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Executive: The Time Has Come for Coke Producers to Face Critical Investment Decisions

08 November 2017 - As the U.S. iron and steel industry rebounds from the downturn of 2015, the time has come for coke producers to make capital investment decisions that had been postponed. And those decisions won’t be easy to make, said John Quanci, vice president of engineering and technology for SunCoke Energy.

TimkenSteel Puts New Heat Treat Facility Into Service

03 November 2017 - Ohio-based TimkenSteel has commissioned its new US$40 million heat treat plant and has begun processing orders, the company has announced.  

Spanish Mill Puts New Walking Beam Furnace on Order

03 November 2017 - SMS group has received an order for a walking beam furnace from Spain’s Forjas Iraeta Heavy Industry, the equipment supplier said on Friday. 

Allegheny Technologies Establishes Stainless Sheet Joint Venture

02 November 2017 - U.S.-based Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) is forming a joint venture with the world’s largest stainless producer to make and distribute 60-inch stainless sheet in North America. 

Steelmaker, OEM Form Chinese Joint Venture

02 November 2017 - Primetals Technologies has launched a joint venture with China’s HBIS Tangshan Iron and Steel Group that will provide support for the steelmaker’s slab casters in the Hebei province. 

Nucor Wins High-Level Supplier Recognition from Customer

30 October 2017 - Heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. has given Nucor Corp.'s special bar quality mill in Tennessee its highest rating under its supplier quality program, the steelmaker said on Monday. 

Tenova Sees Growing EAF Market in China

30 October 2017 - Over the last eight months, Tenova has won contracts to install six electric arc furnaces at Chinese steel mills, reflecting a shift in the production route there, the company said. 

Commercial Metals Expands Product Lineup Through Acquisition

27 October 2017 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) has acquired MMFX Technologies Corp., which licenses proprietary rebar grades, for an undisclosed amount.

ArcelorMittal Awards Contract for Caster Rebuild

27 October 2017 - SMS group has won a contract to rebuild the No. 2 slab caster at ArcelorMittal Asturias’ plant in Avilés, Spain, the equipment supplier has announced. 

A Foundry Prepares to Plunge Into the Abyss

27 October 2017 - A Finnish steel foundry has been contracted to help build a submersible that will take Chinese researchers to the deepest point on Earth. 

Primetals Wins Order for New Caster

26 October 2017 - India’s Star Wire Ltd. has contracted with Primetals Technologies for a new billet and bloom caster at its mill in Ballabgarh, Haryana state. 

New Cold Mill Put Into Service at Turkish Mill 

24 October 2017 - Turkish joint venture producer Tosyali-Toyo Celik has fired up a new rolling complex that is producing cold-rolled tinplate and hot-dip galvanized and painted sheets. 

Danieli Contracted for Slab Caster Upgrade

24 October 2017 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to overhaul the No 2. slab caster at ArcelorMittal Tubarão, the steelmaker’s flat-rolled plant in Serra, Brazil. 

The Gears Turn, and TimkenSteel Unveils a New Line of Steel

24 October 2017 - TimkenSteel has introduced a new line of special bar quality steels that combine strength and toughness. 

Sandvik Lands Order for Offshore Tube

24 October 2017 - Sweden’s Sandvik has bagged an order for 250 km worth of undersea tubing to connect a development area to an offshore platform. 

Improved Sales Lift Cleveland-Cliffs Q3 Profits

20 October 2017 - Iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. posted a profitable third quarter on better demand and prices. 

JSW Steel Eyes Italian Long Products Producer

18 October 2017 - India’a JSW Steel Ltd. is in the market for European opportunities and may be lining up to buy Italy’s Aferpi. 

Tata Executive: Spinoff of Merged European Business Will Be Later, Not Sooner

16 October 2017 - An anticipated spinoff of Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp’s European joint venture won’t happen for another two to three years, reports the Reuters news service. 

Czech Mill Plans Caster Mold Improvements

16 October 2017 - ArcelorMittal’s unit in the Czech Republic, ArcelorMittal Ostrava, is upgrading a round bloom caster with a mold that uses fiber optics to read temperatures instead of thermocouples.

Italian Mill Orders Remotely Operated Taphole Equipment

13 October 2017 - Italy’s Acciaierie Bertoli Safau has ordered an equipment package that will eliminate the need to man the eccentric bottom taphole sump panel.