Steel News

thyssenkrupp Materials Services Investing Over 70 Million Euros for Expansion Projects in Europe

21 August 2019 - thyssenkrupp Materials Services is expanding its European warehousing and logistics network in Germany, Poland and Hungary.

Allied Mineral Products Completes Expansion Project in Alabama

21 August 2019 - After acquiring Riverside Refractories in September 2017, work began on the US$11 million expansion in Pell City, Ala., USA in June 2018.

Vendanta Limited Has Sights on Being a Top Steelmaker in India

20 August 2019 - Vendanta is planning to expand their steel capacity within the next five to six years, according to the Financial Express newspaper.

ANDRITZ to Upgrade Cold Strip Line at North American Stainless

20 August 2019 - North American Stainless utilize ANDRITZ technology to upgrade its No. 1 cold strip line at its Ghent, Ky., USA, facility, according to the supplier on the project.

BlueScope to Proceed With U.S. Expansion

19 August 2019 - Australian steel producer BlueScope Steel Ltd. is expanding their North Star business in Delta, Ohio, USA.

Turkish Company Named as Preferred Bidder for British Steel

19 August 2019 - The U.K. government announced Friday that Ataer Holdings A.S. will enter exclusive talks to purchase British Steel.

Stelco Awarded CA$50 Million From Canadian Government to Upgrade Plants

19 August 2019 - The investment is part of a project to modernize Stelco’s Hamilton and Lake Erie Works. The upgrades will include a new recycling facility and will bring about the creation of 75 new jobs.

EU Proposes Modifications to Steel Import Safeguard Measure

15 August 2019 - The European Commission is proposing to reduce an automatic increase on its steel import quota-and-tariff safeguard measure as domestic producers face headwinds from a softening market and surging import levels.

U.S. Government Opens Coated-Sheet Inquiry

15 August 2019 - The U.S. Commerce Department has self-initiated a circumvention inquiry into imports of corrosion-resistant sheet made in China or Taiwan, but finished in one of five countries.

thyssenkrupp May Look to Sell Heavy Plate Business

13 August 2019 - thyssenkrupp has launched a review of its heavy plate business along with two others and may look to divest them, the company has said.

Nucor Crawfordsville – and Thin Slab Casting – Turn 30

13 August 2019 - Nucor Corp. recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first EAF mill in South Carolina. But another of its mills that has an important place in the mini-mill revolution also is celebrating a milestone anniversary this summer: Nucor’s sheet mill in Crawfordsville, Ind., USA, turned 30.

New Electrode Manufacturing Tech Passes Performance Tests

13 August 2019 - A new type of extruder used to make graphite electrodes has passed its final acceptance tests, reports Danieli Breda, the equipment maker’s forging and extrusion unit.

Report: British Steel Draws Interest from Turkish Entity

12 August 2019 - A subsidiary of Turkey’s military pension fund is the front-runner to buy British Steel and is prepared to invest GBP900 million in the business, reports the U.K.’s Sky News.

SMS group Bags Order for Replacement Converters

12 August 2019 - SMS group has received an order from Taiwan’s China Steel Corp. for three replacement converters, a project intended to improve uptime and reduce maintenance costs.

Danieli Lands Contract for Plate Mill Improvements

12 August 2019 - PAO Severstal has awarded a contract to Danieli for upgrades to a plate mill at its Cherepovets works.

KOCKS Lands Orders for Bar Mill Rolling Blocks

09 August 2019 - German bar mill specialist KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG has received separate orders from three Chinese rolling mills.

Report: U.K. to Provide Multi-Million Rescue Package to British Steel

09 August 2019 - The U.K. government is creating a GBP300 million financial package to support British Steel as talks proceed on a sale of the collapsed steelmaker, reports The Guardian newspaper.

Alabama Coke Plant Sold to Coal Mine Operator

08 August 2019 - Coal miner Bluestone Resources Inc. has acquired a 100-year-old Alabama merchant coke plant, saving a facility that was in danger of closing, it said in a statement.

Vietnamese Cold Mill Begins Start-Up

08 August 2019 - Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Steel has produced the first coil on its No. 2 hot-dipped galvanizing line, the first unit to come on-line at its cold mill complex.

Quaker Chemical, Houghton International Merger Finalized

08 August 2019 - Industrial fluids makers Quaker Chemical Corp. and Houghton International have completed their merger, forming a business with US$1.6 billion in revenue and 4,000 employees.