Steel News

AK Steel Receives Award for Best Mergers and Acquisitions

19 June 2013 - AK Steel has received an award for "Best Mergers and Acquisitions" from American Metal Market (AMM).

Timken and Stark State College Open Technology and Test Center

18 June 2013 - A collaboration between The Timken Co. and Stark State College led to development of the new Technology and Test Center, the first testing facility of its kind to be constructed in the Americas.

Metinvest Says Best Available Technology Will Be Used in EMZ's New Sinter Plant

18 June 2013 - Metinvest has signed a contract with the metallurgical equipment manufacturer Siemens VAI for the detailed engineering of a new sinter plant at the Yenakievo Iron and Steel Works (EMZ).

Steel Dynamics Inc. Provides Second Quarter 2013 Earnings Guidance

18 June 2013 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. says persistent uncertainty in the domestic economic environment continues to hold consumer confidence at bay and influence customer buying patterns, but still believes second quarter steel shipments will be slightly higher than in the first quarter of the year.

AUMUND Commissions New Conveyor at Tata Steel IJmuiden

17 June 2013 - The successful commissioning of an AUMUND metal plate conveyor type KZB-S 2400/250/6 has now been completed at Tata Steel's plant in IJmuiden in the Netherlands.

Top Gerdau Executive Awarded Education Leadership by WorldFund

17 June 2013 - Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter, chairman of the Board of Directors at Gerdau, was recently honored at by Worldfund, a non-profit organization whose mission is to reduce poverty in Latin America by supporting education.

Outokumpu Renews Leadership Team to Accelerate Strategy Execution

17 June 2013 - Outokumpu announced changes in its leadership team in order to further accelerate the production optimization and capacity reductions.

NLMK Annouces System-Wide Changes to Corporate Safety Practices

17 June 2013 - In an effort to streamline business processes, NLMK Group has announced changes to its occupational health and safety management practices, including setting up a single management system covering all the Group’s sites and divisions.

Tangshan Orders Cold Rolling Complex from Siemens

17 June 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has won an order worth more than € 100 million from the Chinese Tangshan Iron and Steel Group to supply a complete cold rolling complex.

AK Steel Provides Second Quarter 2013 Guidance

17 June 2013 - For the second quarter of 2013, AK Steel said it expects increased shipments to the automotive market and carbon spot market compared to the previous quarter.

Severstal North America Employees Reach Out to Furry Friends in Need

14 June 2013 - In an effort to give back to their local communities and help those in need, employees from both Severstal Dearborn and Severstal Columbus have collected pet food, supplies and monetary gifts to donate to their local animal shelters.

Jersey Shore Steel Awarded 2013 Governor's Environmental Excellence Award

14 June 2013 - The Jersey Shore Steel Co. was recently named a winner of Pennsylvania’s 2013 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award for “Making and Marketing the World’s Greenest Steel.” Its facility is located in Clinton County, Pa.

New General Director Appointed at NLMK's Altai-Koks

14 June 2013 - The NLMK Group announced that Pavel Lizogub has been appointed general director of Altai-Koks. He is currently serving as NLMK deputy vice president (deputy head of strategic raw materials division).

Metinvest Employees Awarded with the State Prize of Ukraine

14 June 2013 - A state prize was awarded for a collective study of Ukrainian coal-based energy saving technologies for steelmaking operations. The authors of the study included two Metinvest employees.

Essar Steel Algoma and Cliffs Natural Resources Extend Iron Ore Purchase Agreement

13 June 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that it has entered into an agreement with Essar Steel Algoma Inc. to extend the iron ore pellet sale and purchase agreement between the two companies to 2024.

AK Steel Announces Price Increase for Carbon Steel Products

13 June 2013 - AK Steel said it will increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products by a minimum of $40 per ton, effective immediately with new orders.

Mechel Reports Successful Sample Production of Rail Rolls at Chelyabinsk Rolling Mill

13 June 2013 - Mechel OAO reported that hot testing of rail rolls production at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant's universal rolling mill has begun.

Nucor Provides Guidance for Second Quarter Earnings

13 June 2013 - As it announced second quarter earnings guidance, Nucor said overall operating performance in the steel mills segment is down compared to the first quarter of 2013, with weaker performance in sheet and structural steel somewhat offset by improvement in plate.

JSC Liepajas metalurg Plans to Restart Production as Dalpolimetall Shows Interest in the Company

13 June 2013 - JSC Liepājas metalurgs confirmed that it plans to restart production by mid-July and that the Dalpolimetall company has expressed interest in the Latvian company.

ArcelorMittal Introduces Door Ring Solution to European Car Manufacturers

13 June 2013 - ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks recently welcomed four of the main European carmakers at ArcelorMittal’s Global R&D research center in Montataire, France, to discover the door ring, a very interesting solution that is already in use in the U.S.