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Investment Firm Finalizes Acquisition of Steel Processing Businesses

03 April 2017 - Z Capital Group has completed its acquisition of Gerdau SA’s Atmosphere Annealing LLC and NitroSteel LLC, the investment firm announced on Monday.

New Processing Line Boosts Outokumpu's Capacity at South Carolina Mill

03 April 2017 - New Outokumpu has upgraded its stainless bar mill in Richburg, S.C., USA, adding a coil-to-bar line that boosts its capacity by more than 15,000 metric tons annually.

Trump Issues Executive Orders to Address Unfair Trade

31 March 2017 - Declaring that “the theft of American prosperity will end,” U.S. President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Friday that are intended to clamp down on unfairly traded imports.

Essar Algoma Wins Another Month Of Creditor Protection

31 March 2017 - A Canadian judge has extended Essar Steel Algoma’s protection from creditors for another month at the integrated steelmaker attempts to hammer out a new labor agreement with the United Steelworkers.

Schaeffler, Pacific Special Steel Form Strategic Partnership

31 March 2017 - Automotive parts and bearings manufacturer Schaeffler AG has entered into a strategic partnership with China's CITIC Pacific Special Steel Group, the companies announced on Friday.

ArcelorMittal Puts New Drag Chain Conveyor on Order

31 March 2017 - The AUMUND Group has won an order for a new double-strand, drag chain conveyor from ArcelorMittal Brazil.

U.S. to Re-Examine China's Nonmarket Economy Status

30 March 2017 - The U.S. Department of Commerce will review whether China should continue to be treated as a nonmarket economy in trade cases.

U.S. Commerce Department Affirms Dumping Margins in Plate Case

30 March 2017 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued its final determination in case involving cut-to-length place, affirming that producers from eight countries have dumped products and undercut domestic prices.

Fabricator Upgrades LSAW Line with Danieli Measuring System

30 March 2017 - Danieli has won an order for an automatic measuring system from Italian steel fabricator Cimolai, the equipment supplier has announced.

Forecast: China's Steel Demand Expected to Cool Slightly This Year

30 March 2017 - The head of a Chinese metals think tank said he expects the country’s steel demand to drop 1.9 percent this year, reports the Reuters news service.

U.S. Wire Rod Makers Seek Trade Protection

29 March 2017 - Four U.S. steelmakers are accusing their counterparts in 10 countries of dumping carbon and alloy wire rod, undercutting U.S. prices, reports S&P Global Platts.

HarbisonWalker Selects Location for New Manufacturing Facility

29 March 2017 - Refractories maker HarbisonWalker International said it has chosen The Point Industrial Park in South Point, Lawrence County, Ohio, has the home of its proposed monolithic refractories manufacturing facility.

ANDRITZ to Outfit US$230M Cold Mill Complex

29 March 2017 - ANDRITZ has won a contract to equip the specialty cold mill Nucor Corp. is planning to build at its Hickman, Ark., sheet plant.

Idled Canadian OCTG Mill to Restart This Summer

27 March 2017 - Tenaris Prudential said it will restart its idled tube mill this summer and plans to recall approximately 100 employees, the company has announced.

2016 Was a Very Safe Year for AK Steel's Zanesville Works

27 March 2017 - AK Steel Corp.’s Zanesville Works in Ohio has notched another safe year, running all of 2016 without any lost-time injuries or illnesses, according to the company.

Nucor Allocates US$85M to Bar Mill Modernization

27 March 2017 - Nucor Corp. said it plans to invest US $85 million in upgrades to its Marion, Ohio, bar mill, the steelmaker has announced.

Charter Steel Partners with KOCKS on New SBQ Mill

27 March 2017 - Charter Steel will incorporate KOCKS precision sizing technology in its new special bar quality mill, which is to be built at its Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio, plant, the mill builder tells AIST’s Steel News.

Gerdau Plans Modifications to Caster at Georgia Mill

23 March 2017 - Primetals Technologies has won a contract to modify the continuous caster at Gerdau’s Cartersville, Ga., USA, long products mill.

New Joint Venture Mill Gives Final Acceptance to Coke Plant

23 March 2017 - Nine months after the ovens were lit, a coke plant serving a new, greenfield mill in Brazil has passed its final acceptance tests, reports SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth.

China's Hebei Steel Planning US$6B Mill Replacement

21 March 2017 - China’s largest steelmaking province has given the go-ahead to a US$6.2 billion project through which Hebei Steel Group will replace obsolete mills with new facilities – and cut capacity in the process, according to the Reuters news service.

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