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ATI Joint Venture Initiates Sheet Production

25 January 2018 - Stainless and specialty alloys manufacturer Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) has made some early production runs of stainless sheet produced through its joint venture with China’s Tsingshan Group.

Canadian Plant Targets 100K Ton Lift in Capacity Through Capital Upgrades

25 January 2018 - ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada will invest nearly CA$70 million (approximately US$56.8 million) in its Contrecoeur, Que., facilities over the next three years, the company has announced.

World Steel Association: Global Production Rose in 2017

24 January 2018 - Global crude steel production rose 5.3% in 2017, according to preliminary data from the World Steel Association.

U. S. Steel Sued Over Chromium Discharges

24 January 2018 - The city of Chicago has sued United States Steel Corporation in federal court over two accidental discharges of chromium into Lake Michigan.

JSW Steel Awards Furnace Contract to Fives

24 January 2018 - Industrial engineering firm Fives has bagged an order for two high-capacity reheat furnaces from India’s JSW Steel, the firm reported on Wednesday.

Gerdau Shakes Up North American Leadership

23 January 2018 - Gerdau and the president of its North American long steel division have parted ways.

Steel Dynamics Had a Great Year. Here's Why.

23 January 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. had a banner year in 2017 as the company set new records for steel shipments, sales and safety, it said on Tuesday.

Tata Steel on the Hunt for New Assets

23 January 2018 - Tata Steel has plans to expand its new Kalinganagar Works, but will look to add capacity through acquisition, managing director TV Narendran tells The (India) Economic Times.

General Carbide Acquires Specialized Auto Tool and Die Business

23 January 2018 - Pennsylvania-based tooling maker General Carbide Corp. has acquired Only Tool, a tooling manufacturer that serves automotive suppliers.

Chinese Steelmaker Lights New Blast Furnace

22 January 2018 - China’s Shandong Steel Group Rizhao has blown in a new blast furnace and tapped the first batch of hot metal, reports SMS group’s Paul Wurth unit.

Fire Damages AK Steel Mill

22 January 2018 - AK Steel Corp. has begun repairing the steel shop at its Middletown, Ohio, mill after molten steel escaped from a ladle and damaged the facility.

Report: China Dismisses Trump Administration's Potential Trade Action as a Bluff

19 January 2018 - The Trump administration is expected to soon make decisions on several significant trade actions – moves to restrict imported steel in the name of national security among them.

Offers for Bhushan Steel Stack Up

19 January 2018 - The interest in India’s ailing Bhushan Steel Ltd. appears to be piling up.

Commercial Metals Company to Launch Branded Rebar Production at South Carolina Mill

19 January 2018 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) is gearing up its Cayce, S.C., USA, rebar mill to produce the ChrōmX line of rebar acquired through its purchase of MMFX Technologies Corp.

NISCO Calls on Primetals Technologies for Caster Mod

19 January 2018 - Primetals Technologies has received an order to modify a bloom caster China’s Nanjing Iron & Steel United Co. Ltd.

Canadian Bar Maker Put Up for Sale, Faces Potential Liquidation

18 January 2018 - Canadian special bar quality manufacturer Hamilton Specialty Bar (2007) Inc. was officially put up for sale on Thursday after one of its lenders called a CDN$27.5 million loan and forced it into receivership earlier this month.

U.S. Producers Claim Injury From Imported Large-Diameter Pipe

17 January 2018 - Members of the American Line Pipe Producers Association and other companies are accusing welded, large-diameter pipe manufacturers from six countries of undercutting domestic prices.

SMS group Lands Contract for Saarstahl Billet Caster

17 January 2018 - SMS group has won a contract to build a replacement billet caster for Germany’s Saarstahl AG, the equipment supplier has announced.

Pickling Line Builders Sign Cooperation Agreement

17 January 2018 - Butech Bliss, a manufacturer of coil processing equipment, and Nelson Steel Technologies, a builder and operator of pickling lines, have formed a strategic alliance to sell pickling lines in North America, the companies have announced.

Austrian Government OKs voestalpine Pilot Hydrogen Plant

17 January 2018 - voestalpine AG has won approval to build a pilot version of a carbon-free hydrogen production plant, advancing its efforts to eliminate carbon emissions in steelmaking, the company said on Tuesday.

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