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USW Ratifies U. S. Steel Labor Agreement

14 November 2018 - Members of the United Steelworkers union have overwhelmingly ratified a four-year labor agreement with United States Steel Corporation, the union has said.

voestalpine Signs Off on New Slab Caster

13 November 2018 - voestalpine has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new Danieli slab caster installed at its Linz works in Austria.

Trade Group: Section 232 is Producing Intended Results

08 November 2018 - The Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs have driven US$8.2 billion in capital investments and have allowed for the creation or restoration of around 7,000 jobs, the president of the Alliance for American Manufacturing trade group said Thursday.

Big River Rolls On – On Its Own

08 November 2018 - Big River Steel, the technology company that happens to make steel, will be doing so independently, the company has said.

Commercial Metals Co. Completes US$600M Acquisition of Gerdau Long Mills

05 November 2018 - Gerdau has finalized its sale of four U.S. mini-mills and nearly three dozen rebar fabrication shops to Texas-based Commercial Metals Co., the steelmaker said on Monday.

Report: U.K. Steelmaker Eyes Up Pennsylvania Wire Processor

05 November 2018 - British Steel is said to be looking at buying Pennsylvania’s Johnstown Wire Technologies, the (London) Financial Times reports.

Steelworkers Announce Tentative Agreement with ArcelorMittal

02 November 2018 - The United Steelworkers union has reached a tentative labor agreement with ArcelorMittal USA, the union said on Friday.

Steelworkers Begin Considering U. S. Steel Contract

30 October 2018 - The United Steelworkers union has mailed ballots to its U. S. Steel members who are deciding whether to ratify the union’s tentative labor agreement with the integrated steelmaker, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

U.S. Rebar Maker Slates Mill Upgrade

30 October 2018 - The operator of a Texas bar mill has turned to Primetals Technologies to upgrade the mill’s packaging end.

Supported by Energy Market Rebound, Tenaris Restarts Texas Facility

25 October 2018 - Tenaris has restarted parts of an idled line pipe and OCTG mill in Conroe, Texas, citing improved market conditions.

EVRAZ Eyes Expansion of U.S. Rail Capabilities

25 October 2018 - EVRAZ North America is weighing construction of a new US$480 million rail mill at its Rocky Mountain Steel facility in Pueblo, Colo., the company has announced.

NLMK USA Strikes Up Conversion Agreement With Nearby Steel Producer

25 October 2018 - Stainless and specialty alloys producer Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) is beginning to roll carbon steel slab for another steelmaker under a newly signed conversion agreement.

To Avoid Tariffs, Metals Businesses Looking to Set Up Shop in U.S.

25 October 2018 - The Trump administration’s Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum is prompting some overseas companies to begin kicking around for acquisition targets as a way to avoid the tax, according to professional services firm PwC.

Texas Plant Marks Start of Plate Mill Expansion

22 October 2018 - JSW Steel’s U.S. unit has broken ground on a multi-million dollar expansion of its Texas plate and pipe mill.

Nucor, SDI Report Hefty Q3 Profits

18 October 2018 - America’s two biggest electric arc furnace producers each saw third-quarter profits rise on higher prices and shipments, they reported on Thursday.

Report: U. S. Steel Union Employees in Line for Raises

17 October 2018 - Union employees at United States Steel Corporation will see their wages cumulatively increase 14% over the next four years if they ratify a tentative labor agreement, the Reuters news service reports.

U. S. Steel, USW Agree on Four-Year Labor Deal

16 October 2018 - United States Steel Corporation and the United Steelworkers union have reached a tentative, four-year labor agreement, the union and the steelmaker have announced.

Report: Trump Administration Looks for Quotas on Mexican Steel

16 October 2018 - As part of discussion to lift the 25% tariff on steel imports with Mexico, U.S. negotiators are proposing a quota on Mexican imports, according to the Reuters news service.

United Steelworkers Ratify Cleveland-Cliffs Labor Deal

12 October 2018 - Union workers at iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. have ratified a four-year labor agreement with the company.

Primetals Technologies Announces Improvements to Michigan Service Shop

12 October 2018 - Primetals Technologies has upgraded its Benton Harbor, Mich., USA, service workshop, making enhancements that will allow it meet increased demand for continuous caster mold refurbishments.

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