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Tenova Bags Order for Vietnamese Galvanizing Line

25 October 2018 - Vietnamese sheet processor Southern Steel Sheet Co. Ltd. (SSSC) has ordered a third galvanizing line from Tenova for its plant in Nhon Trach.

EVRAZ Eyes Expansion of U.S. Rail Capabilities

25 October 2018 - EVRAZ North America is weighing construction of a new US$480 million rail mill at its Rocky Mountain Steel facility in Pueblo, Colo., the company has announced.

SSAB Adds to Roster of Steel Products

25 October 2018 - Specialty steel producer SSAB has added a new type of steel to its product mix, one that it says is geared for product manufacturers that have stamping, punching, slitting and complicate die forming operations in its production lines.

NLMK USA Strikes Up Conversion Agreement With Nearby Steel Producer

25 October 2018 - Stainless and specialty alloys producer Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) is beginning to roll carbon steel slab for another steelmaker under a newly signed conversion agreement.

Steelmaker Targets Heavier Bar-in-Coil Weights Through Mill Upgrade

16 October 2018 - South Korean long products producer DaehanSteel Co. Ltd. has awarded a contract to SMS group for upgrades to a rolling mill at the company’s Pyeongtaek plant.

Liberty House Adds Four European Steel Plants to Growing List of Assets

12 October 2018 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty House Group has signed an agreement to buy four ArcelorMittal facilities in Europe, an acquisition that will double its rolling capacity to more than 15 million metric tons annually.

United Steelworkers Ratify Cleveland-Cliffs Labor Deal

12 October 2018 - Union workers at iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. have ratified a four-year labor agreement with the company.

Primetals Technologies Announces Improvements to Michigan Service Shop

12 October 2018 - Primetals Technologies has upgraded its Benton Harbor, Mich., USA, service workshop, making enhancements that will allow it meet increased demand for continuous caster mold refurbishments.

U.S. Energy Department Awards US$1.2M Research Grant to AK Steel

11 October 2018 - AK Steel Corp. has won a US$1.2 million federal grant that will support research into new low-density steels that in the future could provide automakers with another option for lightweighting materials.

U. S. Steel Blast Furnace Once Again Making Hot Metal

11 October 2018 - Roughly four months after restarting the B furnace at its Granite City Works in Illinois, United States Steel Corporation has brought back up the facility’s A furnace.

Paul Wurth Completes Expedited Repair of Italian Blast Furnace

09 October 2018 - Blast furnace specialist Paul Wurth recently completed a fast-track repair at the Arvedi Group’s Siderurgica Triestina plant in Trieste, Italy.

Motion Industries Closes on Deal to Acquire Hydraulics Distribution Business

09 October 2018 - Industrial parts supplier Motion Industries Inc. has completed its acquisition of hydraulics and pneumatics distributor Hydraulic Supply Co., the company said on Monday.

Revamped Cold Mill Runs Its First Coil

08 October 2018 - China’s Masteel has completed upgrades to a reverse cold mill at its Maanshan plant in the Anhui province and has begun producing coils, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

SSAB to Revamp Tube Operations

05 October 2018 - SSAB Europe will close one tube mill and upgrade another as part of a plan to reposition its tube business, the company said on Friday.

USW Members Approve Labor Contract at Universal Stainless Mill

05 October 2018 - Hourly employees at Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc.’s Bridgeville, Pa., USA, mill have ratified a new labor agreement, the steelmaker has announced.

SMS group Receives Final OK on Bar Mill Improvements

05 October 2018 - Spain’s Sidenor Aceros Especiales has signed the final acceptance certificate on upgrades to a bar mill at its Basauri plant, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

Nucor Retrofits Overhead Cranes with Emergency Brakes

05 October 2018 - Industrial brake manufacturer Pintsch Bubenzer recently has received several orders from Nucor Corp. for retrofit emergency brakes on electric overhead traveling cranes, the company has said.

Swedish JV Picks Tenova Technology for Planned Hydrogen-Based DRI Plant

03 October 2018 - A joint venture that is building a pilot-scale, hydrogen-based steel mill has selected Tenova to supply key components for the facility’s direct-reduction plant.

ArcelorMittal Gives Financial Boost to Canadian University's Mining Research

03 October 2018 - Canada’s McGill University has received a CA$360,000 commitment from ArcelorMittal to fund mining and materials engineering research.

Tata Steel Hopes to Boost Production at Former Bhushan Steel Plant

02 October 2018 - Tata Steel is aiming to lift the capacity utilization of a newly acquired integrated sheet mill by at least 14% over the next six months.

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