http://www.steelonthenet.com steel industry rss feed http://metalloinvest.com/eng/press-centr/press-releases/metalloinvest-announces-fourth/ Steelonthenet.com - Moscow, Russia; 27 Jan 2012 - METALLOINVEST, a leading global iron ore and HBI producer based in Russia, today announces its operational results for the fourth quarter and 12 months of 2011. In the fourth quarter of 2011, METALLOINVEST's consolidated production reached 10.0 million tonnes of iron ore, 5.6 million tonnes of pellets, 1.3 million tonnes of HBI/DRI, 0.6 million tonnes of hot metal and 1.5 million tonnes of crude steel Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:40:00 +0100 http://www.worldsteel.org/media-centre/press-releases/2012/2011-world-crude-steel-production.html Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium; 23 Jan 2012 - World crude steel production reached 1,527 megatonnes (Mt) for the year of 2011. This is an increase of 6.8% compared to 2010 and is a record for global crude steel production Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:20:00 +0100 http://www.worldstainless.org/News/Media+releases/Third+quarter+stainless+steel+production+surprisingly+strong.htm Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium; 17 Jan 2012 - Preliminary figures released by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) show that worldwide stainless steel crude steel production increased by 3.6% in the first nine months of 2011 compared to the corresponding period of 2010. Total production for the first three quarters of 2011 was an accumulated 24.2 million metric tons (mmt). Production reached 7.7 mmt in the third quarter, a new all time high for a third quarter Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:45:00 +0100 http://ir.cartech.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=64522&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1648388 Steelonthenet.com - Wyomissing, PA, USA; 16 Jan 2012 - Carpenter Technology Corporation announced today that it entered into an Amendment of the Merger Agreement with the owners of Latrobe Specialty Metals, Inc. (Latrobe) that was initially entered into on June 20, 2011 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:10:00 +0100 http://www.mechel.com/news/article.wbp?article-id=4C350FEF-ED74-4227-90F3-1050B6C17FE8 Steelonthenet.com - Moscow, Russia; 16 Jan 2012 - Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports the appointment of Oleg Vasechko as Chief Executive Officer of Mecheltrans Management Company Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:50:00 +0100 http://www.worldsteel.org/media-centre/press-releases/2011/11-2011-crude-steel.html Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium; 20 Dec 2011 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 116 million metric tons (mmt) in November 2011. This is 1.1% higher than November 2010 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:50:00 +0100 http://www.tuv.com/news/en/corporate/about_us_1/press/news_2/newscontent_cw_77072.jsp/Romanian%20steel%20producer%20obtains%20EN%201090%20certification Steelonthenet.com - Cologne, Germany; 19 Dec 2011 - Romanian steel manufacturer Coifer Impex SRL has decided to obtain TUV Rheinland certification in accordance with the new EN 1090-1 standard and is the first Romanian production company to do so. The introduction of EN 1090-1 standardises the various technical specifications ... Mon, 19 Dec 2011 10:55:00 +0100 http://www.tuv.com/news/en/corporate/about_us_1/press/news_2/newscontent_cw_68481.jsp/EN%201090:%20New%20requirements%20for%20construction%20products%20made%20of%20steel%20and%20aluminum Steelonthenet.com - Dresden, Germany; 12 Dec 2011 - The new European standard EN 1090-1 specifies requirements for the manufacturers of structural construction components made of steel or aluminum. Latest by July 1, 2012, these manufacturers must possess a valid certificate, if they wish to offer their products in German and EU markets Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:20:00 +0100 http://www.mechel.com/news/article.wbp?article-id=32133235-AAEF-4A7D-AC99-B56F3A863903 Steelonthenet.com - Moscow, Russia; 06 Dec 2011 - Mechel OAO (NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports that work was suspended at several facilities at two of Southern Kuzbass Coal Company's mines Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:50:00 +0100 http://www.worldsteel.org/media-centre/press-releases/2011/10-2011-crude-steel.html Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium; 21 Nov 2011 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 124 million metric tons (mmt) in October 2011. This is 6.2% higher than October 2010. China's crude steel production for October 2011 was 54.7 mmt, an increase of 9.7% compared to October 2010 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:45:00 +0100 http://www.ruukki.com/News-and-events/News-archive/2011/Ruukki-to-strengthen-its-special-steels-sales-network-by-opening-an-office-in-India Steelonthenet.com - Helsinki, Finland; 18 Nov 2011 - Ruukki is to open a sales office in Mumbai, India. The office will be opened at the end of the year and will support Ruukki's strategic target for special steels to account for an increased share of net sales Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:15:00 +0100 http://www.mechel.com/news/article.wbp?article-id=C828A964-AF7A-4016-A481-CD9726EBE09B Steelonthenet.com - Moscow, Russia, 10 Oct 2011 - Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the signing of a long-term framework agreement with Sberbank of Russia on providing a loan to Mechel Trading AG. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 08:40:00 +0100 http://www.worldsteel.org/media-centre/press-releases/2011/09-2011-crude-steel.html Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium, 21 Oct 2011 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 124 million metric tons (mmt) in September 2011. This is 9.7% higher than September 2010 ... Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:15:00 +0100 http://www.worldsteel.org/media-centre/press-releases/2011/october-sro.html Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium, 12 Oct 2011 - The World Steel Association today released its October 2011 Short Range Outlook for 2011 and 2012. The Association forecasts that apparent steel use will increase by 6.5% to 1398 mmt in 2011, following growth of 15.1% in 2010. In 2012, it is forecast that world steel demand will grow further by 5.4% Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:10:00 +0100 http://www.worldstainless.org/News/Media+releases/Stainless+production+rises+in+first+half+of+2011+but+results+are+mixed.htm Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium, 30 Sep 2011 - Preliminary figures released by the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) show that stainless steel crude steel production increased in the first half of 2011 by 3.8% compared to the same period of 2010. Total production for the first six months of 2011 was 16.4 million metric tons ... Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:20:00 +0100 http://www.worldsteel.org/?action=newsdetail&id=335 Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium, 20 Sep 2011 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 125 million metric tons (mmt) in August 2011. This is 9.8% higher than August 2010. China's crude steel production for August 2011 was ... Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:30:00 +0100 http://metinvest.com/eng/press-centr/press-relizi/metalloinvest-ob_avlaet-operac/ Steelonthenet.com - Moscow, Russia, 14 Sep 2011 - METALLOINVEST ('the Holding'), a leading global iron ore and HBI producer based in Russia, today announced its operational results for H1 2011. In the first half of 2011, Metalloinvest increased iron ore production by 7% half-year on half-year to 20.2 million tonnes due to increased mining efficiency and production optimization. Iron ore shipments to third parties ... Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:25:00 +0100 http://www.steelonthenet.com/files/top-5-investment-locations.html Steelonthenet.com - London, UK, 12 Sep 2011 - Steel consultants MCI have just published an analysis of the top five locations for investment by the iron and steel industry. From a database of over 600 capital investment projects around the world, the top locations for investment over the period 2001 - 2015 were ... Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:40:00 +0100 http://www.mechel.com/news/article.wbp?article-id=A1390569-4AD6-42D5-ABED-624668C7E873 Steelonthenet.com - Moscow, Russia, 06 Sep 2011 - Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the creation of Mechel Somani Carbon Private Limited, India, set up jointly with India's Somani Group. The joint venture will handle distribution of metallurgical coals on the Indian market Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:55:00 +0100 http://www.worldsteel.org/?action=newsdetail&id=334 Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium, 22 Aug 2011 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 127 million metric tons (mmt) in July. This is 11.5% higher than July 2010. China's crude steel production for July 2011 was 59.3 mmt, an increase of 15.5% compared to July 2010. Elsewhere in Asia, Japan produced ... Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:30:00 +0100 http://www.steelonthenet.com/pdf/Stemcor_01-Aug-11.pdf Steelonthenet.com - London, UK, 01 Aug 2011 - Chairman's statement: I am pleased to be able to report a satisfactory pre-tax profit for the half year. The recovery from the deep recession of 2008/2009 continued during the first half of 2011, but growth in the industrialised countries of the West ... Mon, 01 Aug 2011 09:35:00 +0100 http://www.worldsteel.org/?action=newsdetail&id=333 Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium, 20 Jul 2011 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 128 million metric tons (mmt) in June. This is 8% higher than June 2010 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:50:00 +0100 http://www.nlmkgroup.com/en/home/media-center/press_releases/Press-releases-details-page/11-07-20/Novolipetsk_reduces_environmental_footprint.aspx Steelonthenet.com - Lipetsk, Russia, 20 Jul 2011 - NLMK has upgraded its aspiration system in the refractory shop at Lipetsk to improve the efficiency of its gas cleaning equipment to the level of best available technologies. This project, worth RUR57 million, is part of the Company's plan to minimize the impact of steel production on the atmosphere and to improve local ecology. Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:45:00 +0100 http://www.steelonthenet.com/files/blast-furnace-coke.html Steelonthenet.com - London, UK, 05 Jul 2011 - Steel industry portal Steelonthenet.com now publishes European met coke prices online. The price data - available to all site visitors for free - is expressed in Euro per metric tonne and is based on export transactions from Poland and the Czech Republic. Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:25:00 +0100 http://www.smt.sandvik.com/sandvik/0140/internet/s001664.nsf/0/F321B3821488D76DC12578BF0035503A?OpenDocument Steelonthenet.com - Sandviken, Sweden, 30 Jun 2011 - Sandvik Materials Technology AB announces a price increase, with immediate effect, across its entire range of standard seamless stainless steel pipe as a consequence of the current market conditions. The price increase... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:15:00 +0100 http://www.worldsteel.org/?action=newsdetail&id=330 Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium, 20 Jun 2011 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 130 million metric tons (mmt) in May 2011. This is 4.2% higher than in May 2010. China's crude steel production for May 2011 was 60.2 mmt, up 7.8% compared to May 2010. Japan produced 9.0 mmt of crude steel in May 2011, a decrease of -7.0% compared to the same month last year due to the production disruption caused by the recent earthquake and tsunami. South Korea produced ... Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:35:00 +0100 http://ir.cartech.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=64522&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1575376 Steelonthenet.com - Wyomissig, PA, USA, 20 Jun 2011 - Carpenter Technology Corporation and Latrobe Specialty Metals, Inc. today announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby Carpenter will acquire Latrobe in a transaction valued at approximately $558 million. In the transaction, 8.1 million shares of Carpenter stock, subject to certain adjustments for working capital and pension, representing a current equity value of approximately $388 million, will be issued ... Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:15:00 +0100 http://www.jama-english.jp/release/comment/2011/110608.html Steelonthenet.com - Tokyo, Japan, 09 Jun 2011 - Current foreign exchange rate levels represent, for the yen, an appreciation that not only far surpasses all prior projections by Japanese automakers, but also totally fails to reflect Japan's economic fundamentals. Over the decades, the Japanese automobile industry has carried out a steady series of cost-cutting and other measures necessary to maintain its international competitiveness. The yen's present exchange rate level, however, clearly exceeds the limits of such efforts ... Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:55:00 +0100 http://www.steelonthenet.com/pdf/Eurofer_26-May-11.pdf Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium; 26 May 2011 - The current global commitments for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions will not deliver the result seen as necessary by the IPCC to limit the global temperature increase to two degrees celsius to avoid dangerous climate change. On the contrary, the commitments made by world leaders in December 2009 in Copenhagen and thereafter will lead to a further massive increase in global emissions ... Thu, 26 May 2011 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.worldstainless.org/News/Media+releases/Global+stainless+crude+steel+production+in+quarter+one+2011.htm Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium; 23 May 2011 - Based on preliminary numbers, the global stainless crude steel production in quarter 1 of 2011 was 8.4 million metric tons (mmt) according to the International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF). The numbers were released during the ISSF-15 Annual Conference of Members in Madrid. Compared to quarter 4 of 2010, this represents an increase of 8.2% on already strong levels of production. Most regions reported increased production volumes in the quarter-on-quarter comparison. However, the Americas region shows the strongest growth... Mon, 23 May 2011 14:35:00 +0100 http://www.worldsteel.org/?action=newsdetail&id=329 Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium; 20 May 2011 - World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association was 127 million metric tons (mmt) in April 2011. This is 5.0% higher than in April 2010. China's crude steel production for April 2011 was 59.0 mmt, up 7.1% compared to April 2010. Japan produced 8.4 mmt of crude steel in April 2011, a decrease of -6.3% compared to the same month last year due to the production disruption caused by the recent earthquake and tsunami. South Korea produced 5.9 mmt of crude steel in April 2011, 15.9% more than in April 2010 ... Fri, 20 May 2011 16:20:00 +0100 http://www.nlmksteel.com/StandardPage____1289.aspx Steelonthenet.com - Lipetsk, Russia; 19 May 2011 - Ongoing investigations reveal new evidence of Maximov's fraudulent actions against NLMK, as well as court authorities. Nikolay Maximov's press announcements state that at the end of 2007, Maxi-Group was experiencing a heavy financial deficit due to a sudden 'cash gap' caused by the refusal of creditor banks to refinance the company's loans. A financial audit of Maxi-Group's activities carried out in 2008-2010 revealed that ... Thu, 19 May 2011 14:30:00 +0100 http://www.steelonthenet.com/pdf/Eurofer_May_2011.pdf Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium; 19 May 2011 - Dear Sirs, On the occasion of EUROFER's first European Steel Day today in Brussels, we the leaders of the European steel industry, wish to express our grave concern over EU Climate Change policy. To remain competitive in the free, global steel markets, European steel needs a level playing field ... Thu, 19 May 2011 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.steelonthenet.com/pdf/HBI_production_2010.pdf Steelonthenet.com - Matthews, NC, USA; 17 May 2011 - The two plants of Metalloinvest's JSC Lebedinsky GOK produced more than 2.2 million metric tons (tonnes) of hot briquetted iron (HBI) in 2010 according to figures compiled by the HBI Association... Tue, 17 May 2011 11:00:00 +0100 http://www.steelonthenet.com/pdf/Gerdau_selects_Broner_May_2011.pdf Steelonthenet.com - London, UK; 16 May 2011 - Broner Metals Solutions has announced that it has completed the implementation of the Broner Melt Shop Control Centre (MSCC) at Usiminas, Brazil, that will lead to improved visibility and optimisation of the steel plant processes. During production, the Broner Melt Shop Control Centre manages co-ordination of the steel plant, from hot metal, to ladles, casting and rolling, allowing operators to identify potential bottlenecks and adjust the schedules in real-time to maintain production efficiency... Mon, 16 May 2011 18:50:00 +0100 http://www.steelonthenet.com/commerce/profiles/econometric_model.html Steelonthenet.com - London, UK; 04 May 2011 - In a newly published report, steel industry consultants MCI predict that prices for hot rolled steel coil and for rebar will remain flat over the medium-term. According to their econometric model... Wed, 04 May 2011 11:00:00 +0100 http://www.mechel.com/news/article.wbp?article-id=3E73BB84-8962-4CB3-B14A-E38273DFC759 Steelonthenet.com - Moscow, UK; 03 May 2011 - Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and steel companies, announces the launch of B2B-Mechel, an electronic trading system. The system's launch is part of a joint project between Mechel OAO and e-commerce operator B2B-Center to automate the process of competitive purchases of products, works and services by Mechel's subsidiaries... Tue, 03 May 2011 13:40:00 +0100 http://www.worldsteel.org/?action=newsdetail&id=322 Steelonthenet.com - London, UK; 18 Apr 2011 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) today released its April 2011 short range outlook (SRO) for 2011 and 2012. worldsteel forecasts that apparent steel use will increase by 5.9% to 1,359 mmt in 2011, following 13.2% growth in 2010. In 2012, it is forecast that world steel demand will grow further by 6.0% to reach a new record of 1,441 mmt Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:05:00 +0100 http://www.mechel.com/news/article.wbp?article-id=DFEF2DE7-25C4-455F-BC88-CC4B7E6DFC91 Steelonthenet.com - Moscow, Russia; 13 Apr 2011 - Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the launch of a public offering by certain selling shareholders of the preferred shares of Mechel OAO Wed, 13 Apr 2011 08:15:00 +0100 http://www.eurofer.eu/index.php/eng/News-Publications/Press-Releases/EUROFER-Initiates-legal-action-against-the-Commission-on-benchmarks-for-steel Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium; 04 Apr 2011 - EUROFER today announced that it would challenge the Commission decision on benchmarks under the European Emissions Trading System (ETS), once adopted by the Commission in mid-April Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:15:00 +0100 http://www.ruukki.com/News-and-events/News-archive/2011/Ruukki-to-make-major-bridge-delivery-in-Sweden Steelonthenet.com - Helsinki, Finland; 29 Mar 2011 - Ruukki has agreed the delivery and installation of steel structures for two bridges at Rotebro on the E4 highway between Stockholm and Arlanda in Sweden. The contract strengthens Ruukki's position as the leading bridge supplier in the Nordic countries. Ruukki's delivery includes both the load-bearing steel structures and the piles used in the foundations Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:40:00 +0100 http://www.nlmksteel.com/StandardPage____1265.aspx Steelonthenet.com - Lipetsk, Russia; 24 Mar 2011 - NLMK will be announcing its consolidated US GAAP results for FY2010 ended 31 December 2010 on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. NLMK is pleased to invite the investment community to a conference call with the management of NLMK Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:50:00 +0100 http://www.bluescopesteel.com/news/bluescope-steel-announces-australian-business-reorganisation-and-senior-management-changes Steelonthenet.com - Melbourne, Australia; 10 Mar 2011 - BlueScope Steel today announced a new consolidated organisation structure to serve the Australian and New Zealand market for flat steel. The new trans-Tasman BlueScope Australia and New Zealand business will be forged from three existing business units Thu, 10 Mar 2011 11:10:00 +0100 http://www.worldstainless.org/News/Media+releases/Stainless+steel+production+in+2010.htm Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium; 07 Mar 2011 - According to ISSF the global stainless steel melting activities increased by 24.9% to a new record high of 30.7 million metric tons (mmt). This came after 3 years of declining stainless steel production driven by stock cycles and global economic crises Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:20:00 +0100 http://www.eurofer.eu/index.php/eng/News-Publications/Press-Releases/EUROFER-EU-Low-Carbon-Roadmap-2050-unacceptable Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium; 25 Feb 2011 - 'Now the new climate target is trying to get in through the backdoor', warns EUROFER director general Gordon Moffat Fri, 25 Feb 2011 16:15:00 +0100 http://www.eurofer.org/index.php/eng/News-Publications/Press-Releases/EU-manufacturing-rebound-solidly-entrenched Steelonthenet.com - Brussels, Belgium; 03 Feb 2011 - EUROFER's Q1-2011 steel market outlook signals that despite slowing growth in the 2nd half of last year, the EU economy is on track for further recovery in 2011-2012 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:10:00 +0100 http://www.mechel.com/news/article.wbp?article-id=AC32D597-4299-49E4-8F5C-82EE7C290D45 Steelonthenet.com - Moscow, Russia; 01 Feb 2011 - Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, announces the appointment of a new Managing Director of Izhstal OAO (Izhstal), part of Mechel Group. 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