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

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U.K. Steelmaker to Acquire American Rod Mill

21 April 2017 - Liberty House Group, a commodities trader and steelmaker that has cobbled together a portfolio of U.K. production facilities, has a deal to acquire a shuttered mill in the United States.  

Stelco Sale Wins Support of Salaried Employees

20 April 2017 - A Canadian steelmaker said it now has handshake agreements with salaried employees and retirees on a proposed acquisition plan.

Investigation to Assess National Security Risks of Steel Imports

20 April 2017 - The Trump Administration has opened an investigation into whether steel imports are threatening national security, invoking a seldom-used, 55-year-old law that gives the president the right to restrict imports due to national security concerns. 

Steel Dynamics Sees Increase in Demand, Profits

20 April 2017 - Improving steel demand and rising prices allowed Steel Dynamics Inc. to more than double its first-quarter profits, the company said on Wednesday.  

U.S. Trade Officials Initiate Wire Rod Investigation

19 April 2017 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has launched a dumping investigation into carbon and alloy wire rod from 10 countries. 

TimkenSteel Gains API Quality Management Certification

13 April 2017 - TimkenSteel has been awarded the American Petroleum Institute’s Q1 quality management certification and has been granted a license to apply the institute’s registered certification mark on certain products, the steelmaker has announced. 

Two Look to Acquire Bankrupt Essar Steel Minnesota

11 April 2017 - Iron ore miner and an investor group are making competing bids for the former Essar Steel Minnesota, the half-built taconite mine and processing plant in Minnesota’s Iron Range, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune newspaper.

Quaker Chemical, Houghton International Agree to Merge

10 April 2017 - Metalworking fluids maker Quaker Chemical Corp. is acquiring Houghton International Inc. through a deal valued at more than US$1.4 billion. 

AK Steel Celebrates Opening of New Research Center

07 April 2017 - AK Steel officially opened its US$36 million Research and Innovation Center during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on 7 April. More than 100 people, including local, state and federal officials, and AK Steel staff and managers, attended. 

Former ThyssenKrupp Executive to Lead IMS Systems

03 April 2017 - Non-contact measurement systems maker IMS Systems Inc. has appointed a longtime metals executive and consultant to oversee its North American operations. 

Investment Firm Finalizes Acquisition of Steel Processing Businesses

03 April 2017 - Z Capital Group has completed its acquisition of Gerdau SA’s Atmosphere Annealing LLC and NitroSteel LLC, the investment firm announced on Monday.  

New Processing Line Boosts Outokumpu's Capacity at South Carolina Mill

03 April 2017 - New Outokumpu has upgraded its stainless bar mill in Richburg, S.C., USA, adding a coil-to-bar line that boosts its capacity by more than 15,000 metric tons annually. 

Trump Issues Executive Orders to Address Unfair Trade

31 March 2017 - Declaring that “the theft of American prosperity will end,” U.S. President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Friday that are intended to clamp down on unfairly traded imports. 

Essar Algoma Wins Another Month Of Creditor Protection

31 March 2017 - A Canadian judge has extended Essar Steel Algoma’s protection from creditors for another month at the integrated steelmaker attempts to hammer out a new labor agreement with the United Steelworkers. 

U.S. Commerce Department Affirms Dumping Margins in Plate Case

30 March 2017 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued its final determination in case involving cut-to-length place, affirming that producers from eight countries have dumped products and undercut domestic prices. 

U.S. Wire Rod Makers Seek Trade Protection

29 March 2017 - Four U.S. steelmakers are accusing their counterparts in 10 countries of dumping carbon and alloy wire rod, undercutting U.S. prices, reports S&P Global Platts. 

HarbisonWalker Selects Location for New Manufacturing Facility

29 March 2017 - Refractories maker HarbisonWalker International said it has chosen The Point Industrial Park in South Point, Lawrence County, Ohio, has the home of its proposed monolithic refractories manufacturing facility. 

ANDRITZ to Outfit US$230M Cold Mill Complex

29 March 2017 - ANDRITZ has won a contract to equip the specialty cold mill Nucor Corp. is planning to build at its Hickman, Ark., sheet plant. 

Idled Canadian OCTG Mill to Restart This Summer

27 March 2017 - Tenaris Prudential said it will restart its idled tube mill this summer and plans to recall approximately 100 employees, the company has announced. 

2016 Was a Very Safe Year for AK Steel's Zanesville Works

27 March 2017 - AK Steel Corp.’s Zanesville Works in Ohio has notched another safe year, running all of 2016 without any lost-time injuries or illnesses, according to the company.   

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