Steel Strip

Following the general statement made by the Corus Strip Division on 30 January 2006, Corus Strip Products UK will increase its second quarter 2006 prices in the UK by 5-7%, which translates into at least £20/mt for hot-rolled and cold-rolled material and at least £25/mt for coated material, with effect from 2 April 2006.
A spokesperson [...]

Steel giant Corus is to close one of its mills, with the loss of 155 jobs, it was announced today.
The company said it could not rule out compulsory redundancies at the Brinsworth plant in Rotherham, South Yorkshire.
Steelworkers’ union Community said it would meet Corus in a bid to avoid compulsory lay-offs.
General secretary Michael Leahy said: [...]

In January Material Handling Management sat down with the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI, Washington, D.C.) and the top executives from five steel companies in the Penton Media offices to discuss the most critical issues facing the industry. A report of the meeting, which makes interesting reading can be found at Material Management Handling [...]

World’s Widest Continuous Caster Successfully Commissioned in China
SMS Demag, Germany, have successfully commissioned the singlestrand continuous caster for ultra-wide medium slabs at Anyang Iron & Steel Company, PR China.
The continuous caster will produce ultra-wide medium slabs between 1,600 and 3,250 mm at a thickness of 150 mm, thereby boosting Anyang’s production capacity by around 1.1 [...]