy recovery facility built by SunCoke Energy in Granite City, Ill.
Posco E&C Leads Industry in Customer Satisfaction
13 January 2011 - Posco E&C ranked high in customer satisfaction in a recent survey by the Ministry of Land, Transportation and Maritime Affairs for two years in a row.
Evraz, Praxair Sign Contract for Supply of Gases to NTMK
13 January 2011 - Evraz Group and Praxair subsidiary Praxair Rus have signed a long-term contract for supply of oxygen, nitrogen and argon to NTMK, Evraz’s steel mill in the Urals, Russia.
Metinvest Reports Met Coke Production for December, Full Year 2010
13 January 2011 - Metinvest reported the production of 578,000 tonnes of gross coke (6% humidity) in December, a 6.7% increase vs. December 2009. The company also produced 498,000 tonnes of BF coke, dry in December, a 7.2% increase vs. December 2009.
Severstal Acquires 100% of Crew Gold
13 January 2011 - OAO Severstal subsidiary Nord Gold N.V. has acquired all common shares of Crew Gold Corp. that it did not already own. With this transaction, Severstal now has full control over Crew Gold.
Mechel Announces Payment of Dividends Based on Fiscal 09 Results
12 January 2011 - Mechel OAO announced a dividend payment (including taxes) of RUR 910,223,721.05 (approximately US$29.9 million as of December 31, 2010), based on the company’s results for the 2009 fiscal year.
Metinvest Reports Steel Production for December, Full Year 2010
12 January 2011 - Metinvest reported the production of 1.098 million tonnes of hot metal in December, a 7.1% increase over December 2009’s tonnage. The company also produced 1.282 million tonnes of steel (+7.8%), 1.171 million tonnes of rolled products (+16.4%), and 55,700 tonnes of large-diameter pipe (+39.7%).
Tata Steel Reports Q3 Performance, Status of Teesside Arbitration
12 January 2011 - Tat Steel reports third quarter performance for its Indian, European and South East Asian operations, and provides an update on the status of its ongoing arbitration proceedings with certain off-takers of its Teesside Cast Products Plant.
Nisshin Establishes Subsidiary in Singapore
12 January 2011 - Nisshin Steel announced the formation of a 100%-owned local subsidiary in Singapore with the aim of capturing markets in ASEAN and neighboring countries, where growth is expected.
Cliffs Enters Agreement to Acquire Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines
12 January 2011 - Cliffs Natural Resources has entered into a definitive arrangement agreement to acquire all of Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines Ltd.'s common shares in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.9 billion Canadian dollars (including net debt), or C$17.25 per share.
ArcelorMittal Extends Offer for Baffinland Shares to January 21
11 January 2011 - ArcelorMittal has extended the time for acceptance of its offer to purchase Baffinland Iron Mines Corp.'s outstanding common shares and outstanding common share purchase warrants until midnight on 21 January 2011.
Metinvest Reports Iron Ore Production for December, Full Year 2010
11 January 2011 - Metinvest reported the production of 2.843 million tonnes of iron ore concentrate in December 2010, a 1.9% decrease from the previous month’s tonnage. For the full year, the company produced 35.726 million tonnes of iron ore concentrate, a 16.6% increase vs. the previous year (2009).
