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Steel Processor to Move HQ, Plant Operations to Indiana

06 December 2018 - Flat-rolled steel processor Alliance Steel plans to spend US$19.7 million to move its headquarters from Illinois to Gary, Ind., USA.

Primetals Technologies to replace a second CAP ACERO converter

06 December 2018 - Compania Siderurgica Huachipato S.A. (CAP ACERO) has awarded Primetals Technologies a follow-up order to replace LD (BOF) converter #1 in its Talcahuano, Chile works following Primetals Technologies’ successful start-up of converter #2 in May 2018.

Synalloy Signs Deal to Acquire American Stainless Tubing Inc.

06 December 2018 - Stainless pipe maker Synalloy Corp. is acquiring North Carolina-based American Stainless Tubing Inc. (ASTI) for US$27 million to US$28 million, Synalloy has announced.  

Nucor Acquires Precision Castings Company in Mexico

05 December 2018 - Nucor Corp. is acquiring Mexican precision castings maker Corporacion POK S.A. de C.V. for an undisclosed amount, the steelmaker has said. 

ArcelorMittal Plant Turns Old Stoves to Steel Bike Racks

05 December 2018 - ArcelorMittal Poland’s Kraków plant is participating in a local civic program intended to promote cycling and cleaner air. 

Italian Long Products Maker Brings New Wire Rod Mill On-Line

05 December 2018 - Italy’s Pittini Group has rolled the first coil on a new high-speed wire rod mill at its Acciaierie di Verona plant. 

GFG Alliance Acquiring Second U.S. Wire Rod Mill

03 December 2018 - Six months after restarting a shuttered wire rod mill in South Carolina, British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta is expanding his U.S. steel holdings.  

Steel of West Virginia GM Passes Away

29 November 2018 - Steel of West Virginia vice president and general manager Daniel “Mark” Gilliam died Tuesday morning at the age of 59. 

Steel Dynamics to Build US$1.7B Sheet Mill in Southwest U.S.

27 November 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has revealed plans to build an advanced sheet mill somewhere in the southwestern U.S. at a cost of between US$1.7 and US$1.8 billion. 

Chinese Steelmakers Sign Cooperation Agreement With Fives

27 November 2018 - Industrial equipment maker Fives has signed US$150 million worth of cooperation agreements with a variety of Chinese manufacturers, including Baowu Steel Group, Benxi Steel Group and Fujian Special Steel, the company reports. 

Tenova to Upgrade Vietnamese EAF

27 November 2018 - Tenova has won a contract to outfit a Consteel electric arc furnace in Vietnam with new technology that will allow the furnace to also accept hot metal from a blast furnace. 

Report: South Korean Steelmaker Exploring Potential Indian JV

27 November 2018 - Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL) has had some early discussions with Hyundai Steel about the possibility of setting up a joint-venture mill in India, reports the Business Standard newspaper. 

Section 232 Tariff Battle Enters a New Phase

21 November 2018 - The international dispute over the Trump administration’s Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum has ratcheted up, as opposing countries confirmed on Wednesday they will move to begin adjudication proceedings, the Reuters news service reports. 

JSW Steel About to Restart Ohio EAF

21 November 2018 - JSW Steel’s U.S. division is expected to throw the switch on its Mingo Junction, Ohio, electric arc furnace sometime next week, reports The (Wheeling, W.Va.) Intelligencer newspaper.  

Steel Dynamics Chooses Fives for Process Line Upgrades

21 November 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has awarded a contract to Fives for upgrades to a galvanizing line at its Columbus, Miss., sheet mill. 

ANDRITZ Bags Order for Nucor Galvanizing Line

21 November 2018 - Nucor Corp. has selected Austrian equipment builder ANDRITZ to supply a new hot-dipped galvanizing line for its Arkansas sheet mill, the company has announced. 

Danieli Contracted for US$650M Sheet Mill Reconfiguration

19 November 2018 - Nucor Corp. has chosen Danieli for a top-to-bottom overhaul of its Gallatin sheet mill in Ghent, Ky., the equipment supplier has announced. 

Algoma Sees Exit From Creditor Protection Ahead

15 November 2018 - Canadian steelmaker Algoma is looking to exit creditor protection by 30 November and begin life anew as a standalone steelmaker, reports The Sault Star newspaper. 

USW Ratifies U. S. Steel Labor Agreement

14 November 2018 - Members of the United Steelworkers union have overwhelmingly ratified a four-year labor agreement with United States Steel Corporation, the union has said. 

Chinese Steel Production Sets New Monthly Record

14 November 2018 - China in October produced more steel than did the United States in all of 2017 as mills increased output in advance of mandated wintertime production cuts, according to new production statistics. 

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