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Flat Products Rolling
Includes hot strip mill and plate rolling news.
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Ukrainian Mill Signs Off on Newly Installed Downcoiler
18 March 2021 - Primetals Technologies recently received the final acceptance certificate for a new downcoiler installed at a Ukrainian mill, the equipment supplier has said.
thyssenkrupp Orders Danieli Reheat Furnaces
12 March 2021 - Danieli Centro Combustion has won an order for two slab reheat furnaces from thyssenkrupp, the OEM has announced.
U. S. Steel Snaps Up IP Rights to High-Strength Grades
04 March 2021 - United States Steel Corporation has acquired the patents and trademarks related to proprietary sheet steels developed by Rhode Island-based The NanoSteel Co.
USW Ratifies Contract with NLMK Pennsylvania
02 March 2021 - Union workers at NLMK Pennsylvania have accepted a new labor contract, officially ending a strike that began last summer, reports The (Sharon, Pa.) Herald newspaper.
Hoa Phat Group Gears Up for Hot-Rolled Expansion
01 March 2021 - Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Group will launch an expansion of its Dung Quat complex early next year, the company has said.
North Star BlueScope Sees Further Progress on Mill Expansion
25 February 2021 - BlueScope Steel’s expansion of its North Star sheet mill in Ohio remains on budget and on schedule and is moving toward start-up next year, the steelmaker said on Monday.
New Vietnamese HSM Nears Nameplate Capacity
24 February 2021 - A new Vietnamese hot strip mill has reached a major production milestone, producing 1 million metric tons of hot-rolled coils just eight months after its start-up.
Toll Processor To Set Up Shop in SDI Mill
19 February 2021 - Toll processor Ferrous85" Co. will install and operate a slitting at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Sinton, Texas, USA, sheet mill, the company has announced.
thyssenkrupp, LIBERTY Steel Fail to Reach Agreement on Steel Business Sale
18 February 2021 - thyssenkrupp has ended talks over a sale of its steelmaking business to LIBERTY Steel Group, saying on Thursday that it was unable to reach an agreement.
AM/NS Calvert Breaks Ground on Meltshop Project
17 February 2021 - Re-roller AM/NS Calvert has ceremonially broken ground on a US$775 million project that will equip its Alabama plant with melting capability.
American Heavy Plates Announces Two Executive Appointments
05 February 2021 - Ohio-based re-roller and service center American Heavy Plates (AHP) has named Jack Biegalski as president and chief operating officer, the company has announced.
Primetals Technologies Inks Deal for New Rolling Mill
04 February 2021 - Vietnamese steel producer Maruichi Sun Steel Joint Stock Co. (SUNSCO) has signed an agreement with Primetals Technologies to install a new type of rolling mill that will produce thinner construction steels.
First Coils at New SDI Mill Expected This Summer
02 February 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc.’s (SDI) new flat-rolled mill remains on track for a summertime start-up, but some operations could begin as soon as this spring.
Danieli Service Concludes Successful Project at Italian Mill
27 January 2021 - Danieli Service recently completed a service project at an Italian plate mill, the company reports.
LIBERTY Steel Updates thyssenkrupp Offer
25 January 2021 - LIBERTY Steel Group has made what it's calling a firmed-up bid for thyssenkrupp’s steel unit, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.
Cleveland-Cliffs Expects Significant Q4 Revenue Increase
25 January 2021 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.'s fourth-quarter revenues likely will exceed US$2 billion, the iron ore miner and steelmaker said on Monday.
Report: thyssenkrupp Weighs Potential Spinoff for Steel Unit
18 January 2021 - thyssenkrupp is said to be considering a spinoff of its steel division, the latest of potential paths for the German technology group’s flat-rolled business.
French Plate Mill Receives Support for Furnace Modernization
18 January 2021 - Dillinger Group subsidiary Dillinger France has received a grant from the French government that will help it reduce CO2 emissions.
Rizhao Steel Strip Mill Produces First Coils
14 January 2021 - China’s Rizhao Steel Co. Ltd. has rolled the first coil on its newest Arvedi Endless Strip Production (ESP) mill, according to the mill’s builder.
LIBERTY Steel Restarts Polish Heavy Plate Mill
12 January 2021 - LIBERTY Steel Group is leasing one of Poland’s largest steel mills and has resumed production, the company has announced.
