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Effective steel proces remain under pressure in the developing markets

July 1, 2010

In the Russian Federation, the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has continued to investigate the pricing strategies of Evraz, Severstal, NLMK and MMK. The probe was started after complaints were received from Uralvagonzavod, automobile manufacturers …

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India: steelmakers scaling down projects to realistic levels

July 1, 2010

ArcelorMittal, Tata Steel and Posco, three of the world’s top 10 steel companies had signed memoranda of understanding with the state governments of Jharkhand and Orissa 4 to 5 years back for setting up steel projects …

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Breakthrough for tailored tempering

June 28, 2010

The tailored tempering process, developed on the basis of hot forming technology has made its industrial breakthrough. ThyssenKrupp Umformtechnik GmbH has received an order from a German auto manufacturer to produce B-pillars for more than 100,000 cars…

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On search for the mysterious neutrinos – ICARUS experiment launched

June 24, 2010

Every second, tiny particles – invisible to the human eye – fall on the earth’s surface and penetrate our planet at a rate of around 60 billion per square centimeter. These so-called neutrinos are sometimes referred to as ghost particles because …

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May 2010 crude steel production

June 21, 2010

World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 124 million metric tons (mmt) in May. This is 29.1% higher than May 2009.

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Preparation of ferrotitanium by thermit reduction of red mud

June 21, 2010

Preparation of lean grade ferrotitanium by the aluminothermic reduction of red mud has been attempted. Fe-Al-Si-Ti ferroalloy so produced has been effectively used for the production of titanium microalloyed steels (0.02 – 0.04 % Ti) having reasonably …

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