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thyssenkrupp Reveals Plans for 10th Galvanizing Line

04 September 2018 - thyssenkrupp will add a new hot-dipped galvanizing line to its Dortmund plant in Germany, the company has said.

Hopes Buoyed for U.S.-Canada NAFTA Deal

30 August 2018 - Trade negotiations between the U.S. and Canada have taken a turn for the better, with officials on both sides suggesting that they think they can come to terms on a new North American Free Trade Agreement by Friday.

With Divestment of Australian Mine, Cleveland-Cliffs Returns Focus Entirely to North America

30 August 2018 - Iron ore miner Cleveland–Cliffs Inc. has finalized the sale of its Australian iron ore business, fully re-establishing itself as a regionally focused player in North America.

Contract Talks at ArcelorMittal USA, U. S. Steel Come Down to the Wire

30 August 2018 - Just days remain on the current labor contracts between the United Steelworkers union and America’s two largest integrated steelmakers, ArcelorMittal USA and United States Steel Corporation.

Fall Claims Life of AIST Distinguished Member

29 August 2018 - Leading steel researcher and noted AIST member Dr. Bruno Charles De Cooman died Wednesday after he reportedly fell from a window in his Moscow apartment building.

AISI: NAFTA Agreement Must Include Canada

27 August 2018 - The American Iron and Steel Institute called on the Trump administration on Monday to negotiate a revised North American Free Trade Agreement that includes Canada.

Sanjeev Gupta Wants to Buy a Shipyard – Where He'll Melt Ships in a Furnace

27 August 2018 - Steel entrepreneur Sanjeev Gupta, whose Liberty House has been buying up distressed assets in the U.S. and the U.K., has his sights on another target – a failing shipyard in India.

Mexican Steel Group Talks Quotas Instead of Tariffs with Trump Administration

24 August 2018 - The Trump administration reportedly is discussing the potential of lifting the 25% tariff on Mexican-made steel in exchange for accepting an import quota, according to Reuters news service.

SMS group Scores Contract for Plate Mill Upgrade

24 August 2018 - Denmark’s NLMK DanSteel has awarded a contract to SMS group to overhaul its heavy plate mill, the equipment manufacturer has announced.

Tata Steel Works Starts Up New Cooling System

24 August 2018 - Tata Steel Europe’s Port Talbot facility in Wales expects to gain 150,000 metric tons of annual capacity from new equipment installed on the hot strip mill, according to an announcement from Primetals Technologies.

Union Workers Locked Out of Georgia Tube Plant

24 August 2018 - Bull Moose Tube Co. has locked out 56 union employees at its Trenton, Ga., USA, plant after the company declared an impasse on contract negotiations.

Commerce Department Takes Action on Pipe Imports

23 August 2018 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has found that producers of large-diameter welded pipe in six countries have been dumping product and undercutting domestic prices.

ArcelorMittal Decides to Proceed With US$330M Plant Expansion

22 August 2018 - ArcelorMittal Brazil is dusting off plans for a long-shelved expansion of its sheet processing facility in state of Santa Catarina, saying that there is finally enough demand to support the automotive-oriented project.

Motion Industries CEO Remembered as a Friend and Inspiration

22 August 2018 - Industrial replacement parts distributor Motion Industries Inc. is mourning the loss of president and chief executive Tim Breen, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 58.

Electric Metal Makers Guild Names New Officers

22 August 2018 - The Electric Metal Makers Guild has named its 2018-2019 slate of officers, appointing Jonathan Ridgeway of CMC Steel Alabama in Birmingham as president.

EVRAZ Greenlights Landmark Solar Energy Project

22 August 2018 - EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel has entered into an agreement with Xcel Energy to install a 204-MW solar project at its steelmaking operations in Pueblo, Colo., USA.

China Appeals to Provinces to Support Capacity Reduction, Eradicate “Zombie” Companies

21 August 2018 - The federal government of China has increased pressure on local governments to abide by capacity-reducing measures and efforts to eliminate so-called “zombie enterprises,” according to the Reuters news service.