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.
19 Sep 2017 - ArcelorMittal USA said it will idle the plate rolling line at its Conshohocken, Pa., mill sometime in the next year on account of low demand and competition from unfairly traded imports.
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).
15 Sep 2017 - Nucor Corp.’s board of directors has given the go-ahead to construction of a new micro-mill somewhere in the Midwestern or southeastern U.S. and approved the expansion of another mill.
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.
12 Sep 2017 - Japan's JFE Steel is temporarily halting iron production at one of its blast furnaces to facilitate repairs on a converter, according to the Nikkei Asian Review.
31 Aug 2017 - Production has resumed at an Illinois meltshop after a breakout disrupted operations for slightly more than two weeks.
14 Aug 2017 - China set a new monthly steel production record in July, making slightly more than 74 million metric tons, according to the Reuters news service.
14 Aug 2017 - India’s Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL) has completed a US$62.4 million overhaul of the No. 1 steel shop at its Visakhapatnam Steel Plant.
14 Aug 2017 - Nucor Corp. is acquiring approximately 200,000 tons of additional cold-finished bar capacity, the company has announced.