Converter Steelmaking
News about the production of steel using basic oxygen converters.
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A New Offer Emerges for U. S. Steel Canada
09 August 2016 - An entity that includes shareholders of India’s Essar Global said it has made a formal, binding offer for U. S. Steel Canada, which is operating under creditor protection while it attempts to find a buyer.
Commerce Department Sets Duties on Hot Rolled Coil Imports
08 August 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department will impose anti-dumping duties of between 3.7 and 34.3 percent on hot rolled coil from seven countries, the department has announced.
Primetals Bags Contract for New BOF in Germany
04 August 2016 - ArcelorMittal’s Ruhrort plant in Germany has ordered a new basic oxygen furnace (LD converter) from Primetals Technologies. According to Primetals, the 150-metric-ton converter will replace an existing converter, designated as K2.
Report: China Weighing Plan to Combine Steelmakers
02 August 2016 - Chinese officials are thinking about consolidating some of the country’s largest steelmakers into two behemoth companies, according to the Bloomberg news service.
U. S. Steel Records Another Loss, But Sees Better Results Ahead
27 July 2016 - United States Steel Corp. lost US$46 million in the second quarter due in part to losses in its tubular division, but the steelmaker said it expects conditions to continue to improve for its other businesses during the second half of the year.
ArcelorMittal Names New North American Chief Executive
27 July 2016 - ArcelorMittal veteran Robrecht Himpe has been named chief executive of ArcelorMittal North America, the steelmaker has announced.
ArcelorMittal Awards Contract for Coke Oven Rebuild
22 July 2016 - Engineering firm Paul Wurth has been tapped to rebuild the coking plant at ArcelorMittal’s integrated Gijon works in Spain, the company has announced.
U. S. Steel Revises Injury Reporting Policy
21 July 2016 - United States Steel Corp. is changing its injury-reporting policy to allow workers to give notification after they’ve realized an injury has occurred, the United Steelworkers union has announced.
Report: Overseas Bidder Looking at U.S. Steel Canada, Essar Algoma
18 July 2016 - A metals trading firm that seems to have lost out on its bid to acquire all of Tata Steel’s U.K. business is turning its attention to overseas targets, reports The (London) Financial Times.
EVRAZ Begins Work on New Blast Furnace in Russia
15 July 2016 - Russia’s EVRAZ has begun building a US$170 million blast furnace at its Nizhny Tagil steel works, the company has announced.
Essar Minnesota Names New Chief Executive
15 July 2016 - Essar Steel Minnesota has named a new chief executive to help guide the company through Chapter 11 bankruptcy and to help it complete its US$1.9 billion taconite mine and pellet plant, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Investment Firm Drops Plan to Acquire Canadian Steelmakers
14 July 2016 - A New York-based private equity firm has backed out of a deal to buy Canada’s Essar Steel Algoma and reportedly has dropped a separate bid for another major Canadian steelmaker, U. S. Steel Canada.
Essar Minnesota Still Plans to Complete Minnesota Taconite Mine
12 July 2016 - Essar Steel Minnesota, which last week lost the public mineral leases related to the taconite mine and processing plant it has been building and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, isn’t throwing in the towel.
Forecast: Basic Oxygen Furnaces May Lose More Ground to Their Electric Counterparts
11 July 2016 - The American steel industry’s energy consumption likely will decline over the next 25 years, and steelmaking will tip even more toward electric arc furnaces, according to a long-range forecast from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Tata, thyssenkrupp Discussing Joint Venture for European Strip Businesses
08 July 2016 - Tata Steel has suspended the sale of its U.K. business and is now thinking about putting its strip operation into a joint a venture with other steelmakers, including Germany’s thyssenkrupp AG, Tata announced on Friday.
In India, A New Steel Mill Comes to Life
06 July 2016 - Steelmaking facilities at Tata Steel’s new integrated mill in India have been successfully commissioned, according to machine and mill builder SMS group.
'Brexit' Puts the Brakes on Sale of Port Talbot Works
05 July 2016 - The uncertainty arising from the U.K.’s Brexit vote is prompting Tata Steel to pause the sale of its Port Talbot works, reports The (London) Sunday Times.
World's Biggest Steelmaker Looks to Become Even Bigger
30 June 2016 - ArcelorMittal and Italy’s Marcegaglia SpA have put down an offer on the country’s troubled Ilva steelworks in the city of Taranto, ArcelorMittal has announced.
Proposed 10M-Ton Mill Wins Environmental Approval
27 June 2016 - The Indian government has given environmental clearances to an integrated steel plant that JSW Steel is proposing to build in the state of Jharkhand.
Steelworkers Accept Three-Year Labor Agreement with ArcelorMittal
23 June 2016 - The United Steelworkers union has ratified a three-year labor deal with ArcelorMittal USA, the union announced on Thursday.
