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AIST's Steel News provides the steel community with technological and innovative news on the people, producers and suppliers in the North American and international steel communities.
UAE Switches on Carbon Capture Plant
07 November 2016 - Abu Dhabi has launched what is being described as the world’s first commercial carbon-capture facility tied to a steel mill.
Baosteel Promises to Cut 11 Million Tons of Capacity
04 November 2016 - The China Iron & Steel Association said it will have eliminated 45 million tons of steel capacity, and likely more, by year’s end, according to the Reuters news service.
Report: Tata Might Retain U.K. Steel Business
04 November 2016 - The Tata Group is to decide the fate of its U.K. steel business within the next four weeks, but is leaning toward retaining the operation, reports The Guardian newspaper.
Danieli Tapped for Upgrades to SDI Galvanizing Line
04 November 2016 - Danieli Fata Hunter has won two contracts for upgrades to the No. 1 galvanizing line at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Butler, Ind., sheet mill.
This Is How It Ended for an Ohio Galvanizing Steel Mill
04 November 2016 - Auctioneers liquidated an Ohio galvanizing plant on Thursday, selling off equipment for pennies on the dollar.
U.S. Producers Materially Injured by Dumped Rebar , Says Trade Commission
03 November 2016 - U.S. producers appear to have been harmed by dumped rebar from Japan, Taiwan and Turkey, the U.S. International Trade Commission said in a preliminary ruling on Thursday.
Filter Maker, Baghouse Contractors Enter Strategic Alliance
03 November 2016 - The maker of GORE-TEX fabric and two leading baghouse services contractors have formed a strategic alliance around a new filter bag designed specifically for the steel and metals industries, the companies have announced.
India Sets Anti-Dumping Duties on Certain Chinese Steel Products
03 November 2016 - India’s finance ministry is imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on hot-rolled bar and rod from China, according to reports.
Weak Market Forces Union Electric to Consider Idling Roll Plant
02 November 2016 - Eight months after acquiring it, Union Electric Steel Corp. and parent Ampco-Pittsburgh have given notice that they might idle parts of the Åkers National Roll Co. plant in Pennsylvania due to market conditions.
MMK Awards Contract for Sinter Plant Equipment
02 November 2016 - China’s Sinosteel Equipment & Engineering Co. Ltd. has won a RUB6.7 billion contract to equip a new sinter plant in Russia.
U. S. Steel Keeps Electric Furnace Plans on the Burner, Hopes to Soon Finalize Stelco Sale
02 November 2016 - An electric arc furnace remains in the cards for United States Steel Corp. -- it’s only a matter of finding the right time and place to make the investment, the company’s chief executive said Wednesday.
U. S. Steel Keeps Electric Furnace Plans on the Burner, Hopes to Soon Finalize Stelco Sale
02 November 2016 - An electric arc furnace remains in the cards for United States Steel Corp. -- it’s only a matter of finding the right time and place to make the investment, the company’s chief executive said Wednesday.
Ampco-Pittsburgh Expands Steelmaking Capabilities Through Acquisition
01 November 2016 - Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. is acquiring Canadian specialty steel producer ASW Steel Inc. for US$13.1 in cash and debt, Ampco-Pittsburgh has announced.
Nucor Finalizes Independence Tube Acquisition
01 November 2016 - Nucor Corp. has closed on its US$435 million acquisition of structural tube manufacturer Independence Tube and has named an executive to lead the business.
U. S. Steel Records Q3 Profit, Reaches Agreeement on Stelco Sale
01 November 2016 - United States Steel Corp. posted a third-quarter profit of US$51 million and has agreed to sell the former Stelco to a private investment firm, the company announced on Tuesday.
TimkenSteel's Vertical Caster Surpassing Expectations
31 October 2016 - TimkenSteel is keeping its vertical jumbo-bloom caster as busy as possible, with about 45% percent of the steel melted at its Faircrest, Ohio, mill being cast on the machine, TimkenSteel chairman and chief executive Tim Timken said on Friday.
Primetals Called to Upgrade Austrian Rolling Mill
31 October 2016 - Primetals Technologies has won an order from Austria’s Böhler Edelstahl GmbH & Co. KG for upgrades to its plant in Kapfenberg.
China OKs Baosteel, Wuhan Merger
31 October 2016 - China has given the go-ahead to the merger of two of its largest steelmakers, naming the top executives who will run the combined business, reports the Bloomberg news service.
Alton Steel Employees Agree to New Labor Contract
31 October 2016 - Union employees at special bar quality maker Alton Steel Inc. have ratified a new labor deal, according to reports.
Tata Steel Continues to Negotiate Joint Venture Partnership for U.K. Strip Business
28 October 2016 - The ouster of Cyrus Mistry as chairman of Tata Group's holding company has renewed questions over the fate of Tata Steel's European arm. Nevertheless, the company is continuing to pursue a merger of its U.K strip business and a separate sale of its specialty steel business there, the company said on Friday.
