Flowrox to Participate at the Phosphates 2015 International Conference and Exhibition
The company will be showcasing its Flowrox Scaling Watch and SKW Heavy Duty Slurry Knife to the fertilizer, industrial and feed phosphate industries
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Platts China Steel Sentiment Index Rebounded in March
BEIJING, March 10, 2015 – The outlook for China’s steel market over the next month rebounded dramatically after the Chinese New Year holiday period on expectations of stronger domestic orders, according to the latest Platts China Steel Sentiment Index (Platts CSSI), which showed a headline reading of 72.2 out of a possible 100 points in March.
EVRAZ NORTH AMERICA SELLS STRUCTURAL TUBING BUSINESS
EVRAZ plc (LSE: EVR) announces that its North American subsidiary EVRAZ North America (“ENA”) has signed an agreement with Maruichi Oregon Steel Tube, LLC to sell ENA’s structural tubing business (formerly known as Columbia Structural Steel) in Portland, Ore., for approximately US$51 million in cash, including approximately US$8.5 million of proceeds from the sale of inventories.
Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol’s hot-dip galvanized production, which was idled since January, will start on 5 March 2015
The plant’s hot-dip galvanized production line #2 in its cold rolled shop will work at full capacity. It is planned to produce 16,000 tons of galvanized coils in March. Over 40% of these products will be shipped to the local market directly to buyers in accordance with contracts and to the warehouses of Metinvest-SMC for wholesale and retail customers in all regions of Ukraine. The rest will be sold in the CIS and overseas.
Cross-company cooperation in south Duisburg: ThyssenKrupp MillServices & Systems expanding finishing services for Hoesch Hohenlimburg on HKM site
ThyssenKrupp MillServices & Systems has expanded its portfolio of finishing services and concluded a five-year service contract with Hoesch Hohenlimburg. The company has now taken a new slab slitting and grinding line into production on the site of Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) in south Duisburg.
ThyssenKrupp Mannex helping to build the Trans-Anatolian Pipeline
The Trans-Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) is among the biggest natural gas pipeline projects of our time. Some 2,000 km in length it runs through Turkey and links the planned Trans-Adria Pipeline (TAP), the South Caucasus Pipeline, and the Shah Deniz gas field in Azerbaijan.
Metinvest’s Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol restarts pipe electric welding shop
Metinvest Group’s Ilyich Iron & Steel Works of Mariupol’s pipe electric welding shop, which suspended operations in the second half of December, will be relaunched and operate at full capacity.
EVRAZ Starts Railroad Wheel Deliveries To Turkey
EVRAZ NTMK completed production of a batch of wheels for freight railcars under the contract with the Turkish State Railways (TCDD). Two thousand wheels of the newly launched BA 002 type (920 mm in diameter, made of the ER7 steel grade) will be shipped by the end of March.
NSSMC’s Vietnam Representative Office Celebrates Its Opening
On January 1, 2015, Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) established its Vietnam Representative Office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, through its subsidiary Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal (Thailand) Co., Ltd. An opening ceremony was held at a local hotel on February 27.
ArcelorMittal to supply 23,000 tonnes of heavy plate steel for 350MW Baltic Sea wind farm
Gijón (Asturias, Spain), 25 February 2015 - ArcelorMittal’s plant in Gijón will supply 23,000 tonnes of heavy plate for the construction of 29 jacket foundations for the Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. Shipments will be delivered between March 2015 and March 2016.
Flowrox Launches New Product for Pump and Dampener Maintenance
The Flowrox Expulse flexible pulsation dampener is an effective alternative to traditional pulsating pumps that reduces noise and vibration that causes pipe breakage.
The Coatinc Company Goes Into a Joint Venture in Mexico
In January 2015, the Coatinc Company Holding (TCC) assumed a 49 percent share of a US corporation headquartered in San Diego, California. In the future, this corporation will operate galvanizing facilities that are currently being built in Tijuana in the Mexican state Baja California. The galvanizing plant will be launched under the name “Galvanizadora California.” An American corporation by the name of “California Galvanizing and Steel Structures” will undertake the sales.