Steel Times International News
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New EPA regulations threaten livelihood of US domestic steelmakers
The US-based Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has introduced new regulations that require the USA’s electricity generating utilities to reduce CO2 emissions by 32% over the next 15 years.
03 August 2015 -
Basson calls for a stronger partnership between government and the steel industry
There is a need for stronger partnerships between governments and the steel industry if the role of the latter within the context of progressive industrial policy is to be understood, claims the World Steel Association (worldsteel) in a recently published position paper on environmental change that highlights the contribution of the steel industry to a low carbon society.
01 August 2015 -
MMK increases shipments to the automotive industry
Russian steelmaker OJSC Magnitogorsk (MMK) has announced that in H1 2015 it increased metal shipments to the automotive industry by 20% year-on-year to 215kt and has strengthened its position despite a significant decline in Russia’s car manufacturing sector.
31 July 2015 -
World crude steel production down 2.4% in June
World crude steel production for the first six months of 2015 was down by 2.4%, according to figures released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel) based on the production figures of 65 countries reporting to the organisation.
30 July 2015 -
Danieli to supply CMC with second micro mill
Italian steel manufacturing technology specialist Danieli is to supply Commercial Metals Company (CMC) with a second MiDA (MicroMillDanieli). The new unit, destined for Oklahoma, will mirror the steelmaker’s existing micro mill in Mesa, Arizona but will feature improved technology based on both companies’ experience developing what is regarded as the world’s first micro mill, commissioned in 2009.
30 July 2015 -
SMS group modernises ArcelorMittal Asturias' walking beam furnace
ArcelorMittal Asturias of Spain commissioned SMS Meer SpA of Italy to revamp its 150t/hr walking beam furnace feeding its wire rod mill.
27 July 2015
