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Flat Products Rolling
Includes hot strip mill and plate rolling news.
Latest News
Indonesian Steelmaker Orders Coil Equalizer
15 January 2016 - U.S.-based Delta Steel Technologies has won a contract to design and build one of its coil equalizers for Indonesia’s Gunung Steel Group, the company has announced.
U. S. Steel Canada Gets the Go-Ahead to Initiate a New Sales Process
13 January 2016 - A Canadian court has signed off on U. S. Steel Canada Inc.’s plan to try, for a second time, to find a buyer, according to The Hamilton Spectator newspaper.
U. S. Steel Canada Stakeholders in Talks With Potential Buyers, Investors
11 January 2016 - Outside investors are taking a look at buying -- or buying into -- U. S. Steel Canada Inc. (USSC), which has been operating under creditor protection since September 2014, reports The (Toronto) Globe and Mail newspaper.
U. S. Steel's Day in Court Coming on USSC Debt Claims
07 January 2016 - Attorneys for United States Steel Corporation are due in a Canadian court next week, where they will argue that $2.2 billion in debt claims on the company’s Canadian operation are valid – over the objections of a labor union, active and retired salaried employees, and local and provincial governments, according The Hamilton (Ontario) Spectator newspaper.
SAIL, ArcelorMittal Hoping to Formally Establish New JV Later This Year
04 January 2016 - Executives at Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) and ArcelorMittal are looking to finalize a joint venture sometime this year for a new automotive steel mill in India, according to The (India) Economic Times newspaper.
U.S. Commerce Department Proposes Big Dumping Margin on Chinese-Made Corrosion-Resistant Steel
23 December 2015 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has made a preliminary determination that steel producers in China, India, Italy and South Korea have dumped corrosion-resistant steel in the U.S.
High Imports and Low Prices Prompt Allegheny Technologies to Idle Two Mills
11 December 2015 - Citing the abundance of low-cost imports and depressed steel prices, stainless and specialty steel producer Allegheny Technologies Inc. is indefinitely idling two of its western Pennsylvania plants.
Canada Issues Final Determination in Plate Trade Case
09 December 2015 - The Canada Border Services Agency (CSBA) has issued its final determination in a trade case involving hot rolled carbon and high-strength, low-alloy steel plate from Russia and India, finding that those products have been dumped or subsidized.
Vietnamese Steelmaker Planning New 200K-Ton Rolling Mill
09 December 2015 - Vietnam’s Hoa Sen Group has been awarded an investment certificate for a new US$89-million cold rolling mill in the Binh Dinh province, according to The Saigon Times.
SMS Wraps Up Modernization Project at Nucor Strip Mill
19 November 2015 - SMS group has completed upgrades to Nucor Corp.’s Berkeley, S.C., USA, compact strip production (CSP) plant, SMS has announced.
Big River Steel Continuing to Push Toward 2016 Start-Up
16 November 2015 - The founder of a new U.S. mill has died and the governor who initially supported the project is no longer in office, but the Big River Steel project is continuing to progress toward a planned start-up in late summer or early fall of 2016, reports the weekly business journal Arkansas Business.
U.S. Commerce Department Imposes Preliminary Duties on Imported Steels From China, Other Countries
04 November 2015 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has set preliminary duties of up to nearly 236 percent on corrosion-resistant sheet steel imported from China steel and is continuing to evaluate additional protections for American producers.
SMS Wins Order for Chinese Strip Mill
30 October 2015 - China’s Shandong Iron and Steel Rizhao has awarded a contract to the SMS group to supply a complete flat steel plant in the Shandong province, SMS has announced.
Task Force To Seek Out Buyer for Closing Scottish Mills
29 October 2015 - A task force organized to address the closure of two Tata Steel Europe plants in Scotland has agreed to seek a buyer for the facilities, reports the BBC.
Cargill Sells Stake in USA Mini-Mill
29 October 2015 - Cargill Inc. is selling its interest in its mini-mill joint venture to partner BlueScope Steel for $720 million, the company has announced.
Trading Firm Restarts Idled Rolling Mill
16 October 2015 - A metals trading firm is re-opening an idled Welsh rolling mill and plans to produce 50,000 metric tons of hot rolled coil per month, according to reports.
Court to Reconsider Whether 'Secret' Deal Between U. S. Steel, Canadian Government Can Be Made Public
15 October 2015 - The Canadian courts will be taking a look at whether a 4-year-old deal between United States Steel Corporation and the Canadian government can remain confidential.
Judge OKs U. S. Steel's Divorce From Its Canadian Operation
12 October 2015 - A Canadian judge has approved the split between United States Steel Corporation and its Canadian subsidiary, U. S. Steel Canada Inc. (USSC).
U. S. Steel Canada May Be Split From American Parent
08 October 2015 - U. S. Steel Canada Inc. (USSC) may once again become an independent business, if an Ontario court approves an agreement on the future of the former Stelco operation.
ArcelorMittal Transferring Algerian Operations to State-Owned Company
07 October 2015 - The world’s largest steelmaker is exiting Algeria and handing over its shares in steel mills and mines there to the Algerian government.
