Steel Times International News
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Posco opens Vietnamese plant
South Korean steelmaker Posco has opened a $528M plant in Vung Tau, near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
01 December 2009 -
Outokumpu posts gloomy results
Finnish stainless steelmaker Outokumpu said it sees little improvement in the market after it announced its Q3 results.
01 December 2009 -
Investment slack in Jan-Aug
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, investment in China’s iron and steel smelting/processing sector increased by 6.7% y-o-y during the January-August period.
01 December 2009 -
World Steel Association elects new officers
Paolo Rocca, Chairman and CEO, Techint Group was elected Chairman of the World Steel Association to serve for a year at the organisation’s annual meeting held this year in Beijing, China between 12-14 October.
01 December 2009 -
Furnace contract
TenarisTamsa and Tenova LOI Italimpianti have signed a contract for an austenitising furnace and a tempering furnace for pipes to be installed in TenarisTamsa’s pipe mill in Veracruz, Mexico
01 December 2009 -
Siempelkamp’s largest casting
Siempelkamp has successfully cast the upper bolster of a straightening press for heavy steel plates for Dillinger Hüttenwerke
01 December 2009