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JFE Steel Chooses Supplier for New Gas Scrubber
27 February 2018 - Japan’s JFE Steel has placed an order with Primetals Technologies for a dry-gas scrubber to serve a new sintering plant at its Fukuyama works.
Higher Prices, Better Demand Lift North Star BlueScope Sales
26 February 2018 - Midwestern U.S. sheet manufacturer North Star BlueScope Steel saw its first-half sales rise 8% on higher steel prices, healthy demand for auto and construction steels, and rising demand in the energy sector.
Reports: JSW Steel Acquiring Italian, Indian Mills
23 February 2018 - JSW Steel has reached a deal to acquire Italian long products maker Aferpi from Algeria’s Cevital Group, according to Kallanish Commodities.
GFG Alliance Plans Continued M&A in 2018
23 February 2018 - Metals entrepreneur Sanjeev Gupta said his company will continue to snap up assets this year while looking to build up the former Arrium in Australia, he tells the Reuters news service in an interview.
Iraq Targets 2019 Start-Up for New Billet Plant
23 February 2018 - Danieli has won an order for an electric arc furnace and billet caster in Kurdistan, the company said Friday.
China's Average Daily Steel Output Expected to Jump in March
22 February 2018 - China’s steel production might “erupt” in mid-March when anti-pollution operating restrictions are lifted, reports the Reuters news service.
American Industry Applauds Section 232 Recommendations; the Rest of the World is Criticizing Them
21 February 2018 - U.S. steel industry representatives said they are hopeful that the Commerce Department’s recommended tariffs and quotas will effectively check steel imports and are asking President Donald Trump to make a decision soon.
Liberty House Pulls U.S., U.K. Mills Out of the Mothballs
20 February 2018 - The United Kingdom’s Liberty House Group has restarted an idled electric arc furnace in England and said it plans to put a closed U.S. wire rod mill back into service within the next four months.
Three Vying for Ownership of Bhushan Steel
20 February 2018 - Officials overseeing Bhushan Steel Ltd.’s insolvency process have begun weighing offers for the Indian cold-rolled producer, according to the Press Trust of India.
Primetals Technologies Announces Leadership Change
16 February 2018 - A veteran Mitsubishi manager has been named chairman and chief executive of Primetals Technologies, the company said on Friday.
Japanese Steelmaker Eyes Hefty Capital Investments
14 February 2018 - The corporate parent of Japan’s JFE Steel Corp. plans to invest the equivalent of US$6 billion in upgrades to its mills over the next three years, JFE president Eiji Hayashida tells the Reuters news service.
SAIL Lights New Blast Furnace, and Another Comes Down for Repair
14 February 2018 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. has blown in a new blast furnace at its Bhilai Steel Plant, reports The (India) Economic Times.
NLMK Names New President
14 February 2018 - Russian steelmaker NLMK has named senior vice president Grigory Fedorishin as its president and management board chairman-in-waiting.
Tata Steel Might Be Considering Blast Furnace Reline at Welsh Plant
13 February 2018 - Tata Steel reportedly is considering a GBP75 million reline of a blast furnace at its Port Talbot Works in Wales, reports The (London) Telegraph.
Essar Steel Attracts Offer from World's Leading Steel Producer
12 February 2018 - ArcelorMittal has laid an offer on the table for distressed flat-rolled producer Essar Steel India, the company disclosed on Monday.
Severstal to Light a New Blast Furnace in 2022
07 February 2018 - Russia’s PAO Severstal said it plans to build a RUB28 billion (approximately US$486.6 million) blast furnace at its Cherepovets steel works.
Report: ArcelorMittal Divests Stake in Indian Steelmaker
07 February 2018 - ArcelorMittal is cashing out its stake in India’s Uttam Galva, freeing it to bid on troubled steel assets elsewhere in the country, reports India’s Business Standard.
17 Killed in Chinese Mill Accidents
07 February 2018 - Two separate gas leaks have claimed 17 lives at Chinese steel plants, according to the Reuters news service.
thyssenkrupp Workers OK Joint Venture Labor Deal
06 February 2018 - Rank-and-file members of German labor union IG Metall have overwhelmingly approved a labor agreement on the proposed joint venture between Tata Steel’s European strip business and thyssenkrupp’s steelmaking business.
Europe Has a Big Overcapacity Problem, voestalpine Executive Says
05 February 2018 - About 20% of Europe’s steelmaking capacity is redundant, and companies should look to close mills while re-orienting themselves toward greater production of higher-end steel, voestalpine AG chief executive Wolfgang Eder tells The (London) Financial Times.
