Steel News

JFE Establishes Joint Venture in Myanmar for Steel Structure Projects

13 December 2013 - JFE Engineering Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, has established J&M Steel Solutions Company Limited, a joint venture company committed to infrastructure construction, together with Myanmar’s Ministry of Construction, and has commenced the construction of a new plant.

New Millennium Iron Announces Retirement of Director, Appointment of New Board Member

12 December 2013 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) announced that Mr. Hemant Nerurkar, formerly managing director of Tata Steel Limited, Jamshedpur, India, recently resigned as a director of the corporation.

Worthington Steel to Close Baltimore Facility

12 December 2013 - On 10 December 2013, the Steel Processing Segment (Worthington Steel) of Worthington Industries, Inc. announced to its employees that its Baltimore steel facility will be closing by the end of its fiscal year, 31 May 2014.

ArcelorMittal Announces Changes to Organizational Structure

12 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal announced it has reviewed its organization with the aim of simplifying it.

SDI Receives MCA Chairman's Award

12 December 2013 - Steel Dynamics Inc. and one of its customers, Metal Sales Manufacturing Corp. of Louisville, were among the metals-related companies to receive the Metal Construction Association’s (MCA) 2013 Chairman’s Award for Overall Excellence during this year’s Metalcon International convention in Atlanta.

U. S. Steel Announces Executive Management Changes

12 December 2013 - United States Steel Corporation announced a series of executive management changes including naming John J. Quaid, vice president - Iron Ore; Larry T. Brockway as senior vice president, chief risk officer and treasurer; Sharon K. Owen to retire from North American Flat-Rolled Operations.

Metalloinvest Announces New Appointments

12 December 2013 - Andrey Ugarov has been appointed deputy CEO, chief operating officer, of Management Company Metalloinvest and Marina Novikova has been appointed deputy CEO, organisational development and human resources management.

Tata Steel's New Electrical Steels Improve Power Industry Efficiency

11 December 2013 - Tata Steel subsidiary Cogent Power has unveiled a range of sophisticated new electrical steel products which reduce electricity losses by 20–30% compared with conventional grain-oriented grades.

NLMK Improves Occupational Health and Safety Across Russian Sites

11 December 2013 - NLMK Group has launched new occupational health and safety (OHS) programs at all of its Russian sites.

ArcelorMittal and Bekaert Group Announce New Agreement in Latin America

11 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal Long Carbon Americas will extend its partnership in Latin America with the Bekaert Group, a worldwide market and technology leader in steel wire transformation and coatings.

SMS Logistiksysteme to Supply Billet Inspection Line for Steelmaker in Vietnam

11 December 2013 - SMS Logistiksysteme, Germany, received an order from Taiwanese Nan Ya Plastics Corp., a company of the Formosa Plastics Group, to supply a billet inspection line for the new fully integrated steelworks of Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation domiciled in Vietnam.

Severstal Initiates Antidumping Investigation of Ukrainian Wire Rod

11 December 2013 - The Domestic Market Protection Department of the Eurasian Economic Commission has announced the start of an antidumping investigation after an application was filed by OAO Severstal and other Russian manufacturers.

Arch Coal's Leer Mine Reaches Major Milestone with Start-Up of Longwall

11 December 2013 - Arch Coal, Inc. announced that Tygart Valley's Leer mine in northern West Virginia has begun operating its longwall mining system, representing a major milestone in the development of the overall mining complex.

Danieli Corus Completes Ceramic Burner Rebuild at Tata Steel Port Talbot

10 December 2013 - Danieli Corus recently completed an eight week project for the rebuild of the hot blast stove 13 ceramic burner at Tata Steel Port Talbot in Wales.

Naveen Jindal Speaks at Opening Ceremony of AIST's Third International Steel Academy in India

09 December 2013 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) is proud to announce the third AIST International Steel Academy (ISA) is underway at Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. in Raigarh, India, 9–13 December 2013.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Commissions Continuous Casting Facility

09 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has officially commissioned its continuous casting facility, with the Czech Prime Minister Jiří Rusnok attending a formal ceremony to mark the occasion.

Construction Starts on New Minnesota Vikings Stadium Using ArcelorMittal Steel

09 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal Differdange, Luxembourg, will supply some 20% (3,000 tonnes) of the steel required for the construction of the new multi-purpose stadium in St. Paul, Minn., USA.

Outokumpu Completes Ramp-Down of Krefeld Melt Shop

06 December 2013 - Outokumpu announced that the Krefeld melt shop in Germany has been ramped-down according to an earlier announced plan.

DiMicco Receives Citizen of the Carolinas Award

06 December 2013 - The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce presented Nucor executive chairman Dan DiMicco with its prestigious Citizen of the Carolinas Award at its annual meeting on 3 December 2013.

Cliffs Announces Executive Promotion

06 December 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that P. Kelly Tompkins, currently executive vice president, chief administrative officer and president of Cliffs China, has been appointed executive vice president, external affairs and president, global commercial.