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Texas HBI Plant Passes Performance Tests

21 June 2017 - The world´s largest single-module hot briquetted iron plant successfully completed its performance-guarantee tests, reports the facility’s technology supplier.

To Survive, thyssenkrupp Turns Toward Another Business

21 June 2017 - Germany’s biggest steelmaker has a strategy that it hopes will allow it to succeed in a world awash in low-cost steel: make something other than steel.

JSW Steel's U.S. Operation Wins Conditional Approval to Upgrade Plate Mill

19 June 2017 - JSW Steel’s board has given the preliminary go-ahead to a plan to modernize the steelmaker’s plate mill at its Baytown, Texas, USA, facility, the company announced Monday.

U.S. OKs Tariffs on Imported Rebar

19 June 2017 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has cleared the way for the imposition of new tariffs on imported rebar from two countries.

Liberty House Puts an Offer Down For U.K. Bar Producer

19 June 2017 - Metals entrepreneur Sanjeev Gupta and his Liberty House Group reportedly are making a rescue bid for an ailing bar and beam producer in the U.K.

South Korean Consortium Prevails in Bidding on Australian Steel, Iron Ore Producer

16 June 2017 - A consortium led by a South Korean private equity firm has been declared the preferred bidder for Australian iron ore miner and steelmaker Arrium, the company’s financial administrator has announced.

ArcelorMittal, Italy Reach Binding Agreement on ILVA Acquisition

16 June 2017 - ArcelorMittal and partner Marcegaglia said on Friday that they have reached a binding agreement with the Italian government on a plan to acquire ILVA.

NLMK Begins Trials on PCI-Equipped Blast Furnace

16 June 2017 - NLMK Group has initiated hot tests of a new pulverized coal-injection unit on the No. 6 blast furnace at its Lipetsk plant in Russia, the steelmaker has announced.

Cliffs Natural Resources Picks Site for HBI Plant

15 June 2017 - Iron ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources said it will invest US$700 million in a hot-briquetted iron plant close to the southwestern shore of Lake Erie.

Tenova Partners With Microsoft to Offer Industry 4.0 Solution

15 June 2017 - Tenova has teamed up with Microsoft to offer steelmakers a cloud-based, smart-factory solution, providing for new production efficiencies, the equipment supplier has announced.

This Steelmaker's Newest Hire Never Needs to Take a Break

15 June 2017 - German stainless producer Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH has put a Primetals Technologies LiquiRob robot into service at its Siegen plant, improving safety and efficiency.

Bankruptcy Judge Approves Reorganization Plan for Essar Minnesota Project

14 June 2017 - A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has given approval to a plan that, if successful, will allow the stalled Essar Steel Minnesota taconite mine and pellet plant to proceed to completion, reports the Duluth News Tribune.

U.S. Line Pipe Producers Weighing Trade Action After Losing Major Order to Russian-Owned Company

12 June 2017 - U.S. line pipe producers said they are considering whether to file a trade complaint over Canadian-made large-diameter pipe after losing what they said is a US$100 million order to EVRAZ North America.

Construction Begins on New U.S. Refractories Plant

12 June 2017 - Refractories manufacturer HarbisonWalker International has broken ground on its planned US$30 million monolithic refractories plant in Ohio, the company has announced.

Parts Distributor Opens New Southwest Center

12 June 2017 - Industrial maintenance and repair parts distributor Motion Industries Inc. has moved into a new 156,000-square-foot distribution center in Grand Prairie, Texas, the company has announced.

Judge OKs Stelco Sale

09 June 2017 - A Canadian judge approved Stelco’s restructuring plan and sale to U.S. investment firm Bedrock Industries Group on Friday, a decision that will allow the steelmaker to emerge from creditor protection as a standalone business.

ANDRITZ Receives Order for Two Reheat Furnaces

09 June 2017 - Austrian machine builder ANDRITZ has won an order for two walking beam furnaces from ArcelorMittal’s Burns Harbor steel works in the U.S.

Romanian Mill Puts New Plate Leveler Into Service

09 June 2017 - ArcelorMittal’s integrated steel works in Romania has put its new Danieli hot leveler into service, according to the equipment supplier.

Hot Demand From Solar Industry Prompts ArcelorMittal to Boost Production of Its Magnelis Steel

09 June 2017 - ArcelorMittal has expanded its capacity to make its Magnelis line of coated steel, adapting a hot-dipped galvanizing line in Spain to produce the product, the steelmaker has announced.

JSW Steel Plans Blast Furnace Overhaul, Closure

08 June 2017 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth division has won a contract to reline and expand the No. 3 blast furnace at JSW Steel’s Vijayanagar Works in the Indian state of Karnataka.

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