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Tsubaki Subsidiary Acquires Canadian Sprocket Manufacturer

26 May 2017 - U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission LLC has announced that Tsubaki of Canada Ltd. has acquired a British Columbia-based maker of sprockets and drive components.

Lincoln Electric Names New Head of International Welding Division

26 May 2017 - Welding equipment and supplies maker Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. has promoted Steven B. Hedlund to executive vice president and named him president of its international welding division.

Linde, Praxair Reach Outline Agreement on Merger

24 May 2017 - U.S-based Praxair Inc. and Germany’s Linde AG have reached an agreement in principle to merge through an all-stock deal, creating the world’s largest industrial gases supplier.

New Cold Mill Put Into Service at Vietnamese Steel Plant

23 May 2017 - Vietnam’s Nam Kim Steel Joint Stock Company has started up a new Compact Cold Mill from SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced.

Danieli Wins Order for Sampling Robots

22 May 2017 - Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. has ordered two robotic samplers to serve the ladle furnaces at the company’s facility in Blytheville, Ark., USA.

India Now Is World's Second-Biggest Producer of Stainless Steel

22 May 2017 - Global stainless steel production rose 10.2% in 2016 to a record 45.8 million metric tons, according to data released by the International Stainless Steel Forum.

POSCO Looks to Create 'One-Stop Shop' For Components Verification With New Lab

19 May 2017 - South Korea-based POSCO has cut the ribbon a new components-forming laboratory at is global research and development center in Songdo.

Nucor Bar Mill Puts New Reheat Furnace on Order

19 May 2017 - Nucor Corp. has ordered a reheat furnace from SMS group as part of a US$85 million upgrade to its Ohio bar mill.

Kentucky Scrap Facility Wins OSHA Safety Recognition

19 May 2017 - U.S.-based River Metals Recycling has announced that its Somerset, Ky., scrap yard has earned a special safety certification from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

KOCKS Receives Order for SBQ Mill Equipment

18 May 2017 - Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co KG has won an order for a 4-stand reducing and sizing block from China’s Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., the equipment supplier has announced.

Severstal Blast Furnace to be Retrofitted with New Charging System

18 May 2017 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth unit has won a contract to refurbish the No. 5 blast furnace at Severstal’s Cherepovets Metallurgical Plant in Russia, the equipment maker has announced.

AK Steel to Apply Federal Grant to Electrical Steel Research

18 May 2017 - AK Steel Corp. said it has accepted a US$1.8 million federal grant, which it will use to help develop a high alloy, non-oriented electrical steel.

Essar Steel Algoma Makes Slow Progress on Restructuring

17 May 2017 - It appears that efforts to restructure Canada’s Essar Steel Algoma will continue into the summer, with the company seeking to extend its debtor-in-possession financing at least through August.

U.S. Commerce Department OKs Rebar Duties

17 May 2017 - The U.S. Commerce Department has finalized tariffs on rebar from Japan and Turkey, affirming that producers in those countries have undercut domestic prices.

Sandvik Looks to Exit Welding, Stainless Wire Business

17 May 2017 - Sandvik Materials Technology intends to divest parts of its wire business and is reorganizing the rest of its operations around four product areas, the company has announced.

Cliffs Natural Resources Starts Up New Pellet Plant

17 May 2017 - Iron ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources has begun producing its Mustang superflex pellet at its United Taconite mine in Minnesota, the company has announced.

Nucor Names New Executive Vice President

16 May 2017 - A Nucor Corp. veteran and general manager of its joint venture beam and piling mill in Arkansas has been promoted to executive vice president, the company has announced.

SMS group Upgrades Severstal Pickling Line

16 May 2017 - PAO Severstal has installed a new twin-head side trimmer on a pickling line at its Cherepovets plant in Russia, according to equipment supplier SMS group.

Commercial Metals’ New Mill Set for Late Fall Completion

09 May 2017 - Despite having to slog through inordinately wet weather, Commercial Metals Company’s new micro-mill in Oklahoma remains on track for a late fall start-up, executive vice president Tracy Porter said Tuesday.

Harsco Called Upon to Support New Integrated Mill

09 May 2017 - Mill contractor Harsco Corp. has been awarded a US$25 million contract to provide services at Tata Steel’s new Kalinganagar works in India, the company announced on Tuesday.

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