Steel News

Great Designs in Steel Seminar Demonstrates Steel’s Leading Position in Auto Industry

06 May 2013 - More than 1,400 steel and automotive experts gathered in Livonia, Mich., on 1 May to discuss a key aspect of the automotive industry’s future success: advanced steel technologies.

Delta Steel Technologies Ships World’s Widest, Thickest Temper Mill Cut-To-Length Line

03 May 2013 - Delta Steel Technologies announced it has shipped a 1-inch by 120-inch temper mill cut-to-length line with rotary shear to a U.S. service center.

New Reversing Cold Mill Launched at Starcore in Thailand

02 May 2013 - Esmech Equipment Pvt. Ltd., an Indian joint venture partner of SMS Siemag, has successfully put into operation the new reversing cold mill at Starcore Co. Ltd. in Rayong, Thailand.

Bahru Stainless Puts 20-Roll Millstand from SMS Siemag into Operation

01 May 2013 - The first strip was successfully rolled on the new 20-roll cold-rolling stand at Bahru Stainless SDN BHD in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.

Republic Steel Enters Supply Agreement with U. S. Steel

29 April 2013 - Grupo Simec's subsidiary Republic Steel has entered into a 5 year supply agreement with United States Steel Corporation, to provide tube rounds to the U.S. Steel Tubular Products Division.

Fives Bronx Receives Order For API Pipe Straightening Equipment

29 April 2013 - Fives Bronx has received an order for a six roll straightening machine from TPCO America.

Abakan Lights-Up Its First Clad Pipe Manufacturing Facility in Ohio

29 April 2013 - Abakan Inc., an advanced coatings and metal formulations company, announced the first test-run of its CermaClad™ high-intensity arc lamp and also the official opening of its first clad pipe manufacturing plant on 26 April 2013 in Euclid, Ohio.

Quad Infotech to Provide Nucor Steel Texas with Energy Management Solutions

24 April 2013 - Quad Infotech has been awarded an order by Nucor Steel Texas to provide a comprehensive energy management solution through its Energy Methods™ suite of products.

Sandvik High-Temperature Tube Grade Sanicro™ 25 Achieves ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Approval

24 April 2013 - Developed for advanced ultra-supercritical steam boiler applications in highly efficient next generation power plants, Sanicro™ 25 (UNS S31035) tube grade from Sandvik has now achieved ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) approval.

Michigan Seamless Tube Announces $25 Million Capital Improvement Project

23 April 2013 - MST - Seamless Tube & Pipe's parent company Optima Specialty Steel has committed US$25 million in capital to expand MST’s operations and increase production capacity.

Tenova Expands Further in Heat Treatment Furnaces

22 April 2013 - Loi Thermprocess, a subsidiary of Tenova, has acquired Metall Technologie Holding (mth), a worldwide manufacturer group of industrial furnaces consisting of the companies Schmetz, BMI, Mahler, IVA, RIVA and Huisen-MTH.

Feralloy Decatur Hosts Open House Showcasing New Butech Bliss Stretch Leveler Technology

19 April 2013 - Feralloy’s Decatur, Ala., plant recently hosted an open house featuring its newest leveling technology, the Butech Bliss Stretch Leveler with 1,850 tons of stretching force.

KOCKS to Supply the Largest Integrated Steel Mill in ASEAN with 3-Roll Reducing & Sizing Block

19 April 2013 - The Taiwanese Formosa Plastics Group has contracted German company FRIEDRICH KOCKS GmbH & Co KG to supply a 3-roll reducing and sizing block in heavy duty design (RSB) for their Vietnam-based subsidiary Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp.

Woodings Delivers Service and Speed to Help Customer Get Back On-Line

17 April 2013 - Woodings recently helped a Michigan steelmaker with emergency repair work to recondition 8 valves and get the equipment back on line in less than 10 days.

Quad Infotech to Supply MES System to Nucor Steel Utah

17 April 2013 - Quad Infotech has been awarded an order by Nucor Steel to provide a comprehensive manufacturing execution system (MES) for its two rolling mills in Utah.

New Gimbal Controller from Siemens to Improve Charging in Corex Plant in South Africa

17 April 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from ArcelorMittal South Africa – Saldanha Works, to modernize the controllers of the two Gimbal charging systems in a Corex plant of the company.

WorldAutoSteel: Steel Eliminates Weight Gap with Aluminum for Car Bodies

16 April 2013 - The latest in a continuing series of research studies strongly suggest that steel auto body structures in the near future can be as lightweight as today’s aluminum bodies, while meeting all crash performance standards and at comparable cost of current steel structures, WorldAutoSteel reports

Universal Stainless CEO Provides Update on North Jackson, Ohio, Investment

15 April 2013 - Dennis Oates, chairman, president and CEO of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, provided an update of the company’s North Jackson, Ohio, investment at the 8 April 2013 dinner meeting of the Pittsburgh Chapter of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology.

U. S. Steel CEO: New Steel Grades to Play Leading Role in Achieving Future Fuel Economy Requirements

12 April 2013 - What material will lead the way in helping automakers achieve future fuel economy requirements? According to John Surma, chairman and CEO of United States Steel Corporation, the clear answer is steel.

MORE Successfully Commissions Motank Ram at Gerdau Corsa in Mexico

12 April 2013 - Gerdau Corsa successfully installed a Motank — a remote controlled ram for slag doors supplied by MORE — in its 60 ton AC EAF in Hidalgo, Mexico.