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ArcelorMittal to Restart Idled Furnace, Announces Layoffs

05 August 2020 - ArcelorMittal is restarting an idled Indiana blast furnace as it repairs another unit damaged in a fire last month, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

SDI Finalizes Mexican Scrap Acquisition

05 August 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has closed on its acquisition of Mexican scrap processor Zimmer S.A. de C.V., a deal that gives it control of 500,000 gross tons of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap annually.

Industry Veteran Tapped to Lead JSW Steel USA Mills

05 August 2020 - JSW Steel has named a veteran plant manager to lead its two U.S. mills, according to The Hindu Business Line newspaper.

Danieli Tapped for Slab Caster Improvement Project

30 July 2020 - Danieli has been contracted to extend a thin-slab caster at a Russian steel works, a project that will complement installation of a new meltshop, Danieli has announced.

Baosteel Gives Thumbs Up on New Dummy Bar System

30 July 2020 - Baosteel has given final acceptance of a new dummy bar feeding system installed on a caster at its Shanghai works, reports project contractor Primetals Technologies.

ArcelorMittal Reports Q2 Loss, but Sees Demand Starting to Rebound

30 July 2020 - ArcelorMittal lost US$559 million in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic drove down steel demand around the world.

Tata Steel Tightens Embrace of Industry 4.0

30 July 2020 - Tata Steel is targeting EBITDA improvements totaling US$2 billion over the next several years by further adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies, the (India) Economic Times reports.

Tubemaker Announces Indiana Expansion

29 July 2020 - Welded tubemaker Phillips Tube Group is setting up a new tube plant in east central Indiana, a US$8.2 million investment that will give the company its fourth location.

Zenith Steel Signs CISDI for Bar Mill Build

29 July 2020 - CISDI Group Co. Ltd. has been contracted to build a highly automated bar and wire rod mill for China’s Zenith Steel Group, the engineering and technology provider reports.

SMS group Wins Order for Heavy Plate Mill

29 July 2020 - SMS group has received an order from Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. for a 4.3-m heavy-plate mill, the equipment manufacturer has announced.

Vietnamese Steelmaker to Stop US$10 billion Project

28 July 2020 - The Hoa Sen Group is withdrawing from the US$10 billion Ca Na Steel Project, saying the proposed mill no longer fits with its growth strategy, reports The Saigon Times.

Tata Steel Scrap Facility Accepts First Deliveries

28 July 2020 - Tata Steel has planted a flag in the steel recycling business, with a new scrap facility accepting its delivery of ferrous material.

One Very Large Equipment Order Is Out for Delivery, Danieli Says

28 July 2020 - Danieli has shipped 3,000 metric tons of mill equipment to Kentucky, where it awaits installation at Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill.

Nucor Relaunches Two Flat-Rolled Investments

28 July 2020 - Nucor Corp. is resuming work on two major capital projects that it paused earlier this year as the country shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

AISI: Steel Imports Trending Down in 2020

28 July 2020 - Steel imports into the U.S. declined nearly 21% through the first half of 2020, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.

Improving Demand Prompts Indiana BF Restart

23 July 2020 - United States Steel Corporation plans to restart the No. 8 blast furnace at its Gary Works in Indiana next month, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

Steel Dynamics Reports Q2 Profit

22 July 2020 - Despite the economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) finished the second quarter in the black and expects demand to improve in the second half of the year, the steelmaker said Tuesday.

Construction on New Mill Proceeding Well, SDI Says

22 July 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) is continuing to plan for a mid-2021 start of its new flat-rolled mill in Texas and is staffing up the facility. Speaking during the company’s second-quarter earnings call, SDI chief executive Mark Millett said construction is proceeding extremely well.

SAIL Announces Addition to Product Mix

22 July 2020 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has expanded its product know-how, producing for the first time a type of stainless steel that’s generally unavailable from domestic manufacturers.

Renewed Funding Gives Australian R&D Consortium Another Five Years

22 July 2020 - A university-led, Australian steel research group has secured AU$28.4 million in new funding, allowing it to operate for another five years.

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