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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.

Magnetation Idles Iron Ore Concentrate Plant

07 January 2016 - Minnesota-based Magnetation LLC is idling the second of its three iron ore concentrate plants and expects to lay off approximately 160 people, according to reports.

Republic Steel to Mothball Ohio Rolling Mill

07 January 2016 - Special bar quality manufacturer Republic Steel has announced that it will idle its Lorain, Ohio, USA, rolling mill by March and lay off approximately 200 workers, according to media reports.

U. S. Steel's Day in Court Coming on USSC Debt Claims

07 January 2016 - Attorneys for United States Steel Corporation are due in a Canadian court next week, where they will argue that $2.2 billion in debt claims on the company’s Canadian operation are valid – over the objections of a labor union, active and retired salaried employees, and local and provincial governments, according The Hamilton (Ontario) Spectator newspaper.

Canadian Iron Ore Producer Pulls Back on Winter Operations

06 January 2016 - Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSMC), the steelmaker’s iron ore joint venture in Canada, is scaling down winter operations at its direct-shipping ore project.

Nucor to Restart DRI Plant

06 January 2016 - U.S.-based Nucor Corp. intends to resume production at its Louisiana direct reduced iron (DRI) plant by the end of January, the company has announced.

Stainless Association Elects New Leadership

05 January 2016 - Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. president and CEO Dennis M. Oates has been elected as chairman of Specialty Steel Industry of North America (SSINA), the organization has announced.

Electrical Upgrades Underway at Gerdau Bar Mill

04 January 2016 - Italy’s Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) is installing a new rolling mill control system at Gerdau's Jackson, Tenn., USA bar plant, the company has announced.

SAIL, ArcelorMittal Hoping to Formally Establish New JV Later This Year

04 January 2016 - Executives at Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) and ArcelorMittal are looking to finalize a joint venture sometime this year for a new automotive steel mill in India, according to The (India) Economic Times newspaper.

Steelworkers, Allegheny Technologies Return to Bargaining Table

04 January 2016 - U.S.-based Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) and the United Steelworkers union have resumed labor talks and are scheduled to meet this week, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review newspaper.