Steel News

Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery Acquires Full Stake in Manufacturer of Gear Reducers

09 January 2014 - Mitsubishi-Hitachi Metals Machinery, Inc. completed the acquisition of additional shares of Hasegawa Gear Works, Ltd., Japan, at the end of December 2013, turning the latter into a wholly owned subsidiary.

ArcelorMittal Distribution Solutions Birmingham Awarded Business Excellence Award

09 January 2014 - ArcelorMittal’s Distribution Solutions site in Birmingham, UK, has been awarded the 2013 Business Excellence Award by its customer, the prestigious Royal Mint — the body permitted to manufacture, or mint, coins in the United Kingdom.

Cargill to Build Steel Processing Plant in Colorado

08 January 2014 - Cargill will build its eighth U.S. steel processing center to help meet the increasing demands for steel products in the manufacturing and shale oil industries.

Schnitzer Steel Reports Results, Noting Steady Market Conditions in West Coast Steel Market

08 January 2014 - Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. announced a quarterly loss in its fiscal 2014 first quarter ended 30 November 2013.

Butech Bliss to Build Fulton County Processing’s New HCL Pickling Line

08 January 2014 - Fulton County Processing (FCP), a northwest Ohio-based, state-of-the-art steel coil processing company, announced that Butech Bliss and Nelson Steel will be installing a new hydrochloric push/pull pickling line set to be operational in late 2014.

U.S. Steel Imports Drop; Semis and OCTG Lead Decline

08 January 2014 - U.S. Steel imports declined by 16.7% in November 2013 compared to October 2013, according to preliminary U.S. government reporting analyzed by the American Institute for International Steel (AIIS).

AMERICAN to Build Spiral-Welded Pipe Facility in Michigan

08 January 2014 - AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe Company plans to build a new spiral-welded pipe facility in Flint, Mich.

Canadian Import Duties on Hot Rolled Plate to Remain in Place

08 January 2014 - Imports of hot rolled carbon steel plate and high-strength low-alloy steel plate from three specific countries will continue to be subject to antidumping duties as a result of a decision by the Canadian International Trade Tribunal.

CMC Reports Results, Provides Outlook for Current Quarter

07 January 2014 - Commercial Metals Co. announced financial results for its first quarter ended 30 November 2013 and provided an outlook for the seasonally-slower current quarter.

ANH Refractories Names New Chairman and CEO

07 January 2014 - ANH Refractories Co., North America’s largest refractory manufacturer, has named Stephen M. Delo as chairman and chief executive officer,.

Samuel, Son & Co. Expand Operations in Midwest

07 January 2014 - Samuel Midwest is pleased to announce the opening of a new 65,000 sq. ft. facility in Chicago, Ill., offering customers a broader selection of products and services.

Kobe Steel President Gives 2014 New Year's Message

07 January 2014 - On 6 January 2014, the first working day of the new year, Kobe Steel president and CEO Hiroya Kawasaki gave a New Year's message to company employees.

Kennametal Leader Receives Women in Manufacturing STEP Award

07 January 2014 - Kennametal Inc. announced that quality assurance manager Helen Patricia received honors in the 2nd Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Awards presented by The Manufacturing Institute.

Nominations Now Being Accepted for the 2014 Platts Global Metals Awards

07 January 2014 - Nominations are now being accepted for the 2014 Platts Global Metals Awards, which recognize corporate and individual excellence in more than a dozen performance categories spanning the metals and mining arena.

Mac Process and Schenck AccuRate Officially Merge

06 January 2014 - Mac Process and Schenck AccuRate announced the official merging of the two businesses

Krakatau Posco Begins Operation of Plate Rolling Mill in Indonesia

06 January 2014 - Krakatau Posco's integrated blast furnace steel mill, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, began operations on 23 December 2013 in Cilegon City in the northwestern region of Indonesia’s island of Java.

Justice Department Requires Heraeus Electro-Nite to Divest Certain Assets

06 January 2014 - The Department of Justice announced that it will require Heraeus Electro-Nite LLC to divest certain assets that it acquired from Midwest Instrument Co. Inc. (Minco) to Keystone Sensors LLC in order to resolve the department’s competitive concerns.

Cintas and ASSE Seek Nominations for Safety Innovation Award

06 January 2014 - In collaboration with the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), Cintas Corp., a leading provider of on-site safety services and training solutions, announced a call for nominations for the inaugural Innovation Award in Occupational Safety Management.

Ellwood Group Announces Metallurgy Scholarship Winners

06 January 2014 - Ellwood Group, Inc. (EGI) announced that Jared Ottmann is the winner of the seventh annual Ellwood Group, Inc. Metallurgy Scholarship. The 2013–2014 scholarship is worth US$15,000

Mechel Closes Deal to Sell Several Ferroalloy Assets

06 January 2014 - Mechel OAO, a Russian mining and metals company, announced the closing of a deal disposing of 100% of the shares in Voskhod Mining Plant (Khromtau, Kazakhstan) and the Tikhvin Ferroalloy Plant (Tikhvin, Leningrad Region, Russia) to Turkey's YILDIRIM Group for a total of US$425 million.