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JSW Steel Awards Converter Shop Contract

21 September 2017 - SMS group has won an order to outfit a new converter shop at JSW Steel’s Dolvi facility in India, the equipment manufacturer has announced. 

SAIL to Regain Position as India's Leading Producer

21 September 2017 - The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) is preparing to blow in its newest blast furnace – and reclaim its spot as the country’s No. 1 steel producer, reports the Business Standard newspaper.

Romanian Mill Adds Coating Line

21 September 2017 - Romanian steelmaker ArcelorMittal Galati has completed EUR15 million upgrades to its facility, allowing it to produce a new family of organic coated coils. 

Tata, thyssenkrupp Set Framework for Combining Steel Operations

20 September 2017 - Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp have signed a preliminary agreement to combine their European steel operations, creating a 50-50 joint venture that would be Europe’s second-largest steelmaker behind ArcelorMittal. 

ArcelorMittal to Cease Rolling Plate at U.S. Mill

19 September 2017 - ArcelorMittal USA said it will idle the plate rolling line at its Conshohocken, Pa., mill sometime in the next year on account of low demand and competition from unfairly traded imports.

Ovako Launches New Line of Steels

18 September 2017 - Swedish special bar quality maker Ovako has introduced a new family of steels that it says combines the characteristics of tool steel, maraging steel and stainless steel with the production economy of special bar quality steel. 

Nucor Mill Signs Off on EAF Upgrade

18 September 2017 - Nucor Steel Seattle Inc. has granted final acceptance of a newly installed water leak detection system on the plant’s electric arc furnace. 

AUMUND Wins Order for Replacement Rotary Discharge Machine

18 September 2017 - voestalpine’s integrated mill in Linz, Austria, has put a new rotary discharge machine on order.

Nucor to Build New Micro Bar Mill

15 September 2017 - Nucor Corp.’s board of directors has given the go-ahead to construction of a new micro-mill somewhere in the Midwestern or southeastern U.S. and approved the expansion of another mill. 

ArcelorMittal's Indiana Harbor Benefits From Capital Investment Increase

15 September 2017 - In a bid to improve efficiency and productivity, ArcelorMittal USA is increasing its capital spending. And many of the investment dollars have flowed into its sprawling Indiana Harbor facility in East Chicago, Ind.

Fire Damages New York Bar Finishing Plant

15 September 2017 - U.S.-based Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc. is investigating the cause of a fire that damaged the pickling operation at its Dunkirk, N.Y., bar and rod finishing plant. 

Blast Furnace Research Company Names New Chief Executive

15 September 2017 - HYBRIT, a research joint venture among Sweden’s SSAB and two other companies, has hired a chief executive. 

New Midrex HBI Plant Passes Muster

14 September 2017 - A Midrex hot-briquetted iron (HBI) plant built for a Russian iron ore miner and processor has passed its performance guarantee test, Midrex has announced. 

New Finishing Line Provides Expanded Product Offerings at ArcelorMittal Bar Mill

12 September 2017 - ArcelorMittal’s Canadian long products division in June put a new finishing line into service at its Longueuil, Que., bar mill. The project took 18 months to complete, but the mill never missed a beat, according to Modern Metals magazine. 

JFE Blast Furnace Forced Into Unscheduled Outage

12 September 2017 - Japan's JFE Steel is temporarily halting iron production at one of its blast furnaces to facilitate repairs on a converter, according to the Nikkei Asian Review. 

Cargill Sells U.S. Service Centers

11 September 2017 - Cargill Inc. has agreed to sell its U.S. steel processing and distribution business to Japan’s Metal One Corp. 

Tubemaker Issues Final Acceptance on New Seamless Equipment

11 September 2017 - Vallourec Deutschland has signed the acceptance certificate on a new piece of seamless tube rolling equipment installed at one of its facilities.

U. S. Steel Wins Tax Break on Tin Mill Improvement

07 September 2017 - United States Steel Corp.’s Midwest Plant in Portage, Ind., USA, has won a five-year tax abatement on upgrades it is making to the facility’s tin mill. 

Harsco Signs Contracts With Argentinian, Mexican Mills

06 September 2017 - Mill services contractor Harsco Corp. has signed multi-year deals worth approximately US$50 million with two Latin American steelmakers. 

After Hurricane Harvey, Tenaris Pushes Back Bay City Schedule

05 September 2017 - Tenaris SA said its Houston-area facilities are gradually returning to normal operations in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, but it has pushed back the start-up of rolling operations at its new Bay City, Texas, mill.

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