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To Grow, Liberty Steel USA Will Have to Expand Into Flat-Rolled Markets, Executive Says

14 March 2019 - Between its reopened wire rod mill in South Carolina and its newly acquired mill in Illinois, Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel USA is producing at an annualized rate of a little more than 1 million tons.

Algoma Names New Chief Executive

14 March 2019 - A former Stelco leader has taken the reins of a competing Canadian steel manufacturer.

U.S. Working on Plan to Lift Section 232 Tariffs on Canada, Mexico

14 March 2019 - The U.S. is looking to lift the Section 232 tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel and aluminum, a Trump administration official told a Senate committee, the Reuters news service reports.

U.S. Steelmakers Win Energy Department Research Grants

08 March 2019 - United States Steel Corporation, AK Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal USA will share in US$1.2 million in federal funding, as well as in time on government supercomputers, for research into slab and hot strip production.

Demolition Awaits Iconic Weirton Steel BOP Shop

08 March 2019 - Another piece of U.S. steelmaking history is headed to the scrap yard.

Joint Venture Marks Start of Construction on New Service Center

08 March 2019 - Georgia-based Pacesetter Steel Service Inc. and a subsidiary of Japan’s Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. have broken ground on a 130,000-square-foot service center in Houston, Texas.

Here’s How One Automaker is Taking Advantage of New Ultrahigh-Strength Steels

08 March 2019 - For further evidence that the auto industry has embraced advanced steels, take a look at the 2019 Honda Passport, a five-seat SUV that was re-introduced to the market this year.

SMS group Adds Two to Leadership Team

07 March 2019 - SMS group GmbH is expanding its management team, creating two new posts focused on technology and operations.

Steel Dynamics Finalizes Buy-In of Galvalume Distributor

07 March 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has finalized its acquisition of a majority stake in a Texas-based distributor of Galvalume.

Stelco Looks to Smarten Up Steel Operations Through AI

07 March 2019 - Stelco has signed an agreement with a technology firm specializing in artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Chinese Province Plans Steel Capacity Cuts

07 March 2019 - China’s northern steelmaking province of Hebei plans to lop 14 million metric tons of capacity this year and next in a bid to improve air quality, reports the Reuters news service.

Canadian Government Contributes CA$40 Million to EVRAZ Project

06 March 2019 - EVRAZ North America Inc. has been awarded CA$40 million in government funding to support upgrades at plants in western Canada.

Workers OK BlueScope Steel Labor Pact

06 March 2019 - Union workers at BlueScope Steel Ltd.’s Port Kembla facility have given preliminary approval to a new contract that will provide their first pay raises in more than three years, reports The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.

SMS group Contracted for Peruvian Meltshop Build

06 March 2019 - Peru’s Corporación Aceros Arequipa S.A. has turned to SMS group for a new meltshop being built at the company’s Pisco plant.

These Two Chinese Steelmakers Won't Be Tying the Knot

06 March 2019 - Chinese steelmaking rivals Benxi Steel Group and Ansteel Group reportedly have stopped talks on a merger that was proposed as far back as 2005, according to reports.

SSAB to Install New Welded Tube Lines

26 February 2019 - Fives has won an order for two of its OTO welded tube lines from SSAB Europe, the equipment builder said Tuesday.

Primetals Technologies Receives FAC on Modernized Caster

26 February 2019 - China’s Angang Iron & Steel has issued the final acceptance certificate on a modernized slab caster at its plant in the city of Anshan, reports the contractor on the project.

German Steelmaker Deploys New Profile Gauge

26 February 2019 - German special bar maker Georgsmarienhütte has commissioned a new full-profile measurement gauge from KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG, the equipment supplier has said.

North Star BlueScope Nears Decision on Major Expansion

25 February 2019 - North Star BlueScope Steel expects to make a final decision on whether to expand its Ohio sheet mill sometime in the second half of this year, but appears ready to move ahead.

Trump Economic Adviser Says He Wants to Remove Section 232 Tariffs on Canada, Mexico

25 February 2019 - White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow says he has begun an effort to lift the Section 232 tariffs on Mexican and Canadian steel and aluminum, reports the Bloomberg news service.

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