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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.
Praxair Didn't at First Succeed, And Now It's Trying Again
30 November 2016 - Industrial gas supplier Praxair is looking to renew merger talks with Linde, its German rival, the company said on Tuesday.
Commercial Metals Names New President
29 November 2016 - Commercial Metals Company's chief operating officer Barbara R. Smith can add a new title to her nameplate: president.
Tata UK Finds a Buyer for its Specialty Steel Business
29 November 2016 - Tata Steel Ltd. has a preliminary deal to sell its U.K.-based specialty steel business to Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty House Group, the company has announced.
Expanded Contract Expected to Generate US$50M for Harsco
29 November 2016 - Mill services contractor Harsco Corp. will be taking on an expanded role at a long products mill in Colorado, adding scrap management services to its list of responsibilities.
Nucor Selects Primetals for Plate Mill Upgrades
29 November 2016 - Primetals Technologies has won a contract to upgrade the finishing end of a Nucor plate mill in North Carolina, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
Union Local Says It Will Get Behind U. S. Steel Canada Sale
23 November 2016 - A United Steelworkers union local said it will lend tentative support to a private investment firm’s bid to acquire U. S. Steel Canada, reports the CBC.
Tata Disputes Former Chairman's Charge That Company Paid Too Much for Corus
23 November 2016 - A month after Cyrus Mistry was ousted as chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Group’s holding company, the war of words between Mistry and the company is continuing.
Mill Installs New Rebar Coiling Line
23 November 2016 - An upgrade to an eastern European mill's rebar line has passed performance tests, according the equipment vendor on the project.
New Cold Rolling Plant Begins to Hit Its Stride
23 November 2016 - A new Turkish cold rolling facility has begun ramping up production and expects to reach its operating capacity by year’s end, according to the facility’s equipment vendor.
The Fire's Out, and the Damage is Revealed
22 November 2016 - About two weeks after a massive fire destroyed a portion of the former Bethlehem Steel Corp. plant in Lackawanna, N.Y., USA, area residents are continuing to complain of noxious odors that have permeated their homes.
UAE Might Challenge U.S. Anti-Dumping Tariff
22 November 2016 - The United Arab Emirates may take the United States to task over new anti-dumping duties the country has imposed on imported circular welded carbon-quality pipe.
ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks Expanding U.S. Footprint
22 November 2016 - ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks is investing US$83.5 million to open a facility in Michigan, its third in the United States, according to reports.
Red Bud Industries Ships Processing Line
22 November 2016 - Coil processing equipment maker Red Bud Industries recently shipped a heavy-gauge cut-to-length line to a steel service center and recycler in the western U.S.
ArcelorMittal Supplying Steel for Two Cruise Ships
21 November 2016 - ArcelorMittal steel will be used to make two new cruise ships for the Royal Caribbean Cruises fleet, the steelmaker said on Monday.
Steelmaker Returns Blast Furnace to Service
21 November 2016 - ArcelorMittal has restarted a blast furnace at its Indiana Harbor plant in Indiana to support the Mexican auto market, according to The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
Nucor JV Selects SMS to Build Continuous Galv Line
21 November 2016 - SMS group has won a contract to equip a planned galvanizing mill in central Mexico, the company has announced.
Chinese Province Hits Steel Capacity Reduction Target
21 November 2016 - The Chinese province of Hebei has eliminated 14.62 million metric tons of steel capacity, as of the end of October, according to the Reuters news agency.
U.S. ITC Sets Duties on Steel Pipe from Three Countries
18 November 2016 - The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday affirmed anti-dumping duties on circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from three countries.
Judge: Essar Minnesota Can Keep Public Mineral Leases -- For Now
17 November 2016 - A federal judge has ruled that the state of Minnesota can’t yet rescind bankrupt Essar Steel Minnesota’s public mineral leases, which now will remain a part of the company’s bankruptcy case at least until February, reports the Duluth News Tribune.
Salzgitter Deploys New Volume Measurement System
17 November 2016 - Germany’s Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has installed a laser measuring system at its coke bunker, the company that supplied the technology has announced.
