”blast furnace” News

Gas leak kills four at steel plant in Orissa

BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) - Four steelworkers died after inhaling poisonous gas leaking from a plant run by Bhushan Steel Ltd in Orissa, a senior official in the state government and the firm said on Monday.
09 2 2008 9:10AM (...more)

Gas leak in China kills 17

BEIJING – A gas leak at a steel plant near Beijing killed 17 people Wednesday, China's official Xinhua News Agency said. Two workers died instantly from
12 25 2008 1:34AM (...more)

Japan's Sumitomo Metal eyes India venture: report

TOKYO (AFP) – Japan's Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd . is considering spending up to three billion dollars to build a steel plant in India with a local partner, a report said. Sumitomo Metal,
04 16 2009 7:44AM (...more)

Nippon sees recovery in 2 years, Toyota deal delay

SEOUL (Reuters) – Japan 's Nippon Steel (5401.T) believes the global steel industry may need two to three years to recover from the current downturn, its chairman said. The
01 18 2009 4:27PM (...more)

Lance Armstrong back at work in cycling, feeling 'pretty good'

ADELAIDE, Australia - Riding in 40-C heat and in wind that felt like a blast furnace, Lance Armstrong returned to professional cycling and was a long way from his champagne-sipping triumphs in Paris. The seven-01 21 2009 5:02PM (...more)

Armstrong is back at work, feeling 'pretty good'

ADELAIDE, Australia – Riding in 103-degree heat and in wind that felt like a blast furnace, Lance Armstrong returned to professional cycling and was a long way from his champagne-sipping triumphs in Paris. The seven-01 21 2009 2:24PM (...more)

Japan steelmakers likely cut profit forecasts: Nikkei

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan 's Nippon Steel Corp (5401.T) and JFE Holdings Inc (5411.T) will likely cut their operating
12 28 2008 4:11PM (...more)

U.S. Steel profit falls 35 percent

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Steel Corp (X.N) said on Tuesday third-quarter profit fell 35 percent because of weaker tubular steel prices and declines in European shipments, and said its fourth-quarter earnings would be even lower.
10 30 2007 11:16PM (...more)

Kenya's Ivuti wins Chicago marathon in photo finish

CHICAGO (AFP) - Kenya 's Patrick Ivuti edged Morocco 's Jaouad Gharib in a photo-finish here Sunday to win a Chicago Marathon run in blast furnace conditions.
10 8 2007 6:25AM (...more)

Russia's Severstal buys US mill

BALTIMORE - Russian steel company OAO Severstal said Friday it will buy Baltimore's Sparrows Point steel mill from ArcelorMittal for $810 million in cash.
03 22 2008 1:03AM (...more)