20 February 2018 - The United Kingdom’s Liberty House Group has restarted an idled electric arc furnace in England and said it plans to put a closed U.S. wire rod mill back into service within the next four months.

Grupo Simec Starts Up Mexican SBQ Mill

20 February 2018 - Grupo Simec’s new bar and rod mill in Apizaco, Mexico, has rolled its first billet, the equipment supplier on the project has announced.

Three Vying for Ownership of Bhushan Steel

20 February 2018 - Officials overseeing Bhushan Steel Ltd.’s insolvency process have begun weighing offers for the Indian cold-rolled producer, according to the Press Trust of India.

ArcelorMittal to Furnish Cryogenic Plate for U.S. Petrochemical Plant

20 February 2018 - ArcelorMittal has won an order for 770 metric tons worth of specialty steel plates from Royal Dutch Shell, the steelmaker said on Monday.

AK Steel Signs With Harsco for Scrap Services

16 February 2018 - Mill services contractor Harsco Corp. said it has signed a seven-year agreement to begin providing scrap management services to AK Steel Corp.’s Mansfield, Ohio, Works.

Steel Processor to Set Up Shop at Big River Steel

15 February 2018 - An Illinois-based private equity firm has plans to build a sheet processing plant at Big River Steel, the firm announced on Thursday.

Japanese Steelmaker Eyes Hefty Capital Investments

14 February 2018 - The corporate parent of Japan’s JFE Steel Corp. plans to invest the equivalent of US$6 billion in upgrades to its mills over the next three years, JFE president Eiji Hayashida tells the Reuters news service.

SAIL Lights New Blast Furnace, and Another Comes Down for Repair

14 February 2018 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. has blown in a new blast furnace at its Bhilai Steel Plant, reports The (India) Economic Times.

NLMK Names New President

14 February 2018 - Russian steelmaker NLMK has named senior vice president Grigory Fedorishin as its president and management board chairman-in-waiting.

Tata Steel Might Be Considering Blast Furnace Reline at Welsh Plant

13 February 2018 - Tata Steel reportedly is considering a GBP75 million reline of a blast furnace at its Port Talbot Works in Wales, reports The (London) Telegraph.

Essar Steel Attracts Offer from World's Leading Steel Producer

12 February 2018 - ArcelorMittal has laid an offer on the table for distressed flat-rolled producer Essar Steel India, the company disclosed on Monday.

ArcelorMittal Awards Strip Mill Contract to Primetals Technologies

09 February 2018 - Primetals Technologies has won an order for a hot strip mill and a hot skinpass mill from ArcelorMittal Mexico, the equipment supplier has announced.

Florida County Approves Tax Abatement for US$227 Million Nucor Project

08 February 2018 - Nucor Corp. has been awarded a local property tax exemption for a US$227 million project, according to The (Lakeland, Fla.) Ledger.

Severstal to Light a New Blast Furnace in 2022

07 February 2018 - Russia’s PAO Severstal said it plans to build a RUB28 billion (approximately US$486.6 million) blast furnace at its Cherepovets steel works.

Report: ArcelorMittal Divests Stake in Indian Steelmaker

07 February 2018 - ArcelorMittal is cashing out its stake in India’s Uttam Galva, freeing it to bid on troubled steel assets elsewhere in the country, reports India’s Business Standard.

thyssenkrupp Workers OK Joint Venture Labor Deal

06 February 2018 - Rank-and-file members of German labor union IG Metall have overwhelmingly approved a labor agreement on the proposed joint venture between Tata Steel’s European strip business and thyssenkrupp’s steelmaking business.

U. S. Steel Sets Temporary Leadership for Tubular Business

05 February 2018 - United States Steel Corporation has named senior vice president Douglas R. Matthews as the interim head of its tubular business.

Europe Has a Big Overcapacity Problem, voestalpine Executive Says

05 February 2018 - About 20% of Europe’s steelmaking capacity is redundant, and companies should look to close mills while re-orienting themselves toward greater production of higher-end steel, voestalpine AG chief executive Wolfgang Eder tells The (London) Financial Times.

Report: Nucor Eyes Sunshine State for US$227 Million Investment

05 February 2018 - Nucor Corp. reportedly is considering building a US$227 million facility in central Florida, according to The (Lakeland, Fla.) Ledger.

ANDRITZ Accepts Order for French Galvanizing Line Furnace

05 February 2018 - ArcelorMittal Atlantique & Lorraine S.A.S. has ordered a direct-fired furnace from the ANDRITZ technology group in support of a EUR67 million coating line conversion.

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