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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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Large U.S. Steel Manufacturer Adopts Ubisense Smart Factory System
01 April 2013 - Ubisense Group Plc, a U.K.-based leader in location based smart technology, announced that a large U.S. steel manufacturer has selected the Ubisense Smart Factory System for process tracking around its steel manufacturing plant.
Sutor Group Wins Contract to Supply Spiral Seam Pipes for Water Transmission Project
01 April 2013 - Sutor Technology Group, a China-based manufacturer and distributor of high-end finished steel products and welded steel pipes, announced its subsidiary Ningbo Zhehua Heavy Steel Pipe Manufacturing Co., Ltd. won a US$8.6 million contract to supply 11,440 meters of spiral seam steel pipes for a water transmission pipeline project in Zhuji City, Zhejiang Province, China.
CBC News: ArcelorMittal Dofasco Faces 13 Air Quality Charges
29 March 2013 - ArcelorMittal Dofasco is facing 13 environmental charges related to emissions from its smokestacks, CBC News reports.
Sandvik Secures Major Materials Handling Orders
29 March 2013 - Sandvik Mining has secured major materials handling contracts in South America and Australia.
Commercial Metals Co. Reports Second Quarter Earnings, Provides Outlook
28 March 2013 - As it announced its financial results for its second quarter ended 28 February 2013, Commercial Metals Company said the 54.9 reading in the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) in February — the highest reading in over five and half years — will eventually translate into increased domand for its domestic operations, whil continued weakness in most global markets will negatively burden its international segments.
Blytheville Courier News: Quorum Court OKs Funds for Big River Steel Project
28 March 2013 - Approval was given by the Mississippi County Quorum Court Tuesday night to appropriate $14.5 million in county economic development tax funds for its part in the state's incentive deal with Big River Steel, but officials emphasized that if the state of Arkansas or private investors pull out of the deal, the county's money would no longer be committed.
ArcelorMittal USA Receives ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year - Sustained Excellence Award
28 March 2013 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) honored businesses and organizations for their outstanding contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency at the 2013 ENERGY STAR Awards ceremony. ArcelorMittal USA was among the winners.
New BlueScope and Nippon Sumitomo Metal Joint Venture Starts Up
28 March 2013 - BlueScope and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. announced the official start-up of their US$1.36 billion coated products joint venture.
Masteel Purchases First Unilux Edge Tech for China
28 March 2013 - Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. (Masteel) has purchased China's first Edge Tech edge inspection system from Unilux for its new pickling line and tandem cold mill.
ArcelorMittal Vega Completes Investment on its Galvanizing Line
28 March 2013 - ArcelorMittal Vega in Brazil has completed a US$10 million investment to install a new post-treatment technology on its galvanizing line #1.
EVRAZ Announces Intention to Sell Its South African Steel Mill
27 March 2013 - EVRAZ plc announced the signing of a non-binding term sheet in respect of the proposed sale of its 85% stake in EVRAZ Highveld Steel and Vanadium Limited to Nemascore (Pty) Ltd, black economic empowerment consortium, for an indicative cash consideration of approximately US$320 million.
Qatar and Algeria in Joint Venture to Build Steel Complex in Algeria
27 March 2013 - Industries Qatar confirmed that the governments of Qatar and Algeria entered into a joint venture for the construction of an integrated steel complex in Algeria on 24 March 2013.
SteelFirst Interview: Mexico Must Focus on Adding Value to Fight Steel Imports
27 March 2013 - Mexican steelmakers must produce more specialty and value-added steel products, especially for the automotive sector, to replace imports that have been affecting the local industry, the president of the AIST Mexico Member Chapter told AMM sister publication Steel First.
NLMK Passes Audit to Participate in Nord Stream
27 March 2013 - NLMK has successfully passed an audit conducted by Det Norske Veritas, a Norwegian certification agency, to become a potential supplier of slabs for large-diameter pipe manufacturing for the Nord Stream Extension Project.
ArcelorMittal Installs New Ladle Furnace in Hamburg Steelworks
27 March 2013 - ArcelorMittal inaugurated a new €3.5 million ladle furnace in its Hamburg, Germany, steelworks.
EVRAZ Achieves Preliminary Qualifications to be a Wheel Supplier for Deutsche Bahn
26 March 2013 - EVRAZ successfully completed the preliminary qualifications required to become a supplier of railway wheels for Deutsche Bahn. EVRAZ NTMK has been qualified as class 2 wheel manufacturer, which includes the most complex freight traffic class V wheels.
Reuters: U. S. Steel to Keep Slovak Plant for At Least 5 Years
26 March 2013 - U. S. Steel has agreed to stay on for at least five years as the owner of its mill in Slovakia, where it is the country's largest private employer, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Tuesday, Reuters reports.
Steelmakers Report Major Advances with REBOX "Flameless" Combustion and Oxyfuel Technology from Linde
26 March 2013 - Two U.S. steelmakers will report double-digit increases in production capacity with “flameless” combustion and other oxyfuel technology from Linde North America at the AISTech 2013 Conference at the David L. Lawrence Exposition Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., 6–9 May 2013.
Steelmakers Report Major Advances with REBOX "Flameless" Combustion and Oxyfuel Technology from Linde
26 March 2013 - Two U.S. steelmakers will report double-digit increases in production capacity with “flameless” combustion and other oxyfuel technology from Linde North America at the AISTech 2013 Conference at the David L. Lawrence Exposition Center in Pittsburgh, Pa., 6–9 May 2013.
Post-Gazette: Slovakia Says Deal May Be Near for U. S. Steel Plant
25 March 2013 - Slovakia's prime minister said today he is close to finalizing a deal that will maintain U.S. Steel's ownership of one of the Eastern European country's largest employers, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
