Long Products Rolling
Includes bar, rod, wire and structural rolling and finishing processes.
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Spooled Coil Production Begins at SDI Plant
02 December 2019 - A new billet welder and bar spooling line have entered service at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Columbia City, Ind., USA, mill and are producing spooled coils of up to 5 tons in endless mode.
Chinese Steelmaker Installs Danieli Bar Mill
20 November 2019 - China’s Yunnan Qujing Chenggang Steel Products is readying a new, high-speed, 1.2-million-metric-ton bar mill, according to the equipment supplier on the project.
JFE Steel Forms Joint Venture With Chinese Bar Maker
19 November 2019 - JFE Steel is acquiring a 50% ownership stake in a Chinese special bar producer, giving it an additional foothold in China’s automotive market.
Jingye Steel Enters Agreement to Buy British Steel
13 November 2019 - China’s Jingye Group has struck an agreement to acquire long steel manufacturer British Steel Ltd., ending months of uncertainty about its future.
Report: Chinese Steelmaker Closes in on Outline Agreement to Buy British Steel
07 November 2019 - China’s Jingye Group is said to be at the top of the list to buy the U.K.’s second largest steel producer and could strike a deal in the coming week, according to reports.
Gupta Family Steel Mills to Unite Under One Flag, Liberty Steel Group
29 October 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance will consolidate its steel operations into a single, global entity with 18 million metric tons of rolling capacity, Gupta announced Tuesday.
A Window Closes For One British Steel Bidder, But Opens for Others
28 October 2019 - Officials from China’s Jingye Group are to visit British Steel this week after the company’s court-appointed receiver and the preferred bidder failed to reach a sales agreement during a 10-week exclusivity period, reports the (London) Financial Times.
Nucor Wrapping Up Several Key Projects
23 October 2019 - Nucor Corp.’s new galvanizing line at its Kentucky sheet mill coated its first coil last month, one of several major capital projects nearing the finish line.
Liberty House Revisits Bid for British Steel
23 October 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty House Group has renewed discussions about taking over financially troubled British Steel, the U.K.’s second-largest steel producer, according to Sky News.
KOCKS RSB® 5.0 Ordered by Two Chinese Producers
10 October 2019 - Jiangsu Lihuai Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Huaigang Special Steel) and Fujian Sangang Minguang Group Co. Ltd. (Sanming) placed orders for a KOCKS GmbH & Co KG reducing and sizing block (RSB®) 370++/4, the supplier reports.
Valin Xiangtan Starts Up New Large Bloom Caster From Danieli
09 October 2019 - The caster is the first in the world operating with different withdrawal units to perform simultaneous soft and hard reduction, according to the supplier.
EVRAZ Pueblo to Harness the Sun to Make Greener Steel
30 September 2019 - In partnership with Xcel Energy and Lightsource BP, EVRAZ North America announced a long-term agreement to develop a new 240-MW solar facility at its Rocky Mountain Steel division in Pueblo, Colo., USA.
Primetals Technologies Wins Order for Stainless Steel Combination Mill
27 September 2019 - Walsin Yantai Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. has contracted Primetals Technologies to supply a stainless steel combination bar mill, the equipment supplier has announced.
New Caster Planned for Nucor Bar Mill
17 September 2019 - Nucor Corp. has unveiled plans to invest an additional US$40 million in it is Kankakee bar mill in Illinois, where it already is installing a new merchant bar mill.
British Steel Chief Executive Steps Down
12 September 2019 - Gerald Reichmann has stepped down as British Steel’s chief executive as the company's receiver and would-be buyer Ataer Holdings work toward completing a sale, reports The Grimsby Telegraph newspaper.
Danieli to Supply New Quench and Self-Temper Line to Nucor Bar Mill
12 September 2019 - Danieli will be installing a new quenching and self-tempering system at Nucor Steel’s Marion, Ohio, USA, facility, the supplier reports.
This Building Has No Rebar. But It Has Plenty of Steel.
10 September 2019 - A newly constructed 58-floor skyscraper in Seattle has been completed using a unique core wall system with no conventional rebar, reports the trade publication Concrete Products.
Alton Steel Transfers Ownership to Employee Stock Plan
28 August 2019 - Illinois-based bar manufacturer Alton Steel Inc. has been sold to its 50 full-time salaried employees by way of an employee stock ownership plan, the company has announced.
Job Candidates Line Up for Work at New Rebar Mill
28 August 2019 - Nucor Corp. is need of about 100 more people to fill out the payroll at its rebar mill in Sedalia, Mo., USA. But it shouldn’t have to look too hard – approximately 2,300 people have applied for any of the 250 available positons, according to regional economic development officials.
KOCKS Lands Orders for Bar Mill Rolling Blocks
09 August 2019 - German bar mill specialist KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG has received separate orders from three Chinese rolling mills.
