Steel News

Arch Coal Named Among Top Business Technology Innovators

12 September 2013 - Arch Coal, Inc. earned a spot in the 2013 InformationWeek 500. This marks the eighth consecutive year that Arch Coal has been ranked one of the nation's most innovative users of business technology by InformationWeek.

Outokumpu Appoints New Head of Investor Relations

12 September 2013 - Johanna Henttonen has been appointed as head of investor relations at Outokumpu as of 10 September 2013. She will report to the CFO of Outokumpu and will be based in Outokumpu head office in Espoo, Finland.

Arbitration Between ArcelorMittal and Senegal Continues

12 September 2013 - A new arbitration phase between ArcelorMittal and the State of Senegal is now being held.

JFE Steel's Earthquake-Resistant Linepipe Wins 2013 R&D 100 Award

11 September 2013 - JFE Steel Corporation announced that its earthquake-resistant linepipe HIPER® won the 2013 R&D 100 Award for Mechanical Systems, presented by the U.S. science and technology publication R&D Magazine.

Praxair India Signs Two Contracts with JSW Steel

11 September 2013 - Praxair India Private Limited, a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc., announced it has signed two long-term contracts with JSW Steel, to operate small on-site nitrogen plants in support of the company’s expansion efforts in the cities of Kalameshwar and Tarapur, located in the state of Maharashtra. The nitrogen will be used in the manufacturing processes for both cold rolled and galvanized steel at these locations.

Ellwood Group Announces 7th Annual Metallurgy Scholarship

11 September 2013 - The Ellwood Group, Inc. is pleased to announce its 7th Annual Metallurgy Scholarship, which is awarded to talented and dedicated metallurgical students to encourage their pursuit of a career within the steel and heavy metal industry.

Amsteel Mills Brings Modernized Wire Rod Mill from SMS Meer On Stream

11 September 2013 - SMS Meer has successfully upgraded the core components of a wire rod mill at Amsteel Mills in Banting, Malaysia. The modernization will enable the company to boost its productivity and to roll surface-quenched and tempered rebars at a speed of up to 105 meters per second.

ArcelorMittal's Brazil Operations Supply 5,000 Tonnes of Steel for South America's Largest Building

11 September 2013 - ArcelorMittal steel is being used to build South America’s tallest skyscraper, the 237m Infinity Coast Tower. The tower is under construction in Balneário Camboriú, a beach resort in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina.

CMI Industry Replaces Two Sinter Hoods for ArcelorMittal Asturias

10 September 2013 - CMI Industry is currently performing the replacement of the two sinter hoods at the ArcelorMittal Asturias steelmaking site in Gijon, Spain.

NLMK Group's Metalware Production Renamed NLMK Metiz

10 September 2013 - UZPS, the Urals Precision Alloys Plant, part of NLMK Group’s Long Products Division specializing in the production of metalware, was rebranded and changed its name to NLMK Metiz (metalware).

New CFO Appointed to Sandvik Group

10 September 2013 - Mats Backman has been appointed executive vice president and CFO of Sandvik and member of the Group Executive Management, effective 1 October 2013.

New Ruukki Ramor 550 Steel Enables Increasingly Lighter Structures

10 September 2013 - Ruukki is expanding its range of Ramor protection steels with a new Ramor 550 grade designed for ballistic protection.

Marubeni-Itochu Acquires U.S. OCTG Distributor Sooner Inc.

09 September 2013 - Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. has reached an agreement with Oil States International Inc., that Marubeni-Itochu Tubulars America Inc., a subsidiary of MISI, will acquire 100% of Sooner Inc., a subsidiary of OIS, for approx. US$600 million.

EVRAZ North America and USW Extend Agreement at Pueblo

09 September 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) Locals 2102 and 3267, their respective executive boards and EVRAZ North America have approved a three-year extension of the existing collective bargaining agreement for the Pueblo, Colo., facility.

Timken Announces Planned Departure of Executive Vice President; Additional Leaders Named

09 September 2013 - The Timken Company announced that Glenn A. Eisenberg, executive vice president of finance and administration and chief financial officer, plans to leave the company next year when it separates the steel business from its bearings and power transmission (B&PT) business via a spinoff. 

SunCoke Energy Extends Cokemaking Agreement with ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor

09 September 2013 - SunCoke Energy, Inc. and ArcelorMittal have agreed to a 10-year extension of their existing contract, under which SunCoke provides 1.22 million tons of metallurgical coke annually to ArcelorMittal from its Indiana Harbor cokemaking operation located in East Chicago, Ind.

OMK's Trubodetal Plant Patents Unique Stamping Technology

06 September 2013 - Trubodetal JSC (Chelyabinsk, part of United Metallurgical Company, CJSC OMK) has been issued a patent for a unique technology for stamping T-bends to be used under high pressure.

Baosteel Wins Nine Prizes in Metallurgical Science and Technology Awards 2013

06 September 2013 - Recently, the China Iron & Steel Association and the Awards Committee of Metallurgical Science and Technology Awards of the Chinese Society for Metals officially announced the evaluation and selection results of Metallurgical Science and Technology Awards 2013. Out of a total of 76 award-winning projects, Baosteel won nine awards — the only Grand Prize awarded, two 1st place prizes, four 2nd place prizes, and two 3rd place prizes.

NLMK/Lipetsk University Educational Project Wins State Support in National Contest

06 September 2013 - A joint project from NLMK Group's Novolipetsk and its affiliated university, the Lipetsk State Technical University, has won an open contest organized by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science for a state grant to implement projects aimed at training highly-qualified personnel for companies of the Lipetsk region.

METALLOINVEST Announces Financial Results for First Half of 2013

06 September 2013 - METALLOINVEST announced its results for the first half of the year, saying it was marked by positive changes despite difficult conditions in the industry.