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voestalpine Celebrates 60 Years of the LD Process
30 November 2012 - The voestalpine Stahlwelt in Linz, Austria, is currently hosting a special exhibition on 60 years of the LD process, showing how this innovation has changed the world. The LD process was one of the century’s most significant industrial inventions, revolutionizing the global steel industry at a stroke.
LanzaTech-Baosteel Waste-Gas-To-Ethanol Project to Enter Commercialization Phase
30 November 2012 - In early November 2012 the Baosteel Waste Gas to Ethanol Technology Review Panel of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) completed its due diligence on the LanzaTech-Baosteel pre-commercial facility located in Shanghai, reporting that the project can now officially enter the commercialization phase, scaling the process further to make steel mill waste gas-biofuel a commercial reality in China.
LanzaTech-Baosteel Waste-Gas-To-Ethanol Project to Enter Commercialization Phase
30 November 2012 - In early November 2012 the Baosteel Waste Gas to Ethanol Technology Review Panel of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) completed its due diligence on the LanzaTech-Baosteel pre-commercial facility located in Shanghai, reporting that the project can now officially enter the commercialization phase, scaling the process further to make steel mill waste gas-biofuel a commercial reality in China.
ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe Cuts Energy Bills with Turbine Technology
29 November 2012 - ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe (FCE) has reduced its energy bills by more than 3% a year, and cut its CO2-equivalent emissions by around 176,000 tonnes a year, thanks to the use of a new technology, the company reports.
ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe Cuts Energy Bills with Turbine Technology
29 November 2012 - ArcelorMittal Flat Carbon Europe (FCE) has reduced its energy bills by more than 3% a year, and cut its CO2-equivalent emissions by around 176,000 tonnes a year, thanks to the use of a new technology, the company reports.
SMS Siemag to Modernize Hot Strip Mill at Baosteel
27 November 2012 - Baoshan Iron & Steel (Baosteel) has awarded SMS Siemag a contract for the modernization of its hot strip mill no. 1 in Shanghai, China. The modernization is designed to increase the production of both the hot strip mill and the continuous caster and to allow the two production stages to be more flexibly coordinated.
Siemens Modernizes Billet Caster at Feralpi Calvisano
27 November 2012 - Acciaierie di Calvisano, belonging to the Feralpi Group of Italy, has commissioned Siemens Metals Technologies with the modernization of the billet caster in the Calvisano works in Italy.
Siemens Receives Order for Four Continuous Casting Lines for Major Steelmaking Project in Vietnam
26 November 2012 - Siemens Metals Technologies received an order from the Taiwanese steelmaking company Formosa Heavy Industries Co. to supply four continuous casting lines as part of the new construction of a steelmaking plant in Vung Ang, Vietnam.
Siemens Receives Order for Four Continuous Casting Lines for Major Steelmaking Project in Vietnam
26 November 2012 - Siemens Metals Technologies received an order from the Taiwanese steelmaking company Formosa Heavy Industries Co. to supply four continuous casting lines as part of the new construction of a steelmaking plant in Vung Ang, Vietnam.
Ilva Says It Faces Closure Over Steel Seizure
26 November 2012 - Italian group ILVA said it might have to close its Taranto plant after judges ordered the seizure of steel and semi-finished products as part of a corruption probe that saw several managers arrested on Monday, Reuters reported.
NLMK Indiana Production Beats All-Time Record
26 November 2012 - NLMK Indiana recently broke all time production records. In addition, the company will commission new equipment for its EAF, casting and rolling operations in Q4 2012 and 2013.
Tenova Strip Processing Receives Final Acceptance for Electrolytic Tinning Line in China
26 November 2012 - Tenova Strip Processing has successfully received the FAC (Final Acceptance Certificate) for its high-speed electrolytic tinning line in Jiangsu Dajiang Metal Material plant in China, one of the fastest in the world (550 m/min), which produces 250,000 tonnes per year of tin plate.
SFIA Approves First Certification Program for Cold-Formed Steel Connectors
23 November 2012 - The first ever industry program to independently certify that cold-formed steel (CFS) connectors consistently meet certain minimum manufacturing quality standards has been approved by the Steel Framing Industry Association (SFIA).
Chinese Pipe Producer Commissions Largest Mandrel Mill in the World
23 November 2012 - After a construction period of around two years, Jiangsu Tianhuai Steel Pipe from Jiangsu Province in Eastern China recently commissioned a new 20" PQF® tube mill supplied by SMS Meer for seamless tubes.
Agellis Receives Order from South American Steel Plant
22 November 2012 - AGELLIS Group, which develops and sells products and solutions to the global metals industry, has received an order totaling €120,000 for a measurement system from a South American steel plant.
CMI Recognized for Waste Management
22 November 2012 - CMI s.a., the parent company of CMI Group, has been awarded for its selective recycling collection of industrial waste during 2011.
U. S. Steel Clairton Coke Project to Come On-Line By End of November
21 November 2012 - U. S. Steel’s US$500 million Clairton C-Battery project, the largest capital project in the history of the company’s Mon Valley steel works, is set to come on-line by the end of this month, Mon Valley Works general manager Scott Buckiso told a recent meeting of the Pittsburgh chapters of the AIST and AWMI.
ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel Receives "German Business Award for Health"
21 November 2012 - The electrical steel manufacturer ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel GmbH was presented with a special "German Business Award for Health" (industry category) in Berlin by the BKK Federal Association.
Siemens Modernizing EAF at Swiss Steel
21 November 2012 - To shorten process times and cut conversion costs, Swiss Steel AG has placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies for major modernization work on the company’s electric arc furnace in Emmenbrücke, in the Lucerne canton.
Tata Steel Commissions New Coke Oven Battery
21 November 2012 - Tata Steel commissioned the new coke oven battery #10 and by-product plant at its Jamshedpur facility in India.
