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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. 

SSAB Converts Mill Furnace to LNG

28 November 2017 - SSAB will begin burning liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the walking beam furnace at its Raahe strip mill, the company said. 

Asian Steelmaker Starts Up New Cold Mill

16 November 2017 - Vietnam’s Nam Kim Steel Joint Stock Company has rolled the first coil on its new reversing cold mill at its plant in the province of Binh Duong, according the equipment supplier on the project. 

Allegheny Technologies Establishes Stainless Sheet Joint Venture

02 November 2017 - U.S.-based Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) is forming a joint venture with the world’s largest stainless producer to make and distribute 60-inch stainless sheet in North America. 

Danieli Contracted for Slab Caster Upgrade

24 October 2017 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to overhaul the No 2. slab caster at ArcelorMittal Tubarão, the steelmaker’s flat-rolled plant in Serra, Brazil. 

Tata Executive: Spinoff of Merged European Business Will Be Later, Not Sooner

16 October 2017 - An anticipated spinoff of Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp’s European joint venture won’t happen for another two to three years, reports the Reuters news service. 

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