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EU Sets Duties on Cold Rolled Imports
04 August 2016 - The European Union is imposing anti-dumping duties on cold rolled steel from China and Russia, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Here's Something That Can Be Made from Iron Ore, and It Isn't Steel
04 August 2016 - A company commercializing a process to make synthetic graphite from iron ore and natural gas has released the characterization results of test batch, saying that it produced a product with a total graphite content of 99 percent.
Report: China Weighing Plan to Combine Steelmakers
02 August 2016 - Chinese officials are thinking about consolidating some of the country’s largest steelmakers into two behemoth companies, according to the Bloomberg news service.
Steel Dynamics Completes US$114M Vulcan Acquisition
02 August 2016 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has finalized its acquisition of threaded rod manufacturer Vulcan Threaded Products Inc., the company has announced.
Quebec Buys Into Iron Ore Development Project
28 July 2016 - The Quebec government is taking an equity stake in a Canadian direct shipping ore project, agreeing to invest CAN$125 million.
Baosteel Starts Up Continuous Galvanizing Line
28 July 2016 - A new continuous galvanizing line at China’s Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has processed its first coil.
U. S. Steel Records Another Loss, But Sees Better Results Ahead
27 July 2016 - United States Steel Corp. lost US$46 million in the second quarter due in part to losses in its tubular division, but the steelmaker said it expects conditions to continue to improve for its other businesses during the second half of the year.
ArcelorMittal Names New North American Chief Executive
27 July 2016 - ArcelorMittal veteran Robrecht Himpe has been named chief executive of ArcelorMittal North America, the steelmaker has announced.
Mitt Romney's Former Investment Firm Wants to Buy a Steel Mill
27 July 2016 - Bain Capital, the investment firm that was founded by former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, is part of a consortium of lenders looking to acquire Canada’s Essar Steel Algoma, reports the online SooToday.com
Houghton Acquires Metalworking Fluids Maker
27 July 2016 - U.S.-based metalworking fluids maker Wallover Enterprises Inc. has been sold to a Gulf Oil International subsidiary for an undisclosed amount.
Commerce Department Clears the Way for Anti-Dumping Duties on Cold Rolled Steel
22 July 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department has set final anti-dumping margins of between 1 percent and 35.4 percent on cold rolled steel from five countries – Brazil, Korea, Russia, India and the United Kingdom.
ArcelorMittal Awards Contract for Coke Oven Rebuild
22 July 2016 - Engineering firm Paul Wurth has been tapped to rebuild the coking plant at ArcelorMittal’s integrated Gijon works in Spain, the company has announced.
Auto Parts Maker Orders 25-MN Forging Press
22 July 2016 - SMS group said it has won an order for a closed-die forging press from Turkey’s PARSAN Makina Parçaları Sanayii A.Ş., a key forged-parts supplier to the European automotive industry.
Tenova Signs Preliminary Agreement to Build South American DRI Plant
22 July 2016 - A Peruvian company developing an iron ore mine in the southern Andes has struck a preliminary agreement with Tenova for two ore-processing plants, Tenova has announced.
Nucor Executives See Much Potential in Texas Plate Mill Acquisition
21 July 2016 - Nucor executives are upbeat about the company’s US$29 million investment in a Texas plate mill, saying it is a well-run, well-equipped facility that will give Nucor access to new value-added niche markets.
U. S. Steel Revises Injury Reporting Policy
21 July 2016 - United States Steel Corp. is changing its injury-reporting policy to allow workers to give notification after they’ve realized an injury has occurred, the United Steelworkers union has announced.
Nucor's Profits Rise in Second Quarter
21 July 2016 - Nucor Corp.’s second-quarter profit rose to US$233.8 million on and improving supply-side conditions, the company reported Thursday.
Nucor Expands Plate-Making Capabilities Through Acquisition
20 July 2016 - Nucor Corp. is acquiring a plate mill from a mining equipment manufacturer for about US$29 million, the steelmaker announced on Thursday.
British Steel Names Industry Veteran as Top Executive
20 July 2016 - Roland Junck, who once oversaw ArcelorMittal, has been named executive chairman of the new British Steel, the U.K. steelmaker announced on Thursday.
New Owner of Cold-Finish Equipment Manufacturer Looks to Streamline Production
20 July 2016 - Pennsylvania-based Big B Manufacturing has acquired cold-finished machine maker Hetran Inc. out of bankruptcy for US$765,000, according to reports.
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