Steel News

Court Rules Vale Can Reopen Brazilian Port -- For Now

26 January 2016 - Last week, a Brazilian court ordered that iron ore exporter Vale SA close its Tubarao port, one of the world’s most important iron ore import-export terminals.

Environmental Concerns Prompt Closure of Major Iron Ore Terminal in Brazil

22 January 2016 - A Brazilian court has ordered one of the world’s primary iron ore import-export terminals to shut down owing to recurring pollution problems.

Hyundai Steel Starts Up Caster, Bar Rolling Mills at New Plant

19 January 2016 - A bloom caster, a large-bar rolling mill, and a combination small-bar and wire rod mill have been started up at Hyundai Steel’s new special steel plant in South Korea.

Indonesian Steelmaker Orders Coil Equalizer

15 January 2016 - U.S.-based Delta Steel Technologies has won a contract to design and build one of its coil equalizers for Indonesia’s Gunung Steel Group, the company has announced.

Induction Heating Equipment Maker Fulfills Order for Strip Coatings Dryer

15 January 2016 - U.S.-based Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic has shipped an induction-heating dryer system to a steel strip galvanizing producer in China, the company announced.

AUMUND Wins Order for Conveyor at New DRI Plant in Algeria

15 January 2016 - Germany’s AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH is building a 116-meter conveyor that will link a new hot direct reduced iron plant to a meltshop at the Tosyali Holding AS mill in Algeria.

Primetals Wins Order for Two Continuous Casters

14 January 2016 - China’s Shandong Iron & Steel Group Rizhao Co. Ltd. has ordered two twin-strand continuous slab casters from Primetals Technologies, the company has announced.

U.S.-Based Feralloy Plans Upgrades to South Carolina Cut-to-Length Line

13 January 2016 - North American steel processor Feralloy Corp. is upgrading the cut-to-length line at its Huger, S.C., USA, facility, the vendor on the project has announced.

Tenaris Upgrades EAF Injection System at Mexican Tube Mill

12 January 2016 - TenarisTamsa, Tenaris’ seamless tube mill in Mexico, has started up a new pneumatic carbon and lime injection system on its 160-ton electric arc furnace, the vendor on the project has announced.

New CEO Takes the Helm at TPC Wire & Cable

12 January 2016 - U.S.-based TPC Wire & Cable Corp. has named an industrial supply and services executive as its new CEO.

Mintal Group Places Order for New Ferrochrome Plant

08 January 2016 - China Minmetal Corp.’s Mintal Group joint venture has ordered a new ferrochrome plant capable of producing 300,000 metric tons annually, according to the vendor on the project.

Magnetation Idles Iron Ore Concentrate Plant

07 January 2016 - Minnesota-based Magnetation LLC is idling the second of its three iron ore concentrate plants and expects to lay off approximately 160 people, according to reports.

Canadian Iron Ore Producer Pulls Back on Winter Operations

06 January 2016 - Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSMC), the steelmaker’s iron ore joint venture in Canada, is scaling down winter operations at its direct-shipping ore project.

Electrical Upgrades Underway at Gerdau Bar Mill

04 January 2016 - Italy’s Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) is installing a new rolling mill control system at Gerdau's Jackson, Tenn., USA bar plant, the company has announced.

Outotec to Cut 150 Jobs in Finland

04 January 2016 - Finland’s Outotec will cut 150 jobs at home and throttle back production at a machine shop and at its filters unit as it attempts to pare EUR70 million in fixed costs.

Danieli, Tenova Bring New DRI Plant into Production

30 December 2015 - Ezz Steel’s new cold discharge DRI plant has been put into service and is exceeding production expectations by more than 10 percent, one of the plant's developers has announced.

AIC Upgrading Roughing Stands at German Rolling Mill

30 December 2015 - A German rolling mill will emerge from a holiday outage sporting new drives on four of its roughing stands, according to the vendor on the project.

Tube City Testing Out New Process at Ohio Mill

28 December 2015 - AK Steel Corp. and mill services provider Tube City IMS are collaborating on what’s described as an improved steel recovery process, reports the Dayton Business Journal newspaper.

Cliffs Divests Remaining Met Coal Assets

23 December 2015 - Iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has exited the coal business, closing on a deal to sell its remaining metallurgical coal mines, the company has announced.

Maker of Combustion Monitoring System Finds Footing in Steel Industry

22 December 2015 - Colorado-based Zolo Technologies has reached a new milestone, having installed more than 25 of its ZoloSCAN tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) systems on steel industry furnaces, the company has announced.