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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.

Induction Heating Equipment Maker Fulfills Order for Strip Coatings Dryer

15 January 2016 - U.S.-based Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic has shipped an induction-heating dryer system to a steel strip galvanizing producer in China, the company announced.

AUMUND Wins Order for Conveyor at New DRI Plant in Algeria

15 January 2016 - Germany’s AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH is building a 116-meter conveyor that will link a new hot direct reduced iron plant to a meltshop at the Tosyali Holding AS mill in Algeria.

French Rod Mill Upgrades Coil Handling System

15 January 2016 - French stainless steel wire rod producer Ugitech has awarded a final acceptance certificate on upgrades to the compacting and coil handling system in the company’s rod mill, according to the supplier, Primetals Technologies.

Warren Steel's Temporary Idling Becomes Permanent

14 January 2016 - After announcing a temporary idling in November, Ohio’s Warren Steel Holdings LLC has decided to shut down permanently. The decision affects 162 employees.

U. S. Steel Names New Managers at PRO-TEC Coating, Granite City Works

14 January 2016 - A veteran United States Steel Corporation manager has been named president of its PRO-TEC Coating joint venture, the company has announced.

Primetals Wins Order for Two Continuous Casters

14 January 2016 - China’s Shandong Iron & Steel Group Rizhao Co. Ltd. has ordered two twin-strand continuous slab casters from Primetals Technologies, the company has announced.

U.S.-Based Feralloy Plans Upgrades to South Carolina Cut-to-Length Line

13 January 2016 - North American steel processor Feralloy Corp. is upgrading the cut-to-length line at its Huger, S.C., USA, facility, the vendor on the project has announced.

U. S. Steel Canada Gets the Go-Ahead to Initiate a New Sales Process

13 January 2016 - A Canadian court has signed off on U. S. Steel Canada Inc.’s plan to try, for a second time, to find a buyer, according to The Hamilton Spectator newspaper.

A New Day for Sparrows Point, and a New Name

13 January 2016 - Over the past two years, demolition crews have been razing the Sparrows Point steel works in Maryland -- once the world's largest steelmaking facility -- to make way for a redevelopment project.

Tenaris Upgrades EAF Injection System at Mexican Tube Mill

12 January 2016 - TenarisTamsa, Tenaris’ seamless tube mill in Mexico, has started up a new pneumatic carbon and lime injection system on its 160-ton electric arc furnace, the vendor on the project has announced.

New CEO Takes the Helm at TPC Wire & Cable

12 January 2016 - U.S.-based TPC Wire & Cable Corp. has named an industrial supply and services executive as its new CEO.

Report: ArcelorMittal Shopping Around U.S. Rail Mill

12 January 2016 - ArcelorMittal’s Steelton, Pa., USA, rail mill is on the sales block, reports local television station WHTM-TV.

Steelworkers to Begin Voting on U. S. Steel Labor Deal

12 January 2016 - The union rank-and-file at United States Steel Corporation are preparing to vote on a tentative labor agreement with the integrated steelmaker, reports The Times of Northwest Indiana newspaper.

Labor Union to Meet With Tata Steel Leaders Over Layoff Reports

11 January 2016 - The United Kingdom’s Community labor union said it plans to meet with Tata Steel officials over reports that the company might lay off hundreds of people at its Port Talbot works in Wales, according to the BBC.

U. S. Steel Canada Stakeholders in Talks With Potential Buyers, Investors

11 January 2016 - Outside investors are taking a look at buying -- or buying into -- U. S. Steel Canada Inc. (USSC), which has been operating under creditor protection since September 2014, reports The (Toronto) Globe and Mail newspaper.

POSCO Highlights New Steels at Auto Show

11 January 2016 - South Korea’s POSCO is attending the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mich., USA, where it is unveiling its next-generation twinning-induced plasticity (TWIP) steel and showcasing its hot press forming steel, according to BusinessKorea magazine.

TMK IPSCO Executives Leaving Company

11 January 2016 - TMK IPSCO president and CEO David S. Mitch has stepped down from his role with the oil country tubular goods maker, the company has announced.

Update: Job Cuts Might Be on the Way at U.S. Steel's Ohio Tube Plant

08 January 2016 - United States Steel Corporation is planning to cut production and lay off approximately 260 employees at its Lorain, Ohio, tubular operation, according to The (Elyria, Ohio) Chronicle-Telegram newspaper.

Mintal Group Places Order for New Ferrochrome Plant

08 January 2016 - China Minmetal Corp.’s Mintal Group joint venture has ordered a new ferrochrome plant capable of producing 300,000 metric tons annually, according to the vendor on the project.

Nucor Postpones Decision on US$3.4B Louisiana Steel Works

08 January 2016 - The future of Nucor Corp.’s proposed US$3.4-billion Louisiana steel works is in question after the company left US$130 million in state economic incentives sitting on the table, reports The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune newspaper.