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Steelmakers Might Have to Wait Longer for Section 232 Report

27 June 2017 - The U.S. Commerce Department’s much anticipated Section 232 report on steel imports now may not be issued until sometime after the end of June as the Trump administration focuses on other policy debates, a Commerce Department official said Tuesday.

US$1 Trillion for Infrastructure? It's Not Out of The Question, Executive Says

27 June 2017 - The US$1 trillion worth of infrastructure investment that President Donald Trump has suggested is financially feasible – if it comes with the right policy prescriptions, Gerdau Long Steel North America president Peter Campo said Tuesday.

Panel: Steel Leads in the Lightweighting Race

26 June 2017 - As the saying goes: You win some, and you lose some. But these days, automotive steel is mostly winning, even if competition from other lightweighting materials is intense. 

Commercial Metals Sees Third-Quarter Profits Rise

22 June 2017 - Stronger shipments of scrap and mill products helped advance Commercial Metals Company’s third-quarter profits, which rose to US$39.3 million, the company said Thursday. 

Texas HBI Plant Passes Performance Tests

21 June 2017 - The world´s largest single-module hot briquetted iron plant successfully completed its performance-guarantee tests, reports the facility’s technology supplier. 

To Survive, thyssenkrupp Turns Toward Another Business

21 June 2017 - Germany’s biggest steelmaker has a strategy that it hopes will allow it to succeed in a world awash in low-cost steel: make something other than steel. 

JSW Steel's U.S. Operation Wins Conditional Approval to Upgrade Plate Mill

19 June 2017 - JSW Steel’s board has given the preliminary go-ahead to a plan to modernize the steelmaker’s plate mill at its Baytown, Texas, USA, facility, the company announced Monday. 

U.S. OKs Tariffs on Imported Rebar

19 June 2017 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has cleared the way for the imposition of new tariffs on imported rebar from two countries. 

Cliffs Natural Resources Picks Site for HBI Plant

15 June 2017 - Iron ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources said it will invest US$700 million in a hot-briquetted iron plant close to the southwestern shore of Lake Erie. 

Nucor Anticipates Softer Second-Quarter Profits

15 June 2017 - Nucor Corp. said it expects its second-quarter earnings to fall short of its first-quarter results as competitive pressure mitigates profits.  

Bankruptcy Judge Approves Reorganization Plan for Essar Minnesota Project

14 June 2017 - A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has given approval to a plan that, if successful, will allow the stalled Essar Steel Minnesota taconite mine and pellet plant to proceed to completion, reports the Duluth News Tribune. 

Bayou Steel Announces New Sales Team Appointments

14 June 2017 - Bayou Steel Group is reconfiguring its sales team and has named a former Gerdau director to lead its sales efforts, the steelmaker has announced. 

U.S. Line Pipe Producers Weighing Trade Action After Losing Major Order to Russian-Owned Company

12 June 2017 - U.S. line pipe producers said they are considering whether to file a trade complaint over Canadian-made large-diameter pipe after losing what they said is a US$100 million order to EVRAZ North America.

Construction Begins on New U.S. Refractories Plant

12 June 2017 - Refractories manufacturer HarbisonWalker International has broken ground on its planned US$30 million monolithic refractories plant in Ohio, the company has announced. 

Parts Distributor Opens New Southwest Center

12 June 2017 - Industrial maintenance and repair parts distributor Motion Industries Inc. has moved into a new 156,000-square-foot distribution center in Grand Prairie, Texas, the company has announced. 

Judge OKs Stelco Sale

09 June 2017 - A Canadian judge approved Stelco’s restructuring plan and sale to U.S. investment firm Bedrock Industries Group on Friday, a decision that will allow the steelmaker to emerge from creditor protection as a standalone business. 

ANDRITZ Receives Order for Two Reheat Furnaces

09 June 2017 - Austrian machine builder ANDRITZ has won an order for two walking beam furnaces from ArcelorMittal’s Burns Harbor steel works in the U.S.

U.S. Steel Imports Study Nearing Completion, Commerce Secretary Says

08 June 2017 - The U.S. Commerce Department soon will complete its review of whether steel imports pose a risk to national security, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Thursday, according to the Reuters news service. 

Charter Steel Partners With Primetals Technologies on Mill Expansion, Upgrades

08 June 2017 - U.S.-based Charter Steel has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for equipment related to its US$150 million engineered bar mill in Ohio. 

SMA Honors Vallourec Executive 

08 June 2017 - The Steel Manufacturers Association has recognized a Vallourec USA executive for his work on public policy enabling the U.S. steel and pipe industry. 

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