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With Steelmaking Still Months Off, Tata Steel Dedicates New Integrated Plant

18 November 2015 - Tata Steel has inaugurated its new 6-million-metric-ton integrated steelworks in India, even though it will be a few more months before steelmaking begins.

Iron Ore Producer Might Impose Production Curtailments in Early 2016

18 November 2015 - U.S. iron ore producer Magnetation LLC has warned employees that it might curtail production at its No. 2 plant in Bovey, Minn., beginning on 31 January 2016.

Cliffs Natural Resources Idles Mine, Taconite Pellet Plant

18 November 2015 - Iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. is temporarily idling pellet production at its Northshore Mining operation in Minnesota, the company has announced.

Primetals Secures Order for Meltshop Substation

17 November 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order for a new electrical substation and associated equipment that will serve Frisa Forjados S.A. de C.V new meltshop in Villa de Garcia, Mexico.

ThyssenKrupp Testing Coke Oven Emissions Scrubbing Process

17 November 2015 - ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions, in conjunction with Berlin Technical University and ThyssenKrupp’s Schwelgern coke plant, are testing a pilot facility that converts process gas into ammonium bicarbonate.

Some Interest, But No Takers Yet for Tata Steel's European Division

17 November 2015 - Several parties reportedly have expressed interest in Tata Steel’s European long products division, although a deal doesn’t appear to be imminent, according to the Reuters news service.

Big River Steel Continuing to Push Toward 2016 Start-Up

16 November 2015 - The founder of a new U.S. mill has died and the governor who initially supported the project is no longer in office, but the Big River Steel project is continuing to progress toward a planned start-up in late summer or early fall of 2016, reports the weekly business journal Arkansas Business.

Lechler Introduces New Air Mist Cooling Nozzle

13 November 2015 - Nozzle manufacturer Lechler Inc. has launched North American sales of a new air mist nozzle designed for use in continuous casters.

Industrial Cable Manufacturer Finalizes Acquisition, Looks to Grow in Latin America

13 November 2015 - U.S.-based TPC Wire & Cable Corp. has closed on its acquisition of its Mexican distributor, Enersave Wire & Cable, TPC has announced.

Canadian Iron Ore Miner Trims Payroll

12 November 2015 - Canada’s New Millenium Iron Corp., which is sitting one of the world’s largest undeveloped magnetic iron ore deposits, is laying off six full-time employees, about 25 percent of its workforce, the company has announced.

Tenova Wins Order for Upgrades to Nucor EAF

12 November 2015 - Tenova Goodfellow Inc. has won an order for one of its iEAF control and analysis systems at Nucor Steel Seattle Inc.

Hydrogen is Like Kryptonite to Steel. Some Scientists Are Trying to Figure Out Why.

12 November 2015 - Researchers from several U.K. universities have teamed up to better understand a perplexing metallurgical problem: Why do steel and other metals become brittle in the presence of hydrogen?

SSAB Completes Blast Furnace Modernization, Puts New BOF Converter Into Production

11 November 2015 - The first of three new BOF (LD) converters at SSAB Europe’s Raahe, Finland, works has been placed into production, according to the vendor on the project.

Japan's Kobe Steel Plans Capacity Increase at Wire Rod Processing Mill

10 November 2015 - Kobe Special Steel Wire Products Co. Ltd. said it will invest 1.3 billion yen in new pickling equipment and expects to boost capacity by about 40 percent per month.

Grupo Simec Plans to Invest US$600M in New SBQ Mill

10 November 2015 - Mexican special bar quality (SBQ) manufacturer Grupo Simec is planning to build a greenfield mini-mill capable of producing 600,000 tons of SBQ products per year, the company has announced.

Tata Launches Steel-Plastic Composite Material

09 November 2015 - Tata Steel has introduced a new composite sheet material that it intends to market to bus and trailer manufacturers.

With Debt Payment Coming Due, Essar Steel Algoma Files for Creditor Protection

09 November 2015 - Canada’s Essar Steel Algoma Inc. has filed for creditor protection under Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), marking its second round of debt restructuring in recent years.

Nucor to Acquire Cold Finish Bar Assets in Ohio and Georgia

09 November 2015 - Nucor Corp. is acquiring two Gerdau Long Steel bright bar facilities for an undisclosed amount, Nucor has announced.

U.S. Trade Commission Affirms Commerce Ruling in Welded Line Pipe Case

06 November 2015 - The U.S. International Trade Commissions has made its final determination in a case involving South Korean and Turkish welded line pipe, affirming that unfairly traded imports from those countries have harmed domestic producers.

Ohio Service Center Installs New Multiblanking Line

06 November 2015 - Liberty Steel, a U.S.-based service center, has cut the ribbon on a new Butech Bliss multiblanking line at its North Jackson, Ohio, facility, the vendor on the project has announced.

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