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Danieli Awarded Bar Mill Contract, Completes Upgrade to Wire Rod Plant
27 June 2019 - China's Minyuan Iron & Steel Group has ordered a high-speed, high-capacity rebar mill from Danieli, the equipment supplier has announced.
SDI Wins Tax Break for Mill Site
27 June 2019 - A Texas school board has greenlighted a tax incentive plan for Steel Dynamics Inc., seemingly clearing the way for a final decision on the steelmaker’s planned US$1.8 billion flat-rolled mill.
Nucor Steel–South Carolina Turns 50
27 June 2019 - With the help of elected officials and employees, Nucor Corp. this week marked the 50th anniversary of the start of its first electric arc furnace, celebrating an event that not only gave rise to the country’s largest steelmaker, but sparked a revolution in the way steel is made in the United States.
Danieli Tapped for Rolling Mill Upgrades
27 June 2019 - Peruvian steelmaker Corporacion Aceros Arequipa has awarded a contract to Danieli for two roughing mill stands, part of a second phase of upgrades to the plant.
U. S. Steel Names New CIO
27 June 2019 - United States Steel Corporation has promoted a 10-year veteran of its information technology division as chief information officer.
Alliance Steel Plans New Slitting Line
27 June 2019 - Gary, Ind.-based service center Alliance Steel Corp. has contracted Red Bud Industries for a heavy-guage slitting line.
Commercial Metals Sees Strength in Non-Res Construction, Completes Ramp-Up of New Mill
24 June 2019 - Buoyed by continuing strength in non-residential construction, long products maker Commercial Metals Company saw its fiscal third-quarter profits nearly double to US$78.4 million.
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Section 232 Challenge ... Yet
24 June 2019 - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to immediately hear a challenge to President Donald Trump’s Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs, ending a trade association’s effort to fast-track the case, but not the case itself.
Tata Steel Caster Set for Upgrade
24 June 2019 - Tata Steel Ltd. has signed SMS group to upgrade the continuous caster at its Compact Strip Production mill in Jamshedpur, India, the equipment supplier has said.
ArcelorMittal Progresses on New Steel CSR Certification
24 June 2019 - ArcelorMittal said Monday that it expects to launch its new corporate social responsibility certification by the end of the year.
Nucor Still Bullish on 2019
20 June 2019 - Although U.S. steelmakers might not be experiencing the degree of activity that came with the 2018 boom, the steel industry’s momentum nevertheless has carried forward, and 2019 should prove to be a solid year, said Nucor chairman and chief executive John Ferriola.
Softening Demand Forces U. S. Steel to Idle Blast Furnaces
19 June 2019 - United States Steel Corporation is idling three blast furnaces — two in the U.S. ¬— on account of receding demand.
Millett: Recent Mill Investments Will Help Keep Industry Competitive
18 June 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. chief executive Mark Millett swatted down criticisms of the U.S. steel industry’s recent spate of capital investments, saying that revitalizing assets and implementing new technologies is critical to surviving in a global marketplace.
Big River Gets Rolling on Expansion Plans
18 June 2019 - Big River Steel expects to break ground later this year on an electrical steel processing facility and is weighing installation of new pickling capacity, chief executive David Stickler said Tuesday.
Jindal: Urbanization Will Generate Big Growth in Indian Steel Demand
18 June 2019 - India will need more than 300 million tons of steelmaking capacity to support a forecasted rise in steel demand over the decade, said JSW Steel chairman and managing director Sajjan Jindal.
World Steel Dynamics: The Blast Furnace Isn’t Dead Yet
18 June 2019 - As U.S. mini-mills install new capacity that will allow them to produce high-quality steels, some might argue the integrated producers are doomed. But that’s not necessarily so, said World Steel Dynamics founder and managing partner Peter Marcus.
In Electric Vehicles, There's A Case to Be Made For — And Out of — Steel
17 June 2019 - As the number of battery electric vehicles begins to increase, steel might have a new opportunity in one critical component: battery boxes, Steel Market Development Institute vice president Jody Hall said on Monday.
Plant Builder Expects Shift in Mill Investments
17 June 2019 - The North American steel industry has seen an extraordinary level of mill investment in the past two years, but the biggest of the capex announcements are likely behind, according to an executive at plant builder SMS group.
Nucor Forecasts Lighter Q2 Profits
17 June 2019 - Nucor Corp. expects its second-quarter earnings to fall approximately 42% as service centers draw down inventories, the company said on Monday.
Liberty Steel Acquires Pennsylvania Wire Maker
13 June 2019 - Pennsylvania-based Johnstown Wire Technologies (JWT) has been sold to Sanjeev Gupta's Liberty Steel USA for an undisclosed amount, the company has announced.
