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Union Local Says It Will Get Behind U. S. Steel Canada Sale

23 November 2016 - A United Steelworkers union local said it will lend tentative support to a private investment firm’s bid to acquire U. S. Steel Canada, reports the CBC.

Mill Installs New Rebar Coiling Line

23 November 2016 - An upgrade to an eastern European mill's rebar line has passed performance tests, according the equipment vendor on the project.

New Cold Rolling Plant Begins to Hit Its Stride

23 November 2016 - A new Turkish cold rolling facility has begun ramping up production and expects to reach its operating capacity by year’s end, according to the facility’s equipment vendor.

UAE Might Challenge U.S. Anti-Dumping Tariff

22 November 2016 - The United Arab Emirates may take the United States to task over new anti-dumping duties the country has imposed on imported circular welded carbon-quality pipe.

ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks Expanding U.S. Footprint

22 November 2016 - ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks is investing US$83.5 million to open a facility in Michigan, its third in the United States, according to reports.

Red Bud Industries Ships Processing Line

22 November 2016 - Coil processing equipment maker Red Bud Industries recently shipped a heavy-gauge cut-to-length line to a steel service center and recycler in the western U.S.

Steelmaker Returns Blast Furnace to Service

21 November 2016 - ArcelorMittal has restarted a blast furnace at its Indiana Harbor plant in Indiana to support the Mexican auto market, according to The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

Nucor JV Selects SMS to Build Continuous Galv Line

21 November 2016 - SMS group has won a contract to equip a planned galvanizing mill in central Mexico, the company has announced.

U.S. ITC Sets Duties on Steel Pipe from Three Countries

18 November 2016 - The U.S. International Trade Commission on Friday affirmed anti-dumping duties on circular welded carbon-quality steel pipe from three countries.

Judge: Essar Minnesota Can Keep Public Mineral Leases -- For Now

17 November 2016 - A federal judge has ruled that the state of Minnesota can’t yet rescind bankrupt Essar Steel Minnesota’s public mineral leases, which now will remain a part of the company’s bankruptcy case at least until February, reports the Duluth News Tribune.

Salzgitter Deploys New Volume Measurement System

17 November 2016 - Germany’s Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has installed a laser measuring system at its coke bunker, the company that supplied the technology has announced.

ArcelorMittal Joins Cross-Industry Partnership Aimed at Lowering Carbon Emissions

17 November 2016 - ArcelorMittal and three other manufacturers have formed a partnership that will explore how the steel, chemicals and cement businesses could together reduce carbon dioxide emissions generated through operations, the steelmaker announced Thursday.

EU Sets Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese Pipe, Tube

14 November 2016 - The European Union is imposing provisional anti-dumping duties on seamless pipe and tube from China.

Indian Steelmaker to Commission New Ladle Furnace in 2018

14 November 2016 - SMS group has won an order for a 130-ton twin ladle furnace of the Steel Authority of India Ltd., the mill equipment maker has announced.

Texas HBI Plant to Ramp Up to Full Production By Year's End, voestalpine Says

09 November 2016 - voestalpine's new direct reduction plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, is expected to be at full production by the end of the year and will begin regular shipments to customers, the company has said. 

Schaeffler Announces Additional Job Cuts, Plant Consolidations

09 November 2016 - German roller bearings manufacturer Schaeffler said it plans to lay off 500 people and consolidate plants in Europe and the Americas as part of an expanded cost-cutting effort.

SMS group Wins Caster Maintenance Contract

09 November 2016 - Gerdau Ouro Branco has awarded SMS group a three-year contract for maintenance services, the mill equipment maker has announced.

ArcelorMittal Rolls Out New Automotive Steels

08 November 2016 - ArcelorMittal is expanding its catalog of advanced automotive steels, with some already being offered up for OEM qualification, the company said on Tuesday.

Capacity Boost May Be in Store for Indonesian Steel Complex

08 November 2016 - Indonesia’s Krakatau Steel and South Korea’s POSCO are thinking about expanding their steelmaking assets in the Indonesian province of Banten, possibly adding 3 million to 4 million tons of capacity, reports the The Jakarta Post.

Paul Wurth Secures Contracts to Outfit New Blast Furnace

08 November 2016 - EVRAZ has awarded contracts to blast furnace engineering firm Paul Wurth for equipment associated with the new blast furnace at the steelmaker’s Nizhny Tagil plant in Russia.