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ThyssenKrupp May Seek Compensation for Steel Americas
10 December 2012 - ThyssenKrupp is considering demanding compensation from its former chief executive and other managers for costly investments in steel plants in Brazil and the United States, Reuters reports.
ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA Fires Up Melt Shop; Calvert Site Now Fully Operational
10 December 2012 - The official startup of ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA's melt shop occurred today on the second anniversary of the Calvert, Ala., production site’s official grand opening in December 2010, fulfilling the site’s capabilities as a fully integrated stainless steel manufacturing facility.
ThyssenKrupp AG Announces Personnel Changes on Its Executive Board
06 December 2012 - The personnel committee of the supervisory board, in close cooperation with Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger, CEO of ThyssenKrupp AG, have agreed to propose to the supervisory board in its meeting on 10 December 2012 to release the executive board members Dr. Olaf Berlien (50), Dr. Jürgen Claassen (54) and Edwin Eichler (54) from their functions effective 31 December 2012.
CSN Said to Offer US$3 Billion for ThyssenKrupp Plants
04 December 2012 - Cia. Siderurgica Nacional SA, Brazil’s third-largest steelmaker by output, offered about US$3 billion to buy the two ThyssenKrupp AG’s plants in the Americas, according to two people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reports.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe and Solliance Researching Applications for New Generation of Solar Cells
28 November 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe and Solliance are counting on a highly promising form of power generation: organic photovoltaics (OPV).
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe and Solliance Researching Applications for New Generation of Solar Cells
28 November 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe and Solliance are counting on a highly promising form of power generation: organic photovoltaics (OPV).
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.
Outokumpu Announces the European Commission Has Approved the Inoxum Transaction
07 November 2012 - The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Inoxum by Outokumpu. The transaction makes Outokumpu the new global leader in stainless steel and high performance alloys, the company says.
ThyssenKrupp CSA Comments on Detection of Graphite Dust in Surrounding Communities
02 November 2012 - On 30 October 2012, graphite dust was detected in the streets of three communities within a 2 km radius from ThyssenKrupp CSA’s (TKCSA) production facilities in Brazil.
Ken-Mac Division of ThyssenKrupp Materials NA Purchases Cut-to-Length Line from Herr-Voss Stamco
26 October 2012 - Herr-Voss Stamco announced that they are providing a new state-of-the-art cut-to-length line for Ken Mac Metals Division of ThyssenKrupp Materials North America, Inc.. This new line will process material with a thickness range of .075" to .312" x 72" wide.
ThyssenKrupp VDM Orders Complete Grinding Line from SMS Meer
18 October 2012 - ThyssenKrupp VDM in Altena, Germany, is working to strengthen its position on the market and has therefore ordered an RSM 60 regulating-wheel grinder with complete finishing line from SMS Meer.
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.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Announces Change to Management Board
01 October 2012 - Dr. Jost A. Massenberg (56), longstanding Chief Sales Officer of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, is leaving the company at his own request to take on a new professional challenge.
ThyssenKrupp Sells Tailored Blanks to Wuhan Iron and Steel
28 September 2012 - ThyssenKrupp AG has signed an agreement with Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation (WISCO) for the sale of for its subsidiary ThyssenKrupp Tailored Blanks, which produces tailored steel blanks for the auto industry.
ThyssenKrupp Materials to Build $13 Million Facility in Alabama
25 September 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Materials North America Inc. said it will invest $13 million to build a materials processing and distribution center in Woodstock, Ala., according to a report from the Birmingham News.
Man of Steel: A Press-Register Interview with the Departing CEO of ThyssenKrupp Stainless USA
24 September 2012 - Before ThyssenKrupp Steel USA decided to sell its complex in Calvert, before the $5 billion facility was even built, Ulrich Albrecht-Frueh was in Alabama, helping plan the future of the Washington County plant.
PSI Receives Major Follow-Up Order from ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe
13 September 2012 - PSI was commissioned by ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe to provide a warehouse management and crane coordinate system for its Heavy Plate Unit in Duisburg-South.
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Manufacturing Crack-Resistant Lightweight Components
11 September 2012 - Cold cracking in high-strength steel presents major quality assurance challenges for the automotive and machine-building industries, since cracks are difficult to predict – until now. A new process can determine, as early as the design stage, if critical conditions for such damage can be prevented.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Announces Personnel Changes
10 September 2012 - The Supervisory Board of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has appointed two new members to its Executive Board, replacing two members who are stepping down.
315 New Apprentices Start Work at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe
04 September 2012 - The new apprentice training year at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG began on 3 September. As of 1 September, the company is taking on 315 new apprentices in 20 different occupations, bringing the total number of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s own apprentices to around 1,140.
