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After Nearly a Decade in Mothballs, This EAF is Throwing Sparks Once Again

18 December 2018 - JSW Steel has restarted the meltshop at its Mingo Junction, Ohio, mill, bringing back to life a furnace that has been idled for more than nine years.

Nucor, Steel Dynamics Forecast Record 2018 Earnings

18 December 2018 - Nucor Corp. and Steel Dynamics Inc. expect to report record full-year earnings in 2018 owing to the underlying strength in the steel markets and other factors, and both are looking for continued profitability in 2019, the companies have said.

JSW Executive Discusses Plans for Ohio Mill

13 December 2018 - JSW Steel’s Mingo Junction plant in Ohio has restarted its electric arc furnace, is bringing the caster on-line and plans to have as many 1,000 people eventually working on site, reports The (Wheeling, W.Va.) Intelligencer.

JSW to Pushes Forward on Meltshop Restart

12 December 2018 - JSW Steel reportedly is planning to run a test on the caster at its Mingo Junction, Ohio, plant as it looks to restart the facility's meltshop.

Cleveland-Cliffs Appoints New COO

12 December 2018 - Iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has named executive vice president Clifford T. Smith as chief operating officer, the company has announced.

Section 232 Tariffs Have Fostered Job Creation, Capital Investment, Think Tank Says

11 December 2018 - The Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs haven’t yielded the disastrous economic consequences some had predicted and, in fact, have created new jobs and allowed for renewed capital investment, an economic think tank argues in a new paper.

Report: New USW Contracts Include Promises for Mill Investments

10 December 2018 - America’ s two largest integrated producers, United States Steel Corporation and ArcelorMittal USA, collectively will put $5.6 billion toward improvements at their mills as part of newly ratified labor agreements.

Algoma Exits Creditor Protection, Sets CA$300M Reinvestment Plan

06 December 2018 - Canadian steelmaker Algoma Steel Inc. has emerged from creditor protection as an independent entity, ending three years of uncertainty about its future.

Steel Processor to Move HQ, Plant Operations to Indiana

06 December 2018 - Flat-rolled steel processor Alliance Steel plans to spend US$19.7 million to move its headquarters from Illinois to Gary, Ind., USA.

Synalloy Signs Deal to Acquire American Stainless Tubing Inc.

06 December 2018 - Stainless pipe maker Synalloy Corp. is acquiring North Carolina-based American Stainless Tubing Inc. (ASTI) for US$27 million to US$28 million, Synalloy has announced.

Nucor Acquires Precision Castings Company in Mexico

05 December 2018 - Nucor Corp. is acquiring Mexican precision castings maker Corporacion POK S.A. de C.V. for an undisclosed amount, the steelmaker has said.

GFG Alliance Acquiring Second U.S. Wire Rod Mill

03 December 2018 - Six months after restarting a shuttered wire rod mill in South Carolina, British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta is expanding his U.S. steel holdings.

Steel of West Virginia GM Passes Away

29 November 2018 - Steel of West Virginia vice president and general manager Daniel “Mark” Gilliam died Tuesday morning at the age of 59.

Steel Dynamics to Build US$1.7B Sheet Mill in Southwest U.S.

27 November 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has revealed plans to build an advanced sheet mill somewhere in the southwestern U.S. at a cost of between US$1.7 and US$1.8 billion.

Section 232 Tariff Battle Enters a New Phase

21 November 2018 - The international dispute over the Trump administration’s Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum has ratcheted up, as opposing countries confirmed on Wednesday they will move to begin adjudication proceedings, the Reuters news service reports.

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