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Weak Demand Forces Nucor To Halt Production at DRI Plant
17 December 2015 - Nucor Corp. is temporarily halting production at its direct reduced iron (DRI) plant in Louisiana due to market conditions, the U.S.-based steelmaker has announced.
Outokumpu Finalizes Divestment of Mexican Joint Venture
17 December 2015 - Stainless manufacturer Outokumpu has closed on a deal to sell its stake in its tubular joint venture in Mexico to partner F.E.R. Fischer Edelstahlrohre GmbH.
Overseas Cold Rolled Producers Benefiting From Unfair Subsidies, U.S. Commerce Department Rules
17 December 2015 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has preliminarily ruled that cold-rolled flat steel products from China, India, Brazil and Russia are benefiting from unfair government subsidies and set duties ranging from zero to 227.3 percent.
Nucor Awards Contract for Rod Mill Upgrades
17 December 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won a contract to upgrade coil handling equipment at Nucor Corp.'s Norfolk, Neb.,USA, coiled bar and wire rod mill, the company has announced.
Consolidated Systems Carves Up Processing Business
16 December 2015 - North America’s largest independent coil coater has acquired the coating and processing assets of Consolidated Systems Inc.’s Consolidated Metal Products unit.
India Imposes Import Duties on Stainless Products
15 December 2015 - India has imposed an anti-dumping duty on cold rolled stainless flat products from China, the European Union, the United States and other countries to protect domestic manufacturers.
Outotec Finalizes Acquisition of South Africa's Sinter Plant Services
15 December 2015 - Outotec has closed on a deal to buy Sinter Plant Services CC in South Africa, the company has announced.
Upgrades to OneSteel Wire Rod Mill Pass Muster
15 December 2015 - Australia’s OneSteel Market Mills has issued a final acceptance certificate for upgrades to its Laverton wire rod mill, according to the contractor on the project.
Tenaris Opens New Service Center in Argentina
14 December 2015 - OCTG manufacturer Tenaris has opened a new service center in Senillosa, Neuquén, Argentina, to better serve customers in Latin America’s largest shale play.
AK Steel to Begin Winding Down Ashland Works
14 December 2015 - AK Steel Corp. is to begin sending home employees at its Ashland, Ky., USA, works Christmas week, according to the Dayton Daily News.
Partnership Hopes to Roll Out New Metalworking Lubricants
14 December 2015 - Metalworking fluids manufacturer Houghton International is teaming up with SMS group to make new and advanced metal rolling oils, the companies have announced.
Outokumpu Sheds Majority Stake in Joint Venture
11 December 2015 - Finland’s Outokumpu has completed the divestment of most of its stake in its Chinese joint venture, Shanghai Krupp Stainless Co. Ltd. (SKS), the company has announced.
U. S. Steel's Granite City Works To Close in Mid-February, Union Official Says
11 December 2015 - United States Steel Corporation will begin winding down its Granite City Works in Illinois later this month, with workers beginning to be sent home on 27 December, according to the Belleville News-Democrat newspaper.
Automakers Taking a Closer Look at New Heat Treat Method
11 December 2015 - There’s growing interest among some automakers in a new way to heat treat standard carbon steel that makes it stronger, but leaves it just as ductile.
High Imports and Low Prices Prompt Allegheny Technologies to Idle Two Mills
11 December 2015 - Citing the abundance of low-cost imports and depressed steel prices, stainless and specialty steel producer Allegheny Technologies Inc. is indefinitely idling two of its western Pennsylvania plants.
Canadian Ore Producer Delists Shares on OTCQX Exchange
10 December 2015 - Canada’s New Millenium Iron Corp. is voluntarily delisting its common shares on the OTCQX International exchange, the company has announced.
Window Screen Manufacturer Acquires New York Wire for US$8.8 Million
10 December 2015 - A mesh and screen manufacturer is acquiring the U.S. assets of bankrupt New York Wire in a cash deal, the company has announced.
State Appeals Court Upholds Air Permit for New U.S. Mill
10 December 2015 - An Arkansas appeals court has rejected a legal challenge to the air permit issued to a US$1.3-billion steel mill being built in the state, according to reports.
Primetals Completes Caster Modernization at German Slab Mill
10 December 2015 - Primetals Technologies has completed upgrades to the second strand of a twin-slab continuous caster in Germany, Primetals has announced.
Canada Issues Final Determination in Plate Trade Case
09 December 2015 - The Canada Border Services Agency (CSBA) has issued its final determination in a trade case involving hot rolled carbon and high-strength, low-alloy steel plate from Russia and India, finding that those products have been dumped or subsidized.
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