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Fives Receives Order for Electrical Steel Lines
09 June 2020 - Fives has won an order for two grain-oriented electrical steel lines from China’s Taiyuan Iron and Steel Co. (TISCO).
MMK Upgrades Soviet-Era Hot Strip Mill
04 June 2020 - Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works has commissioned an overhauled hot strip mill at its facility, reports project contractor SMS group.
Danieli Technology Selected for Plate Mill Upgrade
04 June 2020 - Danieli has won a contract to upgrade a 4-high plate mill in Italy, the company has announced.
Olympic Steel Expands Footprint in Southeastern U.S.
02 June 2020 - Service center operator Olympic Steel Inc. has opened a new flat-rolled processing plant in northern Georgia.
Alliance Steel Opens New Headquarters Facility
01 June 2020 - Steel service center Alliance Steel has moved its headquarters and coil processing plant to Gary, Ind., USA, and is winding down operations at its former home in Illinois.
SAIL Issues Final Acceptance on Plate Q&T Line
20 May 2020 - Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), the world’s 20th largest steelmaker, has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new roller hearth plate quench and temper line to CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd.
thyssenkrupp Keeping All Options Open for Steel Unit, Including Merger
19 May 2020 - thyssenkrupp is accelerating plans to reorganize its overall business and is exploring a potential merger of its steel unit, the company said Monday.
SMS group Signed for Coiler Improvements
19 May 2020 - German flat-rolled producer Salzgitter Flachstahl has contracted SMS group to upgrade the coilers at its hot strip mill, SMS group has said.
Automakers Set to Resume Production
11 May 2020 - Detroit’s three automakers, Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler, will undertake a phased restart of their North American plants next week, reports WardsAuto.
Big Parts, Big Plans: Equipment Deliveries Begin for Strip Mill Upgrade
07 May 2020 - NLMK Group’s La Louvière plant has begun receiving major components for its EUR150 million hot strip mill upgrade, the steelmaker reports.
GOES Transformer Components Focus of New Section 232 Investigation
06 May 2020 - The U.S. Commerce Department will investigate whether imports of transformer laminations and wound cores pose a national security risk to the U.S.
Despite Market Difficulties, JSW Steel Presses On With U.S. Improvements
30 April 2020 - JSW Steel’s U.S. operation is advancing efforts to upgrade its mills in Ohio and Texas, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.
POSCO Commissions New Coiler at Hot Strip Mill
28 April 2020 - POSCO’s Gwangyang works in South Korea recently wound the first coils on a newly installed coiler at its No. 4 hot strip mill.
SDI: No Changes Yet to Texas Mill Construction Schedule
21 April 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) said it continues to aim for a mid-2021 start-up of its new Texas sheet mill, but will re-evaluate that goal as the year progresses.
Nucor Chooses Danieli for Plate Mill Cranes
17 April 2020 - Nucor Corp. has contracted Danieli to supply the meltshop cranes for its Brandenburg, Ky., USA, plate mill.
Nucor EVP to Retire; Successor Named
16 April 2020 - Nucor Corp. executive vice president Ladd R. Hall will retire from the company in June, Nucor announced Thursday.
BlueScope Pushes Back Ohio Expansion Project
07 April 2020 - BlueScope Steel Ltd. is delaying the expansion of its North Star sheet mill as it looks to preserve cash during the COVID-19 pandemic.
USIMINAS Sets COVID-19 Curtailments
06 April 2020 - Brazilian integrated producer Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA (USIMINAS) is shutting down two blast furnaces and halting other operations due to falling demand.
Turkish Producer Signs FAC for New Annealing Furnaces
06 April 2020 - Turkish steelmaker Atakaş has issued the final acceptance certificate for six new Danieli-built bell annealing furnaces installed at its Iskenderun plant.
AK Steel Banks Michigan Blast Furnace
31 March 2020 - With the COVID-19 pandemic having brought North American auto production to a halt, AK Steel is temporarily idling its Dearborn Works in Michigan, reports Fastmarkets AMM.
