Steel News

Tata Steel Completes Upgrade of UK Automotive Coating Line

10 June 2013 - Tata Steel has completed an upgrade of its corrosion-resistant coating line in South Wales to improve and expand the company’s range of high-value, high-formability automotive steels.

Large-Scale Environmental Project Successfully Implemented at Metalloinvest

07 June 2013 - Metalloinvest announced that a new gas purification unit has been launched at electric arc furnaces 3 and 4 at OEMK (part of Metalloinvest) in Russia.

Outokumpu Gives Update on the Terni Divestment Process

07 June 2013 - In a challenging environment for the European stainless industry, Outokumpu says it is maintaining an active dialogue with the European Commission, the Italian government and local Terni institutions to facilitate the AST divestment as soon as possible.

Metalloinvest Expands Mining and Transportation Fleet

07 June 2013 - METALLOINVEST is purchasing two Hitachi EX 5600E – 6 LD electrohydraulic excavators with a 23 cubic meter bucket to be used at the production sites of METALLOINVEST’s mining businesses.

Metinvest Switches to Railway Transportation in Mariupol

07 June 2013 - Metinvest Group reached an agreement with Ukrainian Railways State Enterprise that starting 1 June 2013 the company will begin transporting Azovstal’s and Ilyich I&SW (MMKI) products by rail.

Severstal Unveils Its New Steel Silk Brand

07 June 2013 - Russia-based steelmaker OAO Severstal has unveiled its new brand of products called Steel Silk.

Nucor Remembers Former CFO, Vice Chairman and Director Sam Siegel

06 June 2013 - Sam Siegel, a key figure in the history of Nucor Corp., passed away Sunday, 2 June 2013. The company is remembering his many contributions that helped build it into the nation's largest steel producer and recycler.

EVRAZ Stratcor to Rely on Roasted Steelmaking Slag at Arkansas Plant

06 June 2013 - As part of its long-term plan to diversify the feed stocks used in its vanadium operations, EVRAZ Stratcor’s Hot Springs, Ark., plant plans to start using roasted vanadium-bearing steelmaking slag as the major vanadium raw material used in its specialty-vanadium operations in the fall of 2013.

voestalpine Gets Boost in Earnings Despite Slight Drop in Revenue

06 June 2013 - As it reported its earnings results for the 2012/2013 business year, the voestalpine Group also provided a somber outlook for its current business year due to the recessive trend in Europe, a bumpy recovery in the U.S., and continuing economic uncertainties in China.

Danieli Automation Provides First Q-ROBOT to Mexican Market

06 June 2013 - In December 2012, the Gerdau Corsa electric meltshop in Tlalnepantla, Mexico, ordered from Danieli Automation a Q-ROBOT Melt system for its EAF, to enhance safety during EAF operations.

ATI Chairman Elected to Ameren Board of Directors

06 June 2013 - The board of directors of Ameren Corporation announced that Richard J. Harshman, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated has been elected to the Ameren board.

ANDRITZ to Supply HDG and Annealing Equipment to Chinese Mill

06 June 2013 - ANDRITZ has received an order from Tangshan Iron and Steel Group in China to supply furnaces and process equipment for a hot-dip galvanizing plant with an annual capacity of 415,000 tons and a continuous annealing line with an annual capacity of 770,000 tons.

ArcelorMittal Becomes a Member of the EITI Board

06 June 2013 - ArcelorMittal has been nominated to represent the mining industry on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiatives (EITI) board.

Mechel Signs Supply Agreement with Shasteel Group

05 June 2013 - Mechel OAO announced the signing of a coking coal supply agreement with China's Shasteel Group.

voestalpine Comments on Furthering Its Expansion in North America

05 June 2013 - Steel-based technology and industrial goods group voestalpine says that with its sustainable expansion strategy, no less than € 2.5 billion should be available for its North American activities.

Outokumpu Inaugurates New Ferrochrome Works in Tornio, Finland

05 June 2013 - Outokumpu is celebrating the inauguration of the new ferrochrome works in Tornio, Finland. Inauguration marks the start of the ramp-up phase of the € 410 million investment project ahead of schedule.

NLMK Joins National Environmental Campaign

05 June 2013 - NLMK joined the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment’s Zero Environmental Impact national environmental campaign.

Sandvik to Implement New Pricing Structure for Piping System Products

05 June 2013 - Sandvik Materials Technology is to introduce a structural price change for its piping system products effective 5 June 2013 throughout its European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) area.

Reuters: Italy to Oversee Running of Steelmaker ILVA

04 June 2013 - The Italian government is set to take temporary control of Europe's biggest steel producer ILVA, Industry Minister Flavio Zanonato said, to oversee a cleanup of the southern Italian plant that is at the centre of an environmental scandal, Reuters reports.

NLMK and Siemens in Three-Year Cooperation Agreement for Supply of Steel Products

04 June 2013 - NLMK Group and Siemens AG have signed a three-year agreement on technical cooperation for the supply of NLMK-produced steel products to the Germany-based company.