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EU Countries Approve Steel Safeguard Revisions

04 September 2019 - European Union governments have OK'd tighter restrictions on steel imports, lowering the threshold at which 25% duty on certain grades applies, the Reuters news service reports.

Tata Steel to Close U. K. Steel Mill

03 September 2019 - Unable to find a buyer for its Orb Electrical Steels operation in South Wales, and unwilling to roll the dice on a substantial upgrade, Tata Steel Europe will instead close the facility, the company has announced.

Liberty Steel Sets European Investments

03 September 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel plans to invest more than US$443 million over the next five years in its newly acquired European mills, Liberty Steel chief executive Jon Bolton tells Bloomberg news service.

Chinese Casters Re-Enter Production Following Improvements

03 September 2019 - China’s TISCO has completed upgrades to two thin-slab casters and has returned the machines to service, reports Danieli, the project contractor.

U.K. Establishes Funds to Support Steel Decarbonization

29 August 2019 - The U.K. government is allocating GBP350 million (US$426.9 million) to two funds that will support efforts to decarbonize its steel industry and scale up production of hydrogen.

Tata Steel Might Begin Selling Iron Ore to Outside Customers

29 August 2019 - Tata Steel, already India’s second-largest iron ore producer, is weighing a potential move into merchant iron ore and coal mining as a new business line, reports The (India) Telegraph newspaper.

Alton Steel Transfers Ownership to Employee Stock Plan

28 August 2019 - Illinois-based bar manufacturer Alton Steel Inc. has been sold to its 50 full-time salaried employees by way of an employee stock ownership plan, the company has announced.

Job Candidates Line Up for Work at New Rebar Mill

28 August 2019 - Nucor Corp. is need of about 100 more people to fill out the payroll at its rebar mill in Sedalia, Mo., USA. But it shouldn’t have to look too hard – approximately 2,300 people have applied for any of the 250 available positons, according to regional economic development officials.

ArcelorMittal Acquires Canadian Scrapper

28 August 2019 - ArcelorMittal’s Canadian long products division is acquiring the assets of Quebec scrap recycler Legault Métal Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

Gerdau Signs AMI Automation for EAF Services

28 August 2019 - Gerdau Long Steel North America has signed a technology and service agreement with AMI Automation, giving the steelmaker access to AMI’s SmartFurnace suite of optimization technology and services.

Import Pressure Forces ArcelorMittal, U. S. Steel to Reduce Tinplate Output

27 August 2019 - Citing competition from low-cost imports, United States Steel Corporation and ArcelorMittal USA are throttling back tinplate production, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

Vietnamese Steelmaker Starts Up Converter Shop at New Mill

27 August 2019 - Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Group has commissioned the first of four converters at its integrated greenfield mill near Da Nang, reports the supplier of the equipment.

Primetals Technologies to Supply Third Caster at Chinese Mill

27 August 2019 - Primetals Technologies has received an order for a continuous slab caster from China’s Baosteel Zhanjiang, the equipment supplier has said.

MORE Supplies 215th EAF Manipulator

27 August 2019 - Italian EAF equipment supplier MORE srl has reached a sales milestone, landing its 215th order for a one of its CATFIS automatic temperature and sampling manipulators.

thyssenkrupp Appeals Decision on Blocked Joint Venture

22 August 2019 - thyssenkrupp is challenging an EU decision to block the planned merger of its steelmaking unit with Tata Steel's European strip business.

JSW Steel USA Halts Construction on Baytown Expansion

22 August 2019 - JSW Steel USA has put their expansion plans for their Baytown, Texas., USA, steel works on hold, reports S&P Global Platts.

Anyang Steel Announces Investments for 1.66 Million Metric Ton Long Products Mill

21 August 2019 - China’s Anyang Iron & Steel outlined on Monday their plan to invest 5.8 billion yuan in a new long products facility with an annual capacity of 1.66 million metric tons per year, Shanghai Metal Market reports.

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.