Steel News

First Delivery of Innovative EVRAZ Rails Shipped to Russian Railways

17 December 2013 - EVRAZ announced that it has now launched the mass production of head-hardened R65 DT-350 rails, with the first large delivery — 10,000 tons of 25-meter rails — shipped to Russian Railways.

Severstal North America Appoints Director of Government Relations

17 December 2013 - Effective immediately, Severstal North America has named Mr. William S. Noakes, Jr., its director, government relations, based in Dearborn, Mich.

Court Confirms Patriot Coal's Plan of Reorganization

17 December 2013 - Patriot Coal Corporation announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri has confirmed the company's Plan of Reorganization.

Bloomberg: U. S. Steel Plant Explosion Near Detroit Kills Worker, Injures 2

16 December 2013 - An explosion early on the morning of 15 December 2013 at a United States Steel Corporation plant near Detroit killed one worker and injured two others, according to a Bloomberg report.

Second Continuous Slab Caster from Siemens Starts Up at JSW Steel

16 December 2013 - In August 2013, a new continuous slab caster from Siemens Metals Technologies began operating at the Toranagallu steelworks of Indian steel producer Jindal South West Steel Ltd. (JSW Steel).

New Millennium Iron Announces New Member of Board of Directors

16 December 2013 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) announced that Mr. Partha Sengupta, vice president of raw materials, including Global Minerals, at Tata Steel Limited, has recently resigned as a director of the corporation, due to the recent changes in organizational structure of the Tata Steel Group.

NLMK Appoints New Vice President for Sales

16 December 2013 - NLMK Group announced the appointment of Ilya Guschin as vice president for sales. Sergei Khorn, former acting vice president for sales, has been appointed his deputy.

MMFX Steel Introduces ChromX™ 4100 High-Strength Steel

13 December 2013 - MMFX® Steel Corporation of America is proud to introduce its latest line of high-strength reinforcing steel featuring a 100 ksi yield strength, ChromX™ 4100 — ideal for large construction projects in need of high-yield strength at a reasonable material cost.

Integrated Mill Systems Plays Key Part in Revamp of ArcelorMittal Cleveland

13 December 2013 - Among the leaders in the metals industry is ArcelorMittal’s Cleveland Works, recently described in the press as the “most productive steel plant on the planet,” is due in no small part to Integrated Mill Systems (IMS) which has lead the way for the past 10 years in helping make this a reality.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe's Spanish Employees Take Up New Jobs in Germany

13 December 2013 - Almost 60 employees of the ThyssenKrupp Galmed plant in Spain are making a new start in Germany, having found new jobs at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe after the Spanish plant was shut down.

Dongbei Special Steel Commissions Open-Die Forging Press from SMS Meer

13 December 2013 - Dongbei Special Steel has successfully commissioned an 80-/100-MN open-die forging press supplied by SMS Meer at its works in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.

Metinvest Implements the Largest Environmental Project in the History of Independent Ukraine

13 December 2013 - The Metinvest Group signed a contract with Italy's Termokimik Corp., a leading producer of environmental equipment for industrial companies, to develop the basic engineering to upgrade the sinter plant at the Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol (MMKI).

Report: Hrusovsky Elected as CEO of Alton Steel

13 December 2013 - Alton Steel’s Board of Directors has elected James Hrusovsky as CEO, the company announced Tuesday, the St. Louis Business Journal reported.

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.