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Production & Shipments
Developments that could increase or decrease steel production and shipments around the world.
Latest News
Schnitzer Steel Acquires Eight Scrap Yards, Restarts Cascade Steel Meltshop
18 August 2021 - Oregon-based Cascade Steel Rolling Mills is restarting production following a May 2021 meltshop fire as its corporate parent looks to close an acquisition of a southeastern U.S. scrap recycler.
New Cold Mill Hits Production, Performance Benchmarks
23 July 2021 - A Danieli-built cold mill has exited ramp-up after achieving sustained production and performance, benchmarks, the equipment manufacturer reports.
Danieli Cast-Roll Line Exceeds Rated Capacity
09 July 2021 - A Danieli-built cast-roll mill in China has reached a new operational milestone, producing nearly 190,000 metric tons per month and running at 109% of design capacity.
Tenaris Bar Mill Completes Upgrades, Re-Enters Service
11 June 2021 - Tenaris has restarted its Koppel, Pa., USA, meltshop after making US$15 million in upgrades to the facility.
Cliffs Cuts the Ribbon on HBI Plant
10 June 2021 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. on Wednesday celebrated the first six months of its new direct reduction plant in Ohio.
worldsteel: China Propped Up Global Production in 2020
03 June 2021 - Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, global steel production climbed 0.5% in 2020 due to unyielding output from Chinese producers, according to newly published World Steel Association data.
JSW Steel Inks Deal to Convert Slabs on ATI Rolling Mill
06 May 2021 - JSW Steel USA has signed a long-term tolling agreement with Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI), allowing JSW-made carbon slabs to be rolled into coils at ATI’s Brackenridge, Pa., rolling mill.
Report: Republic Steel Might Resume Rolling Operations at Ohio Mill
06 May 2021 - Republic Steel is eyeing a potential restart of its Lorain, Ohio, rolling mill, reports The (Elyria, Ohio) Chronicle-Telegram.
SDI Reports Record Q1 Profit, Prepares to Start Parts of Texas Mill
22 April 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) is reiterating expectations that it will start process lines at its new flat-rolled mill late this spring.
Tenaris to Resume Production at Steel Shop, Pipe Mill
19 April 2021 - Tenaris is nearing completion of improvements to its Koppel, Pa., USA, steel shop and is planning to soon restart operations there and at its Ambridge, Pa., seamless pipe mill.
Report: Lowered EU Steel Demand Will Necessitate Capacity Cuts
05 April 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic probably has erased five to 10 million tons of European Union steel demand, and producers there will have to shed capacity, according to a new paper from management consultancy McKinsey & Co.
Report: EVRAZ Preparing to Restart Colorado Tubular Mill
01 April 2021 - EVRAZ North America plans to restart its seamless tube mill in Colorado later this month, reports local news station KRDO-TV.
Expansion, Acquisitions Propel JSW Steel to the Top of India’s Steel Industry
01 April 2021 - India’s JSW Steel is moving to become the country’s largest steel producer and has set a long-term goal of reaching 45 million metric tons of capacity, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.
Tenaris Expands Payroll at Texas Facility
26 March 2021 - As Tenaris brings its seamless tube mill in Texas up to full capacity, it is scaling up operations at its Conroe, Texas, facility, adding crews to the heat treatment and finishing areas, the tubemaker has said.
China’s Steel Output Rises in Early 2021
16 March 2021 - China produced nearly 175 million metric tons of steel in January and February, an increase of almost 13%, reports the Reuters news service.
Ohio EAF Returns to Service
08 March 2021 - After a half-year hiatus, JSW Steel is set to resume steelmaking at its Mingo Junction, Ohio, plant, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.
Cleveland-Cliffs Sets Middletown Maintenance Outage
01 March 2021 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is bringing up a blast furnace at its newly acquired Cleveland Works in Ohio as it idles another for a planned maintenance outage.
New Vietnamese HSM Nears Nameplate Capacity
24 February 2021 - A new Vietnamese hot strip mill has reached a major production milestone, producing 1 million metric tons of hot-rolled coils just eight months after its start-up.
Nucor Says It’s Having a Record Quarter
09 February 2021 - Nucor Corp. expects to report record first-quarter earnings that could exceed US$900 million, the steelmaker said on Tuesday.
China Increases Share of Global Steel Production
27 January 2021 - Global crude steel production slipped by 1% in 2020, but China took a larger share of production, with its output exceeding 1 billion metric tons, according to preliminary World Steel Association data.
