Coke, Iron and Alternate Iron Production
News items including recovery and non-recovery coke production as well as blast furnace, iron ore, DRI and other sources of iron.
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Jindal Steel Plans to Pay Down Debt Through Mill, Mine Sales
04 May 2016 - India’s Jindal Steel and Power is hoping to sell more steel and coal assets as a way to cut its US$6.91 billion in debt, according to the Reuters news service.
Cliffs Natural Resources, Essar Steel Reach Settlement
29 April 2016 - Canada’s Essar Steel Algoma has settled its dispute with iron ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources over their pellet supply agreement, the steelmaker has announced
Kentucky Hopes to Prompt AK Steel to Relight Ashland Blast Furnace
15 April 2016 - Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has signed a bill meant to entice flat rolled maker AK Steel Corp. to relight the blast furnace at its Ashland Works, according to the Associated Press.
Minnesota Governor Threatens To Take Away Mineral Leases From Startup Iron Ore Miner
14 April 2016 - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has issued an ultimatum to would-be iron ore producer Essar Steel Minnesota, telling the company that if it doesn't line up the funding to finish its new taconite mine and processing facility, the state won't renew mineral leases.
Essar Steel 'Confident' It Can Finish New Iron Ore Mine, Pellet Plant
12 April 2016 - Essar Steel Minnesota chief executive Madhu Vuppuluri said he and the company are “optimistic” that they’ll raise the rest of the money needed to finish building a new taconite mine and processing facility in northern Minnesota, according to the Duluth News Tribune newspaper.
Midrex Names New President, COO
08 April 2016 - Midrex Technologies Inc. veteran Stephen Montague has been named president and chief operating officer, the company has announced.
Tata Steel to Start Formal Sales Process for U.K. Business Next Week
06 April 2016 - Tata Steel will launch the formal sales process for is ailing U.K. business on 11 April, according to a U.K. official.
Voestalpine Signs Another Customer for its Texas HBI
04 April 2016 - Voestalpine has found another taker for the hot briquetted iron it will be producing at its new direct reduction plant in Texas.
Could Two of Canada's Biggest Steelmakers Join Forces? Possibly, Newspaper Says
01 April 2016 - Preliminary bids are due today, 1 April, from investors interested in Essar Steel Algoma, a Canadian plate and sheet producer that entered creditor protection last year.
Builder of Unfinished Taconite Facility Looks to Restructure Millions in Debt
28 March 2016 - Essar Steel Minnesota, the company building Minnesota’s first new taconite facility in years, owes approximately US$1 billion and has hired advisers to help it restructure its debt, reports the Reuters news service.
JSW Steel Lights Rebuilt Blast Furnace
16 March 2016 - SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth group has finished rebuilding a JSW Steel blast furnace, concluding a project that nearly doubled the furnace’s annual production capacity.
Cliffs Natural Resources to Resume Production at Idled Iron Ore Mine
14 March 2016 - Seeing some improvement on the horizon, Cliffs Natural Resources is restarting its idled Northshore Mining operation in Minnesota, the company has announced.
Tata Steel Eyes September Commissioning for New Steel Works
14 March 2016 - India’s Tata Steel is bringing up its new Kalinganagar steel works in the state of Odisha and plans to have it fully commissioned by September, company officials said.
Paul Wurth Wins Order for Blast Furnace Charging System
09 March 2016 - South Korea’s POSCO has ordered a new charging system for the No. 3 blast furnace at its Pohang works, according to the vendor on the project.
Alpha Natural Resources Hopes to Exit Bankruptcy This Summer
08 March 2016 - Bankrupt metallurgical and thermal coal miner Alpha Natural Resources has filed a plan to exit U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but it will leave as a much smaller organization.
Angry Shareholders Launch Proxy Fight at Iron Ore Development Company
04 March 2016 - There’s a proxy battle afoot at Canada’s New Millennium Iron Corp. as a group of shareholders, angry about the company’s direction and declining stock price, look to replace its board of directors, reports The Northern Miner trade newspaper.
Serbia Puts Nationalized Mill on Sales Block
04 March 2016 - The Serbian government is looking to sell a steel mill that it acquired -- for $1 -- from United States Steel Corporation in 2012, reports the Reuters news service.
NLMK Announces 2018 Blast Furnace Rebuild
04 March 2016 - Russia’s NLMK said it will spend US$104.4 million (RUB 7.5 billion) to rebuild the No. 6 blast furnace at its Lipetsk works.
CONSOL Energy Sells Metallurgical Coal Mine in Virginia
29 February 2016 - Coal and natural gas producer CONSOL Energy Inc. has agreed to sell its only operating metallurgical coal mine and other reserves for US$420 million, plus potential royalties, the company has announced.
Two JSW Steel Blast Furnaces Returned to Service
22 February 2016 - India’s JSW Steel has re-commissioned two idled blast furnaces and is preparing to relight a third, according to reports.
