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Steelworkers, ArcelorMittal Get to Work on New Contract

24 July 2018 - Despite the overall health of the steel industry, the United Steelworkers union and ArcelorMittal USA appear to have some difficult bargaining sessions ahead of them as they begin work on a new labor contract, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

Cleveland-Cliffs Expects Heavier Iron Ore Pellet Sales

23 July 2018 - Iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has revised up its full-year sales forecast, saying that it now expects to sell 21 million long tons’ worth of pellets on account of healthy demand.

Steelmaker Places Order for Unmanned Crane System

23 July 2018 - POSCO ICT, the IT and engineering subsidiary of South Korean steelmaker POSCO, has signed an agreement to supply an autonomous crane system to a Chinese steel plant.

Ohio Steel Processor Announces Expansion

23 July 2018 - Coil processor Fulton County Processing will add a fourth slitting line to its Delta, Ohio, facility, increasing its overall capacity to 1.2 million tons annually, the company has announced.

China Takes a New Tack on Air Pollution Reduction

23 July 2018 - China plans to set varying production cuts among its steel mills as it adopts a more tailored approach to reducing air pollution, reports the Reuters news service.

India Steel Ministry not concerned about U.S. tariffs . . . yet

20 July 2018 - The India Steel Ministry said that the U.S. tariffs do not pose an “immediate threat” to their domestic industry.

VW ready to boost U.S.-sourced steel at Chattanooga plant

20 July 2018 - Dean Geanacopoulos, Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) senior executive vice president of public affairs and public policy, said the company is planning to increase their use of steel produced in the United States at its Chattanooga production plant.

DBM Global to open steel fab facility in South Carolina in 2018.

20 July 2018 - Schuff Steel Company, a subsidiary of DBM Global Inc., announced Thursday that it had completed the acquisition of a steel fabrication facility in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

How was your second quarter? Nucor’s was historic

20 July 2018 - Nucor Corporation announced their highest second quarter earnings in the company’s history on Thursday, with consolidated net earnings of US$683.2 million, or US$2.13 per diluted share.

Creditors Approve Liberty House’s Acquisition of Indian Steel Plant

19 July 2018 - UK-based Liberty House Group has received creditor approval to acquire Adhunik Metaliks, an integrated steel plant located in eastern India.

New Steel Wire Plant Celebrates Grand Opening

19 July 2018 - Nippon Steel & Sumikin Cold Heading Wire Indiana Inc. (NSCI) hosted an opening ceremony for its brand-new facility in Shelbyville, Ind., USA, on Wednesday.

German Producers Face Fines in Price Collusion Case

18 July 2018 - German competition regulators have fined more than a dozen people and companies a total of EUR205 million for fixing engineering and stainless steel prices.

European Commission Institutes Import Quota on 23 Steel Products

18 July 2018 - The European Commission has put in place provisional safeguard measures aimed to control the flood of steel imports now arriving in the European Union as a result of U.S. tariffs.

British Steel Invests Big in Wire Rod Business

18 July 2018 - British Steel will invest 50 million pounds (approximately US$65 million) to boost its wire rod production capabilities, the company announced this morning.

Danieli Modernizes Two Galvanizing Lines for Vietnamese Mill

18 July 2018 - Hoa Sen Group’s Hoa Sen Nghe An plant will be installing a new furnace and air wiping equipment at their two galvanizing lines, according to a press release by equipment supplier Danieli.

Coking Coal Mine Reopens in West Virginia

17 July 2018 - JSW Steel Ltd.’s idled coking coal mines in West Virginia, USA, are now back in operation, according to The Hindu BusinessLine newspaper.

Canada Contemplating Trade Actions to Curb Diverted Steel Imports

17 July 2018 - The Canadian government is looking into measures to halt the rapid influx of foreign steel imports being redirected to Canada as a result of the new U.S. steel tariffs, says the Bloomberg news service.

U.S. Brings Dispute Over Retaliatory Tariffs Before WTO

17 July 2018 - The United States has filed five formal challenges with the World Trade Organization concerning tariffs on U.S. goods inflicted by several countries in the wake of the U.S. Commerce Department’s Section 232 decision to impose import duties on foreign steel and aluminum.

Russian Steelmaker Unveils New High-Tech Heat Treatment Facility

17 July 2018 - Russia’s Metalloinvest celebrated the start-up of a new roller hearth heat treatment furnace and rolling quenching machine on Monday.

thyssenkrupp Chairman Steps Down From Company

16 July 2018 - thyssenkrupp AG chairman Ulrich Lehner has resigned from the company, just two weeks after the departure of CEO Heinrich Hiesinger.

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