Steel News

SSAB Adds New Manufacturing Capabilities at its Montreal Facility

19 December 2013 - With this new equipment, SSAB now offers the most comprehensive line of wear products and solutions in the region combining wear plate, chromium carbide overlay and extensive manufacturing capabilities with exceptional application knowledge.

Patriot Coal Emerges from Bankruptcy as Well-Capitalized Private Company

19 December 2013 - Patriot Coal Corp. announced its emergence from Chapter 11 as a reorganized company.

Ruukki to Invest €2.5 Million in Steel Construction Research

18 December 2013 - Ruukki signed a framework agreement for a Steel Construction Excellence Center on 18 December 2013 in Hämeenlinna, Finland.

Kobe Steel's High Corrosion-Resistant Steel KPAC-1 Adopted for Use in Ship Construction

18 December 2013 - Kobe Steel, Ltd. has developed a steel plate called KPAC-1 that meets the new standards of corrosion protection for tanks used in crude oil tankers.

Steel Dynamics Provides Fourth Quarter 2013 Earnings Guidance

18 December 2013 - Steel Dynamics Inc. provided fourth quarter earnings guidance, also commenting on current and expected future market conditions.

Discovery Channel Films 'How Do They Do It?' at ArcelorMittal

17 December 2013 - The Discovery Channel has filmed an episode of its popular “How do they do it?” series at ArcelorMittal and Volkswagen, focusing on how a car is made from start to finish — including the manufacturing process for its advanced high strength Usibor® steel, through to a finished Golf VII.

Allegheny Technologies Names CFO

17 December 2013 - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated announced that Patrick J. DeCourcy has been named senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer. Mr. DeCourcy had been serving as interim chief financial officer since 15 July 2013.

Nucor Announces Guidance for Fourth Quarter Earnings

17 December 2013 - Nucor Corporation announced guidance for its fourth quarter ending 31 December 2013, expecting lower results than the previous quarter and same quarter last year.

First Delivery of Innovative EVRAZ Rails Shipped to Russian Railways

17 December 2013 - EVRAZ announced that it has now launched the mass production of head-hardened R65 DT-350 rails, with the first large delivery — 10,000 tons of 25-meter rails — shipped to Russian Railways.

Severstal North America Appoints Director of Government Relations

17 December 2013 - Effective immediately, Severstal North America has named Mr. William S. Noakes, Jr., its director, government relations, based in Dearborn, Mich.

Court Confirms Patriot Coal's Plan of Reorganization

17 December 2013 - Patriot Coal Corporation announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri has confirmed the company's Plan of Reorganization.

Bloomberg: U. S. Steel Plant Explosion Near Detroit Kills Worker, Injures 2

16 December 2013 - An explosion early on the morning of 15 December 2013 at a United States Steel Corporation plant near Detroit killed one worker and injured two others, according to a Bloomberg report.

Second Continuous Slab Caster from Siemens Starts Up at JSW Steel

16 December 2013 - In August 2013, a new continuous slab caster from Siemens Metals Technologies began operating at the Toranagallu steelworks of Indian steel producer Jindal South West Steel Ltd. (JSW Steel).

New Millennium Iron Announces New Member of Board of Directors

16 December 2013 - New Millennium Iron Corp. (NML) announced that Mr. Partha Sengupta, vice president of raw materials, including Global Minerals, at Tata Steel Limited, has recently resigned as a director of the corporation, due to the recent changes in organizational structure of the Tata Steel Group.

NLMK Appoints New Vice President for Sales

16 December 2013 - NLMK Group announced the appointment of Ilya Guschin as vice president for sales. Sergei Khorn, former acting vice president for sales, has been appointed his deputy.

MMFX Steel Introduces ChromX™ 4100 High-Strength Steel

13 December 2013 - MMFX® Steel Corporation of America is proud to introduce its latest line of high-strength reinforcing steel featuring a 100 ksi yield strength, ChromX™ 4100 — ideal for large construction projects in need of high-yield strength at a reasonable material cost.

Integrated Mill Systems Plays Key Part in Revamp of ArcelorMittal Cleveland

13 December 2013 - Among the leaders in the metals industry is ArcelorMittal’s Cleveland Works, recently described in the press as the “most productive steel plant on the planet,” is due in no small part to Integrated Mill Systems (IMS) which has lead the way for the past 10 years in helping make this a reality.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe's Spanish Employees Take Up New Jobs in Germany

13 December 2013 - Almost 60 employees of the ThyssenKrupp Galmed plant in Spain are making a new start in Germany, having found new jobs at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe after the Spanish plant was shut down.

Dongbei Special Steel Commissions Open-Die Forging Press from SMS Meer

13 December 2013 - Dongbei Special Steel has successfully commissioned an 80-/100-MN open-die forging press supplied by SMS Meer at its works in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.

Metinvest Implements the Largest Environmental Project in the History of Independent Ukraine

13 December 2013 - The Metinvest Group signed a contract with Italy's Termokimik Corp., a leading producer of environmental equipment for industrial companies, to develop the basic engineering to upgrade the sinter plant at the Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol (MMKI).