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Primetals Awarded Contract for Caster Modernization

08 March 2016 - Italian steelmaker Acciaierie Valbruna S.p.a. plans to modernize the three-strand continuous billet caster at its Bolzano plant, according to the vendor on the project.

Union: U. S. Steel Plans to Idle Ohio Tubular Facility

08 March 2016 - United States Steel Corporation is planning to temporarily idle its Lorain, Ohio, USA, seamless tube mills, for two weeks, if not longer, a union official told The (Lorain County) Chronicle-Telegram newspaper.

Report: U. S. Steel Sets Up New Ownership Structure for Tubular Operations

08 March 2016 - United States Steel Corporation has created a new corporate structure for its tubular business, establishing a wholly owned subsidiary that will own its tube mills in Ohio and Alabama, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

EUROFER: U.S. Duties on Cold Rolled Steel Will 'Re-establish' Level Playing Field

07 March 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department’s preliminary imposition of a 266 percent duty on Chinese-made cold rolled steel will “re-establish” a level playing field. The European Union would do well to take note, said European Steel Association director general Axel Eggert.

ATI Looks for Post-Lockout Production to Normalize in April

07 March 2016 - With a six-month lockout at an end, unionized employees at Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) are to begin returning to work 13 March, the company has announced.

Striking Workers Halt Production at Mexican Plant

07 March 2016 - Unionized workers at ArcelorMittal’s Lazaro Cardenas steel works in Mexico have walked off the job, saying that the company has violated their collective bargaining agreement.

Angry Shareholders Launch Proxy Fight at Iron Ore Development Company

04 March 2016 - There’s a proxy battle afoot at Canada’s New Millennium Iron Corp. as a group of shareholders, angry about the company’s direction and declining stock price, look to replace its board of directors, reports The Northern Miner trade newspaper.

Serbia Puts Nationalized Mill on Sales Block

04 March 2016 - The Serbian government is looking to sell a steel mill that it acquired -- for $1 -- from United States Steel Corporation in 2012, reports the Reuters news service.

NLMK Announces 2018 Blast Furnace Rebuild

04 March 2016 - Russia’s NLMK said it will spend US$104.4 million (RUB 7.5 billion) to rebuild the No. 6 blast furnace at its Lipetsk works.

Insteel Industries Appoints New Director

02 March 2016 - A longtime North Star Steel manager and executive will be joining the board of wire reinforcing products maker Insteel Industries Inc., the company has announced.

U.S. Commerce Department Sets Duty on Cold Rolled Imports

02 March 2016 - The U.S. Commerce Department will impose preliminary anti-dumping duties on cold rolled flat steel from seven countries, including China, the department announced on 1 March.

United Steelworkers Union Accepts Allegheny Technologies Labor Agreement

02 March 2016 - By more than a 5-to-1 margin, members of the United Steelworkers union ratified a new labor deal with specialty metals producer Allegheny Technologies Inc., ending a lockout that began in August.

Judge Confirms U.S. Steel Debt Claims Against Former Canadian Subsidiary

01 March 2016 - An Ontario judge has sided with United States Steel Corporation, agreeing that the steelmaker is indeed owed more than $2.2 billion from its former Canadian subsidiary, U. S. Steel Canada (USSC).

Ohio Electrode Manufacturer Adjusts Organizational Chart, Launches Strategic Review

01 March 2016 - Graphite electrode manufacturer GrafTech International Ltd. plans to realign its two business units and is considering a sale of one of them, the Ohio-based company has announced.

ATI Labor Deal Includes Profit-Sharing Plan and Health Insurance Contribution

29 February 2016 - Unionized workers at specialty steelmaker Allegheny Technologies Inc. will have to pay more for their health insurance but could share in the company’s profits, under the terms of a tentative, four-year labor deal, reports the (Pittsburgh) Tribune-Review newspaper.

CONSOL Energy Sells Metallurgical Coal Mine in Virginia

29 February 2016 - Coal and natural gas producer CONSOL Energy Inc. has agreed to sell its only operating metallurgical coal mine and other reserves for US$420 million, plus potential royalties, the company has announced.

ArcelorMittal Shutters Indiana Aluminizing Line

26 February 2016 - ArcelorMittal has closed the No. 1 aluminizing line at its Indiana Harbor West plant in Indiana and is shifting production elsewhere, according to reports.

Rolling Mill Manufacturer Sets Up North American Subsidiary

26 February 2016 - France’s REDEX Group has established a North American subsidiary in an effort to improve customer service and develop new business, the company has announced.

Steelmaker Taps Primetals for New Ladle Furnace

25 February 2016 - Russia’s Severstal has ordered a new twin-ladle furnace for its Cherepovets steel works, according to the vendor on the project.

Brazilian Specialty Steelmaker Fires Up New EAF

23 February 2016 - Brazil’s Villares Metals has signed the final acceptance certificate for a 25-ton electric arc furnace at its mill in Sumare, Sao Paulo, according to the vendor on the project.

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