Steel Times International News
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POSCO solves the problem of noisy apartment flooring
South Korean steelmaker POSCO might be coming to the rescues of apartment block residents subjected to the problem of noisy neighbours, thanks to the in-built sound reduction properties of high manganese steel.
01 July 2014 -
Redundancies possible for Tata Steel in South Wales despite upswing in UK manufacturing
Tata Steel claims that to make its UK Strip Products business compete in what it described as 'Europe's lower market demand era' it will need to reduce costs 'equivalent to the loss of about 400 jobs'.
01 July 2014 -
NSSMC reports Nagoya power failure
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) has reported a power failure at its Nagoya Works in Japan.
30 June 2014 -
NLMK increases energy self-sufficiency
Hot testing of a new turbine generator has begun at NLMK’s Lipetsk production site in Russia. The new equipment will replace the previous outdated generator and will enable the steelmaker to increase electricity generation by 11%, or over 370 million kWh. It will also reduce electricity expenses by 2.1%.
30 June 2014 -
US steel imports up, says AISI
The USA imported 4Mt (net tons) of steel in May, including 2.9Mt of finished steel – up 7.4% and 6.4% respectively when compared with April.
25 June 2014 -
Latin American finished steel use grows 1% – production remains stable, says Alacero
The Latin American and Caribbean steel market increased by just 1% during Q1 2014 when compared to the same period last year, according to the Latin American Steel Association (Alacero).
25 June 2014
