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Metals Trading Firm Expands Steelmaking Holdings
24 March 2016 - Tata Steel has reached an agreement to sell two affiliated plate facilities in Scotland, the company has announced.
AK Steel, Auto Workers Reach New Labor Pact
23 March 2016 - Hourly production and maintenance employees at AK Steel Corp.'s Coshocton Works in Ohio have ratified a new labor agreement, according to the company.
U.S. Announces Anti-Dumping Margins on Imported Hot Rolled Steel
16 March 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department has set preliminary anti-dumping margins on hot rolled steel from seven countries, the department announced 15 March.
Judge Confirms U.S. Steel Debt Claims Against Former Canadian Subsidiary
01 March 2016 - An Ontario judge has sided with United States Steel Corporation, agreeing that the steelmaker is indeed owed more than $2.2 billion from its former Canadian subsidiary, U. S. Steel Canada (USSC).
Gerdau Gives a Thumbs Up to a New Rolling Mill, Plans to Begin Plate Production This Summer
19 February 2016 - Long steel maker Gerdau has issued the final acceptance certificate for its new Steckel mill at its Ouro Branco plant in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, according to the vendor on the project.
U.S. Stainless Producers Launch Trade Case Against China
12 February 2016 - Four U.S. stainless sheet and strip producers have filed a trade complaint against China, alleging that their overseas counterparts are dumping steel and undercutting domestic prices.
Harsco Signs $125M Agreement with Chinese Plate Mill
05 February 2016 - Harsco Corp. has landed a 15-year, US$125 million contract to provide additional mill services at Hebei Iron & Steel Group’s Tangshan plate mill, the company has announced.
As Power Prices Rise and Steel Prices Fall, ArcelorMittal Considers Future of South African Mill
04 February 2016 - ArcelorMittal’s South African division said it expects to record a headline loss of 1,250 cents per share in 2015 and is rethinking its investment in its ultrathin hot rolled coil mill along the country’s west coast.
Steel Shortage Forces Toyota to Temporarily Halt Production in Japan
03 February 2016 - The world’s leading automaker plans to halt all of its domestic assembly lines next week because of a parts shortage, which was brought on by an accident at an affiliated steel mill.
Upgrades to ThyssenKrupp Hot Strip Mill Pass Acceptance Test
02 February 2016 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG has signed off on upgrades to the intensive cooling section at a hot strip mill in Germany.
Essar Steel Algoma to Begin Shopping Itself Around
20 January 2016 - Canada’s Essar Steel Algoma is to begin searching for a buyer or major investor in its Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., integrated mill, reports the online publication SooToday.com.
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.
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