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AIC Buys Long Products Equipment Maker

30 July 2019 - Italian automation and robotics firm Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has acquired the assets of an Italy-based manufacturer of long products hot rolling machines.

PSI Metals Wins Order for Systems Upgrade

30 July 2019 - Slovenian Steel Group and its SIJ Metal Ravne works have contracted PSI Metals to replace two legacy software systems.

Steelmakers Set Investments at Canadian Mills

29 July 2019 - The Canadian government is contributing CA$36 million toward upgrades to long products mills in Ontario and Alberta. 

ArcelorMittal Reconsiders Hot End Idling at Polish Mill 

29 July 2019 - ArcelorMittal Poland said it will postpone the planned idling of the Krakow plant’s hot end as it re-evaluates its plans. 

Danieli Erects BF Stove in a Day

29 July 2019 - Danieli Corus has pulled off what it says is a first: it erected an entirely pre-fabricated shell of a hot blast stove in a single lift.

Systems Spray-Cooled Celebrates Milestone Order

26 July 2019 - The Systems Group’s Systems Spray-Cooled division has reached a major milestone, delivering its 1,000th piece of equipment in its 33 years of making Spray-Cooled ™ furnace parts.

Fives Bags Order for Galvanizing Line Upgrade

26 July 2019 - China’s Ma’anshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has awarded Fives a turnkey contract to upgrade a continuous galvanizing line in the Anhui province.

Proposed Specialty Mill Aims for 50K Tons of Seamless Tube Production

26 July 2019 - A new company is looking to set up a specialty seamless tube mill in the Downriver region of Michigan, reports The Detroit (Mich.) News.

Liberty Steel Hires New Sales VP

26 July 2019 - Wire rod maker Liberty Steel USA has named long products veteran Tim Dillon to lead its sales and marketing effort.

SMS group Lands Contract for US$1.9 Billion Sheet Mill

24 July 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has selected SMS group to build its planned US$1.9 billion flat-rolled mill in Texas, the equipment supplier revealed on Wednesday.

Nucor to Complete Several Expansion Projects This Year

24 July 2019 - Nucor Corp. has begun commissioning a new galvanizing line at its Kentucky sheet mill and is nearing completion of its joint-venture galvanizing line in Mexico, according to chairman and chief executive John Ferriola.

Danieli Contracted for New Special Steel Billet Grinders

24 July 2019 - Chinese special steel manufacturer Shagang Group has placed an order for two new billet grinders with Danieli.

AK Steel Receives DOE Research Grant

24 July 2019 - AK Steel Corp. has accepted a U.S. Energy Department research grant that will help it to develop automotive components with tailored strengths.

Steel Dynamics Sites Planned Mill in Texas

22 July 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. will build its US$1.9 billion flat-roll mill in Sinton, Texas, about 30 miles northwest of the port of Corpus Christi, the company announced Monday.

Danieli Receives Order for Caster Rolls

18 July 2019 - Danieli Service has received an order for 216 stainless steel slab caster rolls from Thailand's GJ Steel, the company has announced. 

NLMK Looks to Complete New Caster by Year's End

18 July 2019 - NLMK has begun installation of a new caster at its Lipetsk mill in Russia, marking the beginning of the end of a broader project to boost the mill’s output.

Tata Steel Not Seeking Partner for European Mills

18 July 2019 - After seeing its European venture with thyssenkrupp collapse, Tata Steel had hinted that it might look for a new partner. But a new agreement is apparently not in the cards at the moment, reports Indian financial website moneycontrol.com. 

U. S. Steel Signs Tenova for Košice Investment

18 July 2019 - Tenova LOI Thermprocess has won an order from U. S. Steel Košice for a new annealing and coating line to produce non-oriented electrical steel. 

Gerdau Slates Improvements to Two U.S. Mills

16 July 2019 - Gerdau is upgrading two of its rolling mills in the eastern United States, outfitting them with new stands from SMS group.

Mill Contract Sets Investment to Support Nucor Mill

15 July 2019 - Mill services contractor TMS International is building a facility in Sedalia, Mo., USA, to serve Nucor Corp.’s new micro-mill, the company has announced.