Steel News is a publication of the Association for Iron and Steel Technology.

ARCELOR HEADLINES

Steel Producers / Arcelor

Latest News:

Posco Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
Sep. 1, 2005 - Posco was recently selected by Dow Jones and Swiss SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) as a leading company for sustainability in the steel industry.

Arcelor Closes Acquisition of Huta Lucchini Warszawa
Sep. 1, 2005 - The closing of the acquisition by Arcelor of Lucchini's crude steel production asset in Poland as well as Lucchini's Polish scrap companies Silscrap and Crapex was recently signed in Warsaw, Poland. The closing completes a transaction initiated on February 17th, 2005, with the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between Arcelor and the Lucchini Group and follows the approval given by the competition authorities.

Arcelor Signs Global Agreement with Trade Union Federations
Sep. 1, 2005 - Arcelor has signed a worldwide agreement on principles of corporate social responsibility with the International Metalworkers' Federation (IMF) and the European Metalworkers' Federation (EMF). The global steelmaker is the first company in the steel industry to sign such an agreement.

SMS Demag to Supply Gas Generating Plant for Aceralia
Aug. 1, 2005 - Aceralia Corporación Siderúrgica, SA (Arcelor Group), Spain, has placed an order with SMS Demag, Germany, to expand the gas generating plant for two 290-tonne converters in the LD Steel Plant A in Avilés.

SMS Meer to Supply New Stand Group for Arcelor
Aug. 1, 2005 - F. Bonelli y Cia., Argentina, has placed an order with SMS Meer, Italy, for the supply of three new convertible stand groups for the mill in San Nicolás, Argentina.

Arcelor to Combine Brazilian Operations in a Single Company
Aug. 1, 2005 - Arcelor will combine all its Brazilian long and flat carbon steels businesses — CST, Vega do Sul and Belgo — in a single company. Arcelor will hold the majority stake in the new company, which will be listed on Brazil's São Paulo stock exchange.

California Steel Reports 2nd Quarter Results
Jul. 14, 2005 - California Steel Industries, Inc. reported net income of $9.7 million on sales of $306.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2005.

EIB to Support Construction of Arcelor's Carinox Facility
Jul. 1, 2005 - The European Investment Bank (EIB) granted the Arcelor Group 125 million euro financing for the construction of Carinox, the Ugine & ALZ steelplant in Charleroi, Belgium.

VAI to Install Downcoiler at Sollac Mediterranee
Jul. 1, 2005 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) was recently awarded a contract by Sollac Méditerranée, a company of the Arcelor group, to supply a new high-duty downcoiler for their existing Hot Rolling Mill at Fos sur Mer, France.

Danieli to Revamp Three Slab Casters at Arcelor Sollac Dunkerque
Jun. 1, 2005 - Arcelor recently awarded Danieli an order for substantial revamping of three twin-strand slab casters (CC21, CC22 and CC23) in operation at its Dunkerque facility in France.

Harsco Acquires Evulca
Jun. 1, 2005 - Harsco Corp. announced its acquisition of Evulca, a France-based specialist with more than 30 years experience providing conveyor belt management and maintenance services to the steel industry and other industrial clients. Terms of the cash acquisition were not disclosed.

Arcelor Starts up First Stainless Steel Tube Plant in the Czech Republic
Jun. 1, 2005 - Arcelor recently inaugurated the stainless steel tubes plant of its Matthey sro subsidiary, located at Usti nad Labem, north of Prague.

Keith Busse Named Steelmaker of the Year at AISTech 2005
May 19, 2005 - Keith E. Busse, President and CEO of Steel Dynamics Inc. was named “Steelmaker of the Year” at AISTech 2005 — The Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition, managed by the Association for Iron & Steel Technology. The Steelmaker of the Year Award is presented annually by the AIST to recognize notable leaders and their contributions to the steel industry.

Arcelor to Sell Three Spanish Rebar and Mesh Production Units
May 1, 2005 - Arcelor has signed an agreement for the sale of Corrugados Azpeitia, Corrugados Getafe and Corrugados Lasao, three rebar and mesh plants located in Spain, to Alfonso Gallardo Group.

LOI Modernizes Bell-Type Annealing Plant for Sidmed
May 1, 2005 - The Spanish company Sidmed SA of Sagunto, a member of the Arcelor Group, recently awarded LOI Thermprocess a contract for the second stage of the modernization project at its bell-type annealing plant.

MultiServ to Expand Services at Steel Mills in Belgium and Mexico
May 1, 2005 - Harsco Corp.’s MultiServ mill services division has been awarded multi-year contracts for additional outsourced services at two major steel mills in Belgium and Mexico.

Morgan to Upgrade Arcelor Rod Mill
Apr. 1, 2005 - Morgan Construction Co. has signed a contract with Arcelor Alambron Zumarraga, Spain, for an upgrade to its two-strand rod mill.

SMS Meer Consortium Commissions Medium Section Mill at Arcelor
Mar. 1, 2005 - Trial production has commenced at Arcelor’s new high-capacity medium section mill at the Esch-Belval works in Luxemburg. The second beam produced satisfied the standard dimensions and was of merchantable quality.

Arcelor to Sell Techalloy Shares to Central Wire
Feb. 10, 2005 - Arcelor has signed an agreement with Central Wire for the sale of the company’s Techalloy Co., Inc. shares.

VAI to Supply New EAF for Acerinox
Feb. 1, 2005 - Acerinox, Spain’s largest producer of stainless steel, recently awarded Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) an order for the replacement of the existing No. 2 EAF at their plant in Palmones los Barrios, Spain. The objective of this project is to increase furnace performance to strengthen Acerinox’s leading international position in this field.

Arcelor to Acquire Lucchini Operations in Poland
Feb. 1, 2005 - Arcelor SA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Lucchini Group for the acquisition of Lucchini's operations in Poland as well as Lucchini's Polish scrap companies, Silscrap and Crapex.

Arcelor and TKS to Jointly Develop High Manganese Steels
Feb. 1, 2005 - Arcelor and ThyssenKrupp Stahl — both leading global suppliers of steel for the automotive industry — have signed a multi-year Research & Development agreement to cooperate in the area of high manganese (TWIP/ Twinning Induced Plasticity) steels.

ULCOS Consortium Targets Further Reduction of Steel Industry CO2 Emissions
Feb. 1, 2005 - A consortium of 48 European companies and organizations has entered into an agreement to launch a cooperative research and development initiative to search for new steel production processes that would drastically reduce CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions.

SMS Demag to Provide Flying Crank Shear for Cockerill Sambre
Jan. 1, 2005 - Cockerill Sambre (Arcelor Group), Belgium, has purchased a modern flying crank shear and a scrap sorting facility from SMS Demag, Germany. The equipment will be installed at the company’s Kessales site in Liège, Belgium.

Arcelor Acquires 100% Stake in Stahlwerke Bremen Subsidiary
Jan. 1, 2005 - Arcelor has agreed with Bremer Investitions-Gesellschaft (BIG), the minority shareholder of its subsidiary Stahlwerke Bremen (SWB), on the acquisition by Arcelor of the 30.3% stake that BIG holds in SWB. After completion, Arcelor will hold, through wholly owned subsidiaries, 100% of SWB.

Danieli Morgardshammar to Upgrade Ares Bar Mill
Jan. 1, 2005 - Ares SA (Arcelor Group), Luxembourg, has awarded Danieli Morgårdshammar an order for the modernization of its Bar Mill C located in Rodange.

Danieli to Install Spooler Line at ACA
Jan. 1, 2005 - Aceralia Corrugados Azpeitia (ACA), Spain, will add a Danieli Spooler line to their Azpeitia bar mill.

SMS Demag Completes Revamp of Industeel Slab Caster
Dec. 1, 2004 - SMS Demag AG, Germany, has successfully completed its revamp of the single-strand continuous slab caster at Industeel (formerly Fabrique de Fer), Charleroi/Belgium. Industeel, part of the Arcelor Group, has put the revamped plant into operation and has issued acceptance.

Contract Growth Continues for VAI
Dec. 1, 2004 - Voest-Alpine Industrieanlagenbau (VAI) has logged new orders from Asia, Russia and Western Europe with a total value of around EUR 100 million, raising company order intake at the end of November 2004 by more than 50% compared to the same period of last year.

Dofasco Files Short Form Prospectus
Nov. 29, 2004 - Dofasco Inc. has filed a final short form base shelf prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada.

MEPS International Steel Market Roundup
Nov. 11, 2004 - MEPS (International) Ltd provided the following summary of international flat steel and long products markets:

California Steel Reports Record 3rd Quarter Results
Oct. 18, 2004 - California Steel Industries, Inc. (CSI) reported its best quarterly results in the company's 20-year history, with net income of $46.1 million on sales of $388.6 million for the third quarter.

Canadian Tribunal Rescinds Order for Cold-Rolled Steel Sheet
Sep. 15, 2004 - The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has rescinded its findings regarding cold rolled carbon steel sheet products from Belgium, the Russian Federation, the Slovak Republic and Turkey.

VAI to Supply Vacuum Degasser to Companhia Siderurgica
Sep. 1, 2004 - VAI-MS has been contracted to provide a vacuum degassing plant to Brazilian steel producer Companhia Siderúrgica, an Arcelor Group company. The order is valued at approximately EUR 29 million.

Belgo Mineira Starts up New Danieli Steelmaking Plant and Bar Mill
Sep. 1, 2004 - Belgo Mineira in Piracicaba, Brazil, is operating a new state-of-the-art Danieli steelmaking plant.

Ryerson Tull Completes Acquisition of J&F Steel
Aug. 3, 2004 - Ryerson Tull, Inc. announced completion of its acquisition of J&F Steel.

MultiServ Wins 10-Year Services Contract at New Arcelor Stainless Facility
Aug. 1, 2004 - Harsco Corp.’s MultiServ mill services division has been selected to provide a range of on-site mill services at Arcelor's new Carinox stainless steel works now under construction in Belgium. The initial ten-year contract, scheduled to begin in 2005, has an anticipated value in excess of $140 million, making it one of the largest single awards ever received by the MultiServ division.

SMS Demag and Dillinger Huttenwerke to Cooperate in Automation Technology
Jun. 17, 2004 - The AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke and SMS Demag AG have signed an agreement on long-term cooperation in the field of automation technology for heavy plate rolling.

Ryerson Tull to Acquire Arcelor's J&F Steel Subsidiary
Jun. 16, 2004 - Ryerson Tull, Inc. and Arcelor SA have signed a definitive agreement under which Ryerson Tull will purchase all of the equity interest in J&F Steel LLC for approximately U.S. $55 million in cash subject to adjustments.

View Current Articles