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The latest news on the companies producing steel or raw materials used in the iron- and steelmaking process.
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ILVA Steel Plant to be Opened for Upgrades
08 August 2012 - An Italian court ruled on 7 August that Europe's largest steel plant, ILVA, could upgrade its production line to meet regulatory standards, and the chairman of the plant said it could keep running while the improvements are made.
U.S. Mills: Steel Can Hold Its Own in Automotive Market
08 August 2012 - Don’t be so quick to abandon steel as the automotive material of choice, said a wing of the American Iron and Steel Institute in a statement Tuesday.
Union Official Says Liquidation Company is Highest Bidder for Sparrows Point
08 August 2012 - A top union official told RG Steel Sparrows Point steelworkers on 8 August that Hilco Industrial, a Michigan liquidation company, is the winning bidder for the mill. Its bid was $72 million.
Baosteel Signs Cooperation Deal with China Communications Construction
08 August 2012 - Shanghai-based steel giant Baosteel Group announced it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with China Communications Construction Co.
Nippon Steel and WISCO Plan Expansion to Tinplate Joint Venture
08 August 2012 - Nippon Steel Corporation and Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation (WISCO) plan to double producion capacity at their Chinese joint venture, WISCO-Nippon Steel Tinplate Co., to 400,000 tonnnes/year of tinplate and 400,000 tonnes/year of tin mill black plate.
Middough Client Achieves Highest Safety Rating
07 August 2012 - Middough Inc., a top-ranking U.S. engineering, architectural and management services company, is pleased to announce that its client, Linde L.L.C., was recently presented with the highest safety rating ever awarded by Northstar Bluescope Steel.
Hengyang Valin Steel Commissions PQF® Seamless Tube Mill
07 August 2012 - China's Hengyang Valin Steel Tube has commissioned a new 500,000 tonnes/year PQF® seamless tube mill from SMS Meer.
U. S. Steel Names James R. Gray General Manager—Great Lakes Works
07 August 2012 - United States Steel Corporation announced that James R. Gray has been named general manager – Great Lakes Works. The change was effective 1 August.
Timken Appoints Two Key Executives to New Leadership Positions
07 August 2012 - The Timken Company announced that Christopher A. Coughlin and Richard G. Kyle have been named to the newly created positions of group presidents. In these roles, Coughlin and Kyle will be responsible for all activities related to the company's four business segments.
Kiswire Opens R&D Center in Malaysia
07 August 2012 - South Korea’s Kiswire announced plans to invest a further RM1.8 billion to beef up its operations in Johor as it moves to make Malaysia its production hub for high-carbon steel wire products in South-East Asia, after officially opening the Kiswire research and development center and regional headquarters on 31 July.
OSHA Cites ArcelorMittal Plate Mill for Safety and Health Hazards
06 August 2012 - The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited steel plate manufacturer ArcelorMittal for eight safety and health – including one repeat – violations at its Conshohocken, Pa., facility.
U.S. Steel Faces Clean Air Act Suit
06 August 2012 - The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency and state environmental agencies against U.S. Steel Corp. for alleged past and present violations of the Clean Air Act; U.S. Steel plans to fight the allegations, which it claims are false.
AK Steel Announces Price Increase for Carbon Steel Products
06 August 2012 - AK Steel said on 6 August it will increase current spot market base prices for all carbon flat-rolled steel products by $30 per ton, effective immediately with new orders.
Kardemir Receives Environmental Approval for Capacity Increase
06 August 2012 - Turkish integrated long steel producer Kardemir received approval from Turkey's Ministry of Environment and Urbanism for its environmetal impact assessment (EIA) report in relation to its planned steelmaking capacity increase.
Japanese Group Establishes Automotive Steel Pipe and Tube Joint Venture in Mexico
06 August 2012 - Nippon Steel Corporation, Sumitomo Pipe & Tube Co., Sumitomo Corporation, and Metal One Corporation have established a joint venture company in Mexico to build a manufacturing and sales base for automotive steel pipe and tubes, as demand is expected to grow significantly there in the future.
Alpha Natural Resources Appoints New Board Member
06 August 2012 - Alpha Natural Resources, a leading U.S. coal supplier, announced the appointment of L. Patrick Hassey, former chairman and CEO of Allegheny Technologies Inc., to the company's board of directors.
TISCO Receives Approval for New Stainless Cold Rolling Project
03 August 2012 - The Development and Reform Commission of China's Shanxi Province has approved a feasibility report for a new stainless steel cold rolling project of Shanxi-based Chinese steelmaker Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group (TISCO).
Ternium Announces Second Quarter and First Half 2012 Results
02 August 2012 - Latin American steelmaker Ternium S.A. announced its results for the second quarter and first half ended 30 June 2012 and also provided an outlook for the third quarter.
Siemens to Supply a Combined Pickling Line and Cold Rolling Mill to VAMA
02 August 2012 - Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel Co., Ltd. (VAMA) has ordered a combined pickling line and tandem cold-rolling mill from Siemens VAI Metals Technologies for its new cold rolling complex being erected in China.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Becomes First European Steel Company with ISO 50001 Certification
02 August 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is now the proud recipient of ISO 50001 certification, an internationally recognized standard for energy management systems (EMS).
