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The latest news on the companies producing steel or raw materials used in the iron- and steelmaking process.
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SDI Optimistic as Demand for High-Quality Steel Continues to Improve
17 October 2013 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) announced its earnings results for the third quarter of 2013 and also provided an outlook for the remainder of the year.
Nucor Announces Third Quarter Results, Update on Operations
17 October 2013 - Nucor Corp. said its steel mills operating performance improved in the third quarter mainly due to better pricing for sheet steel, but it expects lower shipping volumes in the fourth quarter due to seasonal factors.
AISI: August Steel Shipments Up Month-on-Month But Down Year-on-Year
17 October 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of August 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,343,075 tons, a 0.8% increase from the 8,274,511 tons shipped in the previous month, July 2013, and a 0.4% decrease from the 8,377,162 tons shipped in August 2012.
Insteel Industries Reports Quarterly and Annual Results
17 October 2013 - The start-up of two new engineered structural mesh facilities this year have helped strengthen Insteel Industries' shipments and earnings results.
Quad Infotech Completes QMOS MES System Implementation at Nucor Steel Texas
16 October 2013 - Quad Infotech Inc. has successfully commissioned implementation of QMOS at Nucor Steel in Jewett, Texas.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal and China Steel Begin Commercial Ops at Vietnam Joint Venture
15 October 2013 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. and China Steel Corp.'s joint venture, China Steel Sumikin Vietnam Joint Stock Company, plans to begin commercial operations in November of this year.
ArcelorMittal Opens New Tailored Blanks Facility in Slovakia
15 October 2013 - ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks has opened a new production facility in Senica, Slovakia, capable of producing 4 million laser-welded blanks (LWBs) a year, to meet growing demand for steel for the automotive industry.
SMS Concast Revamps Casting Machine for Taiwanese Steelmaker
15 October 2013 - Feng Hsin Iron & Steel has successfully commissioned the upgraded casting machine at its plant in Taichung City, Taiwan.
Oschatz Providing Three Converter Cooling Stacks for Chinese Steel Works
14 October 2013 - Germany-based plant constructor Oschatz was awarded a new contract from Baosteel Group Corp.
EVRAZ Suspends Operations at Claymont Mill
14 October 2013 - EVRAZ North America announced that due to subdued market demand and a high volume of imports, it will suspend operations at its steel mill in Claymont, Del.
SMS Concast Provides Molds for Siderperú's New Continuous Caster
14 October 2013 - Empresa Siderúrgica Del Perú (Siderperú), a company of the Gerdau Group, has revamped its continuous casting machine in Chimbote, Peru, thereby significantly improving its production process.
Indian Producer Orders Newly Designed Rebar Rolling Mill from Siemens
14 October 2013 - The Indian steel producer Kalika Steel Alloys Pvt. Ltd. (Kalika Steel) has placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies to supply a rolling mill for reinforcing steels.
ATI Restructures Engineered Products Segment; Comments on Third Quarter 2013
14 October 2013 - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated announced a restructuring of its Engineered Products segment and commented on third quarter 2013 business conditions.
SYSTEMS Spray-Cooled Supplying New EAF Upper Shells and Roofs to Nucor-Yamato Steel
14 October 2013 - SYSTEMS Spray-Cooled, Inc. (SSCI) of Nashville, Tenn., has recently been awarded the contract to design and supply new larger and taller Spray-Cooled™ EAF upper shells and EAF roofs to Nucor-Yamato Steel for the company’s single bucket charge upgrade on its two existing EAFs in Blytheville, Ark.
BlueScope Steel Acquires OneSteel Sheet & Coil Distribution Assets
14 October 2013 - BlueScope announced it has agreed to acquire from Arrium Limited its OneSteel sheet and coil processing and distribution businesses in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, Australia.
U. S. Steel Kosice Helps to Open Steel Park Entertainment and Technical Center
11 October 2013 - On 4 October, the Steel Park entertainment and technical center in Kosice, Slovakia, was officially opened, which was founded with the aim of supporting creativity within the Kosice—European Capital of Culture 2013 project.
ThyssenKrupp Steel's Hot Strip Mill in Duisburg-Beeckerwerth Produces 200 Millionth Ton of Steel
10 October 2013 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s hot strip mill No. 2 in Beeckerwerth has now produced its 200 millionth ton of steel.
Tata Steel Europe Creating Online Portal to Share Innovative Technical Ideas
10 October 2013 - Tata Steel is to create an interactive online portal which will encourage innovative technical ideas to be aired and shared.
Al Ghurair Iron & Steel Achieves Production Milestone
10 October 2013 - Al Ghurair Iron & Steel LLC (AGIS) of Abu Dhabi has produced 1 million tons of flat steel products over the last 5 years.
Outokumpu Featured in Climate Disclosure and Performance Partnership Indexes
10 October 2013 - Outokumpu’s leadership in fighting against climate change has again been recognized by the CDP (previously Carbon Disclosure Project) who scores companies on both climate performance and disclosure.