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Indian Steel Production Crosses 100M Ton Threshold
11 January 2018 - For the first time in its history, India’s annual crude steel production has exceeded 100 million metric tons.
Newly Built Pellet Plant Achieves Production Goal
09 January 2018 - A new Russian pelletizing plant has reached its design capacity and is now producing more than 500,000 metric tons of commercial-grade pellets per month.
Report: SAIL, ArcelorMittal Consider Joint Offer for Indebted Steelmaker
09 January 2018 - ArcelorMittal and the Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) reportedly are weighing a joint bid for India’s Bhushan Steel, which was forced into insolvency proceedings last year, reports financial portal moneycontrol.com.
Tenova Promotes COO to Lead Metals Division
08 January 2018 - Tenova S.p.A. has named a company veteran as chief executive of its metals division, the equipment manufacturer announced Monday.
Key Belgian Port Sees Steel Volumes Rise
08 January 2018 - Europe’s top steel port expects to report a 43% increase in its 2017 steel volumes, reports Breakbulk Magazine.
China Sets New Steel Capacity Rules
08 January 2018 - The Chinese government is imposing new rules on steelmakers who want to build new capacity, reports the Reuters news service.
There's Something Very Familiar About 2017's New Cars, Trucks and Vans
05 January 2018 - Although automakers have many a choice to make when it comes to materials, they apparently found themselves often turning to steel.
ArcelorMittal Wades Deeper Into Solar Market
05 January 2018 - ArcelorMittal is acquiring the assets of a bankrupt manufacturer of solar farm trackers, the steelmaker has announced.
Danieli Corus Lands Orders for Process Control Systems
05 January 2018 - Danieli Corus has won orders for sublance-based process control systems that are to be installed at two Chinese steel plants.
Researchers: Lancing Practice Can Impact Results in All-DRI Steelmaking
05 January 2018 - They say timing is everything. And in electric arc furnace steelmaking, a matter of a few minutes apparently can impact yields, according to a team of university and industry researchers.
GFG Alliance Acquires Australian Coking Coal Mine
02 January 2018 - The family-owned company that acquired Australia’s Whyalla steel works last summer has a deal to buy a metallurgical coal mine that supplies it.
Mechel Enters Coke Supply Agreement with Serbian Mill
28 December 2017 - Russian miner and steelmaker Mechel PAO has signed an agreement to supply 120,000 metric tons of coke to Serbia’s lone steel mill.
SMS group Lands Significant Order From Ukrainian Steel Mill
27 December 2017 - PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has awarded a contract for two secondary metallurgy plants and two billet casters to SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced.
Stainless Re-Rolling Mill Returns to Service
27 December 2017 - Danieli Service recently helped to restart an idled stainless re-rolling mill in the in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the company said in an announcement.
Tata Board OKs US$3.7 Billion Expansion Project
26 December 2017 - Tata Steel Ltd.’s board of directors has approved a project that will more than double the capacity at the company’s new Kalinganagar works in the state of Odisha.
thyssenkrupp, Union Reach Deal on Steel Joint Venture
26 December 2017 - Germany’s thyssenkrupp AG has come to terms on a labor agreement with its union workforce, a critical step toward finalizing the joint venture combination of its steelmaking business with Tata Steel Ltd.'s European operations.
British Steel CEO Steps Aside
26 December 2017 - Less than a year into his tenure, the chief executive of the new British Steel has stepped down, reports the (London) Financial Times.
Fives Expands Lineup of Pipe and Tube Machines
26 December 2017 - Machine builder and industrial engineer Fives has acquired the intellectual property of an Italian manufacturer of pipe and tube equipment.
JSW Steel Puts Casters, Strip Mill on Order
21 December 2017 - India’s JSW Steel Ltd. has ordered a new hot strip mill and two continuous slab casters for its Dolvi plant in Maharashtra as a part of a project that will double the integrated plant’s capacity to 10 million metric tons annually.
China Scraps Steel Export Tax
15 December 2017 - China is reducing or altogether eliminating its export tax on certain steel products, a move that likely will inflame trade tensions with the U.S. and European Union, according to reports.
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