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ArcelorMittal Skopje Presents New €3.5m Galvanizing Furnace
15 October 2012 - Macedonia's ArcelorMittal Skopje has presented its new €3.5m galvanizing furnace to its partners, as part of the company’s 2012 Customer Day.
Herr-Voss Stamco Receives Another Order for Its ELT™ Enhanced Leveling Technology
12 October 2012 - Herr-Voss Stamco recently received an order from a service center for an ELT™cut-to-length line. This is the fourth installation of Herr-Voss Stamco’s ELT™ in the last 18 months.
Tenova Strip Processing to Supply Two Process Lines to Southern Steel Sheet Corp.
12 October 2012 - Tenova Strip Processing has signed two contracts with Southern Steel Sheet Corporation, a joint venture of Vietnam Steel Group with Japan's Sumitomo and Malaysia's Federal Iron Works for the production of high quality galvanized and color coated coils.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Contracts SMS Siemag for Revamp of Duisburg-Beeckerwerth Continuous Caster
12 October 2012 - Following the engineering order in March 2012, ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe has now contracted SMS Siemag to provide the delivery for the revamp of its continuous caster no. 1 at the Duisburg-Beeckerwerth works in Germany.
Butech Bliss and Nelson Steel Consulting & Technology Supply Push-Pull Pickling Line to Processor in Monterrey, Mexico
11 October 2012 - Butech Bliss and Nelson Steel Consulting & Technology Group have teamed up and provided a mill duty, 0.500” (12.7mm) by 72” (1,828mm) push-pull pickling line, project coordination, start-up, commissioning and training services to a major steel processor in Monterrey, Mexico.
Butech Bliss and Nelson Steel Consulting & Technology Supply Push-Pull Pickling Line to Processor in Monterrey, Mexico
11 October 2012 - Butech Bliss and Nelson Steel Consulting & Technology Group have teamed up and provided a mill duty, 0.500” (12.7mm) by 72” (1,828mm) push-pull pickling line, project coordination, start-up, commissioning and training services to a major steel processor in Monterrey, Mexico.
NLMK Lipetsk Issues Final Acceptance Certificate for New Blast Furnace
11 October 2012 - In addition to the basic design, the Paul Wurth Group has executed engineering and supply of a new 3.4 million ton per year blast furnace, including shell and tower structure, the refractory lining and the cooling system, for NLMK's Lipetsk works in Russia.
worldsteel Announces Safety and Health Excellence Recognition 2012
10 October 2012 - The World Steel Association has recognized four member companies, China Steel Corporation (CSC), Gerdau, NatSteel, and Tata Steel Limited for excellence in their safety and health programs.
McNeilus Steel Expands, Projects 50 New Jobs
09 October 2012 - McNeilus Steel Inc. broke ground Monday on a $15 million coil processing facility in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
ArcelorMittal Invests €7.2m in a New Galvanizing Line for Florange
08 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal Florange has recently started test runs at its new galvanizing line in Sainte-Agathe, France. The line will be used to coat Usibor®, a press-hardened boron steel used in automotive applications.
Interpipe Steel Opens New Plant in Ukraine
08 October 2012 - On 4 October, in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, the electric steel melting complex Interpipe Steel - the first metallurgical plant built from scratch since Ukraine became independent - was opened. President of Ukraine Victor Yanukovich participated in the opening ceremony.
AIST Introduces AIST Process Benchmarker™ — Benchmarking Steel Manufacturing for a Sustainable Future
05 October 2012 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) has partnered with Management Science Associates Inc. to develop the AIST Process Benchmarker™, a secure, online benchmarking service utilized for tracking key performance indicators between companies engaged in the production and processing of iron and steel and related raw materials.
AIST Introduces AIST Process Benchmarker™ — Benchmarking Steel Manufacturing for a Sustainable Future
05 October 2012 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) has partnered with Management Science Associates Inc. to develop the AIST Process Benchmarker™, a secure, online benchmarking service utilized for tracking key performance indicators between companies engaged in the production and processing of iron and steel and related raw materials.
SGL Group’s Facility in Ozark Granted the Arkansas Environmental Federation’s 2012 Diamond Award
05 October 2012 - The Arkansas Environmental Federation (AEF) Nominating and Awards Committee and Board of Directors selected SGL Group in Ozark as recipient of the 2012 Diamond Award.
Tata Steel Europe Announces Start of Second ULCOS HIsarna Campaign
05 October 2012 - The second campaign of the HIsarna campaign began with the lighting of the pilot plant’s burners – the start of the process to heat the furnace up to the right temperature. In about two weeks’ time the test campaign to make liquid iron using the new technology will commence.
Posco Selected as One of the Best Carbon Disclosure Companies
04 October 2012 - POSCO was selected as a leading company in carbon disclosure by the Carbon Disclosure Project, a global climate change evaluation organization.
Avtron Industrial Automation Acquired By Nidec
04 October 2012 - Avtron Industrial Automation, Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of automation control solutions and services specializing in drive systems and encoders for heavy industry, announced that it has been acquired by Nidec, a global manufacturer of motors and electrical controls systems.
Severstal Announces Major Investment in Environmental Projects at Cherepovets Steel Mill
03 October 2012 - OAO Severstal announced a series of environmental improvement projects at the Cherepovets Steel Mill in Russia aimed at ensuring global best practice sustainability standards are in place by 2015.
TMK IPSCO Hosts Open House at New R&D Center
02 October 2012 - TMK IPSCO, the North American division of global pipe manufacturer OAO TMK, hosted an open house today at its new Research & Development Center in Houston, Texas.
Taylor-Winfield Technologies Awarded Contract from Chinese Stainless Company
02 October 2012 - Taylor-Winfield Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the award of a contract in excess of US$7.5 million dollars for the supply of four patented TwinLap Narrow Lap Seam Welders for Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Company's CAL silicon line project.
