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Former ThyssenKrupp Executive to Lead IMS Systems

03 April 2017 - Non-contact measurement systems maker IMS Systems Inc. has appointed a longtime metals executive and consultant to oversee its North American operations. 

Investment Firm Finalizes Acquisition of Steel Processing Businesses

03 April 2017 - Z Capital Group has completed its acquisition of Gerdau SA’s Atmosphere Annealing LLC and NitroSteel LLC, the investment firm announced on Monday.  

New Processing Line Boosts Outokumpu's Capacity at South Carolina Mill

03 April 2017 - New Outokumpu has upgraded its stainless bar mill in Richburg, S.C., USA, adding a coil-to-bar line that boosts its capacity by more than 15,000 metric tons annually. 

Essar Algoma Wins Another Month Of Creditor Protection

31 March 2017 - A Canadian judge has extended Essar Steel Algoma’s protection from creditors for another month at the integrated steelmaker attempts to hammer out a new labor agreement with the United Steelworkers. 

ArcelorMittal Puts New Drag Chain Conveyor on Order

31 March 2017 - The AUMUND Group has won an order for a new double-strand, drag chain conveyor from ArcelorMittal Brazil. 

U.S. Commerce Department Affirms Dumping Margins in Plate Case

30 March 2017 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued its final determination in case involving cut-to-length place, affirming that producers from eight countries have dumped products and undercut domestic prices. 

Fabricator Upgrades LSAW Line with Danieli Measuring System

30 March 2017 - Danieli has won an order for an automatic measuring system from Italian steel fabricator Cimolai, the equipment supplier has announced.

U.S. Wire Rod Makers Seek Trade Protection

29 March 2017 - Four U.S. steelmakers are accusing their counterparts in 10 countries of dumping carbon and alloy wire rod, undercutting U.S. prices, reports S&P Global Platts. 

HarbisonWalker Selects Location for New Manufacturing Facility

29 March 2017 - Refractories maker HarbisonWalker International said it has chosen The Point Industrial Park in South Point, Lawrence County, Ohio, has the home of its proposed monolithic refractories manufacturing facility. 

ANDRITZ to Outfit US$230M Cold Mill Complex

29 March 2017 - ANDRITZ has won a contract to equip the specialty cold mill Nucor Corp. is planning to build at its Hickman, Ark., sheet plant. 

Idled Canadian OCTG Mill to Restart This Summer

27 March 2017 - Tenaris Prudential said it will restart its idled tube mill this summer and plans to recall approximately 100 employees, the company has announced. 

Nucor Allocates US$85M to Bar Mill Modernization

27 March 2017 - Nucor Corp. said it plans to invest US $85 million in upgrades to its Marion, Ohio, bar mill, the steelmaker has announced. 

Charter Steel Partners with KOCKS on New SBQ Mill

27 March 2017 - Charter Steel will incorporate KOCKS precision sizing technology in its new special bar quality mill, which is to be built at its Cuyahoga Heights, Ohio, plant, the mill builder tells AIST’s Steel News. 

Gerdau Plans Modifications to Caster at Georgia Mill

23 March 2017 - Primetals Technologies has won a contract to modify the continuous caster at Gerdau’s Cartersville, Ga., USA, long products mill. 

New Joint Venture Mill Gives Final Acceptance to Coke Plant

23 March 2017 - Nine months after the ovens were lit, a coke plant serving a new, greenfield mill in Brazil has passed its final acceptance tests, reports SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth. 

China's Hebei Steel Planning US$6B Mill Replacement

21 March 2017 - China’s largest steelmaking province has given the go-ahead to a US$6.2 billion project through which Hebei Steel Group will replace obsolete mills with new facilities – and cut capacity in the process, according to the Reuters news service. 

Rebuilt Caster at Spanish Mill Gets Up to Speed

21 March 2017 - ArcelorMittal Asturias has put a rebuilt slab caster at its Aviles plant in Spain back into service and is ramping up production, according to the equipment supplier on the project. 

Tata Steel Looks To Grow European Tailored Blanks Business

20 March 2017 - As competition from low-cost steel imports erodes demand for domestic auto steel in Europe, Tata Steel is trying to carve out a larger niche for its tailored blanks business, notes Automotive News.

POSCO Looks to Return Land for Indian Mill

20 March 2017 - South Korea’s POSCO is offering to surrender the acreage on which it had planned to build a US$12 billion integrated mill in India, a move that seems to put the final nail in the coffin on the long delayed project, according to reports.

Big River's Newest Employee Is a Supercomputer

20 March 2017 - Big River Steel has contracted with a Silicon Valley start-up that will incorporate its supercomputer-powered machine learning technology into the steelmaker’s day-to-day operations, the companies announced on Monday.

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