Steel Times International News
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Director general
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has appointed Edwin Basson as Director General.
10 March 2011 -
UK coater takeover
A UK steel company that went into administration has been taken over by a Newport, UK-based firm.
10 March 2011 -
TKS Alabama plant opens for business
ThyssenKrupp Steel USA has opened its steel works in Calvert, Alabama, USA.
10 March 2011 -
Krakatau coal deal
Krakatau Steel, Southeast Asia's largest steelmaker, is in talks with miners Borneo Lumbung Energi and Marunda Graha Mineral to help meet coking coal demand.
10 March 2011 -
Carbon cuts plan
Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works has received approval for an emissions reduction project that will allow it to sell about €70M ($94M) worth of carbon credits until 2013.
10 March 2011 -
Arcelor increases Baffinland ownership
ArcelorMittal and Nunavut Iron Ore said they have taken up an additional 4.8 million shares of Baffinland Iron Mines, increasing their joint ownership in the iron ore explorer to 62%.
10 March 2011
