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Tata Steel Launches Second Phase of Construction on Steel Works

13 November 2018 - Tata Steel has broken ground on an expansion of its new Kalinganagar works, a US$3.25 billion project that is expected to take four years to complete.

Italian Steelmaker Certifies Newly Installed EAF

13 November 2018 - Primetals Technologies said it has received the final acceptance certificate on a 150-ton electric arc furnace it built for Italy’s Acciaieria Arvedi S.p.A.

voestalpine Signs Off on New Slab Caster

13 November 2018 - voestalpine has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new Danieli slab caster installed at its Linz works in Austria. 

Gupta Pledges Multi-Million-Euro Investment in Romanian Steel Works

12 November 2018 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty House Group is promising to invest EUR300 (US$337 million) in a Romanian steel works it is acquiring from ArcelorMittal, according to a Romanian publication.

Baosteel Fires Up 200K-Metric-Ton Tinning Line

12 November 2018 - China’s Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. has started up a new, highly automated electrolytic metallic coating line at its facility in Shanghai, according to the equipment supplier.

Usha Martin Shareholders OK Tata Sale

12 November 2018 - Shareholders of Indian wire rope manufacturer Usha Martin Ltd. have signed off on Tata Steel’s planned acquisition of the business, The Hindu Business Line newspaper reports. 

POSCO Contracts SMS group for Wire Rod Mill Improvements

12 November 2018 - SMS group has been awarded a contract to upgrade the wire rod mill at POSCO’s Pohang works in South Korea, the equipment supplier has announced. 

Trade Group: Section 232 is Producing Intended Results

08 November 2018 - The Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs have driven US$8.2 billion in capital investments and have allowed for the creation or restoration of around 7,000 jobs, the president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing trade group said Thursday.

Big River Rolls On – On Its Own

08 November 2018 - Big River Steel, the technology company that happens to make steel, will be doing so independently, the company has said.

KOCKS Wins Contract for South Korean Bar Mill Improvements

06 November 2018 - POSCO has contracted with German rolling mill specialist KOCKS for upgrades to a bar mill, the company has said. 

Japanese Mill Launches Production of Spooled Rebar

06 November 2018 - Japan’s Topy Industries Ltd. has started up its new spooled rebar line and a new finishing block at its Toyohashi bar plant, reports the equipment supplier on the project. 

Commercial Metals Co. Completes US$600M Acquisition of Gerdau Long Mills

05 November 2018 - Gerdau has finalized its sale of four U.S. mini-mills and nearly three dozen rebar fabrication shops to Texas-based Commercial Metals Co., the steelmaker said on Monday. 

Nippon Steel Slates Blast Furnace Reline, Coke Oven Overhaul

05 November 2018 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. said it plans to spend the equivalent of US$812.6 million to reline a blast furnace at a steel works in northern Japan and refurbish a coke oven battery in southern Japan. 

Report: U.K. Steelmaker Eyes Up Pennsylvania Wire Processor

05 November 2018 - British Steel is said to be looking at buying Pennsylvania’s Johnstown Wire Technologies, the (London) Financial Times reports.  

Steelworkers Announce Tentative Agreement with ArcelorMittal

02 November 2018 - The United Steelworkers union has reached a tentative labor agreement with ArcelorMittal USA, the union said on Friday. 

Liberty House Expands Roster of Mills Yet Again

02 November 2018 - Metals entrepreneur Sanjeev Gupta and his Liberty House Group have reached a conditional agreement to buy two cold mills and other assets from ArcelorMittal, a strategic acquisition that expands the growing company’s presence in Europe. 

Salzgitter Sets Partnership to Produce Green Hydrogen

01 November 2018 - Salzgitter has signed a cooperation agreement with two other businesses to build a wind-powered hydrogen electrolysis plant.

ArcelorMittal Takes Control of One of EU’s Largest Steel Works

01 November 2018 - ArcelorMittal has finalized its deal to acquire Italy’s ILVA S.p.A., giving it control of the European Union’s largest steel works.

SSAB Looks to Increase Q&T Capacity Through US$110M Project

01 November 2018 - Swedish steelmaker SSAB said it plans to invest the equivalent of around US$110 million in its Mobile, Ala., USA, plant and increase capacity to make quenched-and-tempered (Q&T) steels and other products. 

Steelworkers Begin Considering U. S. Steel Contract

30 October 2018 - The United Steelworkers union has mailed ballots to its U. S. Steel members who are deciding whether to ratify the union’s tentative labor agreement with the integrated steelmaker, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana. 

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