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China Lodges Complaint Over Canadian Steel Tariffs
02 October 2024 - China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization over Canada’s new 25% tariff on Chinese steel, aluminum and electric vehicles.
Report: Bull Moose to Expand in Missouri
02 October 2024 - Bull Moose Tube is planning to build a US$25 million plant in Gerald, Mo., reports the PTI news service.
U. S. Steel: Nippon Steel Merger Will Bring Significant Economic Gains to Pennsylvania
02 October 2024 - United States Steel Corporation estimates that a promised investment in its Mon Valley Works would translate into nearly US$1 billion in incremental economic impact to Pennsylvania over the next two years.
Hydnum Steel, Knauf Interfer Collaboration Aims to Boost European Green Steel Supply
02 October 2024 - European steel processor and distributor Knauf Interfer has signed a memorandum of understanding with Spanish green steel startup Hydnum Steel to buy EUR80 million worth of product annually.
A Century of Integrated Steelmaking at Welsh Plant Comes to an End
01 October 2024 - Tata Steel on Monday tapped the No. 4 blast furnace at its historic Port Talbot Works in Wales for the final time, bringing to an end nearly 100 years of ironmaking.
ArcelorMittal Urges EU Action on Steel Plan
30 September 2024 - ArcelorMittal Europe chief executive officer Geert Van Poelvoorde has urged the European Union and the Polish government to adopt policies that will enable the industry to thrive.
Tata Steel Begins Shut Down of U.K. Blast Furnace
30 September 2024 - Tata Steel’s Port Talbot Works inn Wales has started to wind down operations at its No. 4 blast furnace, and the community is bracing for the loss of scores of jobs.
Systems Spray-Cooled Announces Order from Danieli
30 September 2024 - EAF components manufacturer Systems Spray-Cooled has received an order for furnace cooling equipment from Danieli, which is building two new 65-ton AC units for Austrian steelmaker
Surging Imports Prompt Liberty Steel and Wire to Pause Production
26 September 2024 - Liberty Steel and Wire is throttling back production and temporarily laying off employees at its Peoria, Ill., USA, facility, reports the (Peoria, Ill.) Journal Star newspaper.
thyssenkrupp Installs New Leadership Team at Steel Unit
26 September 2024 - thyssenkrupp has appointed a new leadership team for its European steel unit following last month’s departure of several executives.
Harris: Domestic Ownership of U. S. Steel Trumps Potential Job Losses
26 September 2024 - U.S. presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Wednesday reiterated her support for a domestically owned United States Steel Corporation, saying that control of the company outweighs the potential for job losses, reports the Bloomberg news service.
Arbitration Panel Rules For U. S. Steel in Merger Dispute
25 September 2024 - Arbitrators have sided with United States Steel Corporation in a union dispute over the execution of its planned merger with Nippon Steel Corp.
ArcelorMittal Invests in Electrochemical Decarbonization Tech
25 September 2024 - ArcelorMittal’s XCarb Innovation Fund is investing US$5 million in a company developing a way to convert industrial process gas into high-purity hydrogen and concentrated CO2.
Chinese Mill Incorporates Danieli Drawer Tech in SBQ Production
25 September 2024 - precision sizing unit, the equipment supplier reports.
U.S. Energy Department Announces Effort to Measure Carbon Intensity of Industrial Products
25 September 2024 - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is initiating a pilot project that will attempt to measure the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of certain industrial products, it said on Wednesday.
In a First, Big River Earns Right to Market ResponsibleSteel Certified Steel
24 September 2024 - United States Steel Corporation’s Big River facility has qualified to sell steel under the ResponsibleSteel Certified Steel banner, the first in the world to do so, the company has announced.
Nippon Steel to Sell Stake in POSCO
24 September 2024 - Nippon Steel Corp. will divest its US$823 million stake in South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc., a move that it says will “improve asset efficiency through asset compression.”
Primetals Technologies Inks Caster Maintenance Agreement With Outokumpu
24 September 2024 - Primetals Technologies and Outokumpu Stainless USA have signed a five-year, cost-per-ton maintenance agreement covering the steelmaker’s single-strand caster in in Calvert, Ala., USA.
SSAB Teams Up With Office Furniture Maker
24 September 2024 - Framery, a manufacturer of soundproof office pods, has struck up a strategic collaboration with SSAB to integrate fossil-free steel into its production.
Report: China’s Steel Industry Could See Wave of Consolidation
23 September 2024 - With nearly 75% of China’s steel producers posting losses in the first half of this year, bankruptcy is a looming risk — and one that could spur consolidation among domestic producers, reports the Bloomberg news service.