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Liberty House Adds Four European Steel Plants to Growing List of Assets
12 October 2018 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty House Group has signed an agreement to buy four ArcelorMittal facilities in Europe, an acquisition that will double its rolling capacity to more than 15 million metric tons annually.
Tata Steel Hopes to Boost Production at Former Bhushan Steel Plant
02 October 2018 - Tata Steel is aiming to lift the capacity utilization of a newly acquired integrated sheet mill by at least 14% over the next six months.
Salzgitter Plate Mill Marks the Start of Work on New Processing Line
19 September 2018 - Salzgitter AG subsidiary Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH has broken ground on a EUR150 million heat treat line, marking the start of a project that Salzgitter says is the single largest investment in the heavy plate mill’s history.
Nucor Announces Plans to Double Capacity of Gallatin Sheet Mill
07 September 2018 - Nucor Corp.’s board of directors has greenlighted a US$650 million expansion of its Kentucky sheet mill, the company said on Friday.
Russian Mill Breaks Hot Strip Production Record
05 September 2018 - Russia’s PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) said one of its hot rolling mills set a record in July, producing nearly 528,000 metric tons during the month.
thyssenkrupp Reveals Plans for 10th Galvanizing Line
04 September 2018 - thyssenkrupp will add a new hot-dipped galvanizing line to its Dortmund plant in Germany, the company has said.
SMS group Scores Contract for Plate Mill Upgrade
24 August 2018 - Denmark’s NLMK DanSteel has awarded a contract to SMS group to overhaul its heavy plate mill, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
Tata Steel Works Starts Up New Cooling System
24 August 2018 - Tata Steel Europe’s Port Talbot facility in Wales expects to gain 150,000 metric tons of annual capacity from new equipment installed on the hot strip mill, according to an announcement from Primetals Technologies.
ArcelorMittal Decides to Proceed With US$330M Plant Expansion
22 August 2018 - ArcelorMittal Brazil is dusting off plans for a long-shelved expansion of its sheet processing facility in state of Santa Catarina, saying that there is finally enough demand to support the automotive-oriented project.
This Mill Once Faced Permanent Closure. Now It’s Growing.
08 August 2018 - A Scottish plate mill that was rescued from closure by Sanjeev Gupta's Liberty Steel is now on track to produce more than 120,000 metric tons this year, and even more in the following year, reports The Scotsman newspaper.
Steel Dynamics Working on Deal for Idled Mill in Kentucky
24 July 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. is planning to acquire a shuttered bar mill in Kentucky, chief executive Mark Millett said Tuesday.
Big River Decides to Expand Arkansas Mill, Considers Additional Automotive Sheet Investment
02 July 2018 - Big River Steel has decided to double down on its investment in Arkansas and expand its existing facility to 3.3 million tons annually. Meanwhile, it separately is considering whether to build an advanced coating line, the company has announced.
Tata, thyssenkrupp Shake Hands on European Joint Venture
02 July 2018 - After more than two years of negotiations, India’s Tata Steel and Germany’s thyssenkrupp have agreed to combine their European steel business through a 50-50 joint venture.
Steel Dynamics Closes on Acquisition of Sheet Processing Facility
02 July 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has finalized its acquisition of the former Heartland Steel sheet processing plant from Companhia Siderurgica Nacional.
Steel Dynamics Plans New Galvanizing Line for Mississippi Sheet Mill
28 June 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. plans to add a third galvanizing line to its Columbus, Miss., USA, sheet plant and make US$90 million to US$100 million in other improvements there.
U.S. Mills Expand Circumvention Claims Against Processed Sheet From Vietnam
14 June 2018 - U.S. producers are accusing their South Korean counterparts of circumventing anti-dumping duties by shipping coils to Vietnam for processing into cold-rolled and corrosion-resistant sheet, reports Metal Bulletin.
Tata Steel Europe Employees Not Sold on Potential thyssenkrupp Joint Venture
12 June 2018 - Tata Steel’s European works council has raised new doubts over the combination of the steelmaker’s European strip business with thyssenkrupp’s steel division, making it less likely that a deal will come to fruition by the end of the month, reports the Reuters news service.
Severstal Contracts Primetals Technologies for Strip Mill Improvements
22 May 2018 - Primetals Technologies has won a contract to upgrade the primary hot strip mill at PAO Severstal’s Cherepovets steel works, the equipment supplier said on Tuesday.
Big River CCO Steps Aside
18 May 2018 - Big River Steel chief commercial officer Mark Bula is leaving the company to pursue new entrepreneurial opportunities, the steelmaker has announced.
Commerce Department Sides with U.S. Cold-Rolled, Corrosion-Resistant Producers in Circumvention Case
18 May 2018 - Overseas producers were circumventing U.S. anti-dumping measures by converting Chinese-made, hot-rolled coils to corrosion-resistant and cold-rolled steel in Vietnam, the U.S. Commerce Department ruled on Thursday.
