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ABB Wins Order From Stainless Manufacturer
22 October 2019 - Chinese stainless producer the Ningbo Baoxin Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. has awarded a contract to ABB to provide the art electrification and control systems on a new cold mill.
Big River CEO: We Are Aggressively Ramping Up for a Second Mill
17 October 2019 - Big River Steel has created a development company that will handle the preliminary work related to the company’s proposed flat-rolled mill in Texas, chief executive Dave Stickler tells S&P Global Platts.
Danieli to Outfit New Mill With Automated Slab Management Solution
17 October 2019 - Ternium has awarded a contract to Danieli for a fully automated slab yard management system at its greenfield strip mill in Mexico.
NLMK Reveals Plans for EUR150 Million Upgrade to Belgium Facility
11 October 2019 - NLMK La Louvière has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for improvements to its hot strip mill, the company has announced.
EU Opens New Trade Investigation Into Hot-Rolled Stainless Coil
11 October 2019 - The European Commission has initiated an anti-subsidy investigation into hot-rolled stainless sheet and coil from two countries and has imposed duties on a different steel product.
U. S. Steel Announces Plan to Acquire Big River Steel
01 October 2019 - United States Steel Corporation is acquiring a stake in Arkansas-based Big River Steel for US$700 million in cash and will look to buy the rest of the business sometime in the next few years, the company announced Tuesday morning.
NLMK Group’s Shipments to OMK Hits 5-Million-Ton Mark
27 September 2019 - A partnership between Russia’s NLMK Group and OMK Group’s Vyksa Steel Works has reached a milestone, with NLMK having shipped 5 million metric tons of slabs from its Lipetsk site to Vyksa Steel for conversion into heavy plate and large-diameter pipe.
Liberty Steel to Begin EUR400 Million Expansion of European Steel Works
19 September 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta, Liberty Steel founder and international metals and industrial entrepreneur, pledged EUR400 million over five years to build Liberty Steel’s newly acquired European steel works into a major force in the global steel industry.
BILSTEIN GROUP Nears Completion on German Cold Rolling Mill
18 September 2019 - German cold-rolled products maker The Bilstein Group is preparing to commission a new wide quarto reversing mill in Germany, a facility it calls one of the most technologically advanced worldwide.
Stelco Cuts the Ribbon on CA$30 Million Batch Anneal Plant
17 September 2019 - Stelco on Monday marked the opening of its new CA$30 million batch anneal facility, a project that has expanded the range of cold-rolled products the Canadian steelmaker is able to offer.
Tata Steel to Close U. K. Steel Mill
03 September 2019 - Unable to find a buyer for its Orb Electrical Steels operation in South Wales, and unwilling to roll the dice on a substantial upgrade, Tata Steel Europe will instead close the facility, the company has announced.
Liberty Steel Sets European Investments
03 September 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel plans to invest more than US$443 million over the next five years in its newly acquired European mills, Liberty Steel chief executive Jon Bolton tells Bloomberg news service.
Import Pressure Forces ArcelorMittal, U. S. Steel to Reduce Tinplate Output
27 August 2019 - Citing competition from low-cost imports, United States Steel Corporation and ArcelorMittal USA are throttling back tinplate production, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
JSW Steel USA Halts Construction on Baytown Expansion
22 August 2019 - JSW Steel USA has put their expansion plans for their Baytown, Texas., USA, steel works on hold, reports S&P Global Platts.
Stelco Awarded CA$50 Million From Canadian Government to Upgrade Plants
19 August 2019 - The investment is part of a project to modernize Stelco’s Hamilton and Lake Erie Works. The upgrades will include a new recycling facility and will bring about the creation of 75 new jobs.
thyssenkrupp May Look to Sell Heavy Plate Business
13 August 2019 - thyssenkrupp has launched a review of its heavy plate business along with two others and may look to divest them, the company has said.
Danieli Lands Contract for Plate Mill Improvements
12 August 2019 - PAO Severstal has awarded a contract to Danieli for upgrades to a plate mill at its Cherepovets works.
Nucor Names GM for New Plate Mill
07 August 2019 - Nucor Steel Kankakee vice president and general manager Johnny Jacobs will helm the steelmaker’s planned US$1.35 billion plate mill in Kentucky, the company has said.
Primetals Technologies Lands Order for Strip Mill Tech Packages
31 July 2019 - Baoshan Iron and Steel Co Ltd. subsidiary Baosteel Zhanjiang has contracted Primetals Technologies to supply digitalization packages, automation technology and electrical equipment for a planned 1,780-mm hot strip mill.
SMS group Lands Contract for US$1.9 Billion Sheet Mill
24 July 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has selected SMS group to build its planned US$1.9 billion flat-rolled mill in Texas, the equipment supplier revealed on Wednesday.