Steel News

Report: Consortium Bids EUR1.6 Billion for Europe's Largest Steel Works

17 March 2017 - ArcelorMittal and partner Marcegaglia are offering 1.6 billion euros for Italy's Ilva steel works, outbidding a rival consortium, reports the Reuters news service.

New Technique May Lead to Materials More Resistant to Hydrogen Embrittlement

17 March 2017 - A team of European and Australian researchers has developed a new lab technique that could yield better strategies for combating hydrodgen embrittlement and, in turn, lead to advancements in hydrodgen fuel cells, corrosion prevention and catalysis.

ArcelorMittal Subsidiary Plans Upgrades to French Plate Mill

17 March 2017 - Danieli has won a contract to upgrade the plate mill at Industeel France’s Le Creusot plant.

Investment Firm Acquires Two Heat Treatment Businesses, Looks to Expand Operations

16 March 2017 - Long products producer Gerdau SA has agreed to sell two U.S. metal processing businesses for an undisclosed amount.

MMK Eyes Improvements to Slab Caster, Plate Mill

16 March 2017 - SMS group has won a contract to upgrade a continuous slab caster and the heavy plate mill at Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works.

Idled U. S. Steel Quench-and-Temper Mill to be Permanently Shut

15 March 2017 - United States Steel Corp. will permanently close an idled quench-and-temper mill at its Lorain, Ohio, tubular plant, according to reports.

AK Steel, United Steelworkers Agree to Four-Year Labor Pact

15 March 2017 - The United Steelworkers union at AK Steel Corp.’s Mansfield Works in Ohio have ratified a four-year labor deal, the company has announced.

SES Strikes Up Joint Venture With German Equipment Builder

15 March 2017 - Equipment and engineering firm SES LLC has formed a joint venture with Germany’s Achenbach Buschhutten to better support North American customers, the companies have announced.

Ontario Court Receives Stelco Restructuring Plan

14 March 2017 - Stelco Inc. has submitted a reorganization plan that, if successful, would keep the business intact and preserve more than 2,100 jobs, it has announced.

General Motors Engineer to Lead Auto/Steel Partnership

13 March 2017 - A veteran automotive engineeer has been named executive director of the Auto/Steel Partnership, the organization said on Monday.

ArcelorMittal Upgrades Long Products Mill in Southeastern Europe

13 March 2017 - ArcelorMittal Zenica, the steelmaker’s long products facility in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has inaugurated two projects designed to reduce its environmental footprint and a third that will allow it to begin producing coiled rebar.

Harsco Looks to Offer New Recycling Technologies Through Partnership

13 March 2017 - Mill contractor Harsco Corp. plans to introduce the mills it services to new wastewater and recycling technologies through a partnership with a U.K. firm specializing in water treatment.

Tata Steel Freezes U.K. Pension Plan

10 March 2017 - Tata Steel U.K. will freeze its pension plan at the end of March, a decision that helps to clear the way for a potential merger of its European strip business.

The Future is Now: POSCO Puts AI to Work on Galvanizing Lines

10 March 2017 - South Korea’s POSCO said it has developed an automated coating weight control system and has begun to incorporate the technology into its production of automotive steels.

Italian Government Receives Two Offers for Europe's Largest Steel Works

08 March 2017 - Two consortiums have submitted binding offers for Italy’s ailing Ilva steel group and its Taranto steel works, Europe’s largest steel plant., according to reports

Report: Rising Domestic Demand Kept a Lid on China's February Exports

08 March 2017 - China’s steel exports dived to a three-year low in February as its steel producers diverted output from foreign to domestic markets on account of rising demand at home, reports the Reuters news service.

German Rod and Bar Mill Upgrades Capabilities

08 March 2017 - Danieli has completed the first phase of a modernization project at the Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi rod and bar mill in Riesa, Germany, the mill builder has announced.

Steel Fabricator Fulfills Order for Six Dozen Electricity Transmission Poles

08 March 2017 - Falcon Steel America, a Texas-based fabricator specializing in electrical and highway structures, has delivered 73 galvanized transmission poles to an electric cooperative, the company has announced.

Danieli Combines Two German Companies

03 March 2017 - Danieli has merged two German operations, Josef Fröhling GmbH & Co. KG and W+K Industrietechnik GmbH & Co. KG, into a single company.

U.S. ITC Greenlights Duties on Two Chinese Steel Products

03 March 2017 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled that American producers indeed have been harmed by dumped imports of certain steel products from China, clearing the way for the imposition of tariffs.