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U. S. Steel’s Matthews to Step Down Early Next Year
01 October 2020 - United States Steel Corporation veteran Douglas R. Matthews will retire in January, concluding a 33-year career with the company, U. S. Steel has announced.
Primetals Technologies Details voestalpine Bloom Caster
01 October 2020 - A new caster at voestalpine’s site in Leoben, Austria is capable of producing 950,000 metric tons annually and can cast in fully automatic mode, the caster’s manufacturer, Primetals Technologies, reports.
American Steel Companies Optimistic About Industry's Future
01 October 2020 - The U.S. steel industry will emerge from the pandemic-driven economic downturn leaner, stronger and all the more technologically capable, several industry leaders said during AIST’s Virtual Town Hall Forum Wednesday morning.
Danieli Tapped to Revamp Continuous Annealing Line for Tata Steel UK
01 October 2020 - Tata Steel UK has contracted Danieli Automation to replace the automation on its continuous annealing line at its Trostre works in South Wales, according to Danieli.
North Star BlueScope Partners With SMS group on Digitalization Project
01 October 2020 - SMS digital will provide a solutions package for the digitalization of the hot flat strip production at North Star BlueScope’s plant in Delta, Ohio, USA, the equipment supplier announced.
Cleveland-Cliffs to Acquire ArcelorMittal USA
28 September 2020 - ArcelorMittal has agreed to sell nearly all of its U.S. operations to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. for US$1.4 billion in cash and stock, the steelmakers announced Monday morning.
ArcelorMittal to Return Brazilian BF to Service
24 September 2020 - Anticipating an economic recovery, ArcelorMittal Brazil plans to restart a blast furnace at its Tubarão facility next month, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.
Austrian Producer Starts Up New Caster
23 September 2020 - voestalpine has started up a new fully automated bloom caster at its Donawitz plant in Austria, allowing it to make high-end steel grades for specialty applications.
Rising Demand Prompts JFE Blast Furnace Restart
23 September 2020 - Citing recovering demand, Japan’s JFE Steel has restarted the No. 4 blast furnace at its Fukuyama steel works, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.
The Systems Group Begins Shipping Nucor Furnace Components
23 September 2020 - The Systems Group’s Systems Spray-Cooled division has delivered the first pieces of a new electric arc furnace (EAF) being built at Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin mill in Kentucky, the company reports.
Deacero Partners With SKF on Service Solutions
23 September 2020 - Mexico’s Deacero will bring SKF bearings and services to its rolling mill in Celaya, SKF has announced.
Processing Line Commissioned at Ohio Specialty Alloys Plant
23 September 2020 - Specialty alloys processor Rolled Alloys has commissioned a new, ANDRITZ Herr-Voss Stamco-built cut-to-length line, according to the equipment supplier.
Total Lubrifiants Expands Through Acquisition
23 September 2020 - Lubricants manufacturer Total Lubrifiants has acquired a French company that specializes in high-performance synthetic lubricants.
Acquisition Allows Service Center Operator to Expand Further Into Midwest
23 September 2020 - Chicago-based UPG Enterprises LLC has completed its acquisition of flat-rolled distributor Lexington Steel Corp. and its affiliated steel logistics unit, Douglass Logistics Inc.
SDI Forecasts Improved Q3 Earnings
23 September 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc.’s expects to see its third-quarter profits rise on improving market conditions, the company reports.
Drones Propel MMK Scrap Cost Savings
23 September 2020 - Russian steelmaker Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has put eyes in the sky to help speed up the process of accepting scrap deliveries.
SMS group to Service Egyptian Mill
23 September 2020 - Egypt-based Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Co. has signed a service agreement with SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced.
EUROFER: Climate Goals Are Important, But So Is a Plan for Meeting Them
17 September 2020 - If the European Union hopes to achieve a newly proposed carbon emissions goal, it will have to quickly adopt a set of enabling measures that support the effort, the European Steel Association (EUROFER) said Thursday.
Non-Residential Construction Likely to Lift Nucor Q3 Profits
17 September 2020 - Nucor Corp. expects its third-quarter profits to notch up on continued resiliency in the non-residential construction market, the steelmaker said in its quarterly earnings forecast on Thursday.
Outokumpu Orders Metal Powder Plant
16 September 2020 - Stainless producer Outokumpu has contracted SMS group to build a metal atomization plant that will produce stainless powders for additive manufacturers.
