Steel News

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.

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.