Steel News

CISA Honors Baosteel and its High Grade Automotive Sheet

11 August 2008 - The China Iron and Steel Association awards Baosteel the honorary title of ‘China Iron & Steel Industry Clean Production and Environment-Friendly Enterprise’.

WorldAutoSteel Releases Preliminary Styling for Future Steel Vehicle

11 August 2008 - The Future Steel Vehicle Programme produces early styling sketches for a future steel vehicle based on packaging studies released by WorldAutoSteel member companies.

SMS Meer to Supply Seamless Tube Plant with PQF for Baosteel Subsidiary Yantai

08 August 2008 - SMS Meer will supply an 18-inch premium quality tube finishing plant for Yantai Baosteel Pipe Co.

ArcelorMittal to Further Increase Long Products Capacity in Brazil

08 August 2008 - ArcelorMittal announces plans to further expand its long carbon steel operations in Brazil with new investments of US$1.6 billion, in addition to its announced US$1.2 billion investments to expand the Monlevade plant in Minas Gerais.

SMS Demag to Support Second JSW Expansion Phase

07 August 2008 - Jindal South West Steel places order with SMS Demag for the extension of its steelworks and the supply of two X-Cast continuous casters.

Tata Steel Named to Fortune’s Global 500 Companies

07 August 2008 - Tata Steel makes its first entry in the list of Global 500 Companies published by Fortune magazine.

SMS Demag Commissions BOF Dust Collection System at JSW Steelworks

05 August 2008 - SMS Demag successfully commissions a secondary dust collection system for Jindal South West Steel Limited’s BOF steelworks in India.

Stefana Starts up New SMS Meer Bar Rolling Mill

04 August 2008 - Stefana SpA starts up a new 120 tonne/hour bar mill supplied by SMS Meer for the production of straight bars and spools.

Siemens to Supply Drives, Automation for New Plate Mill at Ningbo

04 August 2008 - Chinese steel producer Ningbo Iron and Steel awards Siemens a contract to engineer and supply the drive and automation systems for a new 4.3-meter plate mill.

Rio Tinto to Commence Expansion of Corumbá Iron Ore Mine in Brazil

04 August 2008 - Rio Tinto will invest US$2.15 billion in a major expansion of its iron ore mine in Corumbá, Brazil, that will boost the mine’s annual capacity more than six-fold to 12.8 million tonnes, with new production commencing in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Posco Celebrates Start of Construction for New Steelmaking, Plate Plants

04 August 2008 - Posco celebrates the start of construction for a new steelmaking plant at Pohang Steelworks and a 2-million-tonne-capacity steel plate plant at Gwangyang Steelworks.

Outokumpu Completes Acquisition of Italian Stainless Distributor Sogepar

01 August 2008 - Outokumpu completes its announced acquisition of the SoGePar Group, an Italian distributor of stainless steel, following receipt of regulatory clearances.

Mechel Continues Emergency Response at Lenin Mine

31 July 2008 - Mechel OAO is continuing emergency work at its Lenin Mine, part of the company's Southern Kuzbass OAO subsidiary, following a flash of methane that occurred on Tuesday.

Rautaruukki Opens New Sales Office in Kazakhstan

29 July 2008 - Rautaruukki has opened a new sales office in Kazakhstan, which becomes the 25th country in which the company has operations.

SMS Demag to Extend Qinhuangdao Shouqin Heavy Plate Mill

29 July 2008 - SMS Demag will extend Qinhuangdao Shouqin’s X-roll heavy-plate rolling mill with the addition of a four-high roughing stand plus a second shearing line, shears, and a cold-plate leveler.

Tata Steel Inaugurates New Complex for Institute of Mathematics and Applications

29 July 2008 - Tata Steel celebrates completion of a new state-of-the-art complex for the Institute of Mathematics and Applications, complete with computer labs, classrooms, and residential accommodations.

Cognex to Supply Surface Inspection Systems for China Steel

29 July 2008 - Cognex will supply seven SmartView surface inspection systems to support multiple processes in China Steel’s manufacturing plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Harsco to Provide Environmental Services to ArcelorMittal’s Dunkirk Works

28 July 2008 - Harsco’s mill services division is awarded a new ten-year contract to provide on-site environmental services to ArcelorMittal’s massive Dunkirk steel works in northern France.

ABB to Provide Online SpectraFlow Analyzer for Bremen Sinter Plant

28 July 2008 - ABB’s SpectraFlow BM100 analyzer is to be installed at ArcelorMittal’s Bremen plant in Germany, where it will provide online and real-time chemical composition analysis of the sinter feed.

ArcelorMittal Reinforces its Brazilian Steel Service Center Network

28 July 2008 - ArcelorMittal acquires a 70% share of Manchester Tubos e Perfilados SA, a Brazilian steel processor and distributor located in Contagem, Minas Gerais.