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EUROFER: Changes to EU's Emissions Trading System Would Cost Steelmakers EUR34 Billion

30 November 2015 - Revisions to the European Union Emissions Trading System would be so costly to implement that they would just about erase the steel industry’s margins, according to EUROFER, the European Steel Association.

10 Killed in Accident at Chinese Plant

30 November 2015 - Chinese authorities are investing a gas leak that killed 10 people at a steel plant during the weekend, according to reports.

American Lawmaker Wants to Put a Five-Year Halt on Steel Imports

24 November 2015 - A U.S. lawmaker said he plans to introduce a bill banning steel imports for five years to protect the country’s ailing iron ore miners and steelmakers, according to reports.

U. S. Steel Idling Illinois Steel Works

24 November 2015 - United States Steel Corporation will temporarily idle steelmaking and finishing operations at its Granite City Works in Illinois, the company has announced.

New Case-Hardening Process Under Development at German University

23 November 2015 - Engineers at Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology are working on a new steel-hardening process that they claim holds promise for the development of smaller car engines, reports The Engineer magazine.

Equipment Upgrade Helps ArcelorMittal Expand Piling Products Portfolio

23 November 2015 - ArcelorMittal’s Belval sheet piling mill in Luxembourg has put a new SMS group Compact Roller Straightener into service, allowing the mill to expand its product portfolio, SMS has announced.

AIST Reinvents the Steel Wheel

23 November 2015 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) has created an online, interactive educational tool designed to help the public understand how steel is made.

LME's New Steel Contracts Make Market Debut

23 November 2015 - The London Metal Exchange launched its new rebar and steel scrap contracts today, but so far there hasn’t been much interest, according to Reuters news service.

Expanding on Previous Acquisition, Atlas Copco Sweeps Up Second Vacuum Business

20 November 2015 - Swedish compressor manufacturer Atlas Copco is acquiring Oerlikon’s Leybold Vacuum business in a deal based on an enterprise value of CHF525 million, the company said.

Redesigned Forest Harvester Takes Home Swedish Steel Prize

20 November 2015 - Finnish forestry machine maker Ponsse and its next-generation Scorpion harvester have been awarded SSAB’s Swedish Steel Prize.

Former Nucor CEO Enters Business Hall of Fame

20 November 2015 - Former Nucor Corp. CEO and chairman emeritus Dan DiMicco has been inducted into the North Carolina Business Hall of Fame.

POSCO Orders Vertical Annealing Furnace for New Galvanizing Line

19 November 2015 - The Fives engineering group has won a contract to design and build a high-performance vertical annealing furnace for a POSCO plant, the company has announced.

Timken Co. Announces Plans for Second Romanian Facility

19 November 2015 - Bearings manufacturer The Timken Co. is planning to build a new plant in Romania, its second facility in the country, the company has announced.

SMS Wraps Up Modernization Project at Nucor Strip Mill

19 November 2015 - SMS group has completed upgrades to Nucor Corp.’s Berkeley, S.C., USA, compact strip production (CSP) plant, SMS has announced.

Ohio Steel Shop Temporarily Halting Production

19 November 2015 - U.S.-based Warren Steel Holdings is temporarily idling its plant in Warren, Ohio, citing “market conditions.”

With Steelmaking Still Months Off, Tata Steel Dedicates New Integrated Plant

18 November 2015 - Tata Steel has inaugurated its new 6-million-metric-ton integrated steelworks in India, even though it will be a few more months before steelmaking begins.

Iron Ore Producer Might Impose Production Curtailments in Early 2016

18 November 2015 - U.S. iron ore producer Magnetation LLC has warned employees that it might curtail production at its No. 2 plant in Bovey, Minn., beginning on 31 January 2016.

Cliffs Natural Resources Idles Mine, Taconite Pellet Plant

18 November 2015 - Iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. is temporarily idling pellet production at its Northshore Mining operation in Minnesota, the company has announced.

Obituary: Edwin J. Muccillo

18 November 2015 - AIST Life Member Edwin J. Muccillo, 84, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015.

Analysts: Cheap Debt Contributing to Steel's Oversupply

17 November 2015 - Inexpensive credit has allowed unprofitable production to be maintained, supporting the continued glut of steel on the market, according to analysts at financial services firm Macquarie Group.

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