Steel Times International News
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Siemens’ LiquiRob for ArcelorMittal Gent
ArcelorMittal Gent has ordered a LiquiRob casting platform robot from Siemens Metals Technologies. It will be installed on the company’s continuous slab caster CC2 and will perform a number of potentially dangerous tasks automatically, including taking samples, measuring temperatures and hydrogen levels at the distributor and ladle lancing. Looking ahead, the Belgian steelmaker plans to manipulate the ladle shroud with the aid of the LiquiRob system.
18 June 2014 -
Unfair trade practices idle US Steel tubular products plants
US Steel is blaming unfairly traded tubular products imported into the USA as a chief reason behind the company's decision to indefinitely idle two ofits tubular manufacturing facilities in McKeesport, PA, and Bellville in Texas.
18 June 2014 -
Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel officially opened
On 15 June, Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel Co (VAMA) officially opened its new US$852 million advanced automotive steel plant in China.
18 June 2014 -
US steel shipments in April down 1.2%
Steel mills in the USA shipped 8.2Mt of steel, down 1.2% from 8.3Mt in March 2014. The latest figure was a 3.2% increase on the 7.9Mt shipped in April 2013.
18 June 2014 -
Steel is the material of choice for the automotive industry, says Lakshmi Mittal
Steel is just as capable of delivering the required weight savings to support new fuel efficiency legislation as other materials and is more cost effective and environmentally friendly, said Lakshmi Mittal, CEO of the world's largest steelmaker, ArcelorMittal.
17 June 2014 -
Mineral Resources scupper Baosteel plans
Baosteel Resources Australia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Baosteel Resources International, and Aurizon Operations, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aurizon Holdings, a leading Australian bulk rail freight operator, will not be increasing its $3.40-per share cash offer for Aquila Resources, according to a local news report.
16 June 2014
