Steel News

Primetals Technologies Gets the Nod for U. S. Steel Strip Mill

07 May 2019 - United States Steel Corporation has chosen Primetals Technologies’ Arvedi ESP (Endless Strip Production) technology for its new US$1 billion hot strip mill, the equipment supplier confirmed on Tuesday.

U. S. Steel CEO: We're No Longer Playing Defense

05 May 2019 - After struggling in recent years with profitability and competition from unfairly traded imports, iconic United States Steel Corporation is turning the corner – and making significant investments for the future, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

U. S. Steel Unveils Transformative US$1.2B Investment

02 May 2019 - United States Steel Corporation on Thursday announced a US$1.2 billion plan to build a new caster and hot strip mill at its Edgar Thomson Plant and to build a coke gas co-gen plant at its Clairton coke works.

To Recruit and Retain Workers, U. S. Steel Sweetens Benefits Package

22 March 2019 - United States Steel Corporation is rolling out an enhanced benefits package for nonunion employees, offering up to eight weeks of paid parental leave, domestic partner health insurance coverage and extended bereavement leave.

Longtime U. S. Steel Manager to Lead Great Lakes Works

21 March 2019 - United States Steel Corporation has named a 24-year company veteran to lead its Great Lakes Works in Michigan.

U.S. Steelmakers Win Energy Department Research Grants

08 March 2019 - United States Steel Corporation, AK Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal USA will share in US$1.2 million in federal funding, as well as in time on government supercomputers, for research into slab and hot strip production.

U. S. Steel to Resume Fairfield EAF Installation

11 February 2019 - United States Steel Corporation will resume construction on the planned electric arc furnace at its Fairfield, Ala., USA, steel plant, the company said Monday.

Seeing Improved Demand, U. S. Steel to Restart Idled Pipe Mill

05 February 2019 - United States Steel Corporation said on Monday that it is reactivating a Texas pipe mill and hiring 140 people.

U. S. Steel Košice to Add Second Electrical Steel Line

17 January 2019 - United States Steel Corporation will build a US$130 million electrical steel line at its integrated mill in Slovakia, the company has announced.

ArcelorMittal to Assume Management of U.S. Iron Ore Mine

04 January 2019 - ArcelorMittal USA is set to take on management of a jointly owned taconite mine in Minnesota later this year.

USW Ratifies U. S. Steel Labor Agreement

14 November 2018 - Members of the United Steelworkers union have overwhelmingly ratified a four-year labor agreement with United States Steel Corporation, the union has said.

Steelworkers Begin Considering U. S. Steel Contract

30 October 2018 - The United Steelworkers union has mailed ballots to its U. S. Steel members who are deciding whether to ratify the union’s tentative labor agreement with the integrated steelmaker, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

Report: U. S. Steel Union Employees in Line for Raises

17 October 2018 - Union employees at United States Steel Corporation will see their wages cumulatively increase 14% over the next four years if they ratify a tentative labor agreement, the Reuters news service reports.

U. S. Steel, USW Agree on Four-Year Labor Deal

16 October 2018 - United States Steel Corporation and the United Steelworkers union have reached a tentative, four-year labor agreement, the union and the steelmaker have announced.

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.

Commerce Secretary Ross Sees Higher Wages Awaiting Steelworkers

09 October 2018 - U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said he believes United Steelworkers members could see pay increases as a result of labor negotiations with United States Steel Corporation and ArcelorMittal USA.

Steelworkers Report a Bit of Progress in U. S. Steel Labor Negotiations

24 September 2018 - The United Steelworkers union said it has made some progress in its contract negotiations with United States Steel Corporation and will remain at the bargaining table, for the time being.

ArcelorMittal Employees Vote to Authorize Strike

19 September 2018 - United Steelworkers members have authorized union leaders to call a strike against ArcelorMittal USA, if they deem one necessary.

U. S. Steel Lays Revised USW Offer on the Table

12 September 2018 - United States Steel Corporation has made a revised offer to the United Steelworkers union, saying it is now proposing to incrementally increase base wages by 14% over the life of the deal.

USW Might Seek Strike Authorizations in ArcelorMittal Talks

07 September 2018 - Negotiators with the United Steelworkers union said they’ll seek strike authorizations if they are unable to make significant progress with ArcelorMittal USA on a new labor agreement by early next week.