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Woodings/Munroe Adds Equipment, New Capabilities to Plants

11 March 2020 - Mill components maker Woodings Industrial/Munroe Inc. is expanding its manufacturing capabilities, adding a vertical boring mill at one facility and an induction furnace at another.

Cleveland-Cliffs Wins Shareholder Approval for AK Steel Merger

10 March 2020 - Shareholders have given approval to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s planned acquisition of AK Steel Corp., bringing the deal one step closer to fruition.

Nucor Hands SMS group Additional Plate Mill Equipment Order

10 March 2020 - Nucor has awarded a follow-on order to SMS group for reheating equipment to be installed at its greenfield plate mill in Kentucky.

Stelco Names New CFO

10 March 2020 - Paul Scherzer has taken over as chief financial officer of Stelco Inc., the company announced on Monday.

Is ArcelorMittal Planning a Major Expansion in Alabama? Maybe.

09 March 2020 - ArcelorMittal reportedly is considering a major plant investment in Alabama, if a recent conversation between President Donald Trump and ArcelorMittal founder Lakshmi Mittal is any indication.

Jingye Finalizes Purchase of British Steel

09 March 2020 - The Chinese steelmaker on Monday closed on its acquisition of British Steel’s facilities in the U.K. and the Netherlands, securing approximately 3,200 jobs.

Danieli Receives Acceptance Certificate for New Micro-Mill

06 March 2020 - Nucor Corp. has signed a provisional acceptance certificate for its new micro-mill in Missouri, reports the mill’s equipment manufacturer.

SSAB Schedules Coke Battery Rehab

05 March 2020 - Paul Wurth has been chosen to revitalize the coke oven battery at SSAB’s Luleå plant in Sweden, the supplier has announced.

Nucor, JFE Steel Initiate Trial Production at New Galvanizing Facility

05 March 2020 - Nucor Corp. and joint venture partner JFE Steel Corp. have started up their hot-dip sheet galvanizing facility in central Mexico, Nucor announced Thursday.

ArcelorMittal Reaches New Deal on ILVA Steel Works

04 March 2020 - ArcelorMittal and the Italian government have agreed to revised terms governing the steelmaker’s acquisition of the ILVA steel works in Italy.

SAIL Rourkela Rolls Out First Coils on New Strip Mill

04 March 2020 - A new hot strip mill at the Steel Authority of India Ltd.’s Rourkela Steel Plant produced its first coils just two days after the start of hot trials, according to the company that supplied the rolling equipment.

Canadian Steel Producers Net-Zero Goal Set to Be Achieved by 2050

04 March 2020 - Members of the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA) aim to achieve net-zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050, the trade group announced Wednesday.

Jingye Group Ready to Finalize Conditional Acquisition of British Steel

03 March 2020 - China’s Jingye Group is set to finalize its planned acquisition of British Steel and expects to close on at least a part of the business next week, the company said on Tuesday.

SDI Deepens Its Scrap Stream for Texas Mill

02 March 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. is locking up additional scrap supply to feed its planned flat-rolled mill in Texas, announcing Monday that it is acquiring a Monterrey, Mexico-based scrap processor.

U. S. Steel Buys Out Partner in Joint Venture Mill

02 March 2020 - United States Steel Corporation has acquired the remaining 50% share in its USS-POSCO Industries (UPI) joint venture, the company said on Sunday.

Coronavirus Stalls China’s Manufacturing Sector in February

02 March 2020 - China’s manufacturers saw record declines in new orders, output and employment last month as the coronavirus outbreak slowed the world’s second largest economy.

Nucor Mill Adds Lime Injection to Two Furnaces

28 February 2020 - Nucor Corp. recently commissioned a new pneumatic lime injection system at its facility in Plymouth, Utah, USA , reports EAF equipment manufacturer MORE s.r.l

Japanese Steelmakers Tell China to Bring Production in Line With Demand

27 February 2020 - The chairman of the Japan Iron and Steel Federation has called on Chinese steelmakers to curtail steel production as steel inventories build due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Rio Tinto Investing US$1 Billion to Meet Climate Change Targets

27 February 2020 - UK-based metals miner Rio Tinto has rolled out new emissions reductions goals – and a plan to invest approximately US$1 billion over the next five years to meet them.

AISI Names New Automotive Vice President

26 February 2020 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has tapped veteran automotive engineer and Auto/Steel Partnership executive director John Catterall to spearhead AISI’s automotive programs, the association has announced.

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