Long Products Rolling
Includes bar, rod, wire and structural rolling and finishing processes.
Latest News
Nucor Doubles Down on Micro-Mill Investment
21 November 2017 - Nucor Corp. has chosen the U.S. state of Missouri as the home of its proposed US$250 million micro-mill and revealed that it will look to build a second one somewhere in the Southeast.
Optima Specialty Steel Exits Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
17 November 2017 - Optima Specialty Steel Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of special bar quality steel, cold-drawn pipe and tube and other specialty products, has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a new executive at the helm and a new name.
Nucor Plans US$180 Million Investment in Illinois Bar Mill
16 November 2017 - Nucor Corp. said it selected a site for its planned merchant bar expansion, choosing its Bourbonnais, Ill., USA, rebar plant for the US$180 million investment.
Healthier Markets Push Up Gerdau's Q3 Profits
13 November 2017 - Rising shipments and increased and sales, along with a companywide effort to reduce costs, lifted Gerdau SA’s third-quarter profits by 53%, the company reported.
Kuwaiti Steelmaker Puts Bar Mill on Order
13 November 2017 - Italian bar mill equipment manufacturer Nuova Carpenteria Odolese (NCO) has won an order for a rebar mill from Kuwait’s Al-Oula Steel Manufacturing Company.
Spanish Mill Puts New Walking Beam Furnace on Order
03 November 2017 - SMS group has received an order for a walking beam furnace from Spain’s Forjas Iraeta Heavy Industry, the equipment supplier said on Friday.
Nucor Wins High-Level Supplier Recognition from Customer
30 October 2017 - Heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. has given Nucor Corp.'s special bar quality mill in Tennessee its highest rating under its supplier quality program, the steelmaker said on Monday.
Commercial Metals Expands Product Lineup Through Acquisition
27 October 2017 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) has acquired MMFX Technologies Corp., which licenses proprietary rebar grades, for an undisclosed amount.
The Gears Turn, and TimkenSteel Unveils a New Line of Steel
24 October 2017 - TimkenSteel has introduced a new line of special bar quality steels that combine strength and toughness.
JSW Steel Eyes Italian Long Products Producer
18 October 2017 - India’a JSW Steel Ltd. is in the market for European opportunities and may be lining up to buy Italy’s Aferpi.
Gerdau Sells Chilean Long Steel Business
06 October 2017 - Gerdau SA is divesting its Chilean assets for US$154 million, the company has announced.
Ternium to Build New Plants in Mexico, Colombia
02 October 2017 - Latin American steelmaker Ternium is investing more than US$1 billion in a new hot rolling mill in Mexico and a new rebar mill in Colombia, each of which are intended to displace imports into the countries.
POSCO Opens U.S. Wire Rod Processing Plant
25 September 2017 - POSCO and officials from the state of Indiana gathered Friday to ceremonially open the company’s new U.S. wire rod processing plant at the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville.
Ovako Launches New Line of Steels
18 September 2017 - Swedish special bar quality maker Ovako has introduced a new family of steels that it says combines the characteristics of tool steel, maraging steel and stainless steel with the production economy of special bar quality steel.
Nucor to Build New Micro Bar Mill
15 September 2017 - Nucor Corp.’s board of directors has given the go-ahead to construction of a new micro-mill somewhere in the Midwestern or southeastern U.S. and approved the expansion of another mill.
Fire Damages New York Bar Finishing Plant
15 September 2017 - U.S.-based Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. is investigating the cause of a fire that damaged the pickling operation at its Dunkirk, N.Y., bar and rod finishing plant.
New Finishing Line Provides Expanded Product Offerings at ArcelorMittal Bar Mill
12 September 2017 - ArcelorMittal’s Canadian long products division in June put a new finishing line into service at its Longueuil, Que., bar mill. The project took 18 months to complete, but the mill never missed a beat, according to Modern Metals magazine.
SBQ Meltshop Returns to Service
31 August 2017 - Production has resumed at an Illinois meltshop after a breakout disrupted operations for slightly more than two weeks.
Japanese Rebar Makers Eye Combination
28 August 2017 - Two Japanese electric arc furnace producers plan to open merger talks, according to the Nikkei Asian Review.
Danieli to Equip Vietnamese Rebar Mill
23 August 2017 - Vietnam’s Ho Phat Group has awarded a contract to Danieli for casting and rolling equipment at its planned US$3 billion iron and steel plant in the Quang Ngai province.