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AIST's Steel News provides the steel community with technological and innovative news on the people, producers and suppliers in the North American and international steel communities.

Two U. S. Steel Executives Assigned New Posts

05 September 2018 - Two United States Steel Corporation executives will swap responsibilities in an effort to broaden their horizons, chief executive David Burritt has announced. 

Chinese Steelmaker Contracts ANDRITZ for Rolling Mill

05 September 2018 - ANDRITZ Group has secured an order for a cold mill from China’s Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., the Austrian plant builder has announced.

Russian Mill Breaks Hot Strip Production Record

05 September 2018 - Russia’s PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) said one of its hot rolling mills set a record in July, producing nearly 528,000 metric tons during the month. 

Emirates Steel Signs Contractor for Mill Recycling Services

05 September 2018 - Mill services contractor Phoenix Services LLC has signed a long-term agreement with Emirates Steel in the United Arab Emirates, the company has announced. 

For the Moment, Steelworkers to Remain on the Job at U. S. Steel, ArcelorMittal

04 September 2018 - The United Steelworkers has agreed to contract extensions with ArcelorMittal USA and United States Steel Corporation as union employees continue to negotiate new labor deals with the integrated steelmakers.  

POSCO Plans Multibillion Investment in Steel Plants

04 September 2018 - The world’s fifth-largest steelmaker said it is planning to invest the equivalent of US$23.2 billion in its steel plants over the next five years as part of a broader capital spending program. 

Primetals Technologies Bags Order for Wire Rod Mill

04 September 2018 - JSW Steel has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for a new wire rod mill to be built at the steelmaker’s Vijayanagar works in India.

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.