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Stainless Processor to Open Indiana Plant

18 May 2020 - Italy-based stainless processor INOX Market Service has announced plans to open a North American headquarters in Indiana and build a 140,000-square-foot facility.

Former ArcelorMittal Leader Joins Liberty Steel

18 May 2020 - Liberty Steel Group has hired former ArcelorMittal executive Paramjit Kahlon to oversee Liberty’s primary steelmaking and mining operations, the company has announced.

New Forging Plant Enters Service

18 May 2020 - Russia’s Zlatoust Metallurgical Plant (ZMZ) has commissioned a new Danieli-built forging facility, Danieli has announced.

BlueScope Reports Cyber Incident

15 May 2020 - Australian steelmaker BlueScope Ltd. has suffered a cyber attack that has affected operations in its home country, the company reported.

Start-up Commercializes New Electrical Steel

15 May 2020 - Michigan-based materials start-up Arcanum Alloys Inc. is commercializing a branded electrical steel produced through its proprietary manufacturing process.

This Steel Can Be Rolled in a Mill…and Fused in a 3D Printer

15 May 2020 - Special long steel maker Deutsche Edelstahlwerke has optimized a branded line of bainitic steel so that it can be used in 3D printers as well as in traditional large-scale manufacturing.

Algoma Signs New Pellet Agreement

15 May 2020 - Algoma Steel Inc. has come to terms on a four-year pellet agreement with United States Steel Corporation, the company has announced.

Researchers Make Super-Strong Steel That's Also Tough

14 May 2020 - Researchers at the University of Hong Kong and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a way to raise the strength-to-toughness ratio in ultrahigh-strength steels, a development that has applications in structural materials.

Commerce Department Launches Circumvention Inquiry

14 May 2020 - The U.S. Commerce Department is self-initiating an inquiry into whether traders are circumventing duties on Chinese-made stainless sheet and strip by routing it through Vietnam.

Latin American Producers Caution on Potential Import Problems

14 May 2020 - Alacero, the Latin American Steel Association, is warning of a potential flood of Chinese-made steel as that country ramps its economy back up while others slog through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cleveland-Cliffs Eager to Resume HBI Plant Construction

12 May 2020 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. plans to resume work on its hot briquetted iron plant as soon as possible to meet anticipated demand, chairman and chief executive Lourenco Goncalves said.

Nucor Mill Commissions Water Treatment Plant

12 May 2020 - Commissioning of the Danieli-built water treatment plant at Nucor’s new Missouri rebar mill has been completed, Danieli has announced.

EUROFER: Challenging Times Ahead for EU Steelmakers

12 May 2020 - Europe’s industrial sector might fully restart by July, but output likely will remain down through the end of the year, according to a new demand forecast from the European Steel Association.

JD Fields Acquires California Distributor and Fabricator

12 May 2020 - JD Fields & Company Inc., a U.S. distributor of oil and gas pipeline and civil infrastructure products, has acquired a California steel products manufacturer for an undisclosed amount, the company has announced.

Automakers Set to Resume Production

11 May 2020 - Detroit’s three automakers, Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler, will undertake a phased restart of their North American plants next week, reports WardsAuto.

Voith, Moog Launch New JV

11 May 2020 - Electric and hydraulic drives manufacturers Voith Group and Moog Inc. are forming a joint venture that will focus on hydrostatic servo-hydraulics.

ArcelorMittal: China’s Excess Steel Inventory Hasn’t Hit the World Market

11 May 2020 - China so far appears to be absorbing the massive steel volumes that piled up during its COVID-19 lockdown, alleviating some of the fears that its excess steel would flood world markets, ArcelorMittal executives said.

Big Parts, Big Plans: Equipment Deliveries Begin for Strip Mill Upgrade

07 May 2020 - NLMK Group’s La Louvière plant has begun receiving major components for its EUR150 million hot strip mill upgrade, the steelmaker reports.

Fiat Chrysler Plans for May Restart

07 May 2020 - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is looking to resume production at its North American plants in a little more than a week, reports Wards Auto.

GOES Transformer Components Focus of New Section 232 Investigation

06 May 2020 - The U.S. Commerce Department will investigate whether imports of transformer laminations and wound cores pose a national security risk to the U.S.

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