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Specialty Steel Works Inc. Announces New CEO

13 January 2020 - Indiana-based steel processor Specialty Steel Works Inc. is under new management as president and chief operating officer Michael Salamon has been named chief executive, the company announced Monday.

CMC Mill Upgrades Furnace Control System

13 January 2020 - Industrial automation specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio has been contracted to upgrade a furnace system at Commercial Metals Company's Jacksonville, Fla., USA, mill, the company has announced.

North Star BlueScope Taps Danieli for Meltshop EOT Cranes

13 January 2020 - Danieli Centro Cranes will supply two charging cranes to North Star BlueScope Steel’s new meltshop at its Delta, Ohio, USA, plant.

AISI: Steel Imports Down in 2019

10 January 2020 - Preliminary data suggest that U.S. steel imports declined about 15% in 2019, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).

With Construction Still Going Strong, Commercial Metals Records Profitable Q1

07 January 2020 - An expanded Commercial Metals Company took advantage of a healthy construction market and posted some of its best first-quarter results in years, the steelmaker said on Monday.

A. M. Castle & Co. Names New Chief Executive

07 January 2020 - Metals distributor A. M. Castle & Co. has promoted president Marec Edgar to chief executive officer, and board member Mike Sheehan to board chairman, the company announced on Tuesday.

Worthington Acquires Majority Stake in Samuel Steel Pickling Co.

06 January 2020 - Steel processor and cylinder manufacturer Worthington Industries is rolling a newly acquired facility into its sheet processing joint venture with Samuel, Son & Co. and has taken the majority stake in the business.

Tenaris Completes Acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars

03 January 2020 - Tenaris S.A. has finalized its US$1.07 billion acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars Inc. and has signed a new distribution agreement with IPSCO parent PAO TMK, the company announced.

Nucor SBQ Mill to Receive New Processing Line

03 January 2020 - Special bar quality maker Nucor Steel Memphis Inc. is investing approximately US$10 million in a new heat treat line at its bar mill in Tennessee, reports the Daily Memphian.

Olympic Steel’s Chicago Tube and Iron Under New Leadership

03 January 2020 - Metals service center Olympic Steel has promoted William Zielinski to president of its Chicago Tube and Iron (CTI) subsidiary, the company announced on Thursday.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Adds California Service Center to its Roster of Companies

02 January 2020 - Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. has completed its acquisition of California-based service center Fry Steel Co., the company announced Thursday.

Waelzholz Group Looks to Grow Sales in China, Mexico

30 December 2019 - German cold roller Waelzholz Group is expanding its cold mill in China and has established a Mexican sales subsidiary, the company reports.

MORE Technology Selected for Planned EAF

30 December 2019 - Italian EAF specialist MORE S.r.l. will be outfitting a new furnace in Ohio with a number of technology packages, the company has announced.

Liberty Steel to Acquire Bankrupt Bayou Steel for US$28 Million

26 December 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel Group has been named the preferred buyer for bankrupt long products maker Bayou Steel Group, which suddenly halted operations this fall and laid off more than 400 people.

Justice Department OKs IPSCO Acquisition

23 December 2019 - The U.S. Department of Justice has cleared Tenaris’ planned acquisition of PAO TMK’s North American unit, IPSCO Tubulars Inc.

Report: Trump Won’t Put Tariff on Brazilian Steel

23 December 2019 - The Trump administration won’t impose a 25% tariff on Brazilian steel and aluminum, the country’s president has said, according to The Hill newspaper.

Olympic Steel Promotes COO to President

23 December 2019 - Ohio-based service center Olympic Steel Inc. has named chief operating officer Andrew S. Greiff as president, the company said Monday.

U. S. Steel Accelerates Best of Both Strategy

20 December 2019 - United States Steel Corporation plans to indefinitely idle parts of its Great Lakes Works in Michigan next year as it advances its “best of both” strategy, through which it intends to narrow its operational focus to a few core integrated assets and expand into electric arc furnace steelmaking.

Sandvik Acquires Stainless Tube Maker

20 December 2019 - Sweden’s Sandvik Group is acquiring Summerill Tube Corp., a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of high-precision stainless and nickel alloy tubes, for an undisclosed amount.

Danieli Lands Order for Bar Mill Caster, Secondary Metallurgy Station

19 December 2019 - Nucor Corp. has chosen Danieli to provide a new 4-strand billet caster and secondary metallurgy station for its Kankakee bar mill in Bourbonnais, Ill., USA, the equipment supplier has announced.

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