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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.

Minebea Co. Bearing Declared World’s Smallest

02 September 2015 - Guinness World Records has made official what bearings manufacturer Minebea Co. Ltd. has been saying for the last several years: it makes the world's smallest steel ball bearing.

U. S. Steel Moving 225,000 Tons of Steel Production From Canada to America

02 September 2015 - United States Steel Corporation is shifting a large portion of its automotive steel production away from its Canadian subsidiary, U. S. Steel Canada (USSC), to its American mills, a move that's estimated to cost the ailing Canadian operation more than $200 million in revenue over the next 15 months.

IPSCO Halts Production at Iowa OCTG Mill

02 September 2015 - Oil country tubular goods producer TMK IPSCO is idling a casing and line pipe facility in Camanche, Iowa, USA, laying off 43.

Russian Coal and Steel Producer Refinances Nearly US$2 Billion in Debt

01 September 2015 - Russian mining and metals company Mechel OAO has restructured nearly US$2 billion worth of loans with Gazprombank, the company has announced.

Association: Latin America Buying More Chinese-Made Steel, Other Markets Buying Even More

01 September 2015 - Nearly 9 percent of China's steel exports have been destined for Latin America so far this year, according to Alacero, the Latin American Steel Association.

Outotec Wins Order for Iranian Beneficiation Plant

01 September 2015 - Outotec Oyj has been awarded an EUR 45 million contract to outfit a new iron ore beneficiation plant for Iran's Khorasan steel complex, Outotec has announced.

ATI, Steelworkers To Return To Bargaining Table

01 September 2015 - Specialty steelmaker Allegheny Technologies Inc. is set to resume contract negotiations with the United Steelworkers union after having locked out workers last month, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review newspaper.

Steelworkers Union Offers To Continue Bargaining Past Contract Expiration

01 September 2015 - With their labor contract with United States Steel Corporation set to expire, the United Steelworkers union has offered to continue working under the terms of the current deal while negotiations continue.

ArcelorMittal South Africa To Close Facilities, Lay Off 400

31 August 2015 - ArcelorMittal South Africa is planning to close parts of one steel works and has begun studying whether to restructure another, the company said in a statement.

BlueScope Port Kembla Works Being Set Up For Failure, Union Says

31 August 2015 - The Australian Workers’ Union is calling an on-site meeting at BlueScope Steel’s Port Kembla works this week to figure out a way to save the operation, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.

Steelworkers Union Says It Will Continue Bargaining With ArcelorMittal

31 August 2015 - With its contract set to expire 1 September, the United Steelworkers union said it will remain at the table with ArcelorMittal and continue negotiating.

Steelworkers Taking ATI To Court Over Canceled Insurance Benefits

31 August 2015 - The United Steelworkers union is suing a unit of Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI), accusing it of violating a labor agreement by prematurely terminating insurance benefits for 95 office and technical employees.

Low Prices Drive Down Essar Steel Algoma's First-Quarter Earnings

28 August 2015 - Essar Steel Algoma Inc. posted a CAD$28.9 million operating loss in the first quarter of its fiscal year on account of low prices, the Canadian steelmaker reported.

EU Imposes Duties on Steel From China, Taiwan

28 August 2015 - The European Union officially has slapped a 25.3 percent anti-dumping duty on Chinese stainless steel cold rolled flat products, Eurofer, The European Steel Association, has announced.

South Africa Introduces Tariff on Imported Steel, But With Conditions

28 August 2015 - South Africa's trade and industry minister has approved a 10-percent protective tariff on certain steel products, looking to shield domestic steelmakers from Chinese imports.

Leeco Steel Preparing To Open New Midwest Distribution Center

28 August 2015 - Plate distributor Leeco Steel LLC expects to open a new center in South Dakota, USA, in October, according to the Sioux Falls Business Journal.

Austrian Strip Mill Places Order For Primetals' Eco Slide discs

28 August 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order to outfit two coilers at an Austrian strip mill with side guiding beams and its Eco Slide wear discs, the company has announced.

voestalpine CEO: China Plant Construction Might Be Delayed

26 August 2015 - Austria's voestalpine might be hitting the pause button on plans to build a specialty steel mill in China, although it remains interested in expanding operations there, according to a Reuters interview with CEO Wolfgang Eder.

With Import Protections In The Offing, SAIL Considers Price Hike

26 August 2015 - Anticipating the imposition of a 10 percent protective duty on steel imports, Steel Authority of India Ltd. may raise prices early next month, according to Bloomberg TV India.

Tata Steel Halting Production at U.K. Strip Mill; 250 Jobs To Be Lost

26 August 2015 - Tata Steel's U.K. strip steel division is idling parts of a Welsh mill, blaming a surge of unfairly traded imports.

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