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EUROFER: Material Life Cycle Costs Should Be a Part of Vehicle Emissions Standards

05 September 2017 - The European Steel Association (EUROFER) is calling on EU officials to account for the life cycle carbon costs of materials in drafting new rules for vehicle emissions. 

Rail Ferry Placed Under Joint Venture Ownership

05 September 2017 - Two shipping companies have established a 50-50 joint venture to own and operate a Gulf of Mexico rail ferry. 

AUMUND Receives Order for Coal, Coke Handling Equipment

05 September 2017 - Baosteel Group’s Shanghai Meishan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has placed an order with AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH for six rotary discharge machines that will be used to withdraw coal and coke from storage silos and covered stockpiles.  

California Wants to Rebrand Vocational Education — And Make It Better

01 September 2017 - In the U.S., workers with technical skills are in high demand, but in low numbers. 

Canadian Tube Maker Searching for U.S. Site

01 September 2017 - An Ohio city is competing with at least one other locale for a proposed tube being planned by Canadian steel processor Nova Steel, according to a report. 

Commercial Metals Completes Divestment of Trading Unit

01 September 2017 - Commercial Metals Company has finalized the sale of its raw materials trading unit, CMC Cometals, the steelmaker has announced. 

Danieli Receives Order for Four New Blast Furnaces

31 August 2017 - Danieli Corus has won a contract to build the primary end of a new steel mill in Vietnam. 

SBQ Meltshop Returns to Service

31 August 2017 - Production has resumed at an Illinois meltshop after a breakout disrupted operations for slightly more than two weeks.   

U.S. Trade Commission OKs Rebar Tariffs

30 August 2017 - The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday cleared the way for the imposition of tariffs on Taiwanese rebar and renewed anti-dumping orders on stainless sheet and strip from that country and two others. 

Concrete Poses Solid Competition to Steel

30 August 2017 - As a building material, steel is facing increasing competition from concrete, partly on account of its better fire resistance. But the industry is taking steps to resharpen steel's edge as the go-to material for buildings and bridges, reports the Bloomberg news service.

Robotics Company Celebrates Sales Milestone

30 August 2017 - Italy’s Polytec has reached a milestone, installing its 100th robotic cell in a steel plant, the company has announced.

Construction of NLMK Oxide Recovery Plant Underway

30 August 2017 - Russia’s NLMK Group has begun construction of a RUB2.8 billion (US$47.8 million) waste oxide briquetting plant at its Lipetsk facility, the company said Wednesday. 

JSW Steel Looks At Foreign Investments

29 August 2017 - India’s JSW Steel plans to grow capacity to 40 million metric tons and is eyeing acquisitions at home and abroad, reports the PTI news agency.  

Report: Trump Twice Said No Deal to China on Offer to Reduce Steel Capacity

29 August 2017 - U.S. President Donald Trump apparently wants tariffs on imported Chinese steel so much so that he rejected an offer from Chinese leaders for additional capacity cuts, reports the (London) Financial Times. 

Hurricane Harvey Forces Some Mills to Close; Others Remain Open

29 August 2017 - The U.S. steel industry is beginning to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, although the full impacts likely have yet to make themselves known. 

Hyundai Steel Signs Off On Caster Rebuild

28 August 2017 - Hyundai Steel Co. has signed the final acceptance certificate for a rebuilt 6-strand caster at the company’s Pohang plant in South Korea. 

List of Potential Essar Steel Investors Grows

28 August 2017 - The list of potential suitors for India’s Essar Steel is growing, according to Indian financial news portal moneycontrol.com

Japanese Rebar Makers Eye Combination

28 August 2017 - Two Japanese electric arc furnace producers plan to open merger talks, according to the Nikkei Asian Review. 

Trump Demands Import Tariffs

28 August 2017 - Should there be any question on where U.S. President Donald Trump wants to take trade policy, perhaps this will be helpful.  

German Official Tells thyssenkrupp to Consider Alternatives to Tata Steel Combination

25 August 2017 - Sigmar Gabriel, Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, thinks thyssenkrupp ought to abandon plans to merge its steel division with Tata Steel’s European steel operations.