Outotec has won an order from Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) for the design and delivery of an iron ore sinter plant for SAIL's Bhilai Steel Plant in Chhattisgarh. Outotec will implement the turnkey plant project in consortium with Larsen & Toubro Ltd. Outotec does not disclose the contract value, but typically technology solutions with corresponding scope range from € 20 to 25 million. The new sinter plant is part of SAIL's program of expanding the annual capacity of the Bhilai Steel Plant to 7 million t of crude steel. Outotec's scope covers engineering, supply of proprietary and special equipment as well as technical services for a sinter plant with annual capacity of 3.7 million t.

Vale has signed contracts with Gerdau Açominas to transport steel products and coal using Vale's logistics infrastructure - Vitória-Minas Railroad (EFVM) and Praia Mole Terminal (TPM) in Espírito Santo - over the next three years. In 2010, it is envisaged that 4.5 million t of freight will be transported under the deal, rising to 6.2 million t in 2012. This is the largest freight transport deal ever made with Gerdau Açominas, one of Vale's three biggest steelmaking clients. The steel products will be transported on the EFVM from Gerdau Açominas' plant in Ouro Branco, Minas Gerais, to TPM at Tubarão Complex in Espírito Santo. Around 2 million t of these products will be transported in 2010, increasing to 3 million t in 2012.