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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.
Thai Rod Mill Awards Contract For Furnace Modifications
17 August 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order for electric arc furnace upgrades at a rod and wire mill in Thailand, the company has announced.
ArcelorMittal Finalizes South Carolina Rod Mill Closure
14 August 2015 - ArcelorMittal has formally closed its Georgetown, S.C., wire rod mill, bringing to a close 46 years of steel production at the site.
Danieli Revamps Rolling Stands At German Strip Mill
12 August 2015 - Danieli Transmissions has completed upgrades to a ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe mill in Germany, the company has announced.
Primetals Selected To Upgrade Slovenian Steelworks
11 August 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order for a 95-metric-ton AOD converter and de-dusting system, the company has announced.
Taiwan Stainless Plant To Add New Grinding Mill
11 August 2015 - One of Taiwan's largest industrial conglomerates has ordered a Danieli Centro Maskin grinding mill, Danieli has announced.
EVRAZ Names New Director For Rod, Bar Sales
11 August 2015 - EVRAZ North America has appointed Mike Carroll as director of rod and bar sales, the company has announced.
Allied Tube Shutters Plant, Exits Sprinkler, Fence Markets
10 August 2015 - Allied Tube & Conduit Corp. is exiting the steel fence framework and sprinkler pipe markets and intends to cease production by 5 October, the comapany has announced.
Pakistani Mill Seeks Bailout To Avoid Shutdown
07 August 2015 - Pakistan Steel Mills has asked the Pakistani government for Rs5 billion in aid, plus the postponement of gas bills to avoid a shutdown, the DAWN newspaper reported.
Italian Senate Approves Measure To Keep Furnace Operating
07 August 2015 - Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has won a confidence vote in the Senate on emergency measures to, among other things, keep open a steel plant that has been deemed unsafe, according to a Reuters report.
Acquisition Talks For Tata Steel Long Products Business Unsuccessful, Company Confirms
06 August 2015 - Confirming earlier reports, Tata Steel executives said that negotiations on the sale of its European long products business have broken off.
Formtek Inc. Promotes Sales Director to SVP
06 August 2015 - Cleveland-based Formtek Inc. has promoted sales and marketing director Jack Pennuto Jr. to senior vice president, the company has announced.
Danieli Completes Line Modifications At Nucor Plant
04 August 2015 - Nucor Corp. and Danieli have signed the final acceptance certificates for upgrades to the steelmaker's hot-dip galvanizing line at its Berkeley, S.C., facility.
IMI Sensors Rolls Out New Accelerometer
04 August 2015 - IMI Sensors, manufacturer of industrial vibration monitoring instrumentation, has released a new model of an accelerometer, the company has announced.
