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

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Stelco Cuts the Ribbon on CA$30 Million Batch Anneal Plant

17 September 2019 - Stelco on Monday marked the opening of its new CA$30 million batch anneal facility, a project that has expanded the range of cold-rolled products the Canadian steelmaker is able to offer.

New Caster Planned for Nucor Bar Mill

17 September 2019 - Nucor Corp. has unveiled plans to invest an additional US$40 million in it is Kankakee bar mill in Illinois, where it already is installing a new merchant bar mill.

Timken to Acquire BEKA Lubrication

17 September 2019 - The Timken Co. has reached an agreement to acquire automatic lubrication systems manufacturer BEKA Lubrication for approximately US$165 million in cash and debt, Timken said on Monday.

Triple-S Steel Buys Shamrock Steel to Expand Customer Base

12 September 2019 - Houston-based structural steel supplier and fabricator Triple-S Steel Holdings Inc. has acquired the assets of Shamrock Steel Sales for an undisclosed amount.

Danieli to Supply New Quench and Self-Temper Line to Nucor Bar Mill

12 September 2019 - Danieli will be installing a new quenching and self-tempering system at Nucor Steel’s Marion, Ohio, USA, facility, the supplier reports.

O’Neal Industries Acquires Tubing Manufacturer

11 September 2019 - Service center operator and components maker O’Neal Industries Inc., has acquired the assets of a specialty tube maker for an undisclosed amount.

This Building Has No Rebar. But It Has Plenty of Steel. 

10 September 2019 - A newly constructed 58-floor skyscraper in Seattle has been completed using a unique core wall system with no conventional rebar, reports the trade publication Concrete Products. 

Autumn Will Be a Busy Season — For Maintenance Outages

09 September 2019 - Most of the biggest U.S. flat-rolled producers have maintenance outages planned for the remainder of the year, removing between 630,000 and 700,000 tons of capacity from service, reports commodities news and pricing serivce S&P Global Platts.

Nucor CEO John Ferriola Announces December Retirement

06 September 2019 - Nucor Corp. chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) John Ferriola will retire at the end of this year and will be succeeded by executive vice president Leon J. Topalian, the company announced Friday.

U.S. Proposes New Duties on Mexican, Chinese Structural Steel Imports

05 September 2019 - The U.S. Commerce Department has set tentative anti-dumping duties of up to 141.3% on fabricated structural steel from China and up to 30.6% on the same products from Mexico, ruling that producers in those countries were dumping product and undercutting domestic prices.

Nucor, Liberty Steel Close Up Mills Due to Hurricane Dorian

04 September 2019 - Nucor and Liberty Steel have suspended operations at their mills in eastern South Carolina as Hurricane Dorian moves further up the East Coast, reports S&P Global Platts.

Alton Steel Transfers Ownership to Employee Stock Plan

28 August 2019 - Illinois-based bar manufacturer Alton Steel Inc. has been sold to its 50 full-time salaried employees by way of an employee stock ownership plan, the company has announced.

Job Candidates Line Up for Work at New Rebar Mill

28 August 2019 - Nucor Corp. is need of about 100 more people to fill out the payroll at its rebar mill in Sedalia, Mo., USA. But it shouldn’t have to look too hard – approximately 2,300 people have applied for any of the 250 available positons, according to regional economic development officials.

ArcelorMittal Acquires Canadian Scrapper

28 August 2019 - ArcelorMittal’s Canadian long products division is acquiring the assets of Quebec scrap recycler Legault Métal Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

Gerdau Signs AMI Automation for EAF Services

28 August 2019 - Gerdau Long Steel North America has signed a technology and service agreement with AMI Automation, giving the steelmaker access to AMI’s SmartFurnace suite of optimization technology and services.

Import Pressure Forces ArcelorMittal, U. S. Steel to Reduce Tinplate Output

27 August 2019 - Citing competition from low-cost imports, United States Steel Corporation and ArcelorMittal USA are throttling back tinplate production, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

JSW Steel USA Halts Construction on Baytown Expansion

22 August 2019 - JSW Steel USA has put their expansion plans for their Baytown, Texas., USA, steel works on hold, reports S&P Global Platts.

New Startup Aims to Shake Up the Metal Buying Process

21 August 2019 - A new venture led by Majestic Steel CEO Todd Leebow provides an online community for the buying and selling of metals.

Allied Mineral Products Completes Expansion Project in Alabama

21 August 2019 - After acquiring Riverside Refractories in September 2017, work began on the US$11 million expansion in Pell City, Ala., USA in June 2018.

ANDRITZ to Upgrade Cold Strip Line at North American Stainless

20 August 2019 - North American Stainless utilize ANDRITZ technology to upgrade its No. 1 cold strip line at its Ghent, Ky., USA, facility, according to the supplier on the project.

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