﻿<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Steel - Media releases</title><link>http://www.essar.com?media.aspx?cont_id=yje/yqL1mKw=</link><description>Essar Steel is a global producer of steel with a footprint in India, Canada, USA, the Middle East and Asia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.es ...</description><copyright>Copyrights (C) 2004-12 Essar Group of companies</copyright><item><title>Essar Steel India appoints Rajendra Mittal as Chief Executive Officer  for its Odisha operations</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=e84/zrI33jQ=</link><description>
		
				Shivramkrishnan assumes larger role  at  the Corporate level 
  as Chief Commercial Officer 
		
		Mumbai, April  09, 2013: Essar Steel India Ltd, the integrated steel producer,  today ann...</description><pubDate>09 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel appoints Mr Ashutosh Agarwala as Director-Finance and Chief Financial Officer</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=AkwVg0eqWcQ=</link><description>
		
				Mumbai: Essar  Steel India Limited has appointed Mr Ashutosh Agarwala as Director-Finance and  Chief Financial Officer. 
  Mr  Agarwala is a chemical engineer from the Institute of Technolo...</description><pubDate>04 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel Minnesota LLC signs a landmark Iron Ore Pellet Off Take Agreement with ArcelorMittal USA</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=LOiyw6+Hl40=</link><description>
		
				Hibbing,  MN: Essar Steel Minnesota LLC (“ESML” or the “Company”) is  pleased to announce that it has entered into a long term iron ore  pellet off-take agreement with ArcelorMittal USA (“AM...</description><pubDate>11 Feb 2013 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Karnataka government’s financing arm KSSIDC for SSIs ties up with Essar for supply of steel to its clients</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=3kUZt+zJWeY=</link><description>
		
				&lt;li&gt;Agreement renewed with KSSIDC valid for three years 
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				&lt;li&gt;Essar Hypermart to supply steel products in ten locations 
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				&lt;li&gt;To focus on SME segment &lt;/li&gt;
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				Mumbai: Essar Steel today announced that it has received two sizeable orders from Middle East and Africa for manufacturing of...</description><pubDate>29 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar initiates technical training for Keonjhar Youth as part of CSR commitment</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=rvlxBnkb8Hc=</link><description>
		
				
		
		Keonjhar/Telkoi, India, August 27, 2012: In a major initiative for empowerment of the local community and make the youth employable...</description><pubDate>27 Aug 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel Algoma reports positive results for fiscal year 2012</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=PaX9bpJ/WQA=</link><description>
		
				Sault Ste. Marie, Canada: Essar Steel Algoma reported a net income 
  of $38.1 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. For the three month 
  period ending March 31, 2012, the Co...</description><pubDate>11 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel India commissions 19 MW power plant at Hazira</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=qyfs0dRLowY=</link><description>
		
				&lt;li&gt; Zero waste discharge plant: Uses waste heat as fuel in order to generate 
    electricity&lt;/li&gt;
				&lt;li&gt; Decreasing carbon footprint&lt;/li&gt;
				&lt;li&gt; 19 MW of power: Equivalent power req...</description><pubDate>05 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel wins CSE Green Rating Award</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=f6VX9/eKxOk=</link><description>Categorized best in resource use efficiency and steel slag reuse</description><pubDate>05 Jun 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>"Platinum award" to Essar Steel by Caterpillar worldwide</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=rs+T1JxhfBA=</link><description>After quality systems, now it is turn for quality product!</description><pubDate>24 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Hypermart opens new retail outlet in Ghaziabad</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=Obi043mpM8U=</link><description>
		
				&lt;li&gt;Total retail outlets in UP goes up to 24 
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				&lt;li&gt;Four UP customers win trip to Bangkok &lt;/li&gt;
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				Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India: Essar Hypermart has opened a new ...</description><pubDate>18 May 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel commissions Phase I of India’s largest  Pellet Plant</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=POUHd2rP4Ig=</link><description>
		
				&lt;li&gt;Pellet plant gives 100% iron ore security for Essar Steel 
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				&lt;li&gt;Phase I of 12 MMTPA pellet capacity commissioned in Paradip, Odisha 
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				&lt;li&gt;Plant designed to use low ...</description><pubDate>09 Apr 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Starts Mobile Medical  Services at Paradeep</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=ylIIAFufJ94=</link><description>
		
				Paradeep, India: In line with the Policy to provide health care services to the community around our facilities, Essar Foundation has started a Mobile Medical Unit(MMU)in the villages around...</description><pubDate>27 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel wins Water Digest Water Award 2011-2012 for 'Best Water Efficient Project'</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=XIMD7Mccw/E=</link><description>
		
				Hazira,India: Essar Steel has won the Water Digest “Water Awards 2011-2012” under the ‘Best Water Efficient Project’ category. The awards were presented on January 10, 2012 by Mr. Pawan Kuma...</description><pubDate>24 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel Minnesota one step closer to production at 7 Million Metric Ton iron ore pellet plant</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=Fuug9x0Jz1I=</link><description>
		
				Company Receives Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
		
		New York: Essar Steel Minnesota LLC (“ESML” or the “Company”) announc...</description><pubDate>17 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel completes 10 MMTPA capacity expansion at Hazira</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=5HAVCv0Zklw=</link><description>
		
				&lt;li&gt;Hazira now the world’s fourth largest single location flat steel complex  
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				&lt;li&gt;Capital investment made on a per tonne basis lower than global benchmarks 
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				&lt;li&gt;Raw ...</description><pubDate>04 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EssarSteel Minnesota Announces NI 43-101 Mineral Reserves and Resources Estimates</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=OZbIHAw6M5k=</link><description>Measured, Indicated and Inferred Resources Estimates of 1.97 Billion Metric Tons</description><pubDate>04 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel Algoma Inc. gives the Inspiring Growth Capital Campaign a major boost to push the campaign past the half-way point</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=TcCpE41q8q0=</link><description>
		SAULT STE. MARIE – Staff, students and campaign representatives were on hand today in the foyer of Sault College's new academic building for an exciting announcement and $1 million cheque presenta...</description><pubDate>05 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel commissions second Conarc Furnace</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=jbKTKXk58Vs=</link><description>
		
				
						&lt;li&gt;The Conarc has a capacity of 2.5 mtpa 
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						&lt;li&gt;This is part of 10 mtpa steel capacity expansion project &lt;/li&gt;
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				Mumbai:  Essar Steel announces com...</description><pubDate>01 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel Algoma Announces Community Investment Fund</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=FZCasi9NTMQ=</link><description>
		SAULT STE. MARIE – Essar Steel Algoma Inc. announced today the launch of a $5 million Community Investment Fund. The Fund, approved by the Board of Directors at their November meeting, has a five ...</description><pubDate>29 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel India successfully commissions Corex module</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=VsEoi784bpA=</link><description>
		Essar Steel has successfully commissioned a Corex module, with a capacity of 0.87 MTPA,  as part of its expansion programe for increasing steel production capacity from 4.6 MTPA to 10 MTPA at its ...</description><pubDate>13 Oct 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel records 35.44% growth in finished steel; Crude steel production up by 41% in Q1 FY 2012</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=/YCd8249d2E=</link><description>
		
				Mumbai: Essar Steel, part of $17 billion Essar group, recorded a robust growth of 35.44 per cent in finished steel production at 1.07 million tonnes during first quarter of 2011-12 from its ...</description><pubDate>19 Jul 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ESPD makes Dubai a hub to provide customized steel products in the Middle East</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=+qWaHvhkKQw=</link><description>
		
				Mumbai: Endeavoring to expand its global footprint, Essar Steel Processing and Distribution (ESPD), part of Essar Steel, announces, today, the commissioning of service center facility that w...</description><pubDate>20 Jun 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel joins the league of top Japanese and EU steel producers</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=AKx04iELInc=</link><description>First Indian entity to get order for high grade steel plates for the Hydrocarbon sector</description><pubDate>26 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel wins award for its contribution towards value engineering at the vendors conference in Singapore</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=lQ7dMqWm3Co=</link><description>Award a recognition to bring value to customers through their products and services</description><pubDate>19 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel crude steel production up by 60% at of 3.97 lakh tonne in April 2011</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=LPDxGZJzg5Q=</link><description>
		
				Mumbai:  Essar Steel, operating from India’s largest, single location production facility at Hazira in Gujarat, recorded over 60 per cent growth in crude steel output during the month of Apr...</description><pubDate>13 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel to supply plates for warship; bags order from Mazagaon Dock</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=4cmuJNELWFQ=</link><description>
		
				&lt;li&gt;Essar Steel approved by Indian navy for supply of steel plates for war ship 
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				&lt;li&gt;Receives order from Mazagaon Docks (MDL) to supply 13,000 tonnes of plates 
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				&lt;li&gt;F...</description><pubDate>05 May 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel registers highest ever monthly production of crude steel of 3.8 lakh tonne in March 2011</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=xMTB5OmO5yY=</link><description>
		
				Mumbai:  Essar steel today announced highest ever monthly crude steel production of 3.8 lakh tonnes  in March 2011, a growth of 24.04% per cent over the same period a year ago.The breakup of...</description><pubDate>20 Apr 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel commisions compact strip production mill</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=2H1Q4GVazXs=</link><description>
		
				This move towards expanding the production capacity at Hazira will enable production of steel strips of thickness as low as 0.8mm
		
		
				&lt;li&gt;The CSP mill has a capacity of 3.5MTPA.
&lt;/...</description><pubDate>13 Apr 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel Processing and Distribution enhances capacity at Pune and Bahadurgarh</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=Go5Nj+vlnyo=</link><description>
		Mumbai:  The Essar Steel Processing &amp;amp; Distribution Facility (ESPD) at Bahadurgarh (NCR) and Pune recently added a world class slitting line for thicker HR steel coils. These slitters have the ...</description><pubDate>07 Apr 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Government of Zimbabwe and Essar Africa Holdings enter into agreement for revival of ZISCO’s Assets</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=nJEsaFh89Rc=</link><description>
		
				Harare, Zimbabwe and Port Louis, Mauritius: The Government of Zimbabwe (“GoZ”) and Essar Africa Holdings Limited (“EAHL”), a privately held company of the Essar Group, today confirmed that t...</description><pubDate>09 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel bags Water Award</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=sP6r7Q/vFbY=</link><description>
		
				Mumbai: Essar Steel was conferred the first prize in the ‘Water Reuse Project of the Year 2010-11’ category by Water Digest for its outstanding work in water conservation. Water Digest Water...</description><pubDate>24 Feb 2011 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel and Kobe Steel sign MOU for joint study to manufacture steel sheets for auto applications in India</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=4k/+aBN4gaE=</link><description>
		Essar Steel Limited announced today that it has signed MOUs with  Kobe Steel Ltd. of Japan for collaboration in the areas of technology for manufacturing advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) grade ...</description><pubDate>15 Dec 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel Commissions Blast Furnace, DRI Plant and Steel Melt Shop</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=ycnkt8dJ9IE=</link><description>Steel capacity to go up to 10 MTPA by Q1 2011</description><pubDate>01 Dec 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Hypermart to expand its steel retail chain by 30% in Tamilnadu &amp; Pondicherry</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=jqpDZ1lqTqE=</link><description>
		
				CHENNAI
				: Essar Hypermart plans to expand its retail outlets in Tamilnadu by 30% by 2011. Currently, it has 44 outlets in Tamilnadu and Pondicherry which will be increased to 58 by Marc...</description><pubDate>16 Nov 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar emerges as preferred bidder for ZISCO</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=IzKOyfbp5As=</link><description>
		Port Louis, Mauritius: Essar Africa Holdings Limited (“EAHL”), privately held company of the Essar Group today confirmed that it has received official notification from the Government of Zimbabwe ...</description><pubDate>09 Nov 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Hypermart to triple its retail presence in West Bengal. To open 30 more outlets in the state</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=rMyOMHOW9Vs=</link><description>
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										Essar Hypermart launches its 100th Hypermart at Ranchi
								
						
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		&lt;...</description><pubDate>17 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel makes maiden acquisition in UK; Acquires Servosteel, the largest independent steel processor</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=QqWfsPbsWLE=</link><description>
		
				&lt;li&gt;Essar Steel makes maiden acquisition in UK with Servosteel 
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				&lt;li&gt;Servosteel is the largest independent steel processor in UK 
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				&lt;li&gt;The acquisition is in line with E...</description><pubDate>28 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>“Thank you to Essar Steel for making the west end of the Sault a more beautiful place to live in”</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=g2YqhnTqvgY=</link><description>
		
				'Essar Steel Changes' by Mike Caruso
		
		 
		
				Being an Algoma Steel employee for almost 35 years, I didn’t see many changes while I was there, except the elimination of departments ...</description><pubDate>08 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel's Masterstroke -- an exhibition about a legendary architect</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=fBoeOsRovH8=</link><description>
		Essar Steel’s annual event, Masterstrokes: The Icon Exhibition sets a new benchmark this year. The company along with Indian Architect &amp;amp; Builder Magazine, will showcase for the first time in I...</description><pubDate>16 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel completes acquisition of color-coating facility</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=yP+pi9FF9fQ=</link><description>
		
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						Essar Steel to become the country’s largest cold roller with an annual capacity of 2 million tonnes 
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						Essar Steel to become the country’s largest color...</description><pubDate>11 Nov 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Hypermart enters Goa</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=XXbdz6zj5qw=</link><description>
		Goa: Essar Steel today announced the setting up of its first Essar Hypermart in the state of Goa. This is in line with its philosophy of making steel available to end users close to the user point...</description><pubDate>09 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Malay Mukherjee appointed CEO of Essar’s steel business</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=oUf+CCzzxTU=</link><description>
		Mumbai: The Essar Group today announced the appointment of Malay Mukherjee as the CEO of its steel business, effective October 15, 2009. Mr Mukherjee will take over from the current CEO J Mehra. ...</description><pubDate>04 Sep 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Hypermart enters Agra</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=7xVZn9YB7bQ=</link><description>
		Agra: Essar Steel today announced the setting up of Essar Hypermart in the city of Agra. This is in line with its philosophy of making steel available to end users close to the user point. 
Essar...</description><pubDate>21 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel enters into an agreement to acquire steel assets of Shree Precoated Steels</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=yje/yqL1mKw=</link><description>  
&lt;li&gt;Essar Steel to become the country’s largest cold roller with an annual capacity of 2 million tons &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Essar Steel to become the country’s largest color-coated steel producer with an annua...</description><pubDate>04 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel to set up its fifth service center in Bhuj, Gujarat</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=JHbyfbP9jFc=</link><description>Essar Steel will be setting up its fifth service center in India at Bhuj, which will make it the second such center in Gujarat state, with another center already operational at Hazira. Essar Steel has...</description><pubDate>15 Jul 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel Hypermart debuts in Orissa</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=aNOHFJSVS1Y=</link><description>
		Rourkela: Essar Steel Hypermart, India’s largest chain of steel retail outlets, today opened its first outlet in Orissa in the steel city of Rourkela, which is home to the Steel Authority of India...</description><pubDate>24 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel installs India’s largest service center capacity of 2.5 MTPA; to invest over Rs1000 crore for setting up of such facilities</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=xV3XbpGVELc=</link><description>
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				&lt;li&gt;First state-of-the-art steel processing facility by the company in Tamil Nadu &lt;/li&gt;
				&lt;li&gt;Facility set up with an investment of Rs750 Million &lt;/li&gt;
				&lt;li&gt;To enable company to offer cus...</description><pubDate>21 Mar 2009 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel and Kobe Steel sign umbrella agreement</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=0WwzmwtyaVk=</link><description>
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				&lt;li&gt; To invest USD 1.6 billion in setting up North       America's first mine-based steel plant  &lt;/li&gt;
				&lt;li&gt; Single largest investment in the Mesabi range       in recent times &lt;/li&gt;
		...</description><pubDate>19 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Essar Steel to issue loyalty cards to retail customers - a pioneering initiative in the steel retailing sector</title><link>http://www.essar.com/rss/rssread.aspx?cont_id=SE/vG974M9A=</link><description>
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