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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.
What's in a Name? For This Business, Its Purpose
28 March 2016 - Nalco, an Illinois-based water and process services business, has changed its name to Nalco Water, the company has announced.
Metals Trading Firm Expands Steelmaking Holdings
24 March 2016 - Tata Steel has reached an agreement to sell two affiliated plate facilities in Scotland, the company has announced.
Investment Firm Acquiring ArcelorMittal Long Products Facilities (Updated)
24 March 2016 - ArcelorMittal is selling three of its U.S. long products mills to a private investment firm for an undisclosed amount, the company has announced.
AISI: Steel Industry is in Critical Time
23 March 2016 - Leaders at the American Iron and Steel Institute have called upon the U.S. government to vigorously enforce its trade laws and to deny China market economy status as a member of the World Trade Organization.
AK Steel, Auto Workers Reach New Labor Pact
23 March 2016 - Hourly production and maintenance employees at AK Steel Corp.'s Coshocton Works in Ohio have ratified a new labor agreement, according to the company.
China Steel, Coal Sectors Owe More Than US$1T
23 March 2016 - China’s efforts to cut excess coal mining and steelmaking capacity could be thwarted by the US$1.56 trillion in debt being carried by those sectors and others, according to the Reuters news service.
Reports: Deal Close for Tata Steel Mills in Scotland
22 March 2016 - Sanjeev Gupta, founder and executive chairman of a metals trading firm that partially re-opened an idled steel mill last year, is close to adding two other facilities to the company’s production portfolio, reports The Guardian newspaper.
SES Strikes Up Supplier Partnership With Machine Tool Maker
22 March 2016 - U.S.-based SES LLC is adding bar turning and burnishing/straightening machines to its product lineup through a new strategic partnership, the company has announced.
Japanese Steelmaker Restarts Damaged Bar Mill
22 March 2016 - Toyota-affiliated Aichi Steel Corp. has restarted a bar mill that was damaged by a gas explosion earlier this year, the company has announced.
Evraz Plans Further Curtailments at Colorado Mill
21 March 2016 - After announcing plans to indefinitely idle the seamless tube mill at its Colorado plant, Evraz North America has said it will temporarily halt steelmaking and idle the rail mill there as well, according to reports.
Two AK Steel Engineers Promoted as Vice Presidents
21 March 2016 - Two AK Steel Corp. veterans have been promoted to the Ohio-based steelmaker’s executive team, the company has announced.
1.4 MT Rebar Plant Opens in Oman
21 March 2016 - Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel has inaugurated a new rebar mill at its plant in Sohar, Oman, according to reports.
Big River Begins Switching On Production Lines at New Mill
18 March 2016 - Big River Steel has commissioned its batch anneal furnaces and skin pass mill and has begun processing steel at its new mill in Arkansas, the company announced.
Primetals Completes Capacity-Boosting Project at Aperam Mill
18 March 2016 - Primetals Technologies has finished upgrading an annealing and pickling line at a stainless sheet mill in Belgium, the company has announced.
U. S. Steel Idling Tube Mills, Laying Off Nearly 800
18 March 2016 - United States Steel Corporation is temporarily idling tube mills in Texas and Alabama and laying off nearly 800 salaried and hourly employees, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Ford, GM Name ArcelorMittal as a Top Supplier
18 March 2016 - Ford Motor Co. and General Motors have each recognized ArcelorMittal as a top supplier for developing automotive products and devising solutions.
Danieli Wins Order for Canadian Bar Mill Upgrades
17 March 2016 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to install a new finishing end at ArcelorMittal’s Longueuil bar mill in the Canadian province of Quebec, the mill builder has announced.
Chinese Steelmaker Accepts New Continuous Caster
17 March 2016 - China’s Hebei Puyang Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. has signed the final acceptance certificate for its new single-strand slab caster, according to the equipment manufacturer.
U.S. Manufacturers Pushing to Deny China Market Economy Status
17 March 2016 - The American Iron and Steel Institute, along with The Aluminum Association and five other U.S. manufacturing groups, have launched a campaign to oppose granting China market economy status.
JSW Steel Lights Rebuilt Blast Furnace
16 March 2016 - SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth group has finished rebuilding a JSW Steel blast furnace, concluding a project that nearly doubled the furnace’s annual production capacity.
