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With Steelmaking Still Months Off, Tata Steel Dedicates New Integrated Plant
18 November 2015 - Tata Steel has inaugurated its new 6-million-metric-ton integrated steelworks in India, even though it will be a few more months before steelmaking begins.
Iron Ore Producer Might Impose Production Curtailments in Early 2016
18 November 2015 - U.S. iron ore producer Magnetation LLC has warned employees that it might curtail production at its No. 2 plant in Bovey, Minn., beginning on 31 January 2016.
Cliffs Natural Resources Idles Mine, Taconite Pellet Plant
18 November 2015 - Iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. is temporarily idling pellet production at its Northshore Mining operation in Minnesota, the company has announced.
Primetals Secures Order for Meltshop Substation
17 November 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order for a new electrical substation and associated equipment that will serve Frisa Forjados S.A. de C.V new meltshop in Villa de Garcia, Mexico.
Some Interest, But No Takers Yet for Tata Steel's European Division
17 November 2015 - Several parties reportedly have expressed interest in Tata Steel’s European long products division, although a deal doesn’t appear to be imminent, according to the Reuters news service.
Big River Steel Continuing to Push Toward 2016 Start-Up
16 November 2015 - The founder of a new U.S. mill has died and the governor who initially supported the project is no longer in office, but the Big River Steel project is continuing to progress toward a planned start-up in late summer or early fall of 2016, reports the weekly business journal Arkansas Business.
Lechler Introduces New Air Mist Cooling Nozzle
13 November 2015 - Nozzle manufacturer Lechler Inc. has launched North American sales of a new air mist nozzle designed for use in continuous casters.
Industrial Cable Manufacturer Finalizes Acquisition, Looks to Grow in Latin America
13 November 2015 - U.S.-based TPC Wire & Cable Corp. has closed on its acquisition of its Mexican distributor, Enersave Wire & Cable, TPC has announced.
Canadian Iron Ore Miner Trims Payroll
12 November 2015 - Canada’s New Millenium Iron Corp., which is sitting one of the world’s largest undeveloped magnetic iron ore deposits, is laying off six full-time employees, about 25 percent of its workforce, the company has announced.
Tenova Wins Order for Upgrades to Nucor EAF
12 November 2015 - Tenova Goodfellow Inc. has won an order for one of its iEAF control and analysis systems at Nucor Steel Seattle Inc.
SSAB Completes Blast Furnace Modernization, Puts New BOF Converter Into Production
11 November 2015 - The first of three new BOF (LD) converters at SSAB Europe’s Raahe, Finland, works has been placed into production, according to the vendor on the project.
Japan's Kobe Steel Plans Capacity Increase at Wire Rod Processing Mill
10 November 2015 - Kobe Special Steel Wire Products Co. Ltd. said it will invest 1.3 billion yen in new pickling equipment and expects to boost capacity by about 40 percent per month.
Grupo Simec Plans to Invest US$600M in New SBQ Mill
10 November 2015 - Mexican special bar quality (SBQ) manufacturer Grupo Simec is planning to build a greenfield mini-mill capable of producing 600,000 tons of SBQ products per year, the company has announced.
With Debt Payment Coming Due, Essar Steel Algoma Files for Creditor Protection
09 November 2015 - Canada’s Essar Steel Algoma Inc. has filed for creditor protection under Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), marking its second round of debt restructuring in recent years.
Nucor to Acquire Cold Finish Bar Assets in Ohio and Georgia
09 November 2015 - Nucor Corp. is acquiring two Gerdau Long Steel bright bar facilities for an undisclosed amount, Nucor has announced.
U.S. Trade Commission Affirms Commerce Ruling in Welded Line Pipe Case
06 November 2015 - The U.S. International Trade Commissions has made its final determination in a case involving South Korean and Turkish welded line pipe, affirming that unfairly traded imports from those countries have harmed domestic producers.
Ohio Service Center Installs New Multiblanking Line
06 November 2015 - Liberty Steel, a U.S.-based service center, has cut the ribbon on a new Butech Bliss multiblanking line at its North Jackson, Ohio, facility, the vendor on the project has announced.
U.S. House Passes Partially Unfunded $325B Transportation Bill
06 November 2015 - U.S. House passage of a six-year transportation bill is a step toward giving manufacturers some market certainty, but Congress needs to see it the rest of the way through, American Iron and Steel Institute officials said.
Upgrades on Tap for German BOF
04 November 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order from Germany’s Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH (HKM) to modernize the No. 2 basic oxygen furnace (LD) at the steelmaker’s Duisburg plant, Primetals has announced.
U.S. Commerce Department Imposes Preliminary Duties on Imported Steels From China, Other Countries
04 November 2015 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has set preliminary duties of up to nearly 236 percent on corrosion-resistant sheet steel imported from China steel and is continuing to evaluate additional protections for American producers.
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