Steel News

ArcelorMittal Zenica's New Blast Furnace Filter System Begins Operations

22 November 2013 - ArcelorMittal has reached an important milestone in its ongoing environmental program with the official start of operations of a major new filter system for its blast furnace.

U.S. Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Producers Applaud Trade Case Ruling

21 November 2013 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) made a unanimous (6-0) preliminary determination that foreign producers of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) are causing injury to the two U.S. producers of GOES and their workers.

Cliffs Natural Resources to Halt Development of Chromite Project Indefinitely

21 November 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced that its affiliate, Cliffs Chromite Ontario Inc., will suspend indefinitely its Chromite Project in Northern Ontario by the end of the fourth quarter of 2013.

Outokumpu Exec's Long-Term Study on Cancer at Steel Mills Published in Medical Journal

21 November 2013 - The British Medical Journal has published an article by Outokumpu’s chief medical officer Markku Huvinen.

AK Steel Named "Corporation of the Year" in Cincinnati

21 November 2013 - AK Steel has received the "Corporation of the Year" award from the Greater Cincinnati Minority Counsel Program (GCMCP).

Carpenter Technology CEO Addresses AIST and AWMI Pittsburgh Chapters at Joint Meeting

20 November 2013 - The Pittsburgh Chapters of the Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) and the Association of Women in the Metal Industries (AWMI) held their annual joint dinner meeting on 18 November 2013 at the Sheraton Station Square in Pittsburgh.

Tenova Core Installs Car Bottom Furnace at JSW Texas

20 November 2013 - Tenova Core recently completed the design, supply and installation of a new 26-ton car bottom furnace for plate heat treating at JSW’s Baytown, Texas, plant.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Commissions New SMS Siemag Converter

20 November 2013 - After a modernization by SMS Siemag, the 400-ton converter at ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG successfully produced the first heat at the Duisburg-Bruckhausen Works in September 2013.

Michigan Seamless Tube Named One of Michigan's Top Workplaces for 2013

20 November 2013 - Michigan Seamless Tube, LLC (MST) has been recognized by the Detroit Free Press and WorkplaceDynamics, an independent research firm specializing in developing surveys that measure organizational health, as one of Michigan’s Top Workplaces.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Completes Desulfurization of Coke Plant

20 November 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has completed the optimization of the coke oven gas desulfurization process.

Richard Kyle Named to Timken's Board of Directors

20 November 2013 - The Timken Company announced the election of Richard G. Kyle as a director of the company, for a term that expires at the company's annual meeting in 2014.

SSAB Introduces Green Pre-Coated Steel

19 November 2013 - SSAB announced the worldwide launch of GreenCoat, a new pre-coated sheet steel developed from rapeseed oil instead of traditional fossil oil based solvents.

ArcelorMittal Selects Air Products Technology for On-site Gas Production

19 November 2013 - Air Products has signed a contract with ArcelorMittal to supply three PRISM® PHG100 hydrogen gas generators (PHG) and a high-purity PRISM® GN700 nitrogen generator at its Saint Chély d'Apcher plant in Southern France.

Ruukki Launches U.S. Operations

19 November 2013 - Ruukki, a manufacturer of energy-efficient special steel solutions, is launching its North American operations with a direct sales force model.

OEMK Confirms Compliance with International Standards

19 November 2013 - Oskol Electrometallurgical Plant (OEMK), part of Metalloinvest, once again confirmed compliance of its quality management system with the ISO/TS 16949:2009 standard.

New Off-Gas Analysis System from MORE Put Into Operation at Gerdau Jacksonville

18 November 2013 - In August 2013, MORE srl of Gemona del Friuli, Italy, installed and commissioned a new generation LINDARC 2.0 real time laser EAF off-gas analysis system at Gerdau Jacksonville.

First Generation EPS Production Line Brought Into Operation at TISCO

18 November 2013 - Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co., Ltd. (TISCO) completed processing of the first coil through its new Eco Pickled Surface (EPS) production line on 12 July 2013.

U.S. Steel Mill Shipments Drop in September

18 November 2013 - Shipments from U.S. steel mills totaled 7,879,747 tons in September 2013, a 5.6% drop from the month before, AISI reports.

NanoSteel Honored as 2013 Emerging Company of the Year by NECEC

15 November 2013 - The New England Clean Energy Council (NECEC) has awarded Rhode Island-based NanoSteel a Green Tie Gala Award for Emerging Company of the Year.

EVRAZ to Launch Mass Production of Head-Hardened Rails in Russia

15 November 2013 - EVRAZ has become the first company in Russia and the CIS to obtain approval to begin mass production and supply of head-hardened rails with a length of up to 100 meters.