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FARMINGTON, Conn., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- From industrial settings, particularly in the gas and oil sector, to commercial buildings and residential areas, a network of pipes and tubes surrounds us. Energy and water supply needs are the main driver of pipes and tubes infrastructure. The latest strategic business reports from Global Information (GII), in partnership with Global Industry Analysts, delve into the global markets for welded and seamless pipes and tubes....
OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Kinaxis®, provider of RapidResponse®, a cloud solution at the heart of planning and response management for value chain operations, today announced an extension of their JFE Systems reseller relationship to deliver RapidResponse as a cloud service for small and medium business (SMB) manufacturers. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120208/CG49456LOGO-b) JFE Systems, a distinguished systems integrator providing IT services...
FONTANA, Calif., Sept.10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mr. Aristides Corbellini of Vale, S.A. (Vale) has been named Chairman of the Board for California Steel Industries, Inc. (CSI), after Mr. Vicente Wright's decision to leave the position to pursue new challenges. Mr. Corbellini, who has been a member of the Board of Directors for CSI since 2008, serves in his primary position as Global Steel Director at Vale, a 50 percent shareholder of CSI along with JFE Steel Corporation of Japan. He...
FONTANA, Calif., July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The shareholders of California Steel Industries, Inc. (CSI) have elected to rotate the CEO and Chairman of the Board positions of the Company, in keeping with historical practices. Mr. Toshiyuki ("Ted") Tamai, longtime executive at CSI, will become President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective August 1, 2012, replacing Mr. Vicente Wright, who has been appointed as CSI's Chairman of the Board of Directors, replacing Mr....
FONTANA, Calif., July 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- California Steel Industries, Inc. (CSI) today announced plans for a new pipe mill on the Company's site near Fontana, California. Cost of the state-of-the art equipment, including installation, is expected to exceed $100 million. The mill will produce high-strength electrical resistance welded (ERW) pipe, up to 24 inches in diameter and up to 80 feet in length. The Company's existing pipe mill is limited to 16-inch diameter and...
RENO, Nev., June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA) announced today that its subsidiary Ormat International, Inc., ("Ormat") and JFE Engineering Corporation ("JFEE"), a subsidiary of JFE Holdings, Inc. of Japan, have executed a Cooperation Agreement for implementing geothermal power plant projects in Japan on an Engineering Procurement and Construction ("EPC") basis utilizing Ormat's proprietary binary cycle ORMAT® Energy Converters ("OEC") and Geothermal...
Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. plans to slow crude steel production at two blast furnaces to cut output 15 percent through this fiscal year, sources said. The company's plans include shutting down the Oita Works and possibly the Kimitsu Works temporarily, The Yomiuri Shimbun reported Friday. With a sluggish global economy, JFE Steel Corp. also plans to cut output, reducing annual production by 4 million tons. In the fiscal year ending in March, Japan's five largest steel makers are trimming...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, Dec. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- COMPANHIA SIDERURGICA NACIONAL ("CSN" - BOVESPA: CSNA3; NYSE: SID) is pleased to inform its respective shareholders and market participants that, in addition to the Notice to the Market dated as of November 4, 2008 and to the Material Facts dated as of September 29, 2008, October 17, 2008, October 21, 2008 and December 18, 2008, in connection with the strategic partnership regarding Nacional Minerios S.A. ("NAMISA"), the...
Tokyo, Oct. 9 (Jiji Press)--Shinagawa Refractories Co. and JFE Refractories Corp., a unit of JFE Steel Corp., said Thursday they are studying their business integration in October 2009. Shinagawa Refractories is expected to absorb the smaller peer. The merger will create the largest refractories maker in Japan, followed by Krosaki Harima Corp. . JFE Refractories hopes the merger will ensure a stable supply of refractories for furnaces when demand for refractories is expanding thanks to...
Tokyo, Sept. 16 (Jiji Press)--Japan's JFE Steel Corp. said Tuesday it has provided proprietary technologies to major German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp Steel AG for the production of zinc-coated automotive steel products. The move made the Duisburg-based company the only European steelmaker to manufacture steel products using JFE's technologies. JFE Steel, a unit of JFE Holdings Inc. , and ThyssenKrupp Steel have been under a comprehensive technical tie-up agreement on research and development...
