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Here's Who Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp Have Named to Lead Their European Joint Venture

17 December 2018 - Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp have assembled the senior leadership team for their planned European joint venture, naming a thyssenkrupp executive to oversee an entity that will be Europe’s second-largest steelmaker.

Chinese Steelmaker Signs On for US$4.4B Investment in the Philippines

17 December 2018 - China’s HBIS Group Co. Ltd. and others have signed a memorandum of understanding on a plan to build a US$4.4 billion integrated steelworks in the Philippines. 

Kobe Steel Targets Increased Wire Rod Processing Capacity in China

17 December 2018 - Kobe Steel Ltd.’s joint-venture wire rod processing business in China will invest 900 million yen (about US$8 million) to expand capacity there, its fifth such capacity expansion since 2009. 

GFG Alliance Lays Out an Ambitious Plan to Build a Very Large Steel Works 

13 December 2018 - The Gupta family’s GFG Alliance is committing more than AU$600 million toward upgrades to its iconic steelworks in Whyalla, Australia, and is planning construction of a massive steelmaking plant at the site, the company has announced. 

JSW Executive Discusses Plans for Ohio Mill

13 December 2018 - JSW Steel’s Mingo Junction plant in Ohio has restarted its electric arc furnace, is bringing the caster on-line and plans to have as many 1,000 people eventually working on site, reports The (Wheeling, W.Va.) Intelligencer.

SSAB Wraps Up Pickling Line Upgrade

13 December 2018 - Swedish steelmaker SSAB has completed a SEK370 million (US$40.9 million) project to modernize the entry section on its Hämeenlinna Works pickling line, the company said Thursday.

JSW to Pushes Forward on Meltshop Restart

12 December 2018 - JSW Steel reportedly is planning to run a test on the caster at its Mingo Junction, Ohio, plant as it looks to restart the facility's meltshop.

Cleveland-Cliffs Appoints New COO

12 December 2018 - Iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has named executive vice president Clifford T. Smith as chief operating officer, the company has announced. 

Ovako Upgrades EAF With Spray-Cooled Roof

12 December 2018 - Swedish steelmaker Ovako has commissioned a new roof on the electric arc furnace at its Horfors plant, according to the equipment supplier on the project. 

Primetals Technologies Bags Order for 140-Metric-Ton LMF

11 December 2018 - China’s largest privately owned steelmaker, Jiangsu Shagang Group Company Ltd., has ordered a twin-ladle metallurgy furnace from Primetals Technologies, the equipment supplier has announced.

Algoma Exits Creditor Protection, Sets CA$300M Reinvestment Plan 

06 December 2018 - Canadian steelmaker Algoma Steel Inc. has emerged from creditor protection as an independent entity, ending three years of uncertainty about its future. 

Steel Processor to Move HQ, Plant Operations to Indiana

06 December 2018 - Flat-rolled steel processor Alliance Steel plans to spend US$19.7 million to move its headquarters from Illinois to Gary, Ind., USA.

Italian Long Products Maker Brings New Wire Rod Mill On-Line

05 December 2018 - Italy’s Pittini Group has rolled the first coil on a new high-speed wire rod mill at its Acciaierie di Verona plant. 

GFG Alliance Acquiring Second U.S. Wire Rod Mill

03 December 2018 - Six months after restarting a shuttered wire rod mill in South Carolina, British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta is expanding his U.S. steel holdings.  

Steel Dynamics to Build US$1.7B Sheet Mill in Southwest U.S.

27 November 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has revealed plans to build an advanced sheet mill somewhere in the southwestern U.S. at a cost of between US$1.7 and US$1.8 billion. 

Tenova to Upgrade Vietnamese EAF

27 November 2018 - Tenova has won a contract to outfit a Consteel electric arc furnace in Vietnam with new technology that will allow the furnace to also accept hot metal from a blast furnace. 

Report: South Korean Steelmaker Exploring Potential Indian JV

27 November 2018 - Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL) has had some early discussions with Hyundai Steel about the possibility of setting up a joint-venture mill in India, reports the Business Standard newspaper. 

JSW Steel About to Restart Ohio EAF

21 November 2018 - JSW Steel’s U.S. division is expected to throw the switch on its Mingo Junction, Ohio, electric arc furnace sometime next week, reports The (Wheeling, W.Va.) Intelligencer newspaper.  

Steel Dynamics Chooses Fives for Process Line Upgrades

21 November 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has awarded a contract to Fives for upgrades to a galvanizing line at its Columbus, Miss., sheet mill. 

ANDRITZ Bags Order for Nucor Galvanizing Line

21 November 2018 - Nucor Corp. has selected Austrian equipment builder ANDRITZ to supply a new hot-dipped galvanizing line for its Arkansas sheet mill, the company has announced.