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06 Dec 2019 - Gerdau SA has signed a fee-based agreement with bearings and seals maker SKF for parts and remote maintenance services at two of its mills.
06 Dec 2019 - United States Steel Corporation has restarted two of its Gary, Ind., USA, blast furnaces after a flood knocked them off-line last week, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.
06 Dec 2019 - Specialty alloys producer Carpenter Technology Corp. has opened a US$40 million, 500,000-square-foot additive manufacturing facility in Alabama, the company has announced.
05 Dec 2019 - SSAB has started up an accelerated cooling system at its Mobile, Ala., plate and coil mill, according to SSAB Americas head Chuck Schmitt.
05 Dec 2019 - Iron ore producer Vale plans to withdraw from its steel plant joint ventures in Brazil, choosing instead to focus on its mining operations, reports news and commodities pricing service S&P Global Platts.
05 Dec 2019 - The group that is exploring Big River Steel’s potential second mill has hired a former local government official and Congressional aide to assist in the effort.
05 Dec 2019 - voestalpine Tubulars has started up a new three-die crimping press on its cross piercing elongating line in Austria, according to machine builder SMS group.
03 Dec 2019 - Iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is moving to vertically integrate and enter the steelmaking business, reaching a deal to acquire AK Steel Corp. for approximately US$1.1 billion in stock.
02 Dec 2019 - Austrian melting and casting specialist INTECO has won a contract to install a new vacuum degasser at a Nucor Corp. bar mill.
02 Dec 2019 - Accusing Brazil and Argentina of currency manipulation, President Donald Trump on Monday said he would reinstate Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum from those countries, according to reports.