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Primetals Technologies Completes AOD Improvement

14 January 2020 - India’s Jindal Stainless Ltd. has issued the final acceptance certificate on an upgrade to the No. 1 AOD converter at its Jaipur, Odisha, plant.

Sandvik Finalizes Summerill Tube Acquisition

14 January 2020 - Sandvik has completed the acquisition of Summerill Tube Corp., the company announced Tuesday.

Woodings/Munroe Name New Vice President

14 January 2020 - Steel industry equipment suppliers Woodings Industrial Corp. and Munroe Inc. have tapped Bob Vinson to serve as vice president of manufacturing, the affiliated companies announced.

Specialty Steel Works Inc. Announces New CEO

13 January 2020 - Indiana-based steel processor Specialty Steel Works Inc. is under new management as president and chief operating officer Michael Salamon has been named chief executive, the company announced Monday.

CMC Mill Upgrades Furnace Control System

13 January 2020 - Industrial automation specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio has been contracted to upgrade a furnace system at Commercial Metals Company's Jacksonville, Fla., USA, mill, the company has announced.

North Star BlueScope Taps Danieli for Meltshop EOT Cranes

13 January 2020 - Danieli Centro Cranes will supply two charging cranes to North Star BlueScope Steel’s new meltshop at its Delta, Ohio, USA, plant.

Researchers Take Big Step in Solving Hydrogen Embrittlement

13 January 2020 - In what they say is a first, researchers at The University of Sydney in Australia have made direct observation of hydrogen at dislocations and grain boundaries in steel, offering important new information on the vexing problem of hydrogen embrittlement.

AISI: Steel Imports Down in 2019

10 January 2020 - Preliminary data suggest that U.S. steel imports declined about 15% in 2019, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

ArcelorMittal Blast Furnace to Return to Service, But Other Outages Planned

10 January 2020 - ArcelorMittal intends to put an idled blast furnace back into service at its Gijón plant in northern Spain, but will halt other production lines this quarter in order to cope with lower demand, reports Kallanish Steel.

Court Allows Ilva Blast Furnace to Remain in Service

10 January 2020 - The No. 2 blast furnace at ArcelorMittal’s Ilva steel works in Italy can keep operating, an Italian court has ruled, according to reports.

Liberty Announces Layoffs at U.K. Mills

10 January 2020 - Citing challenging market conditions, Liberty Steel Group will lay off up to 355 employees at its U.K. mills in South Yorkshire and South Wales, the company has said.

With Construction Still Going Strong, Commercial Metals Records Profitable Q1

07 January 2020 - An expanded Commercial Metals Company took advantage of a healthy construction market and posted some of its best first-quarter results in years, the steelmaker said on Monday.

China’s No. 1 Steelmaking Region Announces Additional Capacity Cuts

07 January 2020 - China’s top steel-producing province aims to reduce capacity by 14 million metric tons this year, reports Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency.

A. M. Castle & Co. Names New Chief Executive

07 January 2020 - Metals distributor A. M. Castle & Co. has promoted president Marec Edgar to chief executive officer, and board member Mike Sheehan to board chairman, the company announced on Tuesday.

Chinese Steelmaker Could Become the World’s Largest Producer

06 January 2020 - China Baowu Steel Group could potentially surpass ArcelorMittal as the world’s largest steelmaker if it completes a deal to take a controlling stake in Chongqing Iron and Steel.

Worthington Acquires Majority Stake in Samuel Steel Pickling Co.

06 January 2020 - Steel processor and cylinder manufacturer Worthington Industries is rolling a newly acquired facility into its sheet processing joint venture with Samuel, Son & Co. and has taken the majority stake in the business.

Tenaris Completes Acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars

03 January 2020 - Tenaris S.A. has finalized its US$1.07 billion acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars Inc. and has signed a new distribution agreement with IPSCO parent PAO TMK, the company announced.

Nucor SBQ Mill to Receive New Processing Line

03 January 2020 - Special bar quality maker Nucor Steel Memphis Inc. is investing approximately US$10 million in a new heat treat line at its bar mill in Tennessee, reports the Daily Memphian.

Olympic Steel’s Chicago Tube and Iron Under New Leadership

03 January 2020 - Metals service center Olympic Steel has promoted William Zielinski to president of its Chicago Tube and Iron (CTI) subsidiary, the company announced on Thursday.

POSCO Developing Precision Location Tag

02 January 2020 - A POSCO research and development subsidiary is partnering with two tech firms to develop a location-tracking tag to be used in its plants.

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