Steel News

Universal Stainless CEO Receives One of Three Top Honors in Smart 50 Awards Event

11 December 2014 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. announced that Dennis M. Oates, chairman, president and chief executive officer, received one of three top honors presented by Smart Business magazine at a Pittsburgh Smart 50 Awards ceremony in November 2014.

ANDRITZ to Modernize CAL for ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein

11 December 2014 - International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein, Germany, to modernize continuous annealing line No. 4 at the Andernach plant, the largest production site worldwide for packaging steel.

NLMK Steel Used in World’s Heaviest-Lift Mine Dump Truck

11 December 2014 - NLMK Group, Russia’s leading manufacturer of HVA products, has begun delivering plates made from abrasion-resistant Quard 450 steel for the production of the world’s heaviest-lift dump truck — the BELAZ-75710.

Outokumpu Gives Update on Market and Technical Issues in Calvert

10 December 2014 - Outokumpu’s stainless steel mill in Calvert, Ala., has experienced technical issues in all of its three cold rolling lines during the past six months. This has had a negative impact on customer deliveries and increased costs.

Employees Graduate from ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s Apprenticeship Program

10 December 2014 - On 18 November 2014, 27 employees graduated from ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s Apprenticeship Program at the annual Apprenticeship Graduation Dinner.

Siemens to Modernize Automation of Hot Rolling Mill for Chinese Steelmaker

10 December 2014 - Chinese Handan Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd. has placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies to modernize the process automation system of the hot rolling mill at its Handan factory.

VSW Launches New Pipe Range for Export

10 December 2014 - Vyksa Steel Works has produced the first batch of 355.6 mm diameter pipes for oil and gas pipelines. The pipes are to be delivered to foreign clients.

North American Stainless to Make US$5 Million Investment in Ghent Facility

09 December 2014 - Kentucky Govorner Steve Beshear announced that North America Stainless (NAS) plans to expand its facility in Carroll County.

EVRAZ North America Disappointed in Keystone XL Vote Results

09 December 2014 - EVRAZ North America expressed disappointment that while Senate votes favored proceeding with the long-awaited construction of the Keystone XL pipeline by 59 to 41, the bill was one vote short of being approved and advancing to the White House.

SDI Butler Receives Inaugural Partnership Award from Clopay

08 December 2014 - In October 2014, Steel Dynamic Inc.’s Flat Roll Division—Butler received the inaugural Partnership Award from Clopay Building Products.

Outokumpu to Invest in Mercury Cleaning Technology at Tornio Plant

08 December 2014 - Outokumpu’s Tornio, Finland, plant has made continuous and long-time study to find an appropriate mercury cleaning technology to further reduce mercury emissions. A suitable technique has now been found and Outokumpu will invest in mercury cleaning technology at the Tornio plant.

ArcelorMittal Engineering Products Ostrava Names New Director

08 December 2014 - Since October 2014, the top management of ArcelorMittal Engineering Products Ostrava (AMEPO), a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Ostrava, has changed.

SSAB Americas Awarded AWMI 2014 Cornerstone Award

05 December 2014 - At its 2014 Annual Conference in Savannah, Ga., November 13–15, 2014, the Association of Women in the Metal Industries (AWMI) presented SSAB Americas with its 2014 Cornerstone Award.

ArcelorMittal to Invest at Bourg-en-Bresse Plant to Support Development of Customer Technip

05 December 2014 - ArcelorMittal will invest €15m to expand the production capacity of its plant at Bourg-en-Bresse, France, and support the development of its customer Technip, a world leader in project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry.

AK Steel Completes Ashland BF Hearth Reline, Resumes Full Production

04 December 2014 - The reline of AK Steel’s blast furnace hearth at its Ashland, Ky., Works was successful and the blast furnace has returned to full production following an approximate four-week planned outage for maintenance work.

India’s Largest Blast Furnace Blown-In at SAIL Plant in Burnpur

04 December 2014 - The largest blast furnace in India was blown-in at SAIL’s IISCO Steel Plant on 30 November 2014 in Burnpur, India.

Novolipetsk Improves Efficiency of Transportation Infrastructure Management System

04 December 2014 - NLMK Group has completed the first stage of its program to automate and transition its railway transport management and control system at the Lipetsk production site to modern highly reliable digital technologies.

ArcelorMittal Exec: Must Consciously Support Innovation, the “Lifeblood of European Manufacturing”

04 December 2014 - Speaking at a Financial Times summit on the future of European manufacturing, Robrecht Himpe, chief technology officer at ArcelorMittal, outlined what it will take to ensure a healthy future for the sector: “Our three main ingredients for a successful European manufacturing sector are innovation, competitiveness and working towards a lower carbon economy,” he said.

Severstal Completes Converter Upgrade, Environmental Improvement Program

04 December 2014 - The Cherepovets Steel Mill, one of the world’s largest integrated steel mills and part of the Russian Steel division of Severstal, has completed a maintenance project to upgrade its No. 1 Converter.

CMC to Relocate, Expand Virginia Operations

03 December 2014 - Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that Commercial Metals Company will invest US$12 million to relocate and expand its manufacturing operation in King George County, Va.