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Ohio Sheet Processor Expands Pickling Line's Capabilities
14 June 2016 - U.S.-based steel processor Heidtman Steel has upgraded a pickling line by adding dry lube capabilities, the company has announced.
Algerian Joint Venture Orders Midrex DRI Plant for New Long Products Mill
14 June 2016 - Midrex Technologies Inc. and partner firm Paul Wurth have been awarded a contract to design and equip a direct reduction iron plant in Algeria, the companies have announced.
Danieli Secures Order for High-Speed Bar Mill
14 June 2016 - Vietnam’s Fuco Steel Corp. Ltd. has ordered a high-speed bar rolling mill from Danieli, the mill supplier has announced.
Contract Award Probably Spells the End for Essar Steel Minnesota Project
13 June 2016 - ArcelorMittal’s new long-term pellet supply agreement with iron ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources is likely the "final nail in the coffin" for the Essar Steel Minnesota taconite project, says a columnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Steel Market Conditions Prompt Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to Reduce Costs at Primetals Venture
13 June 2016 - In the face of a weak steel market, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. is looking to cut costs at its Primetals Technologies venture, reports the Bloomberg news service.
Steel Dynamics Expects Profitable Second Quarter on Improvements in Flat Rolled Market
13 June 2016 - U.S.-based Steel Dynamics Inc. expects to nearly double its second-quarter profits over the first quarter due to better metal spreads and increased shipments, the company said on Monday.
LNG Terminal Selects Outokumpu Stainless Rebar for Project
10 June 2016 - Finnish stainless producer Outokumpu supplied approximately 10 metric tons of stainless rebar for a liquefied natural gas project along the North Sea coast, the company said on Friday.
GM Ready to Deploy Steel-to-Aluminum Welding Technology
10 June 2016 - General Motors said it will begin using a new process to spot weld steel to aluminum on production of the Cadillac CT6 later this year.
ArcelorMittal Plans to Overhaul Continuous Casters at Spanish Mill
10 June 2016 - SMS group has won a contract to overhaul two continuous slab casters at an ArcelorMittal sheet mill in Spain, the company has announced.
Primetals, AIC Win Order for 500K Rebar Mill
09 June 2016 - Filipino rebar maker Capitol Steel Corp. has awarded a contract for a new bar rolling mill to Primetals Technologies and partner Automazioni Industriali Capitanio S.r.l. (AIC), according to Primetals.
Report: Tata Pushes Back Decision on Sale of U.K. Business
09 June 2016 - Tata Steel apparently is going to give itself more time to consider the fate of its struggling U.K. business, extending the timeline for naming a preferred bidder for the operation, reports the (London) Financial Times.
Cliffs Natural Resources Moves Up Restart Schedule for Idled Mine
09 June 2016 - Iron ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources will reopen an idled Minnesota mine two months sooner than planned after securing third- and fourth-quarter orders from a new customer, the company announced on Thursday.
Nucor Joint Venture Eyes Mexican Auto Market
09 June 2016 - Nucor Corp. plans to build a US$270 million galvanized sheet mill in central Mexico through a new joint venture, the company has announced.
Primetals Signs Contract for Furnace Upgrades at German Mill
07 June 2016 - Primetals Technologies has won an order to modernize the electric arc furnace at BGH Edelstahlwerke GmbH’s Freital facility in Germany.
Italian Steelmaker Adding Waste-Heat Recovery System to EAF
07 June 2016 - Italy’s Acciaieria Arvedi is installing a waste-heat recovery system at its Arvedi facility in Cremona, according to a supplier on the project.
ArcelorMittal Prepares to Launch New High-Strength Auto Steel
06 June 2016 - ArcelorMittal is preparing to roll out a new high-strength automotive steel later this year, reports the (London) Financial Times.
Fives Names New President of Machine Tool Manufacturing Unit
06 June 2016 - Longtime manufacturing executive Steve Thiry has been named president of production machinery manufacturer Fives Cincinnati, the company has announced.
AHMSA Installs New Plate Normalizing Line
03 June 2016 - Altos Hornos de México S.A.B. de C.V. (AHMSA) has begun processing plates on a newly installed normalizing line at its Monclova works, according to the equipment supplier.
SSAB Trims 183 Positions at Swedish Plate Mill
03 June 2016 - Sweden’s SSAB is cutting 183 jobs at its heavy plate mill in Oxelösund, the steelmaker has announced.
Reports: U.K. Government May Loan Tata Steel Millions to Keep It from Leaving
03 June 2016 - Tata Steel, which in March announced that it no longer thought it could make steel profitably in the U.K. and would exit the market, may not leave after all.
