21 Sep 2017 - SMS group has won an order to outfit a new converter shop at JSW Steel’s Dolvi facility in India, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
21 Sep 2017 - The Steel Authority of India (SAIL) is preparing to blow in its newest blast furnace – and reclaim its spot as the country’s No. 1 steel producer, reports the Business Standard newspaper.
21 Sep 2017 - Romanian steelmaker ArcelorMittal Galati has completed EUR15 million upgrades to its facility, allowing it to produce a new family of organic coated coils.
20 Sep 2017 - Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp have signed a preliminary agreement to combine their European steel operations, creating a 50-50 joint venture that would be Europe’s second-largest steelmaker behind ArcelorMittal.
18 Sep 2017 - India is making strides toward its national goal of lifting steel production to 300 million metric tons, reports the Press Trust of India (PTI).
18 Sep 2017 - Swedish special bar quality maker Ovako has introduced a new family of steels that it says combines the characteristics of tool steel, maraging steel and stainless steel with the production economy of special bar quality steel.
18 Sep 2017 - voestalpine’s integrated mill in Linz, Austria, has put a new rotary discharge machine on order.
15 Sep 2017 - HYBRIT, a research joint venture among Sweden’s SSAB and two other companies, has hired a chief executive.
14 Sep 2017 - China’s steel output climbed to another new monthly record in August as mills cranked out 74.59 million metric tons, reports the Bloomberg news service.
14 Sep 2017 - Now that Tata Steel has finalized the divorce between its European business and the legacy British Steel Pension Scheme, a deal to combine the operation with thyssenkrupp’s steel division may be close, according to the Reuters news service.