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Mittal: Steel May See Better Times Over the Next Several Years
01 December 2017 - The steel industry recovery might be a “multiyear phenomena,” ArcelorMittal chief financial officer Aditya Mittal tells Bloomberg news service.
India Looks to EAFs to Meet National Production Goal
01 December 2017 - India Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh said his country will encourage electric arc furnace production as a way to increase steel output, reports the Press Trust of India.
Italian Steelmaker Adding Continuous Rolling Capabilities to Rebar Mill
30 November 2017 - Primetals Technologies has received an order for its ERT-EBROS billet welding system from Italy’s Ferriera Valsabbia S.p.A., which plans to install the technology at its Odolo mill in the province of Brescia.
Tenova Wins First-in-Market Order for Offgas Analysis System
30 November 2017 - Japan’s Tokyo Steel Co. Ltd. has ordered an offgas analysis system from Tenova, the equipment supplier said on Thursday.
Steel Summit on Overcapacity Opens Thursday
29 November 2017 - Representatives of the Group of 20 countries, along with those from certain others, are to begin a new round of talks Thursday over the world’s excess steelmaking capacity -- and America’s potential response to the problem.
Steelmaker Plans US$2.1 Billion Investment in Bangladesh
29 November 2017 - China’s Kunming Iron and Steel Holding Co. plans to invest more than US$2.1 billion in an iron and steel plant and other facilities in Bangladesh, reports Xinhua, China’s official state news agency.
India Partners With R&D Firm to Develop New Steel Grades
29 November 2017 - Mecon Ltd., a state-owned consultancy and engineering firm in India, has signed a framework agreement with Italy's Centro Sviluppo Materiali to collaborate on development of electrical and automotive steels, according to a report.
SMS to Build Auto Steel Galvanizing Line for Chinese Mill
29 November 2017 - SMS group has won a contract to build a new continuous hot-dipped galvanizing line for China’s Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., the equipment manufacturer said.
GFG Alliance Looks to Significantly Increase U.K. Steel Output
28 November 2017 - A family-owned group of companies has announced its intent to add 5 million metric tons of steelmaking capacity in the United Kingdom.
SSAB Converts Mill Furnace to LNG
28 November 2017 - SSAB will begin burning liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the walking beam furnace at its Raahe strip mill, the company said.
Fives Lands Order for Galvanizing Furnace
28 November 2017 - China’s Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel has awarded a contract to Fives for a continuous galvanizing line furnace and inductors, the equipment supplier has announced.
PCI Units at Russian Blast Furnace Meet Performance Expectations
22 November 2017 - New pulverized coal injection plants added to the Nos. 6 and 7 blast furnaces at NLMK Group’s Lipetsk plant in Russia have passed performance guarantee tests, the equipment supplier on the project has announced.
One Person Killed in Coke Plant Explosion
22 November 2017 - ArcelorMittal is investigating the cause of a coke plant explosion that killed one person and injured two others on Monday.
SSAB Introduces Water-Quenchable Steel Grade
22 November 2017 - Sweden’s SSAB has begun selling a new type of steel than can be quenched in water, but doesn’t need to be immediately tempered, it has announced.
Report: ArcelorMittal, SAIL Nearing Agreement on JV Cold Mill
21 November 2017 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. and ArcelorMittal are preparing to sign a memorandum of understanding to establish a cold rolling mill capable of producing 1.5 million tons annually, according to the Press Trust of India news agency.
Asian Steelmaker Starts Up New Cold Mill
16 November 2017 - Vietnam’s Nam Kim Steel Joint Stock Company has rolled the first coil on its new reversing cold mill at its plant in the province of Binh Duong, according the equipment supplier on the project.
SMS group Wades Deeper into 3D Printing
14 November 2017 - SMS group has struck up a partnership with a company that makes a modular 3D printing system in an effort to drive sales in the growing additive manufacturing sector.
South Korea Wins Partial Ruling Against American OCTG Tariffs
14 November 2017 - A World Trade Organization panel has sided in part with South Korea in its dispute over U.S. anti-dumping measures it imposed on oil country tubular goods from the country and five others, according to the Reuters news service.
Healthier Markets Push Up Gerdau's Q3 Profits
13 November 2017 - Rising shipments and increased and sales, along with a companywide effort to reduce costs, lifted Gerdau SA’s third-quarter profits by 53%, the company reported.
Kuwaiti Steelmaker Puts Bar Mill on Order
13 November 2017 - Italian bar mill equipment manufacturer Nuova Carpenteria Odolese (NCO) has won an order for a rebar mill from Kuwait’s Al-Oula Steel Manufacturing Company.
