Steel News

Kingland Pipeline to Expand Output Capacity of Spiral Welded Pipe Project

02 August 2012 - Zhejiang Province-based Chinese pipe producer Zhejiang Kingland Pipline and Technologies Co. Ltd announced it will expand and upgrade its 120,000 tonne capacity spiral welded pipe project to an annual output capacity of 200,000 tonnes.

California Steel Industries Announces New Pipe Mill

31 July 2012 - California Steel Industries, Inc. (CSI) announced plans for a new ERW pipe mill on the company's site near Fontana, Calif.

Vallourec Reports Commercial Success of the VAM® 21 Connection in the Middle East

30 July 2012 - Vallourec, a world leader in premium tubular solutions, announced it has received orders for VAM® 21 premium threaded connections in the Middle East totaling almost 15,000 tons since the beginning of the year.

Severstal to Produce New Pipes for Gazprom

26 July 2012 - Severstal's Izhora Pipe Mill, which specializes in large diameter pipes production using strip produced by Severstal's Cherepovets Steel Mill, and Gazprom have signed a long-term scientific and technical cooperation agreement.

ABUL KHAIR Orders Two-Stand Compact Cold Mill from SMS Siemag

17 July 2012 - ABUL KHAIR Strip Processing, based in Bangladesh, has awarded SMS Siemag an order to supply a two-stand Compact Cold Mill (CCM®), designed for the production of ultra-thin strips and an annual production capacity of 185,000 tonnes.

Fire at Welspun Plant Causes Major Damage

16 July 2012 - A fire at the Welspun pipe plant in Little Rock, Ark., in the early morning of Saturday, 14 July 2012 has caused more than $1.5 million in damages and shutdown the facility temporarily.

SMS Siemag to Modernize CSP® Plant at Nucor Steel Berkeley

13 July 2012 - Nucor Steel has awarded SMS Siemag a contract for the modernization of its CSP® plant in Berkeley in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The revamp is designed to increase the finished-strip width from 1680 to 1880 mm and to allow the production of thinner strip gages.

NanoSteel Wins R&D 100 Award for Breakthrough Steel Designs

12 July 2012 - The NanoSteel® Company has been awarded its fifth R&D 100 Award, by R&D Magazine, for the development of a new class of nano-structured powder metal alloys designed for making large scale industrial components.

Praxair China Starts Up New Air Separation Plant for Meishan Steel

10 July 2012 - Praxair China has started up a new air separation plant in Nanjing, Jiangsu province for Meishan Iron and Steel, a subsidiary of the Baosteel Group.

Leavitt Tube Renamed Maruichi Leavitt Pipe & Tube

02 July 2012 - Leavitt Tube Company has been renamed Maruichi Leavitt Pipe & Tube, LLC.

OMK Launches New Mill at Almetyevsk Pipe Plant

27 June 2012 - Russia's United Metallurgical Co. (OMK) has launched a new highly productive 10-65 mill by Italian MTM at its Almetyevsk Pipe Plant (APP).

OMK Signs Financing Agreement for New Pipe and Steelmaking Complex

27 June 2012 - The United Metallurgical Co. (OMK) has signed a cooperation agreement with Sberbank of Russia for the financing of the construction of an integrated pipe and steelmaking complex in the town of Chusovoy of the Perm Territory.

Investments in Technology Drive Customer Satisfaction at Michigan Seamless Tube

27 June 2012 - Michigan Seamless Tube continues to provide customers with unparalleled value by investing in new technologies that enhance the quality of its products, shorten lead times and save customers money over the long term.

VIZAG Selects Danieli Automation for MES Solutions at New Operations

25 June 2012 - The Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VIZAG) selected Danieli Automation for the supply of Manufacturing Execution System (MES) Level 3, including the network, at its expansion project in India.

Tenaris Announces $1.5 Billion Investment Plan for U.S. Operations

22 June 2012 - Tenaris announced a US$1.5 billion investment plan to expand its U.S. operations including the installation of a state-of-the-art seamless pipe mill, heat treatment and premium threading facilities.

Tenaris Inaugurates Finishing Line for Boiler Tubes in Romania

22 June 2012 - After a US$60 million investment in the construction of a dedicated finishing line carried out in conjunction with other improvements to the hot rolling mill, Tenaris officially inaugurated its new finishing facility for boiler tubes in Zalau.