Steel News

Austrian Equipment Manufacturer Secures Record Order

06 October 2015 - Austria's BRAUN Maschinenfabrik GmbH has received an order for six high-performance, abrasive cut-off machines and associated equipment, the largest in its 167-year history, the company has announced.

ATI Completes Repairs to Key Piece of Equipment

01 October 2015 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. has completed repairs to the rotary crop shear at its hot rolling and processing facility and put it back rolling stainless coils, the company has announced.

Russia’s NLMK Upgrades Italian Plate Mill

01 October 2015 - NLMK has completed a round of upgrades to the press at its Verona, Italy, plate mill, the company has announced.

Pakistani Rebar Manufacturer Triples Production Capacity With New Mill

29 September 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order to design and outfit a bar mill for Pakistan’s Amreli Steels Ltd., the company has announced.

Nucor-Yamato Announces US$75 Million Beam Mill Upgrade

28 September 2015 - Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. plans to spend US$75 million on incorporating a new production process into its Blytheville, Ark., USA, plant, expanding its product offerings.

IMS Gauges To Be Installed at New U.S. Tube Mill

17 September 2015 - No-contact measuring systems manufacturer IMS Systems Inc. has won an order for tube gauges at a new mill in Bay City, Texas, USA, the company has announced.

Steelmaker Issues Acceptance Certificate on Continuous Caster Improvements

16 September 2015 - German steelmaker Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi GmbH has issued the final acceptance certificate for improvements to a 21-year-old continuous billet caster, according to the contractor on the project.

Company Wins Contracts for Blast Furnace Improvement at Italian Steel Works

15 September 2015 - The Paul Wurth Group has been awarded contracts for major environmental upgrades to the idled No. 5 blast furnace at Italy’s ILVA steel works in Taranto.

Italian Mill Retains Harsco As Principal On-Site Contractor

09 September 2015 - A ThyssenKrupp stainless steel works has renewed a service contract with Harsco Metals & Minerals, Harsco has announced.

Material Handling Equipment Commissioned at New Vietnamese Steel Works

08 September 2015 - Germany’s SCHADE Lagertechnik is delivering bulk material handling equipment to Formosa Plastic Group’s Ha Tinh steel and power complex in Vietnam, SCHADE has announced.

Paychecks Stop for Locked Out ATI Workers

08 September 2015 - The lockout at specialty steelmaker Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) is entering its fourth week, and the paychecks for roughly 2,200 members of the United Steelworkers union have stopped coming, according to reports.

Refractory Products Supplier Adds Canadian Representative

08 September 2015 - Wahl Refractory Solutions LLC has signed a sales representation agreement with a Canadian company, Wahl has announced.

To Protect Steelworks, Australian Union Willing To Discuss Concessions

02 September 2015 - The Australian Workers' Union says it will support BlueScope Steel's effort to cut costs in order to preserve the remaining blast furnace at the company's Port Kembla steelworks, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.

Austrian Strip Mill Places Order For Primetals' Eco Slide discs

28 August 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order to outfit two coilers at an Austrian strip mill with side guiding beams and its Eco Slide wear discs, the company has announced.

Report: Plant Fire Appears To Be Accidental

25 August 2015 - A large fire that broke out at an idled Japanese mill on 24 August may have been caused by workers who were using gas burners to dismantle the facility, reports Singapore’s The Straits Times newspaper.

Firefighters Summoned to Blaze At Japanese Steel Plant

24 August 2015 - A large fire broke out at an idled steel pipe plant in Kawasaki City, Japan, on 24 August, according to news reports.

Big River Steel Names New Chairman, CEO

20 August 2015 - Big River Steel, the new company building a US$1.3 billion mill in Arkansas, has named a new board chairman and appointed a new CEO following the sudden death of founder John Correnti, who held both of those positions. It also has named a new board director, the company has announced.