Steel News

Patriot Coal and UMWA Reach Consensual Agreement

13 August 2013 - Patriot Coal Corporation announced that its signatory subsidiaries have reached a consensual agreement with the United Mine Workers of America regarding their collective bargaining agreements and the provision of healthcare benefits for UMWA-represented retirees. 

Siemens to Install Secondary Dedusting Systems in Ilva Sinter Plants in Italy

12 August 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from Ilva S.p.A to equip the company's two sinter plants at its Taranto steel mill in Italy with secondary dedusting systems.

Report: Senior Management at ArcelorMittal India Quit

12 August 2013 - ArcelorMittal is facing an exodus of senior management at its India office, with about 20 top executives, including its CEO for greenfield projects, Sanak Mishra, quitting, The Indian Express is reporting.

Report: Gerdau to Idle Cambridge, Ontario, Melt Shop

12 August 2013 - The steel company Gerdau, headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, has announced plans to idle the melt shop at its Cambridge, Ontario, steel mill complex, according to Recycling Today.

Reuters: Steel Americas Cloud Hangs Over Germany's ThyssenKrupp

12 August 2013 - Pressure is growing on ThyssenKrupp to shore up its strained balance sheet by raising new capital as talks on selling its loss-making steel mills in the Americas drag on, according to a Reuters report.

USW, AK Steel Reach Tentative Agreement at Ashland, Ky., Plant

12 August 2013 - The United Steelworkers (USW) have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract with AK Steel covering 860 workers at the steelmaker's Ashland, Ky., facilities.

Outokumpu Provides Stainless Steel Façade For China's Highest Skyscraper

12 August 2013 - Outokumpu has won a bid to provide stainless steel for the façade on Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen, China.

Essar Steel Appoints New Executive Vice Chairman

12 August 2013 - Essar Steel India Ltd announced the appointment of Mr.Firdose A. Vandrevala as executive vice chairman effective 12 August 2013. 

Danieli Automation to Supply HiGAUGE 7052 to Xining SBQ Mill

09 August 2013 - Danieli Automation has been selected to supply the dimensional measurement and quality certification for the final products at Xining Special Steel Co.'s SBQ mill in China.

Salzgitter Revises Guidance In View of Persisting Structural Crisis in European Steel Industry

09 August 2013 - Salzgitter AG is revising its guidance for the financial year 2013 in view of the persisting structural crisis in the European steel industry.

Mechel Begins Delivering Coal Supplies to China Via New Railway Route

09 August 2013 - Russia’s Mechel OAO announced that it has started supplying coal concentrate to the People's Republic of China by rail through new border checkpoint Makhalino — Hunchun.

ThyssenKrupp's New Eco-Friendly Push Boat Transports Ore and Coal from Rotteram to Duisburg

09 August 2013 - A modern line-haul push boat, part of a fleet operated by shipping company ThyssenKrupp Veerhaven B.V., a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, went into service a few weeks ago.

ArcelorMittal Recognized for Supply Chain Excellence by JCB

09 August 2013 - ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe (FCE) has received an award for supply chain Quality, Cost, Innovation, Delivery and Management (QCIDM) from JCB — the world’s largest privately owned manufacturer of construction equipment.

Severstal-Gonvarri-Kaluga Increases Sales Volume by 23% in First Half of Year

09 August 2013 - Severstal-Gonvarri-Kaluga, (part of the Severstal Russian Steel Division) reported a 23% increase in sales volume up to 44,500 tonnes in the first half of 2013 compared with the first half of 2012.

ArcelorMittal Dommeldange Creates New Wind Turbine with Innovative Manufacturer

08 August 2013 - ArcelorMittal Dommeldange in Luxembourg has partnered up with local wind tower manufacturer Smart Wind Integrated Renewables Lëtzebuerg (Swirl) to produce a new generation of vertical axis wind turbines.

Danieli Corus Commissions India's Largest Blast Furnace

08 August 2013 - Danieli Corus BV has commissioned the greenfield blast furnace No. 5 built for SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited) at its Rourkela Steel Plant in Odisha, India.

Siemens to Modernize Offgas Cooling in Eisenhüttenstadt for ArcelorMittal

08 August 2013 - ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt in Germany has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to equip the off-gas cleaning system on LD (BOF) converter No. 2 with a new cooling stack.

Tata Steel Rail Contract to Link Saudi Arabia's Two Holy Cities

08 August 2013 - Tata Steel has won an order to manufacture 60,000 tonnes of high-quality rail for a new high-speed line linking the two holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia.

Ukraine's Metinvest Reports Metallurgical and Mining Divisions' Quarterly Results

08 August 2013 - Metinvest B.V., the parent company of a vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies, announced its operational results for the second quarter and the first six months ended 30 June 2013.

Arch Coal Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results

08 August 2013 - Despite achieving a sequential improvement in its earnings, Arch Coal, Inc. reported a net loss of US$72.2 million in the second quarter of 2013 as it faced weak coal market conditions.