Long Products Rolling
Includes bar, rod, wire and structural rolling and finishing processes.
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Improved Metal Spreads Lift Insteel Industries Q1 Profits
21 January 2016 - U.S.-based Insteel Industries Inc.’s first-quarter profits rose nearly 62 percent to US$6.7 million, the company reported.
Hyundai Steel Starts Up Caster, Bar Rolling Mills at New Plant
19 January 2016 - A bloom caster, a large-bar rolling mill, and a combination small-bar and wire rod mill have been started up at Hyundai Steel’s new special steel plant in South Korea.
Commercial Metals Names New Chief Operating, Financial Officers
19 January 2016 - U.S.-based Commercial Metals Company (CMC) has promoted its chief financial officer as its new chief operating officer, the company has announced.
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.
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.
Cold Finished Steel Bar Institute Names New Officers
07 January 2016 - The Cold Finished Steel Bar Institute has elected Nelsen Steel Co. president Bill Geary as chairman, the trade association has announced.
Republic Steel to Mothball Ohio Rolling Mill
07 January 2016 - Special bar quality manufacturer Republic Steel has announced that it will idle its Lorain, Ohio, USA, rolling mill by March and lay off approximately 200 workers, according to media reports.
Electrical Upgrades Underway at Gerdau Bar Mill
04 January 2016 - Italy’s Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) is installing a new rolling mill control system at Gerdau's Jackson, Tenn., USA bar plant, the company has announced.
AIC Upgrading Roughing Stands at German Rolling Mill
30 December 2015 - A German rolling mill will emerge from a holiday outage sporting new drives on four of its roughing stands, according to the vendor on the project.
Keystone Consolidated Industries Expands Reinforcing Wire Mesh Capacity
28 December 2015 - U.S.-based Keystone Consolidated Industries Inc. is adding welded wire reinforcement (WWR) mesh production to its Sherman, Texas, facility, the company has announced.
Tata Steel Negotiating Sale of European Long Products Business
22 December 2015 - Tata Steel is in talks with investment firm Greybull Capital to sell its European long products business, the company has announced.
Cascade Steel Upgrades Oregon Rolling Mill
21 December 2015 - Danieli has won a contract to modernize the finishing end of Cascade Steel Rolling Mill’s Oregon rebar facility, the company has announced.
Nucor Awards Contract for Rod Mill Upgrades
17 December 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won a contract to upgrade coil handling equipment at Nucor Corp.'s Norfolk, Neb.,USA, coiled bar and wire rod mill, the company has announced.
Upgrades to OneSteel Wire Rod Mill Pass Muster
15 December 2015 - Australia’s OneSteel Market Mills has issued a final acceptance certificate for upgrades to its Laverton wire rod mill, according to the contractor on the project.
Window Screen Manufacturer Acquires New York Wire for US$8.8 Million
10 December 2015 - A mesh and screen manufacturer is acquiring the U.S. assets of bankrupt New York Wire in a cash deal, the company has announced.
French Rail Mill Renews Long-Term Supply Contract
07 December 2015 - Tata Steel’s French rail mill has won a renewed contract to supply rail to SNCF, a French rail operator.
AISI Chief Executive Applauds New U.S. Transportation Plan, But Says More Work Is Needed
07 December 2015 - Passage of compromise bill on transportation funding is long overdue but will enable steelmakers and their customers to plan for the future, said American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) president and CEO Thomas J. Gibson.
Newspaper: Three Firms Competing to Buy Tata Steel European Operation
07 December 2015 - A deal to acquire Tata Steel's European long products business could come as soon as this week, according to a report in The (London) Telegraph newspaper.
Equipment Upgrade Helps ArcelorMittal Expand Piling Products Portfolio
23 November 2015 - ArcelorMittal’s Belval sheet piling mill in Luxembourg has put a new SMS group Compact Roller Straightener into service, allowing the mill to expand its product portfolio, SMS has announced.
Some Interest, But No Takers Yet for Tata Steel's European Division
17 November 2015 - Several parties reportedly have expressed interest in Tata Steel’s European long products division, although a deal doesn’t appear to be imminent, according to the Reuters news service.
