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Abinsk Electric Steel Works Orders Two Roughing Stands from SMS Meer

04 February 2013 - Abinsk Electric Steel Works from the Krasnodar Region of Russia has placed an order with SMS Meer to upgrade its high-speed rebar rolling mill.

NLMK Kaluga Works Installation Approaches Completion

04 February 2013 - The installation of main facilities at NLMK Kaluga’s EAF and rolling shops in Russia is now in its closing stage.

U. S. Steel Commissions US$500 Million C Battery at Clairton Coke Works

01 February 2013 - On 31 January 2013, the United States Steel Corporation successfully commissioned the largest capital project in the history of the company’s Mon Valley steel works — the more than 900,000 tons per year C battery at its Clairton coke plant.

China Gerui Advanced Materials Starts New Laminated Steel Processing Line

01 February 2013 - China Gerui Advanced Materials Group Limited, a leading high precision, cold-rolled steel producer in China, announced the introduction of a new laminated steel processing line at its existing production facilities in Zhengzhou, China.

Quad Engineering to Supply Complete Hot/Cold Strip Laboratory Mill to Natural Resources Canada

01 February 2013 - Natural Resources Canada’s CanmetMATERIALS laboratory has placed an order with Quad Engineering Inc. for the turnkey supply and installation of a complete hot/cold strip laboratory mill to be installed in Hamilton, Ont.

IMS Systems Now Producing Compact X-Ray Thickness Gauges for Reversing Cold Mills

30 January 2013 - IMS Systems, Inc. has begun manufacturing the XR X-ray Thickness Gauge at its facilities in suburban Pittsburgh. This development marks the first time in the company’s 33-year history that it is producing gauges outside of Germany, where its world headquarters are located.

Outokumpu Stainless USA Opens World-Class Melt Shop to the Media

30 January 2013 - Outokumpu Stainless USA opened the doors of its new melt shop for the first time on Thursday, 24 January 2013 for members of the media so they could get a first-hand view of the world class operation.

Carpenter Technology and U. S. Steel Enter Agreement for Development of Lighter High-Strength Steel

30 January 2013 - Carpenter Technology Corp. has finalized the completion of a formal cooperation agreement with United States Steel Corporation which allows for the development of new light weighting steel for automotive applications.

Carpenter Technology and U. S. Steel Enter Agreement for Development of Lighter High-Strength Steel

30 January 2013 - Carpenter Technology Corp. has finalized the completion of a formal cooperation agreement with United States Steel Corporation which allows for the development of new light weighting steel for automotive applications.

BlueScope Steel Reveals Patented Technology Behind Next Generation Zincalume Steel

28 January 2013 - A video explanation of the patented technology behind a breakthrough innovation in the Australian steel industry is now available to view online,  BlueScope Steel announced.

FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies Introduces 8-Inch Version of Flexible Line Pipe

28 January 2013 - FlexSteel Pipeline Technologies, manufacturer of the next generation of steel line pipe, announced FlexSteel pipe is now available in 8-inch diameter up to 1,500 psi.

SMS Meer to Provide Large Bright-Steel Straightening Machine to German Company

25 January 2013 - Heinrich Geissler, a company of the GMH Group, based in Witten, Germany, has ordered a two-roll straightener for bright steel from SMS Meer.

SMS Meer to Supply Wire Rod Outlet for Chinese Special Steel Mill

24 January 2013 - The Chinese company Jiangsu Shenyuan Special Steel from Shenyuan, Jiangsu Province, has awarded an order to SMS Meer for the supply of the wire rod outlet of a special steel rolling mill.

ArcelorMittal Restarts Two Blast Furnaces in Europe

23 January 2013 - ArcelorMittal announced that blast furnace B in Gijón, Spain, and blast furnace No. 2 in Dunkerque, France, restarted production mid-January. Both had been idled since summer 2012.

Paul Wurth to Supply Blast Furnace, Coke Oven Plant and Sinter Plant to Indonesian Company

23 January 2013 - Paul Wurth has been awarded contracts to supply Indonesia's PT Gunung Raja Paksi (Gunung Steel Group) with a blast furnace, coke making plant and sinter plant as it expands its production capacity to become one of the most comprehensive integrated steel mills in the region.

TenarisConfab Orders AGT® Expander from SMS Meer

22 January 2013 - Confab S.A. has ordered a mechanical expander with a newly developed straightener from SMS Meer for its Pindamonhangaba tube mill near São Paulo, Brazil.

Ellwood Group Successfully Commissions New VOD Unit

21 January 2013 - Ellwood National Steel in Irvine, Pa., announced the commissioning of its vacuum oxygen decarburization (VOD) unit for the production of stainless steel ingots for forging, ring rolling and as electrodes for VAR and ESR remelting.

Hyundai Steel Orders New Vacuum Degassing Installation from MTAG Technology AG

17 January 2013 - MTAG Technology, headquartered in Emmenbrücke, Switzerland, has been contracted by Hyundai Steel to design and supply a 70-ton turnkey vacuum degassing system for its Incheon Works in South Korea.

Chinese Stainless Steel Producer Orders Rolling Mill from SMS Meer

14 January 2013 - FuJian WuHang Stainless Steel from ChangLe City, FuJian Province, China, has placed an order with SMS Meer for the supply of the core technologies for construction of a new stainless steel rolling mill for the production of wire rod and bar in coils.

CDI Teams Up with Nucor and Tenova HYL to Develop World's Largest DRI Facility

11 January 2013 - CDI Corp. announced that it is working with Tenova HYL Technologies to assist Nucor Corp. in the development of Nucor's direct reduced iron-making facility in St. James Parish, La.