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Converter Steelmaking
News about the production of steel using basic oxygen converters.
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Judge Prescribes Mediation for Ailing U. S. Steel Canada
17 September 2015 - A judge has ordered United States Steel Corporation and others into mediation to hash out the future of the company's Canadian operation, U. S. Steel Canada (USSC), according to The Hamilton Spectator newspaper.
Unions: Lack of Support Threatens U.K Steel Industry
16 September 2015 - Labor unions have called on the British government to do more to support the country's steel industry following reports that SSI UK's Redcar works, along with roughly 3,000 jobs, are in jeopardy.
U.K. Mill In Debt, Faces Uncertain Future
15 September 2015 - One of the United Kingdom’s largest steel mills is in financial peril, having missed a series of loan repayments to its banks, according to The Telegraph newspaper.
Company Wins Contracts for Blast Furnace Improvement at Italian Steel Works
15 September 2015 - The Paul Wurth Group has been awarded contracts for major environmental upgrades to the idled No. 5 blast furnace at Italy’s ILVA steel works in Taranto.
Steelworkers Moving to Block U. S. Steel Production Change
11 September 2015 - The United Steelworkers union said it will try to prevent United States Steel Corporation from shifting some production from its Canadian operations to its American mills.
Tata Steel Reaches Milestone In Development Of New Steel Works
10 September 2015 - Tata Steel has reached a milestone in the development of its Kalinganagar steel works – the coke ovens have been placed into the production.
Material Handling Equipment Commissioned at New Vietnamese Steel Works
08 September 2015 - Germany’s SCHADE Lagertechnik is delivering bulk material handling equipment to Formosa Plastic Group’s Ha Tinh steel and power complex in Vietnam, SCHADE has announced.
To Protect Steelworks, Australian Union Willing To Discuss Concessions
02 September 2015 - The Australian Workers' Union says it will support BlueScope Steel's effort to cut costs in order to preserve the remaining blast furnace at the company's Port Kembla steelworks, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.
U. S. Steel Moving 225,000 Tons of Steel Production From Canada to America
02 September 2015 - United States Steel Corporation is shifting a large portion of its automotive steel production away from its Canadian subsidiary, U. S. Steel Canada (USSC), to its American mills, a move that's estimated to cost the ailing Canadian operation more than $200 million in revenue over the next 15 months.
BlueScope Port Kembla Works Being Set Up For Failure, Union Says
31 August 2015 - The Australian Workers’ Union is calling an on-site meeting at BlueScope Steel’s Port Kembla works this week to figure out a way to save the operation, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.
Tata Steel Halting Production at U.K. Strip Mill; 250 Jobs To Be Lost
26 August 2015 - Tata Steel's U.K. strip steel division is idling parts of a Welsh mill, blaming a surge of unfairly traded imports.
China Moves Forward On Second Round Of Construction on Steel Works
25 August 2015 - In spite of lower demand and ample supply, China has begun the second phase of construction on a large, coastal mill in northern Hebei province, according to Reuters.
SSI's UK Slab Mill Faces Uncertain Future, Executive Says
24 August 2015 - Falling demand and prices have plunged the future of SSI UK Ltd.’s integrated slab mill in Teesside, England, into doubt, an executive at the company has warned.
BlueScope Steel To Lay Off Workers, Mulls Plant Shutdowns
24 August 2015 - Against the backdrop of plummeting steel prices, Australia's BlueScope Steel Ltd. has undertaken a review of its Australian and New Zealand plants and may wind up shuttering them, according to The Wall Street Journal.
BlueScope Steel Chairman To Retire in November
21 August 2015 - The chairman of Australia's BlueScope Steel Ltd. is retiring and will step down from the company's board before the end of the year, the company has announced.
Judge Declines To Carve Out Objections To U. S. Steel Debt Claims In Creditor Protection Case
20 August 2015 - United States Steel Corp.'s Canadian operation, U. S. Steel Canada, has been under creditor protection since September 2014. Its largest creditor? U. S. Steel, which says it is owed more than US$2.2 billion.
U.S. Steel To Shut Down Alabama Blast Furnace, Finishing Operations
17 August 2015 - United States Steel Corp. intends to shut down -- permanently -- the blast furnace and halt most of the finishing operations at its Fairfield Works in Alabama on account of the new electric arc furnace being installed there, the Pittsburgh-based company has announced.
Report: Indian Steelmaker Bidding On U.S. Steel Canada
13 August 2015 - India's Essar Steel Holdings is looking to acquire U.S. Steel Canada's operations, which are under creditor protection, according to a report in The Hamilton Spectator newspaper.
POSCO Looks To Establish Indian Mill Through JV
12 August 2015 - Two steel manufacturers are proposing to build a US$3 billion integrated plant in India that might one day produce 3 million tonnes annually, The Times of India reports.
Primetals Selected To Upgrade Slovenian Steelworks
11 August 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order for a 95-metric-ton AOD converter and de-dusting system, the company has announced.
