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German Equipment Manufacturer Acquires Capco Machinery Systems

22 April 2016 - Germany’s Heinrich Georg GmbH is expanding its North American presence, acquiring roll grinder manufacturer Capco Machinery Systems for an undisclosed amount.

Electrode Maker Establishes Sales Office in Canada

22 April 2016 - Graphite electrode manufacturer SANGRAF International is opening a Canadian sales office and has hired an industry veteran to call on the electric arc furnace shops there, the company has announced.

Midrex Names New President, COO

08 April 2016 - Midrex Technologies Inc. veteran Stephen Montague has been named president and chief operating officer, the company has announced.

Primetals, Iran to Collaborate on Nearly EUR2 Billion in New Steel Projects

01 April 2016 - Primetals Technologies and Iran’s Fakoor Sanat Teheran Engineering Co. have signed an agreement to collaborate on a variety of steel-related projects estimated to be worth more than EUR1.8 billion, the company has announced.

SES Strikes Up Supplier Partnership With Machine Tool Maker

22 March 2016 - U.S.-based SES LLC is adding bar turning and burnishing/straightening machines to its product lineup through a new strategic partnership, the company has announced.

Big River Begins Switching On Production Lines at New Mill

18 March 2016 - Big River Steel has commissioned its batch anneal furnaces and skin pass mill and has begun processing steel at its new mill in Arkansas, the company announced.

Primetals Completes Capacity-Boosting Project at Aperam Mill

18 March 2016 - Primetals Technologies has finished upgrading an annealing and pickling line at a stainless sheet mill in Belgium, the company has announced.

Danieli Wins Order for Canadian Bar Mill Upgrades

17 March 2016 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to install a new finishing end at ArcelorMittal’s Longueuil bar mill in the Canadian province of Quebec, the mill builder has announced.

Cliffs Natural Resources to Resume Production at Idled Iron Ore Mine

14 March 2016 - Seeing some improvement on the horizon, Cliffs Natural Resources is restarting its idled Northshore Mining operation in Minnesota, the company has announced.

Harsco Wins Extended Agreement With Stainless Manufacturer

10 March 2016 - Mill services provider Harsco Corp. has won a five-year contract extension at a Belgian stainless mill, the company has announced.

First 1-Inch Coil Processed on New Red Bud Line

09 March 2016 - Coil-processing equipment manufacturer Red Bud Industries recently celebrated a significant achievement – it has built and installed what it says is one of the world’s largest cut-to-length lines and has processed its first coil of 1-inch steel, the company said in a statement.

Paul Wurth Wins Order for Blast Furnace Charging System

09 March 2016 - South Korea’s POSCO has ordered a new charging system for the No. 3 blast furnace at its Pohang works, according to the vendor on the project.

Alpha Natural Resources Hopes to Exit Bankruptcy This Summer

08 March 2016 - Bankrupt metallurgical and thermal coal miner Alpha Natural Resources has filed a plan to exit U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but it will leave as a much smaller organization.

Primetals Awarded Contract for Caster Modernization

08 March 2016 - Italian steelmaker Acciaierie Valbruna S.p.a. plans to modernize the three-strand continuous billet caster at its Bolzano plant, according to the vendor on the project.

Angry Shareholders Launch Proxy Fight at Iron Ore Development Company

04 March 2016 - There’s a proxy battle afoot at Canada’s New Millennium Iron Corp. as a group of shareholders, angry about the company’s direction and declining stock price, look to replace its board of directors, reports The Northern Miner trade newspaper.

Ohio Electrode Manufacturer Adjusts Organizational Chart, Launches Strategic Review

01 March 2016 - Graphite electrode manufacturer GrafTech International Ltd. plans to realign its two business units and is considering a sale of one of them, the Ohio-based company has announced.

Steelmaker Taps Primetals for New Ladle Furnace

25 February 2016 - Russia’s Severstal has ordered a new twin-ladle furnace for its Cherepovets steel works, according to the vendor on the project.

Brazilian Specialty Steelmaker Fires Up New EAF

23 February 2016 - Brazil’s Villares Metals has signed the final acceptance certificate for a 25-ton electric arc furnace at its mill in Sumare, Sao Paulo, according to the vendor on the project.

Romanian Tubemaker Adding Heat Treatment Line to Mill

22 February 2016 - Romania’s TMK-ARTROM has awarded a contract to the SMS group for a new heat treatment line, according to SMS.

Gerdau Gives a Thumbs Up to a New Rolling Mill, Plans to Begin Plate Production This Summer

19 February 2016 - Long steel maker Gerdau has issued the final acceptance certificate for its new Steckel mill at its Ouro Branco plant in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, according to the vendor on the project.