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POSCO Orders Vertical Annealing Furnace for New Galvanizing Line
19 November 2015 - The Fives engineering group has won a contract to design and build a high-performance vertical annealing furnace for a POSCO plant, the company has announced.
Timken Co. Announces Plans for Second Romanian Facility
19 November 2015 - Bearings manufacturer The Timken Co. is planning to build a new plant in Romania, its second facility in the country, the company has announced.
SMS Wraps Up Modernization Project at Nucor Strip Mill
19 November 2015 - SMS group has completed upgrades to Nucor Corp.’s Berkeley, S.C., USA, compact strip production (CSP) plant, SMS has announced.
Ohio Steel Shop Temporarily Halting Production
19 November 2015 - U.S.-based Warren Steel Holdings is temporarily idling its plant in Warren, Ohio, citing “market conditions.”
With Steelmaking Still Months Off, Tata Steel Dedicates New Integrated Plant
18 November 2015 - Tata Steel has inaugurated its new 6-million-metric-ton integrated steelworks in India, even though it will be a few more months before steelmaking begins.
Iron Ore Producer Might Impose Production Curtailments in Early 2016
18 November 2015 - U.S. iron ore producer Magnetation LLC has warned employees that it might curtail production at its No. 2 plant in Bovey, Minn., beginning on 31 January 2016.
Cliffs Natural Resources Idles Mine, Taconite Pellet Plant
18 November 2015 - Iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. is temporarily idling pellet production at its Northshore Mining operation in Minnesota, the company has announced.
Primetals Secures Order for Meltshop Substation
17 November 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order for a new electrical substation and associated equipment that will serve Frisa Forjados S.A. de C.V new meltshop in Villa de Garcia, Mexico.
ThyssenKrupp Testing Coke Oven Emissions Scrubbing Process
17 November 2015 - ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions, in conjunction with Berlin Technical University and ThyssenKrupp’s Schwelgern coke plant, are testing a pilot facility that converts process gas into ammonium bicarbonate.
Some Interest, But No Takers Yet for Tata Steel's European Division
17 November 2015 - Several parties reportedly have expressed interest in Tata Steel’s European long products division, although a deal doesn’t appear to be imminent, according to the Reuters news service.
Big River Steel Continuing to Push Toward 2016 Start-Up
16 November 2015 - The founder of a new U.S. mill has died and the governor who initially supported the project is no longer in office, but the Big River Steel project is continuing to progress toward a planned start-up in late summer or early fall of 2016, reports the weekly business journal Arkansas Business.
Outokumpu Products Awarded NORSOK Certification
16 November 2015 - Two products made from Outokumpu’s duplex stainless grade, Forta DX 2205, have been qualified as meeting a new and more rigorous NORSOK standard, the company has announced.
Steelmakers Press for Action Against China Imports
13 November 2015 - Unfairly traded steel products exported to North America pose a serious and immediate threat to the industry, the leaders of several steelmakers said on Thursday.
Lechler Introduces New Air Mist Cooling Nozzle
13 November 2015 - Nozzle manufacturer Lechler Inc. has launched North American sales of a new air mist nozzle designed for use in continuous casters.
Industrial Cable Manufacturer Finalizes Acquisition, Looks to Grow in Latin America
13 November 2015 - U.S.-based TPC Wire & Cable Corp. has closed on its acquisition of its Mexican distributor, Enersave Wire & Cable, TPC has announced.
Tenova Wins Order for Upgrades to Nucor EAF
12 November 2015 - Tenova Goodfellow Inc. has won an order for one of its iEAF control and analysis systems at Nucor Steel Seattle Inc.
SSAB Completes Blast Furnace Modernization, Puts New BOF Converter Into Production
11 November 2015 - The first of three new BOF (LD) converters at SSAB Europe’s Raahe, Finland, works has been placed into production, according to the vendor on the project.
Japan's Kobe Steel Plans Capacity Increase at Wire Rod Processing Mill
10 November 2015 - Kobe Special Steel Wire Products Co. Ltd. said it will invest 1.3 billion yen in new pickling equipment and expects to boost capacity by about 40 percent per month.
Tata Steel Looks to Broaden Presence in Middle East Energy Markets
10 November 2015 - Tata Steel is working with a UAE-based petrochemical company to expand its market for energy sector products in the Middle East, reports The Times of India newspaper.
Grupo Simec Plans to Invest US$600M in New SBQ Mill
10 November 2015 - Mexican special bar quality (SBQ) manufacturer Grupo Simec is planning to build a greenfield mini-mill capable of producing 600,000 tons of SBQ products per year, the company has announced.
