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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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Jindal Steel & Power Names New Managing Director and CEO
04 October 2012 - The management of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Ravi Uppal, as its managing director & CEO with effect from 1 October 2012.
Posco Selected as One of the Best Carbon Disclosure Companies
04 October 2012 - POSCO was selected as a leading company in carbon disclosure by the Carbon Disclosure Project, a global climate change evaluation organization.
Severstal Announces Major Investment in Environmental Projects at Cherepovets Steel Mill
03 October 2012 - OAO Severstal announced a series of environmental improvement projects at the Cherepovets Steel Mill in Russia aimed at ensuring global best practice sustainability standards are in place by 2015.
Severstal and NOVATEK Conclude Gas Supply Contracts
03 October 2012 - OAO Severstal, announced the conclusion of new mid-term natural gas supply contracts with OAO NOVATEK for several Severstal Russian Steel division enterprises.
Mechel Reports First Half 2012 Financial Results
02 October 2012 - Mechel OAO, a leading Russian mining and steel group, announced financial results for the the first half of 2012.
Tree Island Wire Completes Conversion to a Corporation Named Tree Island Steel
02 October 2012 - Tree Island Wire Income Fund announced the completion of a previously announced conversion of the Fund to a corporation, Tree Island Steel Ltd.
Taylor-Winfield Technologies Awarded Contract from Chinese Stainless Company
02 October 2012 - Taylor-Winfield Technologies, Inc. is pleased to announce the award of a contract in excess of US$7.5 million dollars for the supply of four patented TwinLap Narrow Lap Seam Welders for Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Company's CAL silicon line project.
WSP Holdings Announces Agreement to Sell Assets of Houston OCTG
02 October 2012 - China's WSP Holdings Limited announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Southern Tube, an affiliate of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp., for the sale of certain assets of its wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Houston OCTG Group.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo to Push Cost Cuts Amid Competition
02 October 2012 - Nippon Steel Corp., which formally combined on 1 October with Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd., will push to accelerate cost cuts in a bid to become more competitive with steelmakers in China and South Korea, Bloomberg reports.
Evraz Stratcor to Start Recovering Vanadium From Roasted Slag at Arkansas Plant
02 October 2012 - As part of its long-term plan to diversify the feed stocks used in its vanadium operations, EVRAZ Stratcor’s Hot Springs, Ark., plant will start processing roasted vanadium-bearing steelmaking slag in November 2012.
Evraz Announces Purchase of Two Sims Metal Management Assets
02 October 2012 - EVRAZ plc announced the purchase of two recycling assets in Colorado from Sims Metal Management.
Mechel Announces Commissioning of Seasonal Washing Plant at the Elga Coal Deposit
01 October 2012 - Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announced the commissioning of a seasonal washing plant and production of the first volumes of concentrate of coking coal mined at the Elga deposit.
ArcelorMittal Kazakhstan Coal Pioneers Methane Power Project
01 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal Kazakhstan’s coal mining team is deploying technology to use gas from the country’s mines to generate electricity.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Announces Change to Management Board
01 October 2012 - Dr. Jost A. Massenberg (56), longstanding Chief Sales Officer of ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG, is leaving the company at his own request to take on a new professional challenge.
Ellwood Group Announces Metallurgy Scholarship
01 October 2012 - Ellwood Group, Inc. (EGI) is pleased to announce its Annual Metallurgy Scholarship. In the interest of reaching a broader, more rounded pool of students, it has expanded the scholarship opportunities and criteria. A $15,000 scholarship will be awarded to the top candidate; and up to three additional $5,000 scholarships will be available to well qualified students.
MTUS Technology Upgrades Vacuum Degassing Facility at Ellwood Quality Steel
01 October 2012 - MTUS Technology Inc., headquartered in Brunswick, Ohio, has supplied and commissioned a new automatic pneumatic dust discharge system, which is connected to an existing vacuum bag filter, serving a 45-ton vacuum degasser at Ellwood WQuality Steel in New Castle, Pa.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Helps Reduce Emissions from Local Household Heating
01 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava in the Czech Republic has given 5 million crowns (US$257,630) in order to support the replacement of old environment-unfriendly household boilers in the region.
Georgian American Alloys Acquires CC Metals and Alloys
01 October 2012 - Georgian American Alloys, Inc. (GAA) has acquired the membership interests of CC Metals & Alloys (CCMA), a leading producer and supplier of high-grade ferrosilicon alloys for use in the steel, foundry and welding rod industries, from affiliated Optima Group LLC in exchange for shares of GAA.
ArcelorMittal Atlantique and Lorraine Announce Intention to Permanently Close the Liquid Phase in Florange
01 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal Atlantique and Lorraine met today with its central works council to discuss its intention to present a proposal for the future of its Florange plant.
ArcelorMittal Atlantique and Lorraine Announce Intention to Permanently Close the Liquid Phase in Florange
01 October 2012 - ArcelorMittal Atlantique and Lorraine met today with its central works council to discuss its intention to present a proposal for the future of its Florange plant.