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July/August 2010
The July/August edition of STI includes features on Processing and Handling.
The processing features include an investigation of Tangshan Fengnan CM Galvanizing Co's continuous cold rolling mill and an exploration of Tenova’s new generation of electrolytic tinning lines.
The issue also includes a report from Siemens VAI'sconference in Germany recently, where the company predicted a surge in demand from Asia. It also includes conference reports from AISTech in the USA and the lABr conference in South America.
Regular updates from USA, Latin America, China are also included.
Front cover image courtesy of Endress+Hauser
Recent News
African talks fail
Mining giant BHP Billiton and the world’s largest steel maker, ArcelorMittal, have unsuccessfully ended talks to combine their assets in the West African nations of Liberia and Guinea.
Chinese group plans Australian mine
China Metallurgical Group Corp has unveiled plans to develop an iron ore mine in western Australia Reuters reports, citing the Australian Financial Review.
Severstal returns to profit
Severstal, Russia's largest steel producer, returned to profit in the second quarter.
BSSA Guide to Understanding Stainless Steel
The BSSA Guide to Understanding Stainless Steel is now available to buy.
Recent Features
Litmash review
The largest international exhibition of machinery, equipment, technologies and products of the metallurgical industry was held between 24 - 27 May 2010 in Moscow, Russia.
A total of 300 companies from 29 countries and about 9000 visitors participated in the Metallurgy-Litmash, Tube Russia, Aluminium/Non-Ferrous 2010 exhibition.
By Alex Gurov, Steel Times International representative in Russia
Paper-free storage system at stockist group
German stockist Kerschgens Group has reaped immediate rewards after it updated its storage system. Instead of using paper labels on its stock, the company logs everything on an IT system.
Now 99% of delivery dates are met and loading and search times have been dramatically reduced.
New materials for the production of graphitised carbon products
Industry urgently needs new sources of carbon products as raw materials to produce graphitised electrodes for EAFs which compete with the same materials required to meet the growing demand for graphitised products for aluminium production.
Coal tar based cokes can fulfil the stringent quality requirements for both applications. By Raymond C Perruchoud and Dr Ulrich Mannweiler.
Steel storage tower reduces footprint by 66%
THE largest manufacturer of mechanical seals in the UK, Aesseal, has installed an automated, double tower system at its Rotherham factory to store stainless steel and superalloy bar, tube and billet in a compact footprint.