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Essar Minnesota Names New Chief Executive
15 July 2016 - Essar Steel Minnesota has named a new chief executive to help guide the company through Chapter 11 bankruptcy and to help it complete its US$1.9 billion taconite mine and pellet plant, reports the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Sullivan Steel Given Exclusive Distribution Rights to Three Specialty Stainless Grades
15 July 2016 - New Jersey-based Sullivan Steel, a niche stainless distributor serving the bearings industry, has signed an agreement to be the exclusive North American distributor for three premium steels made by France’s Aubert & Duval, the company has announced.
NAFTA Panel Mostly Rejects Mexican Challenge to U.S. Duty Order on Rebar
14 July 2016 - A North American Free Trade Agreement review panel has generally upheld a finding that U.S. producers had been harmed by unfairly traded Mexican rebar exports.
Investment Firm Drops Plan to Acquire Canadian Steelmakers
14 July 2016 - A New York-based private equity firm has backed out of a deal to buy Canada’s Essar Steel Algoma and reportedly has dropped a separate bid for another major Canadian steelmaker, U. S. Steel Canada.
Bull Moose Invests in Additional Sprinkler Pipe Capacity
13 July 2016 - Bull Moose Tube Co. is expanding its sprinkler pipe manufacturing capabilities, announcing that it will be adding assets from two newly acquired mills to its facilities in Georgia and Arizona.
Brazil's CSN Looks to Part Ways With Usiminas
13 July 2016 - Brazil’s Cia Siderúrgica Nacional SA said it will sell its stake in rival Usiminas, but only after it minimizes losses on its investment in the business, the company said Wednesday, reports the Reuters news service.
Steelworkers Union Rebuffs Would-Be Acquirer of Essar Algoma, Backs Competing Offer
12 July 2016 - The United Steelworkers union said it will not support Essar Steel Algoma’s tentative sale to a private equity firm and instead is pushing for an alternate deal, one with the steelmaker’s former owner.
Essar Minnesota Still Plans to Complete Minnesota Taconite Mine
12 July 2016 - Essar Steel Minnesota, which last week lost the public mineral leases related to the taconite mine and processing plant it has been building and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, isn’t throwing in the towel.
U.S. Imposes Countervailing Duties on Stainless Sheet; Lifts Some Duties on Stainless Wire Rod
12 July 2016 - Chinese producers of stainless sheet and strip have been unfairly benefiting from government subsidies, the U.S. Commerce Department has ruled.
Tenaris Cuts the Ribbon on New Service Center
12 July 2016 - Tenaris ceremonially opened its first service center in Thailand on Tuesday, marking the start of operations at a facility meant to support Chevron’s offshore production.
No Guarantees That Port Talbot Works Will Be Saved, Says Tata Executive
11 July 2016 - Tata Steel cannot guarantee that the U.K.’s largest steelmaking facility has a future ahead of it, even if it is able to sign a joint venture agreement for its strip business, reports The Guardian newspaper.
Forecast: Basic Oxygen Furnaces May Lose More Ground to Their Electric Counterparts
11 July 2016 - The American steel industry’s energy consumption likely will decline over the next 25 years, and steelmaking will tip even more toward electric arc furnaces, according to a long-range forecast from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Tenaris Announces Job Cuts at Arkansas Mill
11 July 2016 - Oil country tubular goods maker Tenaris is laying off approximately 100 people at its welded pipe mill in Arkansas, the company has announced.
Essar Steel Minnesota Loses Mineral Leases, Files for Bankruptcy
08 July 2016 - Essar Steel Minnesota, which had been building Minnesota’s first new taconite facility in years, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Friday, according to reports.
Tata, thyssenkrupp Discussing Joint Venture for European Strip Businesses
08 July 2016 - Tata Steel has suspended the sale of its U.K. business and is now thinking about putting its strip operation into a joint a venture with other steelmakers, including Germany’s thyssenkrupp AG, Tata announced on Friday.
Royal Tractor Sold to Wisconsin Manufacturer
08 July 2016 - Royal Tractor Co. Inc., a Kansas-based manufacturer of materials handling equipment, has been sold for an undisclosed amount.
A Few Key Investments Allowed TimkenSteel's Return to High-Pressure Tubing Market, Company Says
07 July 2016 - TimkenSteel, which is re-entering the market for a type of high-pressure tubing necessary to make a plastic, says the move was made possible by a few key investments over the last 10 years.
In India, A New Steel Mill Comes to Life
06 July 2016 - Steelmaking facilities at Tata Steel’s new integrated mill in India have been successfully commissioned, according to machine and mill builder SMS group.
'Brexit' Puts the Brakes on Sale of Port Talbot Works
05 July 2016 - The uncertainty arising from the U.K.’s Brexit vote is prompting Tata Steel to pause the sale of its Port Talbot works, reports The (London) Sunday Times.
SMS Company Tapped to Upgrade HDGL Line at Alabama Plant
01 July 2016 - SMS group’s Drever International has won a contract for upgrades to a steel finishing plant in Alabama, the company has announced.
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