Production & Shipments
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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.
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.
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.
TMK IPSCO Launches IPO, Aims to Raise More than US$465M
30 January 2018 - The American arm of Russian tubemaker PAO TMK has launched its initial public offering at US$20 to US$23 per share.
Canadian Plant Targets 100K Ton Lift in Capacity Through Capital Upgrades
25 January 2018 - ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada will invest nearly CA$70 million (approximately US$56.8 million) in its Contrecoeur, Que., facilities over the next three years, the company has announced.
World Steel Association: Global Production Rose in 2017
24 January 2018 - Global crude steel production rose 5.3% in 2017, according to preliminary data from the World Steel Association.
Fire Damages AK Steel Mill
22 January 2018 - AK Steel Corp. has begun repairing the steel shop at its Middletown, Ohio, mill after molten steel escaped from a ladle and damaged the facility.
Commercial Metals Company to Launch Branded Rebar Production at South Carolina Mill
19 January 2018 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) is gearing up its Cayce, S.C., USA, rebar mill to produce the ChrōmX line of rebar acquired through its purchase of MMFX Technologies Corp.
Indian Steel Production Crosses 100M Ton Threshold
11 January 2018 - For the first time in its history, India’s annual crude steel production has exceeded 100 million metric tons.
Stainless Re-Rolling Mill Returns to Service
27 December 2017 - Danieli Service recently helped to restart an idled stainless re-rolling mill in the in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the company said in an announcement.
Tata Board OKs US$3.7 Billion Expansion Project
26 December 2017 - Tata Steel Ltd.’s board of directors has approved a project that will more than double the capacity at the company’s new Kalinganagar works in the state of Odisha.
Global Steel Production Grew in 2016. Here's How Much.
05 December 2017 - Global crude steel production rose 0.5% to nearly 1.63 billion metric tons in 2016, according to the World Steel Association’s latest annual statistical yearbook.
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.
Commercial Metals to Expand Spooled Rebar Capacity
30 November 2017 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) plans to add rebar spooling capabilities to its original micro-mill in Mesa, Ariz., USA, the company announced Wednesday.
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.
Nucor Plans US$180 Million Investment in Illinois Bar Mill
16 November 2017 - Nucor Corp. said it selected a site for its planned merchant bar expansion, choosing its Bourbonnais, Ill., USA, rebar plant for the US$180 million investment.
China's Steel Capacity Forecast to Fall Below 1 Billion Tons
08 November 2017 - China’s government-mandated production curtailments are forecast to reduce hot metal production by 41 million net metric tons and coke demand by 18 million net metric tons, according to an estimate from commodities consultancy CRU.
Chinese Province Cuts Steel, Coal Capacity
03 November 2017 - The Hebei province in China has cut 46.2 million metric tons of iron and steel capacity and 10.5 million metric tons of coal capacity, meeting its mandated reduction target, according to Xinhua, China’s state news agency.
New Cold Mill Put Into Service at Turkish Mill
24 October 2017 - Turkish joint venture producer Tosyali-Toyo Celik has fired up a new rolling complex that is producing cold-rolled tinplate and hot-dip galvanized and painted sheets.
China Records Monthly Steel Production Decline
19 October 2017 - China saw its September steel production slide as mills began reducing output in keeping with government orders to reduce air pollution.
