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Nucor Forecasts Rising Third-Quarter Earnings

15 September 2016 - Nucor Corp. said it expects to report third-quarter net earnings of between US$0.85 and US$0.90 per diluted share partly on account of improved profitability at its sheet mills and lessening pressure from imported products.

Amid Recession, Long Products Maker Gerdau Sending More Flat Steel Overseas

15 September 2016 - With the Brazilian economy in a deep recession, Gerdau SA is looking to sell flat steel into foreign markets, and is finding success.

Tenaris Plans November Restart of Idled Tube Mill

15 September 2016 - Tenaris plans to restart its idled seamless mill in Ontario, Canada, and is recalling between 120 and 150 union workers, the company has announced.

Tyasa Puts New Cold-Rolling Mill on Order

13 September 2016 - Mexico’s Talleres y Aceros S.A. de C.V. has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for a new reversing cold rolling mill at its Ixtaczoquitlan, Veracruz, mini-mill.

Johnstown Wire Names New Chief Executive

12 September 2016 - A manufacturing executive with more than 30 years of experience has taken the helm of Johnstown Wire Technologies Inc.

U.S. Announces Preliminary Duties on Stainless Sheet, Strip

12 September 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department has set has set preliminary anti-dumping duties of 63.9 and 76.6 percent on stainless sheet and strip from China.

Linde, Praxair Call Off Merger Discussions

12 September 2016 - Industrial gas suppliers Linde AG and Praxair Inc. have ended merger discussions, the companies confirmed on Monday.

Vallourec Commissions Hydrostatic Pipe Tester

08 September 2016 - Tubemaker Vallourec and the Fives engineering group have commissioned a high-pressure hydrostatic pipe tester at Vallourec’s plant in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Commerce Department Proposes Big Countervailing Duty on Chinese-Made Plate

08 September 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department has set preliminary countervailing duties of 210.5 percent on Chinese-made cut to length plate, ruling that producers there have been benefitting from unfair government subsidies.

Blaming Soft Plate Market, Essar Algoma Cuts Workforce

06 September 2016 - Canada’s Essar Steel Algoma is laying off more than six dozen employees owing to weakness in the plate markets, reports the online SooToday.com.

Danieli to Upgrade Turkish Meltshop

31 August 2016 - Turkey’s Kroman Çelik Sanayil is upgrading the injection system and installing Danieli’s Q-Melt Automatic EAF technology in its meltshop, Danieli has announced.

For Dongkuk Steel, The Technology Race Comes to a Photo Finish

31 August 2016 - South Korea’s Dongkuk Steel said it has developed inkjet printing technology designed specifically for printing on steel sheets, reports BusinessKorea.

Workers Protest Potential Merger of thyssenkrupp, Tata European Operations

31 August 2016 - Steel workers at Germany’s thyssenkrupp staged a rally on Wednesday to protest the potential merger of the company’s European steel division with Tata Steel’s European unit, reports the Reuters news service.

Hebei Iron & Steel Begins Boosting Sales, Production at Serbian Mill

30 August 2016 - Nearly two months after acquiring Serbia’s ailing Železara Smederevo steel works, Hebei Iron & Steel has managed to lift the facility’s monthly sales and is targeting 1.7 million tons of production in 2017, reports Xinhua, China’s official news agency.

Vietnamese Steelmaker Announces Plans for Mammoth US$10.6B Works

30 August 2016 - Vietnam’s Hoa Sen Group plans to build a giant US$10.6 billion steel works whose targeted capacity would exceed the country’s total production in 2015, reports the online VN Express News.

Steel Distributor Expands Into Southwestern U.S. With New Facility

30 August 2016 - Flat rolled distributor Lex Holding Co. has opened a facility in Houston, Texas, USA, expanding its market reach into the southwestern United States and Mexico, the company has announced.

Magnetation Planning to Wind Down Operations

29 August 2016 - AK Steel Corp. will pay up to US$37.5 million to end its pellet supply agreement with its joint venture pellet producer, Magnetation LLC, which will begin to wind down its remaining operations unless it finds a buyer or new financing.

ArcelorMittal Plans Improvements to Jumbo Beam Mill

29 August 2016 - Danieli has won an order for upgrades to the finishing end of ArcelorMittal’s jumbo beam mill in Luxembourg, the equipment manufacturer has announced.

Cliffs Natural Resources, Steelworkers Shake Hands on New Labor Agreement

26 August 2016 - North American iron ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has reached a tentative labor agreement with the United Steelworkers union, the company announced on Friday.

Billions of Rupees Committed to a New Mill, Plans for Another Set Aside

26 August 2016 - India’s JSW Steel plans to commit the equivalent of US$7.5 billion to build a large steel works in the state of Odisha, reports the Business Standard newspaper.