Steel News

China Steel Commissions Twin-Ladle Furnace from SMS Mevac

21 April 2014 - China Steel Corp. (CSC), located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, has successfully commissioned a 270-ton twin-ladle furnace No. 3 supplied by SMS Mevac.

SteelBenchmarker: HRB Prices Come Off the Bottom

18 April 2014 - The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarker™ United States HRB spot price for 14 April 2014 surged 5.2% to US$749 per metric ton for the second consecutive time.

Duplex RH Plant from SMS Mevac Now in Operation at Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel

18 April 2014 - Taigang Group International Trade Co. Ltd. and the end user Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., both located in Taiyuan, China, have successfully put into operation a new 80-metric-ton duplex RH-TOP plant (Ruhrstahl Heraeus process) supplied by SMS Mevac, and its consortium partner SMS Siemag Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd.

General Steel Signs Direct Iron Ore Supply Agreement with Rio Tinto

18 April 2014 - General Steel Holdings Inc., a non-state-owned steel producer in China, announced that its principal manufacturing facility, Shaanxi Longmen Iron and Steel Co. Ltd., has signed a supply agreement with Rio Tinto Iron Ore Asia Pte. Ltd. for procurement of imported iron ore in 2014, commencing from 1 April 2014.

OEMK’s Health & Safety Management System Complies with International Standards

18 April 2014 - OEMK (part of Metalloinvest) has confirmed the compliance of its occupational health and safety management system with the requirements of OHSAS 18001:2007.

EUROFER: EU Recovery is Broadening, Steel Market Balance Will Remain Fragile

17 April 2014 - Strengthening indicators and evidence of improving dynamics suggest that the EU economy is well on track for recovery this year and into 2015, EUROFER says.

Tenaris Siderca Successfully Starts Up Carbon Injection System from MORE srl

17 April 2014 - Tenaris Dalmine, located in Campana, Argentina, commissioned a carbon storage and injection system supplied by MORE srl on its 100-ton EAF No. 4.

Mechel Reports Joint Project With Russia's Federal Labor and Employment Service

17 April 2014 - Mechel OAO announced the launch of a pilot project on stepping up the efficiency of measures for improvement of labor conditions at the Group's enterprises.

TMW and Zhejiang Jingu Form EPS Technology Joint Venture in Asia

16 April 2014 - The Material Works Ltd. (TMW) and Zhejiang Jingu Co. Ltd. have formed a joint venture company, TMW Jingu Environmental Protection Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd., to supply EPS cells exclusively to the Chinese and Korean markets.

Siemens Storage Logistics System Accepted by ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt

16 April 2014 - Steel producer ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt GmbH has issued Siemens Metals Technologies with the acceptance certificate for the new storage logistics system in its finishing department.

Dongbei Special Steel Commissions Radial Forging Machine from SMS Meer

15 April 2014 - Dongbei Special Steel has put an SMS Meer hydraulic radial forging machine with two forging manipulators in operation at its works in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.

Outotec to Deliver Iron Ore Pelletizing Technology to India

15 April 2014 - Outotec received an order from a customer in India for the design and delivery of an iron ore pelletizing plant to be constructed in northeast India.

NLMK Improves Logistics of Electrical Steel

15 April 2014 - NLMK Group, a producer and exporter of steel products in Russia, is growing the share of container deliveries of transformer steel coils in its total export supplies of this product.

Kardemir Orders Bar and Wire Rod Mill from SMS Meer

14 April 2014 - Karabük Demir Celik (Kardemir) from Karabük, Turkey, has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of a special bar quality (SBQ) rolling mill for the production of surface-quenched and tempered rebars, straight bars, wire rod and bar in coils.

worldsteel Calls for Industry-Wide Safety Audit

14 April 2014 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is calling for an industry-wide safety audit across the steel industry on the occasion of the Steel Safety Day on 28 April.

Outokumpu Cautiously Optimistic; Sees Modest Improvement in Underlying Market Demand

14 April 2014 - In his review at the company's annual general meeting on 14 April, CEO Mika Seitovirta presented Outokumpu’s results and market environment in 2013 as well as the measures Outokumpu has taken to improve its financial position and profitability.