Steel News

Air Liquide and AHMSA Announce New Agreement

23 September 2013 - Air Liquide continues its rapid growth in Northern Mexico, announcing new agreements with Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA) for the acquisition of an air separation unit (ASU) and a new investment of more than €45 million (approximately US$ 60 million) for Air Liquide’s construction and operation of another ASU, both located on AHMSA’s Monclova, Coahuila, Mexico site.

Valinox Nucléaire Commissions New Tube Plant Supplied by SMS Meer

23 September 2013 - Valinox Nucléaire has commissioned new machines for its tube plant in Nansha, Guangdong, China, thereby expanding its production capacities. With the new technology supplied by SMS Meer, Germany, the two companies are expanding their long-standing partnership.

Worldsteel: Crude Steel Production Rises 5.2% Year-on-Year

23 September 2013 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 130 million tonnes in August 2013, an increase of 5.2% compared to August 2012.

voestalpine Opens State-Of-The-Art Duo Rolling Mill at Böhler Bleche in Austria

23 September 2013 - voestalpine, the steel-based technology and capital goods group, is again improving its market position in the special steel segment with the opening of a state-of-the-art duo reversing rolling stand for the production of premium steel plates in Mürzzuschlag on 20 September 2013.

ArcelorMittal Frýdek-Místek Celebrates 180 Years of Operation

23 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal Frýdek-Místek (AMFM), a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Ostrava is celebrating its 180th anniversary.

U. S. Steel Announces Management Changes In Raw Materials And Procurement Organization

23 September 2013 - United States Steel Corporation announced a series of management changes in the company's raw materials and procurement organizations.

IG Metall Collective Bargaining Committee Concludes Negotiations With Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe

23 September 2013 - The aim of recently negotiated interests between ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe and trade union IG Metall was to keep as many employees and their expertise in the company as possible.

Metalloinvest Holds Conference on HBI Applications In Steelmaking

20 September 2013 - Metalloinvest, the only HBI producer in the CIS and the largest producer in Europe, recently held its first “HBI Application in Steelmaking: Technology, Financing and Markets” conference which was organized at Lebedinsky GOK (part of the Metalloinvest group).

ArcelorMittal Receives RobecoSAM Gold Class Sustainability Award

20 September 2013 - Following inclusion in the 2013 RobecoSAM Sustainability Yearbook and being declared ‘Gold Class’ by the sustainable investment company in January, ArcelorMittal was handed over the awards at a ceremony in Paris this week.

EVRAZ Disposes of Heat and Power Generating Station in Novokuznetsk

20 September 2013 - EVRAZ plc announced that it has signed an agreement for the sale of its Russian subsidiary, heat and power station Tsentralnaya TETs, located in Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Region, to Russian Open Joint-Stock Company Optovaya Elektricheskaya Kompaniya for RUB 10,000 in cash, which the company will apply for general corporate purposes.

Tata Steel Announces New Leadership Structure and Executive Leadership Appointments

20 September 2013 - Tata Steel announced a new leadership structure and a series of executive appointments, as part of its drive to accomplish its strategic business objectives.

Outokumpu's Sustainability Performance Again Recognized by Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes

20 September 2013 - Outokumpu’s strong sustainability performance has been recognized again by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI) in its 2013 review.

Thomas Hörnfeldt Appointed Managing Director of Ruukki Sverige Ab

20 September 2013 - Thomas Hörnfeldt, SVP, special steels & international sales at Ruukki Metals, has, in addition to his existing duties, been appointed managing director of Ruukki Sverige AB and Ruukki Holding AB.

AK Steel Provides Third Quarter 2013 Guidance

19 September 2013 - AK Steel provided guidance for its third quarter of 2013 financial results, expecting to incur a net loss due in part to a previously disclosed unplanned blast furnace outage at its Middletown Works.

SMS Concast Supplies World’s Largest Continuous Caster for Blooms

19 September 2013 - Dongbei Special Steel in Dalian City, Liaoning Province, China, successfully commissioned an 800-mm bloom continuous caster from SMS Concast. That means the company is now operating its third continuous bloom caster supplied by SMS Concast.

ArcelorMittal to Supply Highly-Resistant Steel Wires to Technip for Offshore Oil and Gas Fields

19 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal and Technip, a world leader in engineering as well as offshore and onshore construction for the energy industry, have signed an important five-year contract valued at over €200 million for the supply of high-performance steel wires. This is ArcelorMittal’s most significant European contract for its wire activities.