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All the latest headlines from NAFTA trading partners: the U.S., Canada and Mexico.

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Refractories Producer to Open Tennessee Plant 

06 March 2024 - German refractories manufacturer INTOCAST has broken ground on a US$20 million plant in Huntingdon, Tenn., planting its flag in the U.S. market. 

Metallus Inks Agreement With U.S. Army

29 February 2024 - Ohio-based Metallus has signed a US$99 million agreement with the U.S. Army on a project intended to help the Army ramp up artillery shell production in the coming years.

United Steelworkers Union, Nippon Steel Sign Nondisclosure Agreement

29 February 2024 - The United Steelworkers (USW) union has signed a nondisclosure agreement with Nippon Steel Corp., a precursor to allowing discussion between the labor union and the acquirer of United States Steel Corporation to proceed. 

Ternium Revises Budget for Mexican Sheet Mill Expansion 

22 February 2024 - Inflationary equipment pricing and fluctuations in the exchange rate have forced upward revisions to cost estimates on Ternium’s expansion in Mexico. 

Wheeling-Nippon Celebrates Production Milestone 

22 February 2024 - West Virginia coil processor Wheeling-Nippon Steel recently celebrated a production milestone, coating its 20 millionth ton. 

Nucor Board Greenlights Funding for New Micro-Mill 

21 February 2024 - Nucor Corp.’s board of directors has agreed to allocate US$860 million for construction of a rebar micro-mill, the steelmaker said Wednesday. 

Canada to Collect Steel Country of Melt and Pour Info on Steel Imports

21 February 2024 - Canada will join the United States as the only countries requiring melt and pour information on imported steel. 

BlueScope Mulls Midwest Coil Processing Facility

19 February 2024 - BlueScope Steel Ltd. is studying whether to expand its North American value-add capabilities, weighing a potential 550,000-ton cold rolling and coil coating project in the Midwest. 

Citing ITC Decision, Cleveland-Cliffs to Idle Weirton Tin Mill 

15 February 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is indefinitely idling its Weirton, W.Va., USA, tin mill, laying the blame with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for its refusal to impose duties on imported tinplate.

Local Planning Agency Signs Off on Proposed California Mill

14 February 2024 - A county planning commission has OK’d Pacific Steel Group’s proposed rebar micro-mill, sending it to the board of supervisors for approval, reports the Tehachapi News newspaper.  

Bull Moose Inks Deal to Sell Jumbo HSS

08 February 2024 - Welded tube maker Bull Moose Tube will begin selling jumbo hollow structural sections in the U.S. under an exclusive partnership with three producers. 

U.S. ITC Ruling Strikes Duties on Tin Mill Products 

08 February 2024 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has rejected anti-dumping duties on tin mill products from several countries, finding that U.S. producers are not being harmed by imports from those places. 

Alton Steel CEO Jim Hrusovsky Announces Retirement, Successor Named 

06 February 2024 - Alton Steel Inc.’s (ASI) board of directors has named steel industry veteran Chris Ervin as chief executive officer, succeeding Jim Hrusovsky, who is retiring this fall. 

Goncalves: Cleveland-Cliffs Won’t Backstop U. S. Steel Sale

05 February 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s bid for United States Steel Corporation is off the table and won’t be put back on should Nippon Steel Corp.’s plan to acquire the iconic manufacturer fall through, reports the Bloomberg news service.

Acquisition to Expand North American Stainless Footprint  

05 February 2024 - Acerinox subsidiary North American Stainless is acquiring high-performance alloys maker Haynes International in a cash deal valued at US$970 million, the companies announced Monday. 

EVRAZ North America Runs First Order on Rail Welding Line

01 February 2024 - EVRAZ North America’s Pueblo, Colo., USA, rail mill has completed its first production order on a new rail weld line, producing and shipping 1,600-foot lengths of continuously welded rail.

North American Stainless Expansion Underway

01 February 2024 - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and North American Stainless (NAS) executives recently celebrated progress on a US$244 million expansion of the company’s Ghent, Ky., USA, facility.

Cleveland-Cliffs Reports Second Successful BF Hydrogen Trial 

01 February 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has successfully completed a hydrogen injection trial on its Indiana Harbor No. 7 blast furnace, the company announced Friday. 

U. S. Steel to Close Clairton Coke Oven Battery

29 January 2024 - United States Steel Corporation will permanently idle the No. 15 coke oven battery at its Clairton, Pa., USA, coke plant and invest US$19.5 million in upgrades to coke oven gas cleaning facilities as part of a proposed settlement over emissions incidents at the plant. 

SDI Prepares to Start New Processing Lines  

25 January 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has completed construction of its four new paint and galvanizing lines and expects to commission them sometime before the end of March, the company’s chief executive officer has said.

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