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Service Center to Set Up Shop at Nucor Steel-Arkansas
17 May 2018 - California-based service center Calstrip Industries Inc. is planning to build a 300,000-square-foot processing plant at Nucor Steel-Arkansas, an investment that will help support the new specialty cold rolling mill being installed there.
Algoma, United Steelworkers Come to Terms on Tentative Labor Agreement
16 May 2018 - Canadian steelmaker Algoma has reached a tentative labor agreement with unionized workers, possibly clearing one of the last hurdles before its exit from creditor protection, reports The Salut Star newspaper in Ontario.
thyssenkrupp-Tata Tie-Up on Track for June Signing
15 May 2018 - Germany’s thyssenkrupp expects to sign the agreement to merge its steel division with Tata Steel’s European strip business by the end of June, reports S&P Global Platts.
SDI Expands Flat-Rolled Operation Through US$400 Million Acquisition
15 May 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. said it will acquire Companhia Siderurgica Nacional’s (CSN) coil processing operation in Terre Haute, Ind., USA, for US$400 million in cash.
Ontario Contributes CA$22.7M to Dofasco Hot Mill Upgrades
06 May 2018 - ArcelorMittal Dofasco is planning to spend CA$151 million on upgrades to its Ontario hot mill in an effort to further its valued-added capabilities.
ArcelorMittal Prepared to Sacrifice European Flat-Rolled Units to Acquire ILVA
13 April 2018 - ArcelorMittal is offering to divest facilities in six European countries in order to resolve anti-competition concerns arising from its planned acquisition of Italy’s ILVA.
Labor Talks Delay thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel Tie-Up
12 April 2018 - Ongoing labor negotiations between Tata Steel and its workers in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands are delaying its planned joint venture with Germany’s thyssenkrupp, reports the Reuters news service.
Report: Tata Receptive to Holding Majority Share in thyssenkrupp Joint Venture
06 April 2018 - Tata Steel is open to taking a majority stake in its planned joint venture with thyssenkrupp, a sign that the Indian steelmaker is committed to growing internationally, reports the Reuters news service.
Kobe Steel Plans New Annealing Line
04 April 2018 - Japan’s Kobe Steel Ltd. said it will expand its capacity to make ultrahigh-strength steel through the equivalent of a US$470.5 million investment at its Kakogawa Works, the steelmaker announced Wednesday.
Tin Mill Products Distributor Sold to Olympic Steel
04 April 2018 - Ohio-based service center Olympic Steel Inc. has acquired tin mill products processor and distributor Berlin Metals for an undisclosed amount, the company has announced.
JSW Steel Expands U.S. Presence with Sheet Mill Acquisition
29 March 2018 - India’s JSW Steel is acquiring the operator of a former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel mill in Ohio for about US$81 million, reports The Hindu newspaper.
German Labor Union Raises New Concern Over Tata-thyssenkrupp Joint Venture
29 March 2018 - A new obstacle is emerging in the planned Tata Steel-thyssenkrupp AG joint venture, as German unions are voicing displeasure over a labor guarantee that Tata’s Dutch unit could continue to operate independently past the tie-up.
New Mill to Expand Carpenter Technology's Soft Magnetics Capabilities
27 March 2018 - Carpenter Technology Corp. has announced plans to build a US$100 million hot strip mill at its Reading, Pa., USA, plant, expanding its capability to produce soft magnetic alloys.
Big River Might Make Expansion Decision Soon
20 March 2018 - Big River Steel executive Mark Bula said he believes his company will make the call on an expansion sometime this year.
Steel Processor to Set Up Shop at Big River Steel
15 February 2018 - An Illinois-based private equity firm has plans to build a sheet processing plant at Big River Steel, the firm announced on Thursday.
Essar Steel Attracts Offer from World's Leading Steel Producer
12 February 2018 - ArcelorMittal has laid an offer on the table for distressed flat-rolled producer Essar Steel India, the company disclosed on Monday.
ArcelorMittal Awards Strip Mill Contract to Primetals Technologies
09 February 2018 - Primetals Technologies has won an order for a hot strip mill and a hot skinpass mill from ArcelorMittal Mexico, the equipment supplier has announced.
JSW Steel Awards Furnace Contract to Fives
24 January 2018 - Industrial engineering firm Fives has bagged an order for two high-capacity reheat furnaces from India’s JSW Steel, the firm reported on Wednesday.
Tata Board OKs US$3.7 Billion Expansion Project
26 December 2017 - Tata Steel Ltd.’s board of directors has approved a project that will more than double the capacity at the company’s new Kalinganagar works in the state of Odisha.
JSW Steel Puts Casters, Strip Mill on Order
21 December 2017 - India’s JSW Steel Ltd. has ordered a new hot strip mill and two continuous slab casters for its Dolvi plant in Maharashtra as a part of a project that will double the integrated plant’s capacity to 10 million metric tons annually.
