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NLMK Begins Trials on PCI-Equipped Blast Furnace

16 June 2017 - NLMK Group has initiated hot tests of a new pulverized coal-injection unit on the No. 6 blast furnace at its Lipetsk plant in Russia, the steelmaker has announced.

Cliffs Natural Resources Picks Site for HBI Plant

15 June 2017 - Iron ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources said it will invest US$700 million in a hot-briquetted iron plant close to the southwestern shore of Lake Erie.

Tenova Partners With Microsoft to Offer Industry 4.0 Solution

15 June 2017 - Tenova has teamed up with Microsoft to offer steelmakers a cloud-based, smart-factory solution, providing for new production efficiencies, the equipment supplier has announced.

This Steelmaker's Newest Hire Never Needs to Take a Break

15 June 2017 - German stainless producer Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH has put a Primetals Technologies LiquiRob robot into service at its Siegen plant, improving safety and efficiency.

Nucor Anticipates Softer Second-Quarter Profits

15 June 2017 - Nucor Corp. said it expects its second-quarter earnings to fall short of its first-quarter results as competitive pressure mitigates profits.

Bankruptcy Judge Approves Reorganization Plan for Essar Minnesota Project

14 June 2017 - A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has given approval to a plan that, if successful, will allow the stalled Essar Steel Minnesota taconite mine and pellet plant to proceed to completion, reports the Duluth News Tribune.

Commercial Metals Begins Divesting Marketing and Distribution Business

14 June 2017 - Commercial Metals Company plans to carve up and divest its international materials marketing and distribution business so that it can focus on its American and Polish steel mills, the company has announced.

Bayou Steel Announces New Sales Team Appointments

14 June 2017 - Bayou Steel Group is reconfiguring its sales team and has named a former Gerdau director to lead its sales efforts, the steelmaker has announced.

U.S. Line Pipe Producers Weighing Trade Action After Losing Major Order to Russian-Owned Company

12 June 2017 - U.S. line pipe producers said they are considering whether to file a trade complaint over Canadian-made large-diameter pipe after losing what they said is a US$100 million order to EVRAZ North America.

Construction Begins on New U.S. Refractories Plant

12 June 2017 - Refractories manufacturer HarbisonWalker International has broken ground on its planned US$30 million monolithic refractories plant in Ohio, the company has announced.

Parts Distributor Opens New Southwest Center

12 June 2017 - Industrial maintenance and repair parts distributor Motion Industries Inc. has moved into a new 156,000-square-foot distribution center in Grand Prairie, Texas, the company has announced.

Judge OKs Stelco Sale

09 June 2017 - A Canadian judge approved Stelco’s restructuring plan and sale to U.S. investment firm Bedrock Industries Group on Friday, a decision that will allow the steelmaker to emerge from creditor protection as a standalone business.

ANDRITZ Receives Order for Two Reheat Furnaces

09 June 2017 - Austrian machine builder ANDRITZ has won an order for two walking beam furnaces from ArcelorMittal’s Burns Harbor steel works in the U.S.

Romanian Mill Puts New Plate Leveler Into Service

09 June 2017 - ArcelorMittal’s integrated steel works in Romania has put its new Danieli hot leveler into service, according to the equipment supplier.

Hot Demand From Solar Industry Prompts ArcelorMittal to Boost Production of Its Magnelis Steel

09 June 2017 - ArcelorMittal has expanded its capacity to make its Magnelis line of coated steel, adapting a hot-dipped galvanizing line in Spain to produce the product, the steelmaker has announced.

U.S. Steel Imports Study Nearing Completion, Commerce Secretary Says

08 June 2017 - The U.S. Commerce Department soon will complete its review of whether steel imports pose a risk to national security, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday, according to the Reuters news service.

JSW Steel Plans Blast Furnace Overhaul, Closure

08 June 2017 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth division has won a contract to reline and expand the No. 3 blast furnace at JSW Steel’s Vijayanagar Works in the Indian state of Karnataka.

Charter Steel Partners With Primetals Technologies on Mill Expansion, Upgrades

08 June 2017 - U.S.-based Charter Steel has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for equipment related to its US$150 million engineered bar mill in Ohio.

SMA Honors Vallourec Executive

08 June 2017 - The Steel Manufacturers Association has recognized a Vallourec USA executive for his work on public policy enabling the U.S. steel and pipe industry.

Steelworkers Ratify New Labor Agreement with Stelco Acquirer

07 June 2017 - Members of the United Steelworkers union have accepted a new labor deal with the buyer of Canada’s Stelco, clearing the way for it to emerge from creditor protection.

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