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Hyundai Steel Orders RH Plant for Secondary Metallurgy from SMS Mevac
13 February 2014 - South Korea's Hyundai Steel Co. has awarded SMS Mevac a contract for the supply of a fast vessel exchange RH (Ruhrstahl Heraeus) unit for its secondary-metallurgy facilities in Dangjin.
Siemens to Modernize Çemtaş Bar Rolling Mill in Turkey
13 February 2014 - Çelik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Çemtaş), a Turkish steel producer, has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to modernize its bar rolling mill in Bursa.
SMS Siemag Modernizes Coiler at Wuhan Iron & Steel
12 February 2014 - Wuhan Iron & Steel (WISCO) has placed an order with SMS Siemag to modernize a coiler in its No. 2 hot strip mill.
IREPAS Provides Short Range Outlook for Long Products Markets
11 February 2014 - In its short range outlook for February 2014, IREPAS says difficulties in emerging markets are adversely impacting long steel business.
voestalpine Reports Solid Financial Results in Challenging Economy
11 February 2014 - The voestalpine Group reported its results for the nine months ended 31 December 2013 and also provided an update on its DRI project in Texas.
JSW Plans Revamp of Dolvi Blast Furnace
11 February 2014 - Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Co., Ltd. (NSENGI)’s Plant and Machinery Division and Marubeni Corp. were awarded a contract by JSW Steel Limited, for the revamp of a blast furnace at its Dolvi Works in India.
Air Liquide Signs Major Contract with ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe
10 February 2014 - Air Liquide is further strengthening its position in Germany by signing a major long-term supply contract with ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG in the Rhine-Ruhr area, one of the largest and leading industrial basins in Europe.
Hyundai Motor to Invest US$466 Million for Steel Mill Safety
10 February 2014 - Hyundai Motor Group chairman Chung Mong-koo has ordered 500 billion won (US$465.68 million) to be invested at the conglomerate's steel mill to bolster safety after a string of deaths and injuries, Yonhap News Agency reports.
Kennametal Receives Carnegie Science Honor for Digital Engineering Breakthrough
07 February 2014 - Kennametal Inc.’s Vice president of product engineering, Fred Patterson, representing a team of product and software engineers, will be honored with a 2014 Carnegie Science Award in the Advanced Manufacturing category at a ceremony on 9 May 2014.
FerrouSouth Solves Riddle of Wide, Heavy Gauge, High Strength CTL Flatness
07 February 2014 - Independent toll processor, FerrouSouth announced the completion and successful start-up a new 3-roll, coil set, crossbow, pre-flattener at the front end of The Eliminator — the company’s heavy gauge stretcher leveling line.
ArcelorMittal Modernizes Seamless Pipe Mill in Czech Republic
06 February 2014 - ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Ostrava (AMTPO) has completed a major investment project to modernize the manufacture of seamless small diameter pipes and increase its production capacity in the Czech Republic.
ArcelorMittal Partners Up for Cutting-Edge Solar Air Heating Technology
06 February 2014 - ArcelorMittal has entered a partnership with the world leader in solar air heating, Conserval Engineering, to manufacture SolarWall®, a technology that uses solar radiation to heat buildings while reducing a building’s heating costs by up to 50%.
Siemens to Modernize Continuous Slab Caster for HKM
05 February 2014 - Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH (HKM) has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to modernize slab caster No. 3 in its Duisburg-Huckingen plant in Germany.
European Parliament Demands Technically, Economically Feasible Energy Targets for Europe’s Steelmakers
05 February 2014 - On 4 February 2014, the European Parliament adopted with a huge majority a resolution on the EU’s Action Plan for a Competitive and Sustainable Steel Industry in Europe (adopted with 505 against 95 votes).
SYSTEMS Spray-Cooled Provides Update on Nucor-Yamato Single Bucket Charge Work
04 February 2014 - SYSTEMS Spray-Cooled, Inc. provided an update on the work it is doing for Nucor-Yamato Steel's EAFs in Blytheville, Ark.
CMI Industry Commissions Arcelormittal Eisenhüttenstadt Skin Pass Mill
04 February 2014 - On 17 January 2013, CMI Industry finalized the commissioning of a new skin pass mill for ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt in Germany.
Pangang Orders Continuous Galvanizing Line from Siemens
03 February 2014 - The Pangang Group has place an order with Siemens Metals Technologies for a new continuous galvanizing line for its Chongqing, China, plant.
Tejas Tubular to Build New OCTG Facility in Nebraska
03 February 2014 - Tejas Tubular Products is set to build a new facility in Norfolk, Neb.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Reduces Workplace Injuries to Lowest Level in its History
03 February 2014 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava is pleased to announce that it has just five lost time injuries in 2013.
Praxair to Supply Industrial Gases to New Steel Mill in Brazil
31 January 2014 - Praxair, Inc. has signed a long-term contract to supply industrial gases to a new steel mill being built near the Port of Pecém, Ceara, Brazil.
