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Acquisition Expand AZZ's Network of Galvanizing Shops

04 February 2019 - Fabricated products galvanizer AZZ Inc. has reached a preliminary agreement to acquire Tennessee Galvanizing Inc. and its four galvanizing lines for an undisclosed amount, the company said on Monday.  

Tata Steel Relights Port Talbot Blast Furnace

30 January 2019 - Tata Steel Europe on Tuesday celebrated the restart of a blast furnace at its Port Talbot works in the U.K., marking the end of a project that will extend the furnace’s life for another five to seven years. 

AK Steel to Permanently Close Kentucky Steel Works

29 January 2019 - AK Steel Corp. will permanently close its Ashland, Ky., steel works this year and shift what production remains there to other plants. 

Hyundai Steel Deploys New Straightener to Expand Product Range

28 January 2019 - Hyundai Steel has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new straightening machine installed at the company’s Incheon, South Korea, plant, according to the equipment supplier. 

Thai Steel Plant Commissions Robotic Manipulators

28 January 2019 - Long products producer Siam Yamato Steel Thailand has installed two robotic manipulators from Danieli Telerobotlabs at its SYS Rayong plant. 

EUROFER, Steelmakers Wrap Up Work on Standardized Coil Quality ID System 

25 January 2019 - The European Steel Association and industry partners have concluded a three-year program to develop an automated – and standardized – system for calling out flaws in coils. 

Harsco Wins Long-Term Contract Worth US$247M

25 January 2019 - Mill services contractor Harsco Corp. has signed a 15-year, US$247 million contract with China’s HBIS Laoting Steel, the company has said. 

Republic Steel Targets Q2 Restart of Lorain Bar Mill

23 January 2019 - Special bar quality (SBQ) maker Republic Steel is planning to restart its small bar rolling mill at its Lorain, Ohio, USA, plant in the second quarter, the company has announced.

Nucor-Yamato Plans Improvements to No. 2 Rolling Mill

22 January 2019 - Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. has contracted SMS group to upgrade its Arkansas plant, the machine builder said on Tuesday. 

Finnish Stainless Producer Restarts Revamped Converter

22 January 2019 - Finland-based Outokumpu has returned an AOD converter at its Tornio plant to service following a modernization project, according to the equipment supplier on the project.  

New Chief Executive Takes the Helm at Boomerang Tube

22 January 2019 - Oil country tubular goods maker Boomerang Tube LLC has named a veteran of the oilfield products and services industry as its new chief executive.

Acquisition Expands Fives Processing Line Equipment Know-How

21 January 2019 - French industrial machine builder Fives has acquired the cold rolling and strip processing lines business of Spain’s RDI-Met, the company has said.

SMS group to Supply 5,000-Ton Press to European Parts Maker

21 January 2019 - SMS group has won an order for a 5,000-ton closed-die forging press from components manufacturer Musashi Europe. 

Brazilian Steelmaker Plans Desalination Plant

21 January 2019 - ArcelorMittal is planning to build a US$13.3 million desalination plant in Brazilian state of Espírito Santo reports, the Reuters news service. 

MORE Secures Order for Automated Furnace Temperature, Sampling System

21 January 2019 - EAF equipment maker MORE S.r.l. has landed an order for one of its automatic temperature and sampling manipulators from UAE steelmaker Emirates Steel. 

U. S. Steel Košice to Add Second Electrical Steel Line

17 January 2019 - United States Steel Corporation will build a US$130 million electrical steel line at its integrated mill in Slovakia, the company has announced. 

Ebner Contracted for Annealing Facility Expansion

16 January 2019 - Galva Metal, a subsidiary of Egypt’s Kandil Steel, is expanding its bell annealing facility, reports the equipment supplier, Ebner Industrieofenbau GmbH. 

Endless Mill Sets New Hot Rolling Record

15 January 2019 - A Chinese endless cast-roll mill has set a new world record for the thinnest hot-rolled strip made on such equipment, according the mill’s builder, Primetals Technologies. 

SDI Changes Up Senior Leadership Team

15 January 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) is shifting its senior leadership, creating two new positions that will help support its planned US$1.7 billion sheet mill in the southwestern U.S. and moving two other executives. 

European Commission Sets April Deadline for Review of Tata-thyssenkrupp Joint Venture

15 January 2019 - European Union competition regulators have extended the timeframe in which they expect to complete a review of Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp’s planned European joint venture, news and commodities pricing service S&P Global Platts reports.