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Hyundai Steel Starts Up Caster, Bar Rolling Mills at New Plant

19 January 2016 - A bloom caster, a large-bar rolling mill, and a combination small-bar and wire rod mill have been started up at Hyundai Steel’s new special steel plant in South Korea.

Commercial Metals Names New Chief Operating, Financial Officers

19 January 2016 - U.S.-based Commercial Metals Company (CMC) has promoted its chief financial officer as its new chief operating officer, the company has announced.

Report: OMK Exploring Sale of U.S. Tube Mill

18 January 2016 - Russia’s United Metallurgical Co. (OMK) is looking into selling its U.S. pipe mill, which it opened three years ago to capitalize on the then-booming energy market, according to the Reuters news service.

Tenaris Trims 100 Jobs at Arkansas Mill; Blames Oil Downturn

18 January 2016 - Tube maker Tenaris is shedding approximately 100 jobs at its welded pipe mill in Blytheville, Ark., USA, due to the weak energy market, the company has announced.

Indonesian Steelmaker Orders Coil Equalizer

15 January 2016 - U.S.-based Delta Steel Technologies has won a contract to design and build one of its coil equalizers for Indonesia’s Gunung Steel Group, the company has announced.

Induction Heating Equipment Maker Fulfills Order for Strip Coatings Dryer

15 January 2016 - U.S.-based Ajax TOCCO Magnethermic has shipped an induction-heating dryer system to a steel strip galvanizing producer in China, the company announced.

AUMUND Wins Order for Conveyor at New DRI Plant in Algeria

15 January 2016 - Germany’s AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH is building a 116-meter conveyor that will link a new hot direct reduced iron plant to a meltshop at the Tosyali Holding AS mill in Algeria.

French Rod Mill Upgrades Coil Handling System

15 January 2016 - French stainless steel wire rod producer Ugitech has awarded a final acceptance certificate on upgrades to the compacting and coil handling system in the company’s rod mill, according to the supplier, Primetals Technologies.

U. S. Steel Names New Managers at PRO-TEC Coating, Granite City Works

14 January 2016 - A veteran United States Steel Corporation manager has been named president of its PRO-TEC Coating joint venture, the company has announced.

Primetals Wins Order for Two Continuous Casters

14 January 2016 - China’s Shandong Iron & Steel Group Rizhao Co. Ltd. has ordered two twin-strand continuous slab casters from Primetals Technologies, the company has announced.

U.S.-Based Feralloy Plans Upgrades to South Carolina Cut-to-Length Line

13 January 2016 - North American steel processor Feralloy Corp. is upgrading the cut-to-length line at its Huger, S.C., USA, facility, the vendor on the project has announced.

U. S. Steel Canada Gets the Go-Ahead to Initiate a New Sales Process

13 January 2016 - A Canadian court has signed off on U. S. Steel Canada Inc.’s plan to try, for a second time, to find a buyer, according to The Hamilton Spectator newspaper.

Tenaris Upgrades EAF Injection System at Mexican Tube Mill

12 January 2016 - TenarisTamsa, Tenaris’ seamless tube mill in Mexico, has started up a new pneumatic carbon and lime injection system on its 160-ton electric arc furnace, the vendor on the project has announced.

New CEO Takes the Helm at TPC Wire & Cable

12 January 2016 - U.S.-based TPC Wire & Cable Corp. has named an industrial supply and services executive as its new CEO.

Report: ArcelorMittal Shopping Around U.S. Rail Mill

12 January 2016 - ArcelorMittal’s Steelton, Pa., USA, rail mill is on the sales block, reports local television station WHTM-TV.

U. S. Steel Canada Stakeholders in Talks With Potential Buyers, Investors

11 January 2016 - Outside investors are taking a look at buying -- or buying into -- U. S. Steel Canada Inc. (USSC), which has been operating under creditor protection since September 2014, reports The (Toronto) Globe and Mail newspaper.

TMK IPSCO Executives Leaving Company

11 January 2016 - TMK IPSCO president and CEO David S. Mitch has stepped down from his role with the oil country tubular goods maker, the company has announced.

Nucor Postpones Decision on US$3.4B Louisiana Steel Works

08 January 2016 - The future of Nucor Corp.’s proposed US$3.4-billion Louisiana steel works is in question after the company left US$130 million in state economic incentives sitting on the table, reports The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune newspaper.

Michigan Steel Processor Expanding Annealing Capabilties

08 January 2016 - U.S.-based steel processor HyCAL Corp. is expanding its annealing capacity, installing what it says is a first-of-its-kind continuous annealing (CA) line that uses hydrogen rather than water for strip cooling to produce ultra- and advanced high-strength steels.

Cold Finished Steel Bar Institute Names New Officers

07 January 2016 - The Cold Finished Steel Bar Institute has elected Nelsen Steel Co. president Bill Geary as chairman, the trade association has announced.

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