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Severstal Places 400K Ton Galvanizing Line Into Service

23 April 2018 - PAO Severstal’s Cherepovets mill has started up a new continuous galvanizing line and produced its first coil, according to the equipment supplier on the project. 

Idled Since 2015, Brazilian Blast Furnace Returns to Service

18 April 2018 - Brazil’s Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais has restarted an idled blast furnace as it looks to capture benefits from improvements in the economy and steel consumption, the company said Tuesday. 

Slovenian Steelmaker Receives New Ladle Car

17 April 2018 - SIJ Ravne Systems, part of Slovenia’s SIJ Group, has built and installed a new ladle transfer car for sister company SIJ Acroni, turning around the project in four months, the company said. 

Outokumpu Broadens Marketing Agreement with German Steelmaker

17 April 2018 - Stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu is expanding its relationship with Germany’s Böllinghaus Steel, which will distribute certain Outokumpu bar products in Germany and the United Kingdom through a new agreement.  

New Heat Treat Line Earns Final Acceptance

16 April 2018 - Romanian pipe producer TMK-ARTROM has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new heat treat line at its plant in Slatina. 

ArcelorMittal Prepared to Sacrifice European Flat-Rolled Units to Acquire ILVA

13 April 2018 - ArcelorMittal is offering to divest facilities in six European countries in order to resolve anti-competition concerns arising from its planned acquisition of Italy’s ILVA. 

Pipemaking Resumes at Former National Tube Site

13 April 2018 - Large-diameter pipe producer Dura-Bond Industries has received its API certification to produce small-diameter, high-frequency welded pipe at a newly acquired facility outside of Pittsburgh, Pa., USA.  

Investment Firm Adds Ontario Service Center to Portfolio

12 April 2018 - Chicago-based private equity firm Union Partners has acquired an Ontario service center and toll processor for an undisclosed amount. 

Labor Talks Delay thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel Tie-Up

12 April 2018 - Ongoing labor negotiations between Tata Steel and its workers in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands are delaying its planned joint venture with Germany’s thyssenkrupp, reports the Reuters news service.

New 2.5M-Ton Russian Blast Furnace Enters Production

10 April 2018 - Russian steelmaker EVRAZ has blown in a new blast furnace at its Nizhny Tagil facility, reports the equipment supplier on the project. 

JSPL Sees Big Gains in Crude Steel Output

09 April 2018 - With its new integrated plant fully operational, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) is setting internal production records, reports the Press Trust of India. 

Previously Unreported Data Accounts for China's Scrap Use Increase, Says Recycling Industry Group

09 April 2018 - In March, the non-profit Bureau of International Recycling reported that China’s scrap consumption suddenly surged between 2016 and 2017, rising slightly more than 64%. 

Ohio HBI Plant to Utilize AUMUND Cooling Technology

09 April 2018 - Bulk material conveying specialist AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH has signed a contract to supply the evaporation cooling system on iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s hot briquetted iron plant in Ohio, the company said Monday.  

Cleveland-Cliffs Marks Start of Construction on HBI Plant

06 April 2018 - Iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. broke ground Thursday on its US$700 million hot-briquetted iron plant in Ohio, celebrating the start of work on a project that could displace up to 1.6 million tons’ worth of imported iron units.

Hyundai Steel Signs Off on New Long Steel Rolling Mills

06 April 2018 - South Korea’s Hyundai Steel has issued final acceptance certificates on two bar mills installed at its Dangjin plant.   

Report: Tata Receptive to Holding Majority Share in thyssenkrupp Joint Venture

06 April 2018 - Tata Steel is open to taking a majority stake in its planned joint venture with thyssenkrupp, a sign that the Indian steelmaker is committed to growing internationally, reports the Reuters news service. 

Kobe Steel Plans New Annealing Line

04 April 2018 - Japan’s Kobe Steel Ltd. said it will expand its capacity to make ultrahigh-strength steel through the equivalent of a US$470.5 million investment at its Kakogawa Works, the steelmaker announced Wednesday. 

Tin Mill Products Distributor Sold to Olympic Steel

04 April 2018 - Ohio-based service center Olympic Steel Inc. has acquired tin mill products processor and distributor Berlin Metals for an undisclosed amount, the company has announced. 

Gerdau Finalizes Divestment of Texas Mill

03 April 2018 - Gerdau SA has completed the sale of its Beaumont, Texas, wire rod mill and two downstream facilities to an entity affiliated with Florida-based Wire Mesh Corp. 

Workers Begin Reviving Idled Wire Rod Mill

03 April 2018 - The first group of United Steelworkers reported back to work today at the Liberty Steel Georgetown wire rod mill in South Carolina, becoming the first to clock in there since the facility closed in 2015.