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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.
Fire Damages New York Bar Finishing Plant
15 September 2017 - U.S.-based Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. is investigating the cause of a fire that damaged the pickling operation at its Dunkirk, N.Y., bar and rod finishing plant.
Blast Furnace Research Company Names New Chief Executive
15 September 2017 - HYBRIT, a research joint venture among Sweden’s SSAB and two other companies, has hired a chief executive.
Chinese Steel Production Sets August Record
14 September 2017 - China’s steel output climbed to another new monthly record in August as mills cranked out 74.59 million metric tons, reports the Bloomberg news service.
A Tata-thyseenkrupp Deal May – or May Not – Be Close
14 September 2017 - Now that Tata Steel has finalized the divorce between its European business and the legacy British Steel Pension Scheme, a deal to combine the operation with thyssenkrupp’s steel division may be close, according to the Reuters news service.
ArcelorMittal Appoints Leadership Team for Italy's Ilva
14 September 2017 - ArcelorMittal has named two executives to lead the facilities it is acquiring through its purchase of Italy’s Ilva.
New Midrex HBI Plant Passes Muster
14 September 2017 - A Midrex hot-briquetted iron (HBI) plant built for a Russian iron ore miner and processor has passed its performance guarantee test, Midrex has announced.
New Finishing Line Provides Expanded Product Offerings at ArcelorMittal Bar Mill
12 September 2017 - ArcelorMittal’s Canadian long products division in June put a new finishing line into service at its Longueuil, Que., bar mill. The project took 18 months to complete, but the mill never missed a beat, according to Modern Metals magazine.
JFE Blast Furnace Forced Into Unscheduled Outage
12 September 2017 - Japan's JFE Steel is temporarily halting iron production at one of its blast furnaces to facilitate repairs on a converter, according to the Nikkei Asian Review.
Cleveland-Cliffs Sued for Allegedly Trying to Unfairly Thwart Competitor
11 September 2017 - Iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. faces a lawsuit on allegations that it is trying to hinder a would-be competitor’s efforts to emerge from bankruptcy, reports the Dow Jones News Service.
Regulators Approve Tata Steel Pension Plan Divorce
11 September 2017 - U.K. officials have approved Tata Steel Europe’s plant to separate itself from its GBP15 billion British Steel pension plan, the steelmaker has announced.
Cargill Sells U.S. Service Centers
11 September 2017 - Cargill Inc. has agreed to sell its U.S. steel processing and distribution business to Japan’s Metal One Corp.
Tubemaker Issues Final Acceptance on New Seamless Equipment
11 September 2017 - Vallourec Deutschland has signed the acceptance certificate on a new piece of seamless tube rolling equipment installed at one of its facilities.
EVRAZ North America, Union Reach Labor Agreement
08 September 2017 - EVRAZ North America and unionized workers at its Regina, Sask., steel mill and its Calgary, Alta., welded tube mill have reached a tentative labor agreement, averting a strike that was set to begin Friday.
Moody's: U.S. Steel Market is 'Stable'
08 September 2017 - Credit ratings agency Moody’s has given the U.S. steel industry a stable forecast over the next 12 to 18 months on improved capacity utilization, higher prices and better demand in some end markets.
Kloeckner Metals Announces Leadership Changes
08 September 2017 - Kloeckner Metals Corp. is reorganizing its C-suite as longtime chief executive Bill Partalis prepares to retire at the end of this year.
thyssenkrupp Shareholders Want a Tata Deal Done
08 September 2017 - thyssenkrupp shareholders would like to see the company combine its steel unit with Tata Steel’s European strip business by year’s end, reports the Reuters news service.
thyssenkrupp Finalizes Sale of Brazil Plant
07 September 2017 - thyssenkrupp has completed the sale of its CSA Siderúrgica do Atlântico mill in Brazil, bringing an official end to its North and South American steelmaking venture.
U. S. Steel Wins Tax Break on Tin Mill Improvement
07 September 2017 - United States Steel Corp.’s Midwest Plant in Portage, Ind., USA, has won a five-year tax abatement on upgrades it is making to the facility’s tin mill.
Mexican Cold Mill Damaged in Fire
07 September 2017 - A fire has damaged a cold mill at Altos Hornos de Mexico’s No. 2 steel works in Monclova.
India Wants Foreign Steel Producers to Build, Not Buy
07 September 2017 - As India looks to expand its steel capacity, it is encouraging foreign producers to undertake domestic expansion projects rather than buying up distressed assets.
