Steel News

U. S. Steel Names Leadership for Service Center, Industrial and Mining Solutions

18 November 2014 - United States Steel Corporation announced the executive leadership for three of the company's newly created commercial entities.

SMS Group to Build Big River Steel's Eco-Friendly Mill

18 November 2014 - The official ceremony marking the start of Big River Steel’s greenfield steel project on the Mississippi River in Mississippi County, Ark., U.S.A., took place on 22 September 2014.

Salzgitter’s Berg Pipe Subsidiaries Secure Two Major Pipeline Orders

18 November 2014 - The Salzgitter Group participations Berg Steel Pipe Corp. and Berg Spiral Pipe Corp., both located in the United States, have been awarded two major contracts to manufacture pipes for new natural gas infrastructure that will serve the southeastern U.S.

SSAB Announces 2014 Swedish Steel Prize Finalists

18 November 2014 - New, innovative solutions, high quality and increased competitiveness characterize this year’s four finalists for the Swedish Steel Prize, the winner of which will be announced at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden on 20 November 2014.

U. S. Steel Establishes New Management Structure

17 November 2014 - United States Steel Corporation has announced another logical next step in the company's Carnegie Way transformation journey. By 1 January 2015, the company's reporting segments — North American Flat-Rolled, Tubular and U. S. Steel Europe — will be realigned to achieve three strategic goals:

Lower Demand for Steel Reduces Gerdau's Performance in Q3

17 November 2014 - Gerdau closed the third quarter of 2014 with a shipment volume of 4.6 million metric tons of steel, which is 4.5% lower compared to the same period last year.

EVRAZ North America Supports Approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline

17 November 2014 - EVRAZ North America announced it fully supports approval of the Keystone XL pipeline and is pleased the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation (by a vote of 252-161) to approve the permit application that would allow the pipeline project to move forward.

MGOK’s Integrated Management Systems Comply with International Standards

14 November 2014 - Mikhailovsky GOK (part of Metalloinvest) successfully passed an external audit of its integrated management system.

Republic Steel’s New EAF Produces 1,000th Heat

13 November 2014 - Republic Steel has produced the 1,000th heat at its Lorain, Ohio, plant after a US$120 million capital investment for a new electric arc furnace.

NLMK Becomes Preferred Supplier of Transformer Steel for Alstom

13 November 2014 - Russia’s NLMK Group received the status of preferred category A supplier of transformer steel by the Alstom international group.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Simplifies Corporate Structure, Merges with ArcelorMittal Frýdek-Místek

13 November 2014 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has simplified its corporate structure and streamlined its internal processes, principally through a merger with its subsidiary, ArcelorMittal Frýdek-Místek, a cold rolling mill that mainly produces electrical steels.

VSW Tests Equipment at New Coating Line

13 November 2014 - Vyksa Steel Works (VSW, based in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia, part of OMK) has held successful trials of technological equipment at the new external anti-corrosion coating line for large diameter pipes (AKP-1).

Ural Steel Names New Managing Director

13 November 2014 - Evgeny Maslov has been confirmed as managing director of Ural Steel by decision of the Board of Directors of Management Company Metalloinvest.

ArcelorMittal Supplying Steel for the Euro 2016 Football Stadium in Bordeaux

12 November 2014 - ArcelorMittal’s sites in France, Luxembourg, and Spain are supplying steel for the Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux in the southwest of France, a new stadium which is to be home to the town’s Girondins de Bordeaux football club.

Tata Steel Expands Range of Full-Finish Products for Car Body Panels

12 November 2014 - Tata Steel has unveiled three new products for car manufacturers to help make their vehicles more stylish and affordable.

voestalpine Opens Place of Remembrance: Historical Exhibit 1938–1945

11 November 2014 - In a new permanent exhibit, voestalpine considers the fate of laborers under the National Socialist regime, forced to work at the Reichswerke Hermann Göring in Linz, the site of today’s voestalpine Group headquarters.

Ternium: Steel Demand in U.S. & Mexico Remains Healthy

11 November 2014 - Ternium S.A. announced its results for the third quarter and first nine months ended 30 September 2014.

JSW Steel Accepts Sublance-Based Process Control Systems from Danieli Corus

11 November 2014 - On 5 October 2014, the performance acceptance tests for four sublance systems and static and dynamic process model/level 2 systems supplied by Danieli Corus and installed at the No. 2 BOF steel plant operated by JSW Steel in Toranagallu, India, were successfully completed.

Nucor Reports Equipment Failure at Louisiana DRI Facility

10 November 2014 - Nucor Corp. announced that an equipment failure occurred at Nucor Steel Louisiana in St. James Parish.

MMFX Steel Hires New Regional Sales Manager to Lead Efforts in Canada

10 November 2014 - MMFX® Steel Corp. has appointed Richard St-Martin as its new regional sales manager for Eastern Canada.