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NLMK Wins 1st Place in Russian Web Ranking
May 17, 2012 - NLMK Group’s corporate website (www.nlmk.com) won 1st place in the Russian KWD Webranking (King Worldwide). The study evaluates the English-language version of a wide range of international corporate websites.

New Technopolis Innova 2 Structure Features Ruukki’s Energy Piles
May 17, 2012 - Ruukki announced the opening of the Technopolis Innova 2 office building in Jyväskylä, Finland. It is the first project in Finland to utilize energy piles innovated by Ruukki and Uponor that collect ground-source energy.

Severstal to Supply Coking Coal and Iron Pellets to Rautaruukki
May 17, 2012 - Severstal Resources Mining Division will supply Rautaruukki’s production facilities with coking coal and iron ore pellets for the next three years.

ThyssenKrupp Examines Options for Steel Americas Plants in Brazil, U.S.
May 16, 2012 - The Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG informed the Supervisory Board of its decision to examine strategic options for the plants of Steel Americas in Brazil and the U.S., in parallel with further technical and commercial optimization, to which the Supervisory Board assented. The options may involve a partnership or a sale to a best owner whose strategy can better utilize the plants.

Outotec to Supply Emission Optimized Sintering for Indian Project
May 16, 2012 - Outotec has been selected by Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd. to design and deliver technology, including its Emission Optimized Sintering process, for a new iron ore sintering plant to be built in Rengali in the state of Orissa, India.

Posco CEO Shares Technology Roadmap at China Conference
May 16, 2012 - Posco CEO Chung Joonyang recently attended the 7th China International Steel Congress and held a discussion on “New Technologies of Posco” as part of the green technology roadmap session.

voestalpine Establishes Balance Group for Natural Gas
May 15, 2012 - The voestalpine Group has established Austria’s first industrial gas balance group for the centralized purchasing of natural gas. The company expects to independently supply all of its Austrian sites with natural gas on demand from 2013 onwards.

SAIL to Explore Development of Mines, Steel Manufacturing in Mongolia
May 15, 2012 - Indian Maharatna Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Mineral Resource & Energy of the Government of Mongolia at Ulaanbaatar, for exploring business opportunities in the mining and steel sectors, including a joint pre-feasibility study.

Sandvik Opens Mill Dedicated for Steam Generator Tubing
May 15, 2012 - NLMK has commissioned a 5.8 million tonnes-per-year, two-station hot metal desulfurization unit at its main site in Lipetsk. The project was implemented together with ESM (USA) and investments totaled around RUR1.5 billion.

NLMK Commissions Hot Metal Desulphurization Unit at Lipetsk
May 14, 2012 - NLMK has commissioned a 5.8 million tonnes-per-year, two-station hot metal desulfurization unit at its main site in Lipetsk. The project was implemented together with ESM (USA) and investments totaled around RUR1.5 billion.

Outotec to Supply Filtration Technology for Serra Azul Facility Expansion
May 14, 2012 - Outotec and Brazilian mining company MMX Mineração e Metálicos S.A. have signed a contract to deliver filter technology for the expansion of the Serra Azul iron ore processing facility in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Ruukki Introduces Design Tool for Roof Selection
May 14, 2012 - Ruukki has rolled out a new tool, Visualize your roof, at ruukkiroofs.com. The tool enables potential roofing customers to discover Ruukki's range of steel roofs and colors by trying them out on different types of houses.

Siemens Furnace Switchgear Achieves Rated Currents of 4,500 Amperes
May 11, 2012 - The Simetal Sivac-X 4K furnace switchgear from Siemens has reliably switched a rated current of more than 4,500 amperes with a single circuit breaker in the test laboratory during the course of a successful type test according to IEC 62271. The switchgear has a rated voltage of 40.5 kilovolts, and can supply EAFs with power up to 300 MVA.

JCB Selects Tata Steel for Supplier Performance Award
May 11, 2012 - Tata Steel has received a Supplier Performance Award 2012 at JCB’s Supplier Conference in Rocester, UK, confirming its position as a leading supplier to the off-road construction equipment industry.

Baosteel Announces Third Patent Invention Award
May 11, 2012 - Baosteel recently received three of eight patents awarded under the “Invention Awards,” one for “a rolling process and special equipment for seamless tube” invented by Yantai Lubao of its Steel Pipe business unit.

BHP to Merge Stainless Materials, Aluminum Sector Groups
May 11, 2012 - BHP Billiton announced that its Stainless Steel Materials and Aluminum Customer Sector Groups (CSGs) will consolidate into a single CSG to be named Aluminum and Nickel.

Timken Supplies Bearings for Large Vertical Slag Mill in China
May 11, 2012 - The Timken Co. has supplied bearings for one of China's largest vertical slag mills, featuring a 5.7-meter (18.7-feet) grinding table. The mill was developed by CITIC Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., one of China's top manufacturers of cement-producing equipment.

Tata's Managing Director Selected for Corporate Leadership Award
May 10, 2012 - HM Nerurkar, Managing Director, Tata Steel, was recently conferred with the Maxell Foundation & Maharashtra Corporate Excellence Award at a function held in Mumbai. He received the award for his leadership qualities demonstrated over four decades.

ArcelorMittal Outlines Corporate Responsibility Performance in Report
May 10, 2012 - ArcelorMittal published its Corporate Responsibility (CR) report for the 2011 financial year, detailing highlights such as a fourth successive year of improvement in its health and safety record: its Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate fell to 1.42 days per million hours worked, a 20% reduction compared to 2010.

Posco Acquires Shares in Roy Hill Iron Ore Project
May 10, 2012 - Posco formed a consortium with Marubeni, STX, and China Steel and acquired 30% of the Roy Hill Project shares. Of these, Posco’s shares are 12.5%.

Hitachi to Enter Business, Capital Tie-up with GMTC
May 10, 2012 - Hitachi Metals, Ltd. has decided to enter into a business relationship with Taiwanese high-grade specialty steel manufacturer Gloria Material Technology Corp. (GMTC) for mutual cooperation in production, sales, technology, and investment. The agreement also extends to a capital tie-up under which Hitachi Metals will acquire the equivalent of 5% of GMTC’s stock.

Siemens to Modernize Main Drives of Aperam's Hot Rolling Mill
May 9, 2012 - Siemens has been tapped to replace the existing DC main drives of the finishing mill at Aperam’s stainless steel plant in Châtelet, Belgium, with more powerful AC systems. The drives will be modernized in seven stages during scheduled annual maintenance stoppages.

SMS Siemag, SMS INNSE to Upgrade ACERINOX Meltshop
May 9, 2012 - ACERINOX, Palmones, Spain, has awarded SMS Siemag and SMS INNSE S.p.A. a contract for the modernization of the electric arc furnace and the supply of an AOD converter vessel, respectively.

voestalpine Erects New Production Facility for Ultra-High-Tensile Fine Wire
May 9, 2012 - voestalpine Austria Draht GmbH expands its activities in wire processing and acquires 54% of CPA Filament GmbH from the Steinklauber Group. At the Fürstenfeld site, a new production facility for ultra-high-tensile fine wire (up to 0.08 mm) will be erected within the scope of a joint venture.

Baosteel Signs Investment Memorandum with Gyeonggi Government, GNS
May 9, 2012 - Baosteel Co., Ltd. and GNS will invest and build a new steel processing and distribution center in the Gyeonggi Province and provide General Motors Korea with just-in-time service for automotive sheet storage, shearing, and distribution.

SMS Siemag to Supply Caster, Strip Mill for Habas
May 8, 2012 - SMS Siemag will supply a continuous slab caster and a hot strip mill to the Turkish steelmaker Habaş A.S. Besides the mechanical equipment, the supply scope for the hot strip mill includes the entire automation package.

Mechel Reports Resumption of Mining at Sibirginsk Mine
May 8, 2012 - Mechel OAO has resumed mining at the Southern Kuzbass Coal Company OAO’s Sibirginsk Mine, where operations had been suspended in June 2011 due to coal self-heating in the mined-out area.

Posco’s Bangkok Office Helps Rebuild Flood-Ravaged School
May 8, 2012 - Employees from the Posco-South Asia Bangkok office, along with the Thai Volunteer Service Foundation, recently visited a small school in Ayuthaya. The Social Contribution Group put up $10,000 for the volunteer mission.

Gerdau Reports 1st Quarter Revenues, Investments
May 7, 2012 - Gerdau closed the first quarter of 2012 with net revenue of R$ 9.2 billion, an increase of 10% compared to the same period last year. Consolidated sales of 4.7 million tonnes remained stable in relation to the first three months of last year.

BlueScope Sells Metl-Span Insulated Metal Panels Business
May 7, 2012 - BlueScope announced the sale of Metl-Span, its North American steel insulated panels business, to NCI Group, Inc., a company majority owned by private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC, for US$145 million.

ISSF Releases Video Highlighting 100 Years of Stainless Steel
May 7, 2012 - The International Stainless Steel Forum has released a new video to mark the 100 years that have passed since stainless steel was first discovered and commercialized.

Evraz Recognized for Financial Disclosure Procedures in Europe
May 4, 2012 - Evraz plc has been named the best European company in the Best Financial Disclosure Procedures category in the 2012 IR Global Rankings survey. This is its second top award for Best Financial Disclosure.

Vallourec Organizes Third Safety Day
May 4, 2012 - Vallourec held a Safety Day with the theme of security for its 22,000 employees throughout the world as a reminder of the crucial role that safety plays in its company culture.

Tata Steel Secures Deepwater Pipe Contract in Gulf of Mexico
May 4, 2012 - Tata Steel has been awarded a contract to provide pipe for the Discovery Producer Services LLC gas pipeline in Keathley Canyon, Gulf of Mexico. The company will supply Discovery’s Keathley Canyon Connector with 214 miles (345 km) of 20-inch diameter submerged arc welded linepipe.

Ruukki Signs Coking Coal, Pellet Contract with Severstal
May 4, 2012 - Rautaruukki has signed a three-year contract for supplies of coking coal and iron pellets with Severstal Resources, a division of the Russian company OAO Severstal.

ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Starts up Dust Collection System
May 3, 2012 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe has started operation of an additional 30-million-euro dust collection system on the sinter belts at its Schwelgern plant unit, which is intended to further reduce particulate emissions in the north of Duisburg by up to 3 micrograms per cubic meter.

Siemens to Supply PCI Plant for Sahaviriya Steel's Redcar Blast Furnace
May 3, 2012 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order for a pulverized coal injection plant from Sahaviriya Steel Industries (SSI) UK. The plant will be constructed for the SSI blast furnace in Redcar, Northeast England, and is scheduled to come into operation in the latter part of 2012.

Posco's Indian Processing Center Adopts New Quality Management System
May 3, 2012 - Posco-ICPC recently offered an ISO/TS16949: 2009 certificate training course at the company’s Bokji Building. Fourteen ICPC employees, who aim to obtain the certificate in May, participated in the program.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Employees Support Humanitarian Collection
May 3, 2012 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava's employees participated in "Needless things to needy people," a humanitarian collection of clothes and other items that recently took place in Ostrava. The event was organized by Charity Ostrava in cooperation with Diacony Broumov.

Gerdau Completes 20 Years in Special Steel Sector, Plans New Investments
May 2, 2012 - During the past two decades, Gerdau has invested more than US$ 4 billion to acquire assets in Brazil, the United States, Spain, and India and in technological upgrading of its operations in the special steel business.

GE Aviation Approves Tata Steel's Quality Controls
May 2, 2012 - Tata Steel has secured a new approval for the laboratory testing procedures at its Specialty Steels business in South Yorkshire, UK, from aircraft engine manufacturer General Electric (GE) Aviation.

JSW Steel Reports 26% Growth in Crude Steel for FY12 Fourth Quarter
May 1, 2012 - JSW Steel Limited reported the production of 2.07 million tonnes in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2012, reflecting a 26% growth in crude steel production compared to the previous fiscal year’s fourth quarter.

Siemens to Supply Blooming Mill for Acciaierie Venete
May 1, 2012 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Italian steel producer Acciaierie Venete S.p.A. to extensively modernize the company's blooming mill in Camin. A new blooming stand including ancillary systems will be constructed and integrated into the existing installations.

worldsteel Releases Short Range Outlook
May 1, 2012 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) released its April 2012 Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2012 and 2013, forecasting that global apparent steel use will increase by 3.6% to 1,422 million tonnes in 2012, following growth of 5.6% in 2011. In 2013, world steel demand is forecast to grow an additional 4.5% to around 1,486 million tonnes.

Outokumpu Continues to Streamline Stainless Operations
May 1, 2012 - Outokumpu has announced additional measures that are expected to result in the reduction of 150 to 200 jobs in General Stainless and certain functions in Tornio as well as the Group’s Terneuzen unit in The Netherlands.

Tata Steel Europe to Install First ‘Silent’ Railway Track in UK
May 1, 2012 - An innovative railway track, called SilentTrack® and developed by British scientists and engineers at Tata Steel, will reportedly reduce rail traffic noise in and around Blackfriars station in London by up to 50%.

Siemens to Supply Merchant Bar Mill to BMM Ispat in India
Apr. 30, 2012 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from BMM Ispat to supply a new merchant bar mill for its Hospet production location. Commissioning of this rolling mill with an annual capacity of 850,000 tonnes is scheduled for the end of 2013.

Tenova Supplies Consteel EAF to Jiangsu Heavy Industry
Apr. 30, 2012 - Tenova achieved the first heat of the melting unit for MCC Beris Jiangsu Heavy Industry Corp. - Feida Group in China: a medium and heavy plate casting-rolling production line. The technology combines Tenova electric arc furnace and Consteel® with other technologies from Beris.

Siemens to Modernize NatSteel Finger-Shaft Electric Arc Furnace
Apr. 27, 2012 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from NatSteel Holdings to modernize the finger-shaft electric arc furnace in its Singapore Works. The project involves installing a new FAST system, renewing the furnace shaft and the lower shell, and bringing the automation of the arc and ladle furnace up to state-of-the-art.

SMS Siemag to Supply Electric Furnace, Ladle Furnace for PT Gunung
Apr. 27, 2012 - PT Gunung has contracted SMS Siemag for the supply of an ARCCESS® electric arc furnace and ladle furnace for the new steelmaking plant complex in Bekasi, Indonesia. The furnaces are rated for an annual production of 1.2 million tonnes.

EVRAZ Announces Organizational Changes, Creation of New Division
Apr. 26, 2012 - EVRAZ plc announces organizational changes in the company’s management centered on establishment of a separate Division for Railway Products to deal with production, sales and product development for railway applications.

SMS Siemag to Supply Heavy Plate Stand for ThyssenKrupp VDM
Apr. 26, 2012 - ThyssenKrupp VDM GmbH has placed an order with SMS Siemag for the supply of a new 2.7-meter heavy plate stand for their Siegen location. The new unit will have a rolling force of 60 MN and be equipped with a hydraulic adjustment system and work roll bending.

Baosteel, Guangzhou Establish Guangzhou Thin Plate JV
Apr. 25, 2012 - Guangzhou Thin Plate Co., Ltd., a joint venture of Baosteel Group Co., Ltd. and Guangzhou Iron & Steel Group Co., Ltd., was established on April 19, an important part of the recapitalization protocol of Baosteel Group and Guanggang Group issued in August 2011.

JFE Steel to Supply Line Pipe for Amberjack Pipeline Project
Apr. 25, 2012 - JFE Steel Corp., in cooperation with Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc., will supply approximately 100,000 tonnes of API X65-grade UOE line pipe for Amberjack Pipeline Co. LLC’s Jack & St. Malo oil export pipeline project in the Gulf of Mexico.

ArcelorMittal Poland to Open another Kindergarten in 2012
Apr. 24, 2012 - ArcelorMittal Poland has announced plans to open a kindergarten before the end of this year for 100 children of company employees at the company’s Kraków Unit.

Outotec to Deliver Iron Ore Pelletizing Technology to Gol-E-Gohar
Apr. 24, 2012 - Outotec to design and deliver technology to Gol-E-Gohar Mining & Industrial Co. for an iron ore pelletizing plant located in the Kerman province of Iran.

Tata Steel to Supply Deep-water Pipe for Lucius Development Project
Apr. 23, 2012 - Tata Steel has been awarded a contract to supply pipe for Enterprise Products Partners L.P.’s new crude oil export pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico’s Keathley Canyon area.

World Steel Association Reports March 2012 Crude Steel Production
Apr. 23, 2012 - Crude steel production for the 62 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 132 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2012, an increase of 1.8% compared to March 2011. Production for the first quarter of 2012 was 377 Mt, 1.1% higher than the first quarter of 2011.

Ruukki to Deliver Frame, Envelope Structures for Jelgava CHP Plant
Apr. 20, 2012 - Ruukki is responsible for the manufacture and installation of the frame structures and for the design, manufacture, and installation of the envelope structures for a combined heat and power (CHP) plant to be built in Jelgava, Latvia.

ArcelorMittal Ostrava Enters Cooperation Agreement with Technical University of Ostrava
Apr. 20, 2012 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava concluded a cooperation agreement with VSB - Technical University of Ostrava for the areas of science and research, conferences, and publishing activities, and to support students’ most promising work.

JFE Steel to Supply Line Pipe for Wheatstone Project
Apr. 19, 2012 - JFE Steel Corp., in cooperation with Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc., has been awarded an order to supply approximately 150,000 tonnes of DNV-grade-450 UOE line pipe for the Chevron-operated Wheatstone Project in Western Australia.

Severstal, RÜTGERS Group Set up Coal Tar Conversion JV
Apr. 19, 2012 - OAO Severstal and RÜTGERS Group signed an agreement to establish a joint venture named RÜTGERS SEVERTAR, which will manufacture vacuumized pitch, industrial oils, and naphthalene.

Siemens-Led Consortium to Supply Anneal-Pickle Line to Tiancheng Stainless
Apr. 18, 2012 - A consortium led by Siemens VAI Metals Technologies has received an order from Tiancheng Stainless Steel Products Co., Ltd. to supply an annealing and pickling line for its Guanghan Works in the Sichuan Province.

Tata Steel to Add Dedicated Zinc Pot at IJmuiden Works
Apr. 18, 2012 - Tata Steel plans to invest in an additional zinc-pot operation at its IJmuiden works in the Netherlands that will focus exclusively on the production of MagiZinc® Auto coated steels for the automotive industry.

Tenova Acquires Bateman Engineering
Apr. 18, 2012 - Tenova has closed its acquisition of Bateman Engineering N.V., which includes Delkor group, a leading equipment supplier and engineering house for the mining industry.

Baosteel Stainless Overcomes Vacuum Melting Bottleneck
Apr. 17, 2012 - Baosteel Stainless has successfully overcome the vacuum-melting process bottleneck, with a record monthly melting output of 21,190 tonnes.

Siemens and Centro Sviluppo Materiali to Cooperate on Rolling Technology Development
Apr. 17, 2012 - Siemens VAI Metals Technologies S.r.l. and Centro Sviluppo Materiali S.p.A., an Italian technical center, are partnering to develop production processes and technology packages for rolling and processing high-quality steel rails.

Posco Completes Continuous Galvanizing Line
Apr. 17, 2012 - Posco completed an annual 750,000-tonne-scale Continuous Galvanizing Line at Pohang Steelworks, enabling it to manufacture various products including plated steel sheets and others with consistent quality and high strength.

Posco-ICPC Celebrates National Safety Day
Apr. 17, 2012 - Posco-ICPC recently celebrated the 41st National Safety Day that featured high-profile government officials and included a safety quiz for shop-floor employees, after which the workers with the top five scores were given prizes.

Ruukki Introduces New Weather-Resistant Structural Steel
Apr. 17, 2012 - Ruukki has launched Ruukki Optim 550 W structural steel, which combines the properties of weather-resistant steels and high-strength structural steels.

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