Steel News

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal’s Ultrahigh-Tensile Steel Receives Nissan Global Supplier Award

17 July 2014 - Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) received Nissan’s Global Supplier Award for Innovation for the development of high-formability ultrahigh-tensile steel sheet of the 1.2GPa class.

U. S. Steel Košice Ending Dispute with Slovak Republic

17 July 2014 - U. S. Steel Global Holdings I B.V., a limited liability company existing under the law of the Netherlands and immediate parent company of U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o., owner of a fully integrated steelmaking plant in Košice, Slovakia, has agreed to cease its pending dispute in arbitration with the Slovak Republic.

Siemens Commissions Pickling Line-Tandem Cold Mill for VAMA

16 July 2014 - The coupled pickling line-tandem cold mill (PLTCM) supplied by Siemens Metals Technologies was commissioned for Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel Co. Ltd. (VAMA) at the end of May 2014.

ArcelorMittal Shelby to Invest US$30 Million in Tube Mill Expansion

16 July 2014 - ArcelorMittal Shelby, a tubular product facility located in Shelby, Ohio, is pleased to announce plans for expansion as part of its growth strategy.

U. S. Steel President Testifies Before Commission in OCTG Trade Case

15 July 2014 - Today United States Steel Corporation president and CEO Mario Longhi issued the following statement regarding his testimony before the International Trade Commission (ITC) regarding the trade case on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) against nine countries including South Korea.

SSAB Announces Future Group Executive Committee and Divisional Structure

15 July 2014 - SSAB announced the future Group Executive Committee and divisional structure to be effective from 1 September 2014, pending the closing of the share exchange offer to Rautaruukki’s shareholders announced on 22 January 2014.

Siemens to Modernize Off-Gas Cleaning System in Tata Steel's Converter Steel Plant

15 July 2014 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Tata Steel to modernize the secondary emission system in LD2 shop in Jamshedpur, India.

ArcelorMittal USA Employee Honored for Contributions to ASTM Standards for Steel Sheet Products

15 July 2014 - Robert Puccia, senior metallurgical engineer at ArcelorMittal USA, Chicago, Ill., has received the ASTM International Award of Merit from Committee A05 on Metallic-Coated Iron and Steel Products.

European Commission Approves Merger of SSAB and Rautaruukki

14 July 2014 - Today, SSAB has received the required regulatory competition approval from the European Commission for the combination of SSAB and Rautaruukki Corp.

Friedrich Kocks to Supply 3-Roll RSB for Medium Section Mill in China

14 July 2014 - Friedrich Kocks has received an order to supply a 3-roll reducing & sizing block to Daye Special Steel Co. Ltd in China.

U. S. Steel Applauds Positive Decision In OCTG Trade Case

14 July 2014 - United States Steel Corporation president and CEO Mario Longhi issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Commerce's final determination in a trade case on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) against nine countries including South Korea.

voestalpine Secures Contract for Pipeline Project in Brazil

11 July 2014 - After South Stream (1), the voestalpine Group has secured its second major pipeline contract this year.

Universal Stainless Achieves S-400 and S-1000 Approvals From GE Aviation

11 July 2014 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. has achieved GE Aviation's S-400 and S-1000 approvals for its Bridgeville, Pa.; Dunkirk, N.Y.; and North Jackson, Ohio, facilities.

ThyssenKrupp Europe's Duisburg-Beeckerwerth Hot Strip Mill Reaches 50 Years in Operation

11 July 2014 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe announced that its hot strip mill in Duisburg-Beeckerwerth, Germany, began operation 50 years ago.

SunCoke Energy Expects to Report Increased Domestic Coke Production for Q2 2014

10 July 2014 - SunCoke Energy Inc. (SXC) reported second quarter 2014 domestic coke production is expected to be 1,059,000 tons, up 115,000 tons from first quarter 2014, which was impacted by the severe winter weather.

ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein CHRO to Retire; Successor Named

10 July 2014 - ThyssenKrupp Rasselstein announced the retirement of its chief human resources office and named a new successor.

Severstal Columbus Wins AMM Award for Best Operational Improvement

10 July 2014 - Severstal North America was pleased to receive the Award for Steel Excellence from American Metal Market in New York City.

SMS Siemag Supplying Hot-Dip Galvanizing Line to Bengang

10 July 2014 - Chinese Bengang Steel Plates Co. Ltd. (Bengang) awarded SMS Siemag the order for the supply of a continuous hot-dip galvanizing line.

EVRAZ Caspian Steel Launches Mass Production

09 July 2014 - EVRAZ plc announced the start of mass production at its rolling mill EVRAZ Caspian Steel in Kostanay, Kazakhstan.

Lincoln Electric Licenses NanoSteel's Weld Overlay and Thermal Spray Technologies

09 July 2014 - Lincoln Electric and The NanoSteel® Co. announced that Lincoln Electric has been granted an exclusive worldwide license to NanoSteel's proprietary steel coatings technology for weld overlay and thermal spray applications.