Steel News

SSAB Looks to Increase Q&T Capacity Through US$110M Project

01 November 2018 - Swedish steelmaker SSAB said it plans to invest the equivalent of around US$110 million in its Mobile, Ala., USA, plant and increase capacity to make quenched-and-tempered (Q&T) steels and other products.

Supported by Energy Market Rebound, Tenaris Restarts Texas Facility

25 October 2018 - Tenaris has restarted parts of an idled line pipe and OCTG mill in Conroe, Texas, citing improved market conditions.

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.

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.

China Eliminates Wintertime Production Restrictions

02 October 2018 - China is doing away with centrally mandated, wintertime production curtailments that were meant to reduce air pollution during the winter heating season.

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.

China Steel Executive Expects to See Iron Ore Demand Flatten Due to Scrap Displacement

21 September 2018 - China bought more than 1 billion metric tons of iron ore last year, but demand will likely plateau as a governmental push to reduce pollution drives a conversion in production routes, the Reuters news service reports.

East Coast Mills Suspend Operations in Advance of Hurricane Florence

12 September 2018 - Steel mills in the path of Hurricane Florence are bracing for the storm’s landfall and are shutting down equipment and suspending operations, reports commodities pricing and news service S&P Global Platts.

Russian Mill Breaks Hot Strip Production Record

05 September 2018 - Russia’s PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) said one of its hot rolling mills set a record in July, producing nearly 528,000 metric tons during the month.

ArcelorMittal USA Blast Furnace Knocked Off-Line

08 August 2018 - The No. 3 blast furnace at ArcelorMittal’s Indiana Harbor facility has taken an unplanned outage after its large bell fell in during a charge, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

This Mill Once Faced Permanent Closure. Now It’s Growing.

08 August 2018 - A Scottish plate mill that was rescued from closure by Sanjeev Gupta's Liberty Steel is now on track to produce more than 120,000 metric tons this year, and even more in the following year, reports The Scotsman newspaper.

China Might Again Order Steel Production Cuts

03 August 2018 - China is drafting its emissions-reductions measures for the coming winter heating season and may require steel mills in six major steel cities to curtail production by 50%, according to the Reuters news service.

Global Steel Production Is Up. Here's How Much.

26 July 2018 - Global crude steel production rose 881.4 million metric tons in the first half of 2018, reports news and pricing provider S&P Global Platts.

Steel Dynamics Working on Deal for Idled Mill in Kentucky

24 July 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. is planning to acquire a shuttered bar mill in Kentucky, chief executive Mark Millett said Tuesday.

China Takes a New Tack on Air Pollution Reduction

23 July 2018 - China plans to set varying production cuts among its steel mills as it adopts a more tailored approach to reducing air pollution, reports the Reuters news service.

Steel Dynamics Plans New Galvanizing Line for Mississippi Sheet Mill

28 June 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. plans to add a third galvanizing line to its Columbus, Miss., USA, sheet plant and make US$90 million to US$100 million in other improvements there.

Idled U. S. Steel Blast Furnace Back in Production

21 June 2018 - United States Steel Corporation has restarted one of two idled blast furnaces at its Granite City Works in Illinois and is again producing hot metal.

Fat Margins Push Chinese Steel Output to May Record

14 June 2018 - Chinese steel production rose to record 81.1 million metric tons in May as mills boosted output to capture profits, reports the Reuters news service.

Flood Waters Halt Production at Spanish Mill

13 June 2018 - Flooding has disrupted operations at ArcelorMittal’s Asturias works in Spain, reports S&P Global Platts.

Indiana Harbor Doubles Shipments to Sister Plant

11 June 2018 - ArcelorMittal’s Indiana Harbor facility has achieved its goal of shipping 1 million tons’ worth of slabs to ArcelorMittal’s joint venture finishing operation in Alabama.