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Offers for Bhushan Steel Stack Up
19 January 2018 - The interest in India’s ailing Bhushan Steel Ltd. appears to be piling up.
Commercial Metals Company to Launch Branded Rebar Production at South Carolina Mill
19 January 2018 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) is gearing up its Cayce, S.C., USA, rebar mill to produce the ChrōmX line of rebar acquired through its purchase of MMFX Technologies Corp.
NISCO Calls on Primetals Technologies for Caster Mod
19 January 2018 - Primetals Technologies has received an order to modify a bloom caster China’s Nanjing Iron & Steel United Co. Ltd.
Canadian Bar Maker Put Up for Sale, Faces Potential Liquidation
18 January 2018 - Canadian special bar quality manufacturer Hamilton Specialty Bar (2007) Inc. was officially put up for sale on Thursday after one of its lenders called a CDN$27.5 million loan and forced it into receivership earlier this month.
U.S. Producers Claim Injury From Imported Large-Diameter Pipe
17 January 2018 - Members of the American Line Pipe Producers Association and other companies are accusing welded, large-diameter pipe manufacturers from six countries of undercutting domestic prices.
SMS group Lands Contract for Saarstahl Billet Caster
17 January 2018 - SMS group has won a contract to build a replacement billet caster for Germany’s Saarstahl AG, the equipment supplier has announced.
Pickling Line Builders Sign Cooperation Agreement
17 January 2018 - Butech Bliss, a manufacturer of coil processing equipment, and Nelson Steel Technologies, a builder and operator of pickling lines, have formed a strategic alliance to sell pickling lines in North America, the companies have announced.
Austrian Government OKs voestalpine Pilot Hydrogen Plant
17 January 2018 - voestalpine AG has won approval to build a pilot version of a carbon-free hydrogen production plant, advancing its efforts to eliminate carbon emissions in steelmaking, the company said on Tuesday.
Danieli Lands Expanded Order from Steel Dynamics
16 January 2018 - Danieli said it has won a follow-on order for a water treatment plant at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Columbia City, Ind., USA, bar mill.
EVRAZ Signs Off on Furnace Improvements
16 January 2018 - Russia’s EVRAZ has signed the final acceptance certificate on a project that modernized the No. 2 electric arc furnace at its plant in western Siberia.
Trade Policy Expert Joins Steel Manufacturers Association
15 January 2018 - The Steel Manufacturers Association has hired a U.S. trade official with previous steel and metals policy experience to lead the organization’s trade lobbying efforts.
Thanks to Steel, These Two Pickups are Lighter and Stronger
15 January 2018 - The annual Detroit auto show is underway, and steel, it seems, is taking center stage.
TMK IPSCO Files for IPO
15 January 2018 - The North American division of Russian oil country tubular goods maker PAO TMK is moving to become public, filing to register its shares with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Wheat Growers Call Out Steelmakers Over Section 232 Investigation
15 January 2018 - Highlighting the difficulty U.S. President Donald Trump faces in deciding whether to set new import restrictions on steel, the U. S. Wheat Association on Monday said extreme measures would hold disastrous consequences for other U.S. industries.
Steelmaker Realizes Operating Benefits With New Furnace Injection Equipment
12 January 2018 - Slovenian special steel producer Metal Ravne recently completed modifications to its 45-ton oval bottom tapping furnace, hoping to resolve some challenges that arose through a prior project.
Decision Time: Trump Receives Commerce Department's Awaited Section 232 Report
12 January 2018 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has concluded its Section 232 investigation on steel imports and has sent its long-awaited report to President Donald Trump, but it will not immediately release its findings and conclusions, officials have announced.
SMS group Announces Leadership Change in Digitalization Unit
12 January 2018 - SMS group has hired a university president to lead its digitalization and automation businesses.
For President Trump, Decision on Steel Tariffs Looms
11 January 2018 - Within the next four days, the U.S. Department of Commerce is to send to the president its much anticipated report on whether imported steel poses a threat to national security.
Indian Steel Production Crosses 100M Ton Threshold
11 January 2018 - For the first time in its history, India’s annual crude steel production has exceeded 100 million metric tons.
Primetals Technologies Names New Chief Executive for U.S. Operations
11 January 2018 - Primetals Technologies Ltd. has appointed a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries veteran to the helm of its U.S. operations, the company has announced.
