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NLMK Opens Gas Recovery Plant
15 July 2019 - NLMK Group has put a RUB4.6 billion (US$73.4 million) by-products recovery plant into service at its Lipetsk site in Russia, the steelmaker has said.
Salzgitter Greenlights New Galvanizing Line, Signs SMS group to Project
11 July 2019 - Salzgitter AG will proceed with the installation of a third galvanizing line at its Salzgitter Flachstahl mill and has chosen SMS group to build it, the company announced Thursday.
Primetals Technologies Sees Increasing Demand for Caster Optimization Packages
11 July 2019 - Primetals Technologies has reached a new sales milestone, signing a contract to install its 150th level 2 process automation package for continuous casters in the last 10 years.
Danieli Inks Contracts for Rolling Mill, EAF Packages
11 July 2019 - Two Chinese steel producers have placed separate orders with Danieli for a new rebar mill and a scrap charging technology package.
Samuel, Son & Co. Names New CEO
09 July 2019 - A veteran metals executive is set to take over leadership of Ontario-based metals distributor and fabricator Samuel, Son & Co. Ltd. later this summer.
Chinese Steelmaker Implements New Production Management System
09 July 2019 - China’s MaSteel has gone live with a new production management system that will coordinate activity on 50 lines at five plants, according to the system vendor, PSI Group.
SMS group, Voith Team Up to Create IoT Solutions
09 July 2019 - Industry suppliers SMS group and Voith have struck up a partnership to cooperatively develop Industrial Internet of Things platforms.
Commerce Department Puts New Tariffs on Certain Fabricated Construction Steels
09 July 2019 - The U.S. Commerce Department has set anti-subsidy duties on fabricated structural steel from China and Mexico.
voestalpine CEO Formally Hands Off Baton to Successor
08 July 2019 - voestalpine veteran Herbert Eibensteiner has taken the reins as the company’s new chief executive officer (CEO) and management board chairman.
U.S. Sets Preliminary Anti-Circumvention Duty on Certain Vietnamese Steels
08 July 2019 - The U.S. Department of Commerce is imposing new duties on certain cold-rolled and corrosion-resistant steels from Vietnam, arguing that exporters are trying to circumvent fair trade measures by routing substrate from Korea and Taiwan through Vietnam.
Mississippi Lime Expands Through Acquisition
08 July 2019 - Mississippi Lime Co. is acquiring a Calera, Ala., lime processing facility for US$135 million in cash.
Potential Buyers Lining Up to Acquire British Steel
08 July 2019 - The court-appointed receiver overseeing the sale of British Steel says there are several viable offers for the business, but that a sale likely will take some time to complete, reports The Guardian newspaper.
Global Steelmaking Capacity Could Grow as Much as 5% by 2021
02 July 2019 - Global steelmaking capacity declined slightly in 2018, but projects that are underway now or have been proposed could bring about more than 100 million metric tons of new capacity over the next three years, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Liberty Finalizes Acquisition of European Mills
02 July 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel has closed on its EUR740 million acquisition of several ArcelorMittal Europe steel plants, completing a deal that establishes Liberty as one of the biggest steelmakers in the continent.
Investors Look to Revive Former U. S. Steel Tube Mill
02 July 2019 - A group of investors has acquired a dormant tube mill in Bellville, Texas, and plan to resume production in the third quarter of this year.
Thyssenkrupp Labor Leaders Call for Definitive Post-Merger Plan
27 June 2019 - Thyssenkrupp labor unions are demanding that the company develop a clear strategy for its steel unit now that plans to merge it with Tata Steel’s European strip business have fallen apart, the Reuters news service reports.
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.
