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POSCO E&C Wins US$600 Million Rolling Mill Plant Project in Brazil

04 December 2013 - POSCO E&C has won a steel plant project worth US$ 600 million (approximately 630 billion won) from Brazilian CSS.

Štore Steel Orders Billet Caster from SMS Concast

04 December 2013 - Štore Steel from Štore, Slovenia, has ordered a new two-strand continuous caster for billets from SMS Concast of Switzerland.

Abakan Announces Agreement to Develop Better Coatings for Small-Diameter Pipe Market

04 December 2013 - Abakan Inc., an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with LIMO Lissotschenko Mikrooptik GmbH, based in Dortmund, Germany.

Koch Commissions Rail Finishing Line at EVRAZ ZSMK

03 December 2013 - In September 2013, EVRAZ ZSMK commissioned and issued the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the new rail finishing line at its works in Novokuznetsk, West Siberia.

ArcelorMittal Galati Invests in State-of-the-Art Plate Mill

02 December 2013 - ArcelorMittal Galati has invested €2 million in the complete modernization of a work and back-up cylinders grinding machine in its No. 2 plate mill, aimed at increasing product quality and boosting operational efficiency.

Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals to Provide CGL Equipment to JFE Indonesia

02 December 2013 - Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc. has received an order from PT. JFE Steel Galvanizing Indonesia for continuous galvanizing line (CGL) equipment for the production of high-grade steel sheets for automotive use.

Siemens Jet Process Boosts Flexibility of Raw Material Use in Converter Steelmaking

29 November 2013 - With its Jet Process, Siemens Metals Technologies offers a solution for operating converters with up to 100% scrap and sponge iron.

JFE Steel Opens Thailand's First Continuous Galvanizing Line

29 November 2013 - JFE Steel Corporation’s wholly owned subsidiary JFE Steel Galvanizing (Thailand) Ltd. held an opening ceremony for a continuous galvanizing line —Thailand’s first for automobiles —at its production facility in southeast Thailand on 11 November 2013.

Danieli Corus Completes Blow–in of Tata Jamshedpur "G" Furnace

29 November 2013 - Danieli Corus has successfully completed the blow-in of Tata Steel’s “G” furnace in Jamshedpur, India, after a three month planned shutdown.

Hyundai HYSCO Hosts Completion Ceremony of PL-TCM Supplied by Mitsubishi-Hitachi

28 November 2013 - In October 2013, the president and CEO of Hyundai HYSCO CO., Ltd. hosted a grand completion ceremony at the Dangjin Works of Hyundai HYSCO in Korea.

Steel Plantech Makes Successful Hot Run of Hyundai Steel's Plant Expansion

28 November 2013 - Steel Plantech announced a successful hot run was held in early September 2013 of Phase III of the 4 million ton per year expansion of the No.2 steelmaking plant at Hyundai Steel’s Dangjin Works.

SSAB Continues to Add High Strength Steel Capabilities at North American Operations

27 November 2013 - The state-of-the-art quench line in Mobile, Ala., allows SSAB to grow its global foot print and produce high quality branded plate domestically.

SDI to Add Siemens Electrode Control System to Roanoke EAF

27 November 2013 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) selects Siemens Metals Technologies to supply the Simetal Simelt AC electrode control system for its electric arc furnace (EAF) in Roanoke, Va.

Republic Steel Produces First Heat at New Lorain Furnace

26 November 2013 - Republic Steel, one of the nation’s leading providers of special bar quality (SBQ) steel, has initiated hot commissioning of its new electric arc furnace (EAF) in Lorain.

Kvaerner Awarded Galvanizing Line Contract from ArcelorMittal Dofasco

26 November 2013 - Kvaerner North American Construction Ltd. (Kvaerner NAC) has received a contract to perform equipment installation and ancillary work for a galvanizing line in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, at ArcelorMittal Dofasco.

Carbonyx to Build New Facility in West Virginia

25 November 2013 - Carbonyx plans to build a new facility in West Virginia which will use state-of-the-art technology to produce Cokonyx, a coke substitute.

ArcelorMittal Zenica's New Blast Furnace Filter System Begins Operations

22 November 2013 - ArcelorMittal has reached an important milestone in its ongoing environmental program with the official start of operations of a major new filter system for its blast furnace.

Tenaris Inaugurates State-of-the-Art OCTG Premium Line in Romania

21 November 2013 - Part of a US$62 mililon investment, Tenaris inaugurated on 20 November a new premium OCTG finishing line in Romania for specialized products used by the oil and gas industry.

Carpenter Technology CEO Addresses AIST and AWMI Pittsburgh Chapters at Joint Meeting

20 November 2013 - The Pittsburgh Chapters of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) and the Association of Women in the Metal Industries (AWMI) held their annual joint dinner meeting on 18 November 2013 at the Sheraton Station Square in Pittsburgh.

Tenova Core Installs Car Bottom Furnace at JSW Texas

20 November 2013 - Tenova Core recently completed the design, supply and installation of a new 26-ton car bottom furnace for plate heat treating at JSW’s Baytown, Texas, plant.