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U.S. Imports Fall to 10-Year Low in February

26 March 2020 - U.S. steel imports fell slightly more than 38% in February 2020, dropping to a level not seen since 2009, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.

North American Auto Plants Postpone Restarts

25 March 2020 - Ford, Toyota and Hyundai are extending coronavirus shutdowns of their North American plants, and Kia has announced its intention to temporarily stop production in the U.S., reports WardsAuto.

U. S. Steel Idles Ohio, Texas Tube Mills

24 March 2020 - United States Steel Corporation has informed workers that will indefinitely idle its seamless tube plant in Lorain, Ohio, as well as its Lone Star tubular operations in Texas, reports The (Elyria, Ohio) Chronicle-Telegram newspaper.

ArcelorMittal, Gerdau Idling Some North American Assets

24 March 2020 - Some North American producers have announced production curtailments following word that automakers would temporarily halt production lines amidst the spread of the coronavirus.

Plummeting Oil Prices Force Tenaris to Reduce U.S. Workforce

23 March 2020 - Pipe and tube manufacturer Tenaris is laying off more than 900 people at its U.S. facilities as the sudden decline in oil prices have ground the energy tubular market to a halt.

U. S. Steel Issues Q1 Earnings Guidance

20 March 2020 - United States Steel Corporation expects to record a first-quarter loss due in part to difficulties in the tubular market and the European sheet market, both of which are occurring against the backdrop of a global pandemic, the company said on Friday.

Cleveland-Cliffs Pauses Work on Toledo HBI Plant

20 March 2020 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is temporarily halting construction at its hot-briquetted iron (HBI) plant in Toledo, Ohio, USA, the company said late Thursday.

Mills, Service Centers Must Be Allowed to Remain Open, Steel Trade Groups Say

20 March 2020 - Steel mills and steel service centers are essential infrastructure and should be uniformly excluded from shelter-in-place policies, leaders at the American Iron and Steel Institute and the Metals Service Center Institute have said.

U.S. Iron Ore Miners Say No Virus Impacts...Yet

19 March 2020 - Minnesota’s Iron Range is bracing for a potential recession, but for now iron ore operations are continuing as they have, reports the Duluth News Tribune.

Nucor, SDI Off to Solid 2020 Start, But Coronavirus Consequences Loom

19 March 2020 - Impacts from the coronavirus have so far been minimal, but Nucor and Steel Dynamics said Thursday that they each expect to see fallout further down the road.

Coronavirus Forces North American Automakers to Halt Production Lines

19 March 2020 - As the coronavirus pandemic worsens, North America’s automakers are temporarily closing plants to protect workers and help halt the spread of the virus, reports the Associated Press.

Union Employees at Cleveland-Cliffs Mill OK New Labor Deal

19 March 2020 - Union employees at Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s Middletown Works in Ohio have ratified a three-year labor agreement, the company said Thursday.

Life at the Mill: Travel Restrictions, No Visitors

18 March 2020 - U.S. mills are continuing to produce steel, but for two of the biggest steelmakers, the new normal includes postponed meetings, travel restrictions and stricter visitors’ policies, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

West Coast Service Center Starts New CTL Line

18 March 2020 - ANDRITZ Herr-Voss Stamco Inc. has wrapped up installation of a cut-to-length line at a West Coast service center.

USMCA Clears Canadian Parliament, U.S. Targets June Implementation

18 March 2020 - Canada’s parliament has ratified the U.S.-Mexico-Canada agreement, officially bringing all of North America into the replacement NAFTA deal.

U.S. Steel Production So Far Unaffected by Virus, Mills Say

16 March 2020 - At least as of the end of last week, the coronavirus pandemic hadn’t yet impacted U.S. steel production, mill operators told S&P Global Platts.

It’s Official: AK Steel Is Now a Part of Cleveland-Cliffs

13 March 2020 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. on Friday completed its acquisition of AK Steel Corp., marking the beginning of a new era for two storied American businesses.

AISI CEO Announces Retirement, New Executive Director Named for Auto/Steel Partnership

12 March 2020 - American Iron and Steel Institute president and chief executive Thomas J. Gibson, who for the last decade has served as a leading voice for the U.S. steel industry, will retire in this fall, the institute has announced.

Woodings/Munroe Adds Equipment, New Capabilities to Plants

11 March 2020 - Mill components maker Woodings Industrial/Munroe Inc. is expanding its manufacturing capabilities, adding a vertical boring mill at one facility and an induction furnace at another.

Cleveland-Cliffs Wins Shareholder Approval for AK Steel Merger

10 March 2020 - Shareholders have given approval to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s planned acquisition of AK Steel Corp., bringing the deal one step closer to fruition.

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