Steel News

voestalpine Names Five New Department Heads

02 October 2014 - After enlarging the voestalpine AG Management Board and reducing the average age of its members, the Group is now completing its generational transfer with new first management level appointments to key functions.

U.S. Electrical Steel Producers Welcome Final Determinations in Electrical Steel Trade Case

02 October 2014 - The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced final dumping margins for grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) from the People's Republic of China, Russia, and South Korea and the final subsidy margin on GOES from the People's Republic of China, as follows:

EVRAZ North America Files for IPO

01 October 2014 - EVRAZ North America, a subsidiary of EVRAZ plc, has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relating to the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of ordinary shares in the company.

voestalpine Group Divesting Plastics Solutions Business Unit

01 October 2014 - voestalpine has signed an agreement with the Polytec Group for the takeover of voestalpine Polynorm Van Niftrik and voestalpine Polynorm Plastics (Plastics Solutions business unit) by Polytec Netherlands Holding B.V.

Magnetation Begins Production at New Iron Ore Pellet Plant

30 September 2014 - Magnetation LLC has successfully produced its first iron ore pellets at its new pellet plant in Reynolds, Ind.

UHT to Deliver AOD Converter to Specialty Steelmaker in India

30 September 2014 - Danieli has awarded UHT the order for the supply of an AOD as a part of Danieli’s project for two new meltshops and one heavy bar mill for specialty and stainless steel at Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd, Jharsuguda, Orissa state, India.

Outokumpu Provides Updates on Strategy and Expansion of Efficiency Programs

30 September 2014 - At its Capital Market Days in Düsseldorf, Germany, Outokumpu shared an update on its strategy, and announced the expansion of its efficiency programs as well as the achievement of the € 200 million synergy targets already in 2015, two years ahead of the original plan.

CSI’s New Pipe Mill Starts Up in Conjunction with 30-Year Anniversary

29 September 2014 - California Steel Industries Inc. (CSI) announced that its subsidiary, CSI Tubular Products Inc. (CSITP), has produced the first pipe off its new electrical resistance welded (ERW) pipe mill at the company's site near Fontana, Calif., and is taking fourth quarter customer orders for the new mill, as it grows its existing pipe business.

Continuous Caster Supplied by SMS Siemag Begins Production at Ternium Siderar

29 September 2014 - Ternium Siderar and SMS Siemag have successfully commissioned the X-Cast® two-strand continuous slab caster, which was supplied by SMS Siemag, at the company’s San Nicolás, Argentina, location.

Essar Steel Algoma Reports Turning Performance Around

29 September 2014 - Essar Steel Algoma Inc. announced guidance for the second quarter FY2015 ending 30 September 2014. The announcement comes on the heels of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s 15 September 2014 approval of Algoma’s Plan of Arrangement, which paves the way for a comprehensive recapitalization and refinancing of the company’s capital structure.

TimkenSteel Strengthens International Presence

26 September 2014 - TimkenSteel Corp. has increased its capabilities in five countries across Asia, Europe and Latin America to support customers' technical, commercial and supply chain activities.

ThyssenKrupp’s InCar Plus: New Solutions in Autos for Energy Efficiency, Electromobility, Weight Reduction

26 September 2014 - ThyssenKrupp AG has presented the results of its research project InCar plus. Engineers from the Essen-based company have developed 40 new components and solutions for the auto industry.

NanoSteel Demonstrates Breakthrough in Additive-Manufactured Wear Materials

26 September 2014 - The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in nanostructured steel materials design, announced the successful expansion of the company’s engineered powders business into additive manufacturing.

Joint Project of SMS Siemag, Salzgitter Nominated for President’s German Future Award 2014

26 September 2014 - The Federal President’s Office has nominated three innovation projects for the German Future Award 2014 – Federal President’s Award for Technology and Innovation, including the joint project “Horizontal Thin Strip Casting of Steel” conducted by Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH, SMS Siemag AG, and the Technical University of Clausthal.

Siemens Modernizing Cooling Conveyor for Keystone Steel & Wire

25 September 2014 - U.S. producer Keystone Steel and Wire Co. placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies to upgrade the cooling conveyors of a two-strand wire rod mill in its Bartonville, Ill., production facility.

U.S. Electrical Steel Producers Pleased with Dumping Margins Set in Trade Case

25 September 2014 - The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the final antidumping margins on grain oriented electrical steel (GOES) imported into the U.S. from the Czech Republic, as follows:

voestalpine Adds New Head Office for Special Steel Activities in Turkey

24 September 2014 - voestalpine is continuing to expand its international market position in the special steel segment. In September, the voestalpine Special Steel Division is opening a new location in Gebze near Istanbul jointly with a Böhler Uddeholm sales company.

ArcelorMittal to Supply Steel for South Africa’s Koeberg Power Station

24 September 2014 - Industeel, a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal specializing in the production of ingots and high added value steel plates, is to supply 4,000 metric tons of steel to AREVA, world leader in nuclear energy, for the building of six steam generators at the Koeberg nuclear power station in South Africa.

EVRAZ Considering IPO of EVRAZ North America

23 September 2014 - In response to certain market rumors, EVRAZ plc announced that it is currently considering a registered initial public offering of ordinary shares of its North American subsidiary, EVRAZ North America.

BOF Hot Trials Commence at SAIL’s Burnpur Plant

23 September 2014 - On a visit to ISP Burnpur, SAIL chairman C.S. Verma witnessed the start-up of the first basic oxygen furnace (BOF) on 14 September 2014.