North America
All the latest headlines from NAFTA trading partners: the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
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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.
JSW Steel About to Restart Ohio EAF
21 November 2018 - JSW Steel’s U.S. division is expected to throw the switch on its Mingo Junction, Ohio, electric arc furnace sometime next week, reports The (Wheeling, W.Va.) Intelligencer newspaper.
Steel Dynamics Chooses Fives for Process Line Upgrades
21 November 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has awarded a contract to Fives for upgrades to a galvanizing line at its Columbus, Miss., sheet mill.
ANDRITZ Bags Order for Nucor Galvanizing Line
21 November 2018 - Nucor Corp. has selected Austrian equipment builder ANDRITZ to supply a new hot-dipped galvanizing line for its Arkansas sheet mill, the company has announced.
Danieli Contracted for US$650M Sheet Mill Reconfiguration
19 November 2018 - Nucor Corp. has chosen Danieli for a top-to-bottom overhaul of its Gallatin sheet mill in Ghent, Ky., the equipment supplier has announced.
Algoma Sees Exit From Creditor Protection Ahead
15 November 2018 - Canadian steelmaker Algoma is looking to exit creditor protection by 30 November and begin life anew as a standalone steelmaker, reports The Sault Star newspaper.
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.
