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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.
Algoma Looks to Resume Labor Negotiations
08 January 2018 - Canadian steelmaker Algoma, which has been operating under creditor protection for more than two years, wants to return to the bargaining table with the United Steelworkers union and resolve the last major issue standing in the way of a restructuring, reports the online sootoday.com.
Key Belgian Port Sees Steel Volumes Rise
08 January 2018 - Europe’s top steel port expects to report a 43% increase in its 2017 steel volumes, reports Breakbulk Magazine.
China Sets New Steel Capacity Rules
08 January 2018 - The Chinese government is imposing new rules on steelmakers who want to build new capacity, reports the Reuters news service.
There's Something Very Familiar About 2017's New Cars, Trucks and Vans
05 January 2018 - Although automakers have many a choice to make when it comes to materials, they apparently found themselves often turning to steel.
ArcelorMittal Wades Deeper Into Solar Market
05 January 2018 - ArcelorMittal is acquiring the assets of a bankrupt manufacturer of solar farm trackers, the steelmaker has announced.
Danieli Corus Lands Orders for Process Control Systems
05 January 2018 - Danieli Corus has won orders for sublance-based process control systems that are to be installed at two Chinese steel plants.
Researchers: Lancing Practice Can Impact Results in All-DRI Steelmaking
05 January 2018 - They say timing is everything. And in electric arc furnace steelmaking, a matter of a few minutes apparently can impact yields, according to a team of university and industry researchers.
GFG Alliance Acquires Australian Coking Coal Mine
02 January 2018 - The family-owned company that acquired Australia’s Whyalla steel works last summer has a deal to buy a metallurgical coal mine that supplies it.
Commercial Metals Reaches Deal to Acquire Four Rebar Mills (Updated)
02 January 2018 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) is acquiring four U.S. rebar mills and nearly three dozen rebar fabrication facilities from Gerdau S.A. for US$600 million, the companies announced Tuesday.
New Owner of Stalled Taconite Project Prepares to Move Forward
28 December 2017 - The Essar Steel Minnesota project has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy under new ownership and is firing new legal shots at would-be competitor Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., reports the Duluth News Tribune newspaper.
Mechel Enters Coke Supply Agreement with Serbian Mill
28 December 2017 - Russian miner and steelmaker Mechel PAO has signed an agreement to supply 120,000 metric tons of coke to Serbia’s lone steel mill.
Investment Firm Acquires Steel Technical Center
27 December 2017 - An investment firm that owns metals and logistics businesses has acquired Heidtman Steel’s automotive steel technical center for an undisclosed amount.
SMS group Lands Significant Order From Ukrainian Steel Mill
27 December 2017 - PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has awarded a contract for two secondary metallurgy plants and two billet casters to SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced.
Stainless Re-Rolling Mill Returns to Service
27 December 2017 - Danieli Service recently helped to restart an idled stainless re-rolling mill in the in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the company said in an announcement.
Stelco Joins American Iron and Steel Institute
27 December 2017 - Canada’s Stelco has joined the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), a trade association representing integrated and electric arc furnace producers in North America.
Tata Board OKs US$3.7 Billion Expansion Project
26 December 2017 - Tata Steel Ltd.’s board of directors has approved a project that will more than double the capacity at the company’s new Kalinganagar works in the state of Odisha.
thyssenkrupp, Union Reach Deal on Steel Joint Venture
26 December 2017 - Germany’s thyssenkrupp AG has come to terms on a labor agreement with its union workforce, a critical step toward finalizing the joint venture combination of its steelmaking business with Tata Steel Ltd.'s European operations.
British Steel CEO Steps Aside
26 December 2017 - Less than a year into his tenure, the chief executive of the new British Steel has stepped down, reports the (London) Financial Times.
Fives Expands Lineup of Pipe and Tube Machines
26 December 2017 - Machine builder and industrial engineer Fives has acquired the intellectual property of an Italian manufacturer of pipe and tube equipment.
Steelmaker Closes on Deal for Shuttered Wire Rod Plant
21 December 2017 - British steelmaker Liberty House Group has completed its acquisition of a closed wire rod plant in South Carolina and plans to restart production this spring.
