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China Looks to Cut Pollution – By Reducing Steel Output
25 September 2017 - To curb pollution, China is preparing to initiate a first wave of steel production cuts that will reduce output at its largest steelmaking city by half, reports the (London) Financial Times.
POSCO Opens U.S. Wire Rod Processing Plant
25 September 2017 - POSCO and officials from the state of Indiana gathered Friday to ceremonially open the company’s new U.S. wire rod processing plant at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville.
ArcelorMittal Taps SMS group for New Ladle Furnace
25 September 2017 - SMS group has won an order from ArcelorMittal Temirtau in Kazakhstan for a new 290-ton ladle furnace, the equipment supplier has announced.
Explosion at Gerdau Mill Injures Four
21 September 2017 - Gerdau has halted operations at its Wilton, Iowa, USA, mini-mill following a Wednesday night explosion that injured four people.
JSW Steel Awards Converter Shop Contract
21 September 2017 - SMS group has won an order to outfit a new converter shop at JSW Steel’s Dolvi facility in India, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
SAIL to Regain Position as India's Leading Producer
21 September 2017 - The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) is preparing to blow in its newest blast furnace – and reclaim its spot as the country’s No. 1 steel producer, reports the Business Standard newspaper.
Romanian Mill Adds Coating Line
21 September 2017 - Romanian steelmaker ArcelorMittal Galati has completed EUR15 million upgrades to its facility, allowing it to produce a new family of organic coated coils.
Steel Dynamics' Third-Quarter Earnings Expected to Miss Forecast
20 September 2017 - Steel Dynamics Inc. said it expects to report third-quarter earnings of between 61 cents and 65 cents per share, missing analysts’ expectations.
Tata, thyssenkrupp Set Framework for Combining Steel Operations
20 September 2017 - Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp have signed a preliminary agreement to combine their European steel operations, creating a 50-50 joint venture that would be Europe’s second-largest steelmaker behind ArcelorMittal.
ArcelorMittal to Cease Rolling Plate at U.S. Mill
19 September 2017 - ArcelorMittal USA said it will idle the plate rolling line at its Conshohocken, Pa., mill sometime in the next year on account of low demand and competition from unfairly traded imports.
India Well on Its Way to Meeting Steel Production Target
18 September 2017 - India is making strides toward its national goal of lifting steel production to 300 million metric tons, reports the Press Trust of India (PTI).
Ovako Launches New Line of Steels
18 September 2017 - Swedish special bar quality maker Ovako has introduced a new family of steels that it says combines the characteristics of tool steel, maraging steel and stainless steel with the production economy of special bar quality steel.
Nucor Mill Signs Off on EAF Upgrade
18 September 2017 - Nucor Steel Seattle Inc. has granted final acceptance of a newly installed water leak detection system on the plant’s electric arc furnace.
AUMUND Wins Order for Replacement Rotary Discharge Machine
18 September 2017 - voestalpine’s integrated mill in Linz, Austria, has put a new rotary discharge machine on order.
Nucor to Build New Micro Bar Mill
15 September 2017 - Nucor Corp.’s board of directors has given the go-ahead to construction of a new micro-mill somewhere in the Midwestern or southeastern U.S. and approved the expansion of another mill.
ArcelorMittal's Indiana Harbor Benefits From Capital Investment Increase
15 September 2017 - In a bid to improve efficiency and productivity, ArcelorMittal USA is increasing its capital spending. And many of the investment dollars have flowed into its sprawling Indiana Harbor facility in East Chicago, Ind.
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.
