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AIC Upgrading Roughing Stands at German Rolling Mill

30 December 2015 - A German rolling mill will emerge from a holiday outage sporting new drives on four of its roughing stands, according to the vendor on the project.

Uttam Galva, POSCO Ink Technology-Sharing Agreement for Indian Joint Venture

29 December 2015 - India’s Uttam Galva Group has signed an agreement to incorporate POSCO’s steelmaking technology in their proposed joint venture plant in Maharashtra, reports The Hindu BusinessLine newspaper.

Minnesota Governor Gives Taconite Producer Final Offer to Repay Loan

29 December 2015 - Essar Steel Minnesota is reviewing a newly proposed timetable for repaying a US$66 million public loan on a project that hasn’t panned out the way officials had hoped.

New Coating Technology Put to Use in Offshore Well

29 December 2015 - Russia's TMK has shipped 32 metric tons of premium well products featuring its lubricant-free GreenWell polymer coating technology, the company has announced.

Tube City Testing Out New Process at Ohio Mill

28 December 2015 - AK Steel Corp. and mill services provider Tube City IMS are collaborating on what’s described as an improved steel recovery process, reports the Dayton Business Journal newspaper.

Keystone Consolidated Industries Expands Reinforcing Wire Mesh Capacity

28 December 2015 - U.S.-based Keystone Consolidated Industries Inc. is adding welded wire reinforcement (WWR) mesh production to its Sherman, Texas, facility, the company has announced.

U.S. Commerce Department Proposes Big Dumping Margin on Chinese-Made Corrosion-Resistant Steel

23 December 2015 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has made a preliminary determination that steel producers in China, India, Italy and South Korea have dumped corrosion-resistant steel in the U.S.

Baosteel Pulls the Plug on Multi-Billion-Dollar Iron Ore Project

23 December 2015 - China’s Baosteel and its partners are mothballing a proposed US$5.4 billion iron ore project in Australia on account of market conditions, reports BloombergBusiness news service.

Maker of Combustion Monitoring System Finds Footing in Steel Industry

22 December 2015 - Colorado-based Zolo Technologies has reached a new milestone, having installed more than 25 of its ZoloSCAN tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) systems on steel industry furnaces, the company has announced.

U.S. Steel Hits the Pause Button on Its New EAF

22 December 2015 - United States Steel Corporation is halting work on its new electric arc furnace (EAF), saying that the steel and energy markets are simply too weak to support the project.

Tata Steel Negotiating Sale of European Long Products Business

22 December 2015 - Tata Steel is in talks with investment firm Greybull Capital to sell its European long products business, the company has announced.

Cascade Steel Upgrades Oregon Rolling Mill

21 December 2015 - Danieli has won a contract to modernize the finishing end of Cascade Steel Rolling Mill’s Oregon rebar facility, the company has announced.

Tenova Goodfellow Marks 10 Years of EFSOP Technology in Japan

21 December 2015 - Tenova Goodfellow Inc. recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of the introduction of its Expert Furnace System Optimization Process (EFSOP) technology to the Japanese steel market.

Fives Wins Contracts for Upgrades at ArcelorMittal Plants

21 December 2015 - Industrial engineering group Fives has won contracts for upgrades to ArcelorMittal facilities in China and Romania, the company has announced.

AK Steel, Steel Dynamics Expecting Low-Cost Imports to Weigh Down Fourth-Quarter Results

18 December 2015 - AK Steel Corp. said it expects to report a greater-than-anticipated net loss of between 33 cents and 38 cents per share in the fourth quarter, due in part to costs associated with idling its Kentucky blast furnace.

Cable Manufacturer Reaches Deal to Distribute Some Pfisterer Electrical Equipment

18 December 2015 - U.S.-based TPC Wire & Cable Corp. has formed a partnership with Germany's Pfisterer, giving TPC the ability to stock select Pfisterer products in the United States, the company has announced.

Weak Demand Forces Nucor To Halt Production at DRI Plant

17 December 2015 - Nucor Corp. is temporarily halting production at its direct reduced iron (DRI) plant in Louisiana due to market conditions, the U.S.-based steelmaker has announced.

Outokumpu Finalizes Divestment of Mexican Joint Venture

17 December 2015 - Stainless manufacturer Outokumpu has closed on a deal to sell its stake in its tubular joint venture in Mexico to partner F.E.R. Fischer Edelstahlrohre GmbH.

Overseas Cold Rolled Producers Benefiting From Unfair Subsidies, U.S. Commerce Department Rules

17 December 2015 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has preliminarily ruled that cold-rolled flat steel products from China, India, Brazil and Russia are benefiting from unfair government subsidies and set duties ranging from zero to 227.3 percent.

Nucor Awards Contract for Rod Mill Upgrades

17 December 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won a contract to upgrade coil handling equipment at Nucor Corp.'s Norfolk, Neb.,USA, coiled bar and wire rod mill, the company has announced.

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