Steel News

Employees Graduate from ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s Apprenticeship Program

10 December 2014 - On 18 November 2014, 27 employees graduated from ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s Apprenticeship Program at the annual Apprenticeship Graduation Dinner.

Siemens to Modernize Automation of Hot Rolling Mill for Chinese Steelmaker

10 December 2014 - Chinese Handan Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd. has placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies to modernize the process automation system of the hot rolling mill at its Handan factory.

VSW Launches New Pipe Range for Export

10 December 2014 - Vyksa Steel Works has produced the first batch of 355.6 mm diameter pipes for oil and gas pipelines. The pipes are to be delivered to foreign clients.

North American Stainless to Make US$5 Million Investment in Ghent Facility

09 December 2014 - Kentucky Govorner Steve Beshear announced that North America Stainless (NAS) plans to expand its facility in Carroll County.

EVRAZ North America Disappointed in Keystone XL Vote Results

09 December 2014 - EVRAZ North America expressed disappointment that while Senate votes favored proceeding with the long-awaited construction of the Keystone XL pipeline by 59 to 41, the bill was one vote short of being approved and advancing to the White House.

SDI Butler Receives Inaugural Partnership Award from Clopay

08 December 2014 - In October 2014, Steel Dynamic Inc.’s Flat Roll Division—Butler received the inaugural Partnership Award from Clopay Building Products.

Outokumpu to Invest in Mercury Cleaning Technology at Tornio Plant

08 December 2014 - Outokumpu’s Tornio, Finland, plant has made continuous and long-time study to find an appropriate mercury cleaning technology to further reduce mercury emissions. A suitable technique has now been found and Outokumpu will invest in mercury cleaning technology at the Tornio plant.

ArcelorMittal Engineering Products Ostrava Names New Director

08 December 2014 - Since October 2014, the top management of ArcelorMittal Engineering Products Ostrava (AMEPO), a subsidiary of ArcelorMittal Ostrava, has changed.

SSAB Americas Awarded AWMI 2014 Cornerstone Award

05 December 2014 - At its 2014 Annual Conference in Savannah, Ga., November 13–15, 2014, the Association of Women in the Metal Industries (AWMI) presented SSAB Americas with its 2014 Cornerstone Award.

ArcelorMittal to Invest at Bourg-en-Bresse Plant to Support Development of Customer Technip

05 December 2014 - ArcelorMittal will invest €15m to expand the production capacity of its plant at Bourg-en-Bresse, France, and support the development of its customer Technip, a world leader in project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry.

AK Steel Completes Ashland BF Hearth Reline, Resumes Full Production

04 December 2014 - The reline of AK Steel’s blast furnace hearth at its Ashland, Ky., Works was successful and the blast furnace has returned to full production following an approximate four-week planned outage for maintenance work.

India’s Largest Blast Furnace Blown-In at SAIL Plant in Burnpur

04 December 2014 - The largest blast furnace in India was blown-in at SAIL’s IISCO Steel Plant on 30 November 2014 in Burnpur, India.

Novolipetsk Improves Efficiency of Transportation Infrastructure Management System

04 December 2014 - NLMK Group has completed the first stage of its program to automate and transition its railway transport management and control system at the Lipetsk production site to modern highly reliable digital technologies.

ArcelorMittal Exec: Must Consciously Support Innovation, the “Lifeblood of European Manufacturing”

04 December 2014 - Speaking at a Financial Times summit on the future of European manufacturing, Robrecht Himpe, chief technology officer at ArcelorMittal, outlined what it will take to ensure a healthy future for the sector: “Our three main ingredients for a successful European manufacturing sector are innovation, competitiveness and working towards a lower carbon economy,” he said.

Severstal Completes Converter Upgrade, Environmental Improvement Program

04 December 2014 - The Cherepovets Steel Mill, one of the world’s largest integrated steel mills and part of the Russian Steel division of Severstal, has completed a maintenance project to upgrade its No. 1 Converter.

CMC to Relocate, Expand Virginia Operations

03 December 2014 - Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe announced that Commercial Metals Company will invest US$12 million to relocate and expand its manufacturing operation in King George County, Va.

California Steel Industries Commissions Pipe Welding Line from SMS Meer

02 December 2014 - CSI Tubular Products Inc. (CSITP), a wholly-owned subsidiary of California Steel Industries Inc. (CSI), based in Fontana, Calif., U.S.A., has successfully commissioned an electrical resistance welding (ERW) line for up to 24-inch diameter pipes supplied by SMS Meer.

Essar Steel Commissions 6 MTPA Integrated Pellet Complex in India

02 December 2014 - Essar Steel announced the commissioning of an integrated Pellet Complex in State of Odisha, India, comprised of an iron ore beneficiation facility at Dabuna (Keonjhar), 6 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) Pellet plant at Paradeep (Jagatsinghpur) and 253 kms long slurry pipe line with 12 MTPA carrying capacity connecting the beneficiation facility and pellet plant.

Danieli to Supply New Seamless Pipe Complex for OMK Trubodetal

02 December 2014 - Russia’s largest pipe fitting producer, Trubodetal, a subsidiary of United Metallurgical Company (OMK), has placed an order to establish an integrated pipe complex with Italian plant manufacturer Danieli for a new 9 5/8” seamless tube plant.

SunCoke Energy Provides Update on Coal Mining Divestiture

01 December 2014 - SunCoke Energy Inc. updated its outlook for the divestiture of its Coal Mining business.