Production & Shipments

Developments that could increase or decrease steel production and shipments around the world.

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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.

Shares of Chinese Steelmakers Notch Down on Expectations of Rising Output

14 May 2018 - Rising production and falling steel prices have taken some of the financial sparkle off of China’s iron and steel industry, which had been benefiting from healthy demand and mill closures, reports the Bloomberg news service.

Chinese Steel Exports Increase in April

08 May 2018 - China’s steel exports rose 14.7% in April to reach their highest level in eight months, according to the Reuters news service.

Idled Since 2015, Brazilian Blast Furnace Returns to Service

18 April 2018 - Brazil’s Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais has restarted an idled blast furnace as it looks to capture benefits from improvements in the economy and steel consumption, the company said Tuesday.

Refractories Maker Opens Russian Plant

16 April 2018 - Ohio-based refractories manufacturer Allied Mineral Products Inc. has initiated production at its newest facility in Yelabuga, Russia, the company said in an announcement.

JSPL Sees Big Gains in Crude Steel Output

09 April 2018 - With its new integrated plant fully operational, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) is setting internal production records, reports the Press Trust of India.

AISI Lauds Plans to Revise Vehicle Emissions Standards

05 April 2018 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) said it supports the Trump administration’s decision to revise the new fuel efficiency standards laid out during the Barack Obama presidency.

Industry Group Says India Has Inched Out Japan as World's Second-Biggest Producer

04 April 2018 - India’s crude steel production has surpassed Japan’s output, making the country the world’s second-largest steelmaker, reports the Press Trust of India (PTI).

Workers Begin Reviving Idled Wire Rod Mill

03 April 2018 - The first group of United Steelworkers reported back to work today at the Liberty Steel Georgetown wire rod mill in South Carolina, becoming the first to clock in there since the facility closed in 2015.

Primetals Technologies Finishes Upgrades to Georgia Caster

29 March 2018 - Gerdau’s sections mill in Cartersville, Ga., USA, has completed modifications to its 4-strand caster and has put the machine back into service, according to the equipment supplier on the project.

A New Business for Old Blast Furnaces? Probably Not, Says Cliffs CEO

20 March 2018 - Although idled North American blast furnaces conceivably could find a second life producing merchant pig iron, the likelihood that they will is low, said Lourenco Goncalves, chairman and chief executive of iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.