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JSW Steel Expands U.S. Presence with Sheet Mill Acquisition

29 March 2018 - India’s JSW Steel is acquiring the operator of a former Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel mill in Ohio for about US$81 million, reports The Hindu newspaper. 

Union Remains Hopeful for Deal to Save Hamilton Specialty Bar

29 March 2018 - Even as Canadian SBQ manufacturer Hamilton Specialty Bar (2007) Inc. faces liquidation, talks are continuing with a potential buyer who intends to continue operating the business, and the United Steelworkers union remains optimistic that a deal can be struck, reports Canadian news radio station AM900 CHML. 

German Labor Union Raises New Concern Over Tata-thyssenkrupp Joint Venture

29 March 2018 - A new obstacle is emerging in the planned Tata Steel-thyssenkrupp AG joint venture, as German unions are voicing displeasure over a labor guarantee that Tata’s Dutch unit could continue to operate independently past the tie-up. 

Primetals Technologies Finishes Upgrades to Georgia Caster

29 March 2018 - Gerdau’s sections mill in Cartersville, Ga., USA, has completed modifications to its 4-strand caster and has put the machine back into service, according to the equipment supplier on the project. 

Deadline to Save Canadian Bar Maker Passes Without an Offer

27 March 2018 - Canadian SBQ maker Hamilton Specialty Bar (2007) Inc. is to be liquidated after a would-be buyer failed to finalize an offer for the business. 

New Mill to Expand Carpenter Technology's Soft Magnetics Capabilities

27 March 2018 - Carpenter Technology Corp. has announced plans to build a US$100 million hot strip mill at its Reading, Pa., USA, plant, expanding its capability to produce soft magnetic alloys. 

GrafTech Prepares for Return to NYSE

22 March 2018 - Graphite electrode manufacturer GrafTech International is looking to raise upwards of US$100 million through an initial public offering, reports Crain’s Cleveland Business.

Deadline for Hamilton Specialty Bar Sale Draws Near

22 March 2018 - An investment firm is scrambling to finalize a bid for insolvent SBQ maker Hamilton Specialty Bar in Canada before a deadline Monday. 

Big River Might Make Expansion Decision Soon

20 March 2018 - Big River Steel executive Mark Bula said he believes his company will make the call on an expansion sometime this year.

Consultant: New Oil, Gas Wells Will Be Plentiful, Deeper and Steel Intensive

20 March 2018 - U.S. oil and gas exploration companies are forecast to drill around 16,000 new wells annually over the next five years, supporting demand for oil country tubular goods and line pipe, according to S&P Global Platts consultant Nicole Leonard.

A New Business for Old Blast Furnaces? Probably Not, Says Cliffs CEO

20 March 2018 - Although idled North American blast furnaces conceivably could find a second life producing merchant pig iron, the likelihood that they will is low, said Lourenco Goncalves, chairman and chief executive of iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.

Japan's Largest Steelmaker Extends International Reach With Ovako Acquisition

15 March 2018 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) is acquiring Swedish specialty steelmaker Ovako AB for an undisclosed amount. 

Nucor Contracts with SMS group for Illinois Bar Mill

14 March 2018 - SMS group has been awarded a contract to build Nucor Corp.’s planned merchant bar mill at its existing Kankakee bar plant in Illinois. 

Tenova Company Lands Follow-On Order for Processing Plant Expansion

13 March 2018 - Germany’s Bilstein GmbH & Co. is undertaking a second expansion of its fully automated batch anneal plant, putting an additional eight annealing bases on order, according to the equipment supplier on the project.

New Steel Mill Coming to Florida

12 March 2018 - Nucor Corp. has selected a site in central Florida as the home for a proposed US$240 million micro-mill, the company announced Monday.

Bhushan Steel Creditors Select Offer for Company

08 March 2018 - Tata Steel Ltd.’s bid for a controlling stake in Indian cold-rolled producer Bhushan Steel has been selected as the prevailing offer, Tata said on Wednesday. 

Section 232 Decision Prompts U. S. Steel to Restart Illinois Blast Furnace

07 March 2018 - United States Steel Corporation plans to restart the B blast furnace at its Granite City Works in Illinois as a result of President Donald Trump’s proposed blanket tariff on imported steel, the company said on Wednesday. 

German Steelworks Turns on New Cooling System

06 March 2018 - SMS group has successfully retrofitted a German slab caster with a new secondary cooling system, the equipment supplier reported Tuesday. 

Tenova Lands Contract for Annealing Facility

06 March 2018 - Tenova LOI Thermprocess and its Chinese subsidiary, Tenova LOI Thermprocess (Tianjin) Co. Ltd., have won an order for a wire rod annealing plant.

Iraq Targets 2019 Start-Up for New Billet Plant

23 February 2018 - Danieli has won an order for an electric arc furnace and billet caster in Kurdistan, the company said Friday.

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