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Coke Plant Pipeline Fire Claims Nine

09 October 2018 - Nine people were killed and 14 others were injured Tuesday morning after a gas line caught fire at the Steel Authority of India Ltd.'s Bhilai works. 

Commerce Secretary Ross Sees Higher Wages Awaiting Steelworkers

09 October 2018 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said he believes United Steelworkers members could see pay increases as a result of labor negotiations with United States Steel Corporation and ArcelorMittal USA. 

Paul Wurth Completes Expedited Repair of Italian Blast Furnace

09 October 2018 - Blast furnace specialist Paul Wurth recently completed a fast-track repair at the Arvedi Group’s Siderurgica Triestina plant in Trieste, Italy. 

Motion Industries Closes on Deal to Acquire Hydraulics Distribution Business

09 October 2018 - Industrial parts supplier Motion Industries Inc. has completed its acquisition of hydraulics and pneumatics distributor Hydraulic Supply Co., the company said on Monday.  

How's Business? Very Good, U.S. Manufacturers Say

08 October 2018 - Buoyed by favorable polices and global economic health, U.S. manufacturers overwhelmingly say they are optimistic about the prospects for their businesses. 

Turkey to Impose Its Own Steel Safeguard Measures

08 October 2018 - Turkey is setting a quota on imported steel as trade measures in the U.S. and elsewhere deflect foreign steel into the Turkish market, according to the Reuters news service. 

Revamped Cold Mill Runs Its First Coil

08 October 2018 - China’s Masteel has completed upgrades to a reverse cold mill at its Maanshan plant in the Anhui province and has begun producing coils, reports the equipment supplier on the project. 

SMA Presents Awards for Safety, Environmental Stewardship and Community Involvement

08 October 2018 - The Steel Manufacturers Association has recognized a Steel Dynamics Inc. employee for his on-going efforts to improve the industry’s safety. 

SSAB to Revamp Tube Operations

05 October 2018 - SSAB Europe will close one tube mill and upgrade another as part of a plan to reposition its tube business, the company said on Friday.

USW Members Approve Labor Contract at Universal Stainless Mill

05 October 2018 - Hourly employees at Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc.’s Bridgeville, Pa., USA, mill have ratified a new labor agreement, the steelmaker has announced.

SMS group Receives Final OK on Bar Mill Improvements

05 October 2018 - Spain’s Sidenor Aceros Especiales has signed the final acceptance certificate on upgrades to a bar mill at its Basauri plant, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

Nucor Retrofits Overhead Cranes with Emergency Brakes

05 October 2018 - Industrial brake manufacturer Pintsch Bubenzer recently has received several orders from Nucor Corp. for retrofit emergency brakes on electric overhead traveling cranes, the company has said.

Olympic Steel Names New CEO

04 October 2018 - Ohio-based service center Olympic Steel Inc. is promoting chief financial officer Richard T. “Rick” Marabito to the chief executive role. 

Swedish JV Picks Tenova Technology for Planned Hydrogen-Based DRI Plant

03 October 2018 - A joint venture that is building a pilot-scale, hydrogen-based steel mill has selected Tenova to supply key components for the facility’s direct-reduction plant. 

China Eliminates Wintertime Production Restrictions

02 October 2018 - China is doing away with centrally mandated, wintertime production curtailments that were meant to reduce air pollution during the winter heating season. 

Tata Steel Hopes to Boost Production at Former Bhushan Steel Plant

02 October 2018 - Tata Steel is aiming to lift the capacity utilization of a newly acquired integrated sheet mill by at least 14% over the next six months.

Trump: Tariffs on Mexican, Canadian Steel Will Remain

01 October 2018 - Even as Canada and the United States have agreed to a new version of the North American Free Trade Agreement, President Donald Trump on Monday said the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum will remain.

Cleveland-Cliffs, USW Agree to Four-Year Labor Contract

01 October 2018 - Iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has reached a tentative, four-year labor agreement with union employees at its mines in Michigan and Minnesota.

Primetals Technologies Wins Contract for SBQ Mill Upgrades

27 September 2018 - Gerdau Special Steel North America has chosen Primetals Technologies to modernize the electric arc furnace at the steelmaker’s plant in Monroe, Mich., USA, and install a new twin-ladle furnace there. 

Metals Executive to Lead SSAB Special Steel Division

27 September 2018 - SSAB has named a new director for its special steel unit, hiring away the chief executive of tool steelmaker Uddeholm AB.