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US$260 Million Investment to Boost Ternium Coating Capacity in Mexico

17 March 2017 - Ternium plans to invest US$260 million in a new hot-dip galvanizing line and a pre-painting line at its Pesquería plant in Mexico, the company has announced. 

ArcelorMittal Subsidiary Plans Upgrades to French Plate Mill

17 March 2017 - Danieli has won a contract to upgrade the plate mill at Industeel France’s Le Creusot plant.  

Investment Firm Acquires Two Heat Treatment Businesses, Looks to Expand Operations

16 March 2017 - Long products producer Gerdau SA has agreed to sell two U.S. metal processing businesses for an undisclosed amount.

MMK Eyes Improvements to Slab Caster, Plate Mill

16 March 2017 - SMS group has won a contract to upgrade a continuous slab caster and the heavy plate mill at Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works. 

Idled U. S. Steel Quench-and-Temper Mill to be Permanently Shut

15 March 2017 - United States Steel Corp. will permanently close an idled quench-and-temper mill at its Lorain, Ohio, tubular plant, according to reports. 

SES Strikes Up Joint Venture With German Equipment Builder

15 March 2017 - Equipment and engineering firm SES LLC has formed a joint venture with Germany’s Achenbach Buschhutten to better support North American customers, the companies have announced.  

Ontario Court Receives Stelco Restructuring Plan

14 March 2017 - Stelco Inc. has submitted a reorganization plan that, if successful, would keep the business intact and preserve more than 2,100 jobs, it has announced.

ArcelorMittal Upgrades Long Products Mill in Southeastern Europe

13 March 2017 - ArcelorMittal Zenica, the steelmaker’s long products facility in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has inaugurated two projects designed to reduce its environmental footprint and a third that will allow it to begin producing coiled rebar.

Harsco Looks to Offer New Recycling Technologies Through Partnership

13 March 2017 - Mill contractor Harsco Corp. plans to introduce the mills it services to new wastewater and recycling technologies through a partnership with a U.K. firm specializing in water treatment.

The Future is Now: POSCO Puts AI to Work on Galvanizing Lines

10 March 2017 - South Korea’s POSCO said it has developed an automated coating weight control system and has begun to incorporate the technology into its production of automotive steels. 

Italian Government Receives Two Offers for Europe's Largest Steel Works

08 March 2017 - Two consortiums have submitted binding offers for Italy’s ailing Ilva steel group and its Taranto steel works, Europe’s largest steel plant., according to reports

German Rod and Bar Mill Upgrades Capabilities

08 March 2017 - Danieli has completed the first phase of a modernization project at the Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi rod and bar mill in Riesa, Germany, the mill builder has announced. 

U.S. ITC Greenlights Duties on Two Chinese Steel Products

03 March 2017 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled that American producers indeed have been harmed by dumped imports of certain steel products from China, clearing the way for the imposition of tariffs. 

Completed Acquisition Expands Synalloy Subsidiary's Capacity, Capabilities

02 March 2017 - Synalloy Corp. subsidiary Bristol Metals has closed on its US$14.95 million acquisition of Marcegaglia USA’s pipe and tube operation in Pittsburgh, Pa., USA. The completed merger forms North America’s largest domestic producer of welded stainless pipe and mechanical tube, the company announced on Wednesday.  

Conveyor Roller Manufacturer Sold to Canada's Metal 7

02 March 2017 - Enduride, a Canadian manufacturer of conveyor rollers and idlers, has been acquired for an undisclosed amount, according to an announcement.  ​

Open for Business: Executives Cut the Ribbon on America's Newest Steel Mill

01 March 2017 - To measure the significance of Big River Steel’s newly opened mill in Arkansas, you could weigh its current annual capacity, about 1.65 million tons. Or, you could count the money that has been invested in the facility, about US$1.3 billion.  

Danieli Corus Ships First Hydraulic Gearbox for Blast Furnace Top-Charging Systems

27 February 2017 - Danieli Corus and Danieli Centro Metallics have shipped their first DANCU gearbox to a Ukrainian steel mill that is replacing its top-charging system. 

Swedish Government Allocates Funding to Carbon-Free Steelmaking Research

27 February 2017 - The Swedish Energy Agency has agreed to contribute an additional SEK56 million toward a four-year research initiative that will explore hydrogen’s potential as a carbon-free steelmaking input. 

Tubemaker Puts ERW Mill on Order

24 February 2017 - Danieli W+K has won an order for a new ERW pipe mill from Bulgarian cold -rolled coil and tube maker Silva Mash, the mill supplier has announced.

New Rotary Discharge Machine Put Into Service at Australian Steelworks

24 February 2017 - AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH has built and installed a new rotary discharge machine serving the coke handling system at BlueScope Steel Ltd.’s Port Kembla Works in New South Wales, Australia.