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China, U.S. Accuse Each Other of Violating WTO Commitments

13 July 2016 - China says it will fight a preliminary duty order on stainless sheet and strip, contending that the U.S. Commerce Department deliberately misinterpreted WTO rules, reports Xinhua, China’s official news agency.

Bull Moose Invests in Additional Sprinkler Pipe Capacity

13 July 2016 - Bull Moose Tube Co. is expanding its sprinkler pipe manufacturing capabilities, announcing that it will be adding assets from two newly acquired mills to its facilities in Georgia and Arizona.

Brazil's CSN Looks to Part Ways With Usiminas

13 July 2016 - Brazil’s Cia Siderúrgica Nacional SA said it will sell its stake in rival Usiminas, but only after it minimizes losses on its investment in the business, the company said Wednesday, reports the Reuters news service.

Northwest Pipe to Curtail Water Pipe Capacity, Announces Plant Closure

13 July 2016 - Washington-based Northwest Pipe Co. is closing its Denver, Colo., facility in an effort to reduce its steel water pipe production capacity, the company has announced.

Steelworkers Union Rebuffs Would-Be Acquirer of Essar Algoma, Backs Competing Offer

12 July 2016 - The United Steelworkers union said it will not support Essar Steel Algoma’s tentative sale to a private equity firm and instead is pushing for an alternate deal, one with the steelmaker’s former owner.

Essar Minnesota Still Plans to Complete Minnesota Taconite Mine

12 July 2016 - Essar Steel Minnesota, which last week lost the public mineral leases related to the taconite mine and processing plant it has been building and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, isn’t throwing in the towel.

U.S. Imposes Countervailing Duties on Stainless Sheet; Lifts Some Duties on Stainless Wire Rod

12 July 2016 - Chinese producers of stainless sheet and strip have been unfairly benefiting from government subsidies, the U.S. Commerce Department has ruled.

Tenaris Cuts the Ribbon on New Service Center

12 July 2016 - Tenaris ceremonially opened its first service center in Thailand on Tuesday, marking the start of operations at a facility meant to support Chevron’s offshore production.

No Guarantees That Port Talbot Works Will Be Saved, Says Tata Executive

11 July 2016 - Tata Steel cannot guarantee that the U.K.’s largest steelmaking facility has a future ahead of it, even if it is able to sign a joint venture agreement for its strip business, reports The Guardian newspaper.

Forecast: Basic Oxygen Furnaces May Lose More Ground to Their Electric Counterparts

11 July 2016 - The American steel industry’s energy consumption likely will decline over the next 25 years, and steelmaking will tip even more toward electric arc furnaces, according to a long-range forecast from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.

Tenaris Announces Job Cuts at Arkansas Mill

11 July 2016 - Oil country tubular goods maker Tenaris is laying off approximately 100 people at its welded pipe mill in Arkansas, the company has announced.

Essar Steel Minnesota Loses Mineral Leases, Files for Bankruptcy

08 July 2016 - Essar Steel Minnesota, which had been building Minnesota’s first new taconite facility in years, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday, according to reports.

Tata, thyssenkrupp Discussing Joint Venture for European Strip Businesses

08 July 2016 - Tata Steel has suspended the sale of its U.K. business and is now thinking about putting its strip operation into a joint a venture with other steelmakers, including Germany’s thyssenkrupp AG, Tata announced on Friday.

China Threatens to Punish Provinces That Don't Follow Through on Capacity Cuts

08 July 2016 - China is telling its provincial governments that they’ll be “seriously punished” if they don’t close redundant steel mills and coal mines, according to the Bloomberg news service.

Acquisition Adds Couplings, U-Joints to Timken Co.'s Product Lineup

08 July 2016 - The Timken Co. has acquired family-owned Lovejoy Inc., a maker of industrial couplings and universal joints, for US$66 million, Timken has announced.

Royal Tractor Sold to Wisconsin Manufacturer

08 July 2016 - Royal Tractor Co. Inc., a Kansas-based manufacturer of materials handling equipment, has been sold for an undisclosed amount.

BlueScope Takes Union to Court Over Walk-Out

08 July 2016 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel Ltd. is suing a labor union for conducting a one-day walk-out in May, reports Australian public broadcaster ABC.

A Few Key Investments Allowed TimkenSteel's Return to High-Pressure Tubing Market, Company Says

07 July 2016 - TimkenSteel, which is re-entering the market for a type of high-pressure tubing necessary to make a plastic, says the move was made possible by a few key investments over the last 10 years.

Japanese Steelmaker Says It Has Created a New Steel That's 25% Stronger

07 July 2016 - Japan’s Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. says it has developed an automotive sheet steel with a tensile strength of 1,470 megapascals, stronger than any similar product on the market at present, reports the Nikkei Asian Review magazine.

In India, A New Steel Mill Comes to Life

06 July 2016 - Steelmaking facilities at Tata Steel’s new integrated mill in India have been successfully commissioned, according to machine and mill builder SMS group.

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