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USMCA Clears Canadian Parliament, U.S. Targets June Implementation

18 March 2020 - Canada’s parliament has ratified the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement, officially bringing all of North America into the replacement NAFTA deal.

SCHADE Lagertechnik to Outfit New Iron Ore Stockyard

17 March 2020 - Port logistics provider Ultramar has contracted SCHADE Lagertechnik GmbH to equip the stockyard of a new iron ore terminal at a Russian port.

U.S. Steel Production So Far Unaffected by Virus, Mills Say

16 March 2020 - At least as of the end of last week, the coronavirus pandemic hadn’t yet impacted U.S. steel production, mill operators told S&P Global Platts.

EU Should Adopt Carbon Border Tax on Steel, ArcelorMittal Says

16 March 2020 - ArcelorMittal is calling on EU leaders to include a carbon border adjustment in its EUR1 trillion Green Deal, its plan to make the carbon neutral by 2050.

AIC Receives Rolling Mill Upgrade Project

16 March 2020 - Italy’s Ferriera Alto Milanese has turned to Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) to upgrade a special profiles rolling mill in northern Italy.

It’s Official: AK Steel Is Now a Part of Cleveland-Cliffs

13 March 2020 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. on Friday completed its acquisition of AK Steel Corp., marking the beginning of a new era for two storied American businesses.

CMC Sees Successful Upgrade of California Rolling Mill

13 March 2020 - Italy’s Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has wrapped up upgrades to Commercial Metal Company’s (CMC) California rolling mill, the company has announced.

AISI CEO Announces Retirement, New Executive Director Named for Auto/Steel Partnership

12 March 2020 - American Iron and Steel Institute president and chief executive Thomas J. Gibson, who for the last decade has served as a leading voice for the U.S. steel industry, will retire in this fall, the institute has announced.

Baosteel Orders Fifth Robot System From Primetals Technologies

11 March 2020 - Chinese steelmaker Baosteel has commissioned two of Primetals Technologies’ LiquiRob systems at its Meishan facility and ordered another for its Zhanjiang facility, Primetals Technologies said.

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.

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