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.
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 - 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.
02 Dec 2019 - Gerdau S.A. has further expanded its reach in Brazil with the purchase a majority stake in Siderurgica Latino Americana S.A. (SILAT), the steelmaker announced last week.
27 Nov 2019 - Germany’s Roheisengesellschaft Saar mbH is converting its two operating blast furnaces to burn coke oven gas as a precursor to adopting hydrogen ironmaking.
27 Nov 2019 - All of ArcelorMittal’s European flat-rolled facilities will begin working to obtain a new sustainability certification developed by ArcelorMittal and others, the company has announced.
27 Nov 2019 - The European Commission has launched an inquiry into whether Chinese exporters are circumventing anti-dumping duties on corrosion-resistant steel.
27 Nov 2019 - A research team at Russia’s National University of Science and Technology (NUST MISIS) has developed a new corrosion-resistant steel grade designed for oil pipelines.
25 Nov 2019 - ArcelorMittal has agreed to attempt to negotiate a solution for Ilva, one of Europe’s largest steel producers and Italy’s largest steel plant, according to reports.
25 Nov 2019 - Russian steelmaker Severstal has spent RUB1 billion (US$15.6 million) to modernize its Izhora large-diameter pipe mill.