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Former U. S. Steel CEO, David Roderick, Passes
09 October 2019 - David Roderick, 95, passed away in his home on 5 October 2019.
U. S. Steel Shakes Up Leadership Team
09 October 2019 - United States Steel Corporation has announced changes to its organizational structure to better meet strategic goals, the company has announced.
Valin Xiangtan Starts Up New Large Bloom Caster From Danieli
09 October 2019 - The caster is the first in the world operating with different withdrawal units to perform simultaneous soft and hard reduction, according to the supplier.
Investment Firm Expresses Interest in Bayou Steel
08 October 2019 - After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last week and planning to close their doors, Bayou Steel Group may have a buyer in investor Jeff Sands.
Worthington Industries Acquires Cleveland Facility
08 October 2019 - Worthington Industries Acquires Cleveland Facility
POSCO Reaches 1 Billion Tons of Crude Steel Production
07 October 2019 - POSCO announced on Thursday that it has reached a milestone of 1 billion tons in cumulative crude steel production.
Fives Supplies Eco-Friendly Reheating Furnaces
07 October 2019 - Fives has been contracted for reheating furnaces for two separate steelmakers in China, the company reported.
Liberty Steel To Invest US$25 Million in New EAF, Improvements to Georgetown Works
07 October 2019 - Liberty Steel USA will install a new electric arc furnace at its Georgetown, S.C., wire rod mill and make other improvements to its meltshop, the company has announced.
Tata Steel Executive Anand Sen Retires
03 October 2019 - Anand Sen, president, TQM & Steel Business for Tata Steel, retired on Monday, concluding a 38-year career with the steelmaker.
JFE Steel Sets Blast Furnace Revamp
03 October 2019 - Japan's JFE Steel will undertake a JPY50 billion (US$467.9 million) rebuild of the No. 4 blast furnace at its Kurashiki facility, the company has said.
Siemens Sells Stake in Primetals Technologies
03 October 2019 - Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery is buying out its joint-venture partner in Primetals Technologies, the parent companies have announced.
Salzgitter Group Receives Order for Baltic Pipe Project
02 October 2019 - Salzgitter Mannesmann International GmbH (SMID) has received an order for 30,000 metric tons’ worth of steel pipe and 90 steel pipe bends for the Baltic Pipe Project.
Bayou Steel Plans Closure, Files for Chapter 11
02 October 2019 - Bayou Steel has declared bankruptcy and intends to permanently close its Louisiana and Tennessee mills by the end of November, reports Bloomberg News.
thyssenkrupp Names New CEO
01 October 2019 - Martina Merz has taken the reigns of thyssenkrupp AG as of today, the company announced.
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Completes Furnace Tower at Toledo Facility
01 October 2019 - After 296 days, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has completed a 457-foot furnace reactor tower for its hot briquetted iron (HBI) project in Toledo, Ohio, USA.
Primetals Technologies Modernizes Twin EAF for Baosteel
01 October 2019 - The final acceptance certificate has been issued for the modernization of a more than 20-year-old DC twin electric arc furnace at Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.’s (Baosteel) Shanghai, China, plant.
NLMK Group Investing in New Waste Energy Recovery Power Plant
01 October 2019 - NLMK is planning to invest RUS 35 billion in the development of a new recovery power plant at NLMK Lipetsk. The power plant will run on byproduct gases from steelmaking operations.
U. S. Steel Announces Plan to Acquire Big River Steel
01 October 2019 - United States Steel Corporation is acquiring a stake in Arkansas-based Big River Steel for US$700 million in cash and will look to buy the rest of the business sometime in the next few years, the company announced Tuesday morning.
Danieli U.S. Pipe Mill Receives Final Acceptance
30 September 2019 - Danieli Centro Tube has received final acceptance on a 5 ½ inch seamless pipe mill installed at Benteler Steel/Tube in Shreveport, La.
EVRAZ Pueblo to Harness the Sun to Make Greener Steel
30 September 2019 - In partnership with Xcel Energy and Lightsource BP, EVRAZ North America announced a long-term agreement to develop a new 240-MW solar facility at its Rocky Mountain Steel division in Pueblo, Colo., USA.
