Steel News

SMS group Secures Orders for Finishing Blocks

21 June 2018 - SMS group has landed two separate orders for its MEERdrive PLUS finishing blocks from Italian wire rod producers Arlenico SpA and Feralpi Siderurgica SpA.

CMC Winds Up First Spool of Rebar

07 June 2018 - Commercial Metals Company’s new micro-mill in Oklahoma has begun producing spooled rebar, according to the plant’s technology supplier, Danieli.

Italian Company Bags Orders for Three New Furnaces

31 May 2018 - Two North American steelmakers have awarded contracts to Italian furnace builder Forni Industriali Bendotti for new reheat furnaces.

Former Gerdau Manager to Lead Revived South Carolina Mill

21 May 2018 - Liberty Steel USA, which is preparing to restart its recently acquired wire rod mill in Georgetown, S.C., has hired a new general manager to oversee the facility.

Danieli Awarded Contract for Greenfield Wire Rod Mill

21 May 2018 - Concrete reinforcement products maker Van Merksteijn International has chosen Danieli to equip a new mini-mill at the port of Eemshavenin in the Netherlands.

JSW Steel Reaches Deal to Acquire Italian Long Products Facility

18 May 2018 - JSW Steel has locked up a deal to acquire Italy’s struggling Aferpi long products mill from the Cevital Group, according to reports.

Gerdau Rounds Out Michigan Mill Overhaul with US$70.3M Investment

09 May 2018 - Gerdau Specialty Steel North America said on Thursday that it will invest US$70.3 million in its Monroe, Mich., USA, meltshop.

Report: Investors Hope to Bring Mill to Southern Florida

06 May 2018 - A group of local investors are trying to establish an electric arc furnace-based mill in southeastern Florida, the Miami Herald reports.

Grupo Simec Reaches Deal to Acquire Brazilian Long Products Mills

06 May 2018 - ArcelorMittal Brazil has struck a deal to sell two mills and wire drawing equipment to Mexican long products producer Grupo Simec, fulfilling an agreement with Brazilian competition regulators.

Kocks Bags Two Rolling Mill Equipment Orders

30 April 2018 - German bar and rod mill specialist Friedrich Kocks GmbH & Co KG has won separate orders for reducing and sizing blocks from two Chinese steel manufacturers, the company has announced.

CMC Celebrates Beginning of Spooler Project

30 April 2018 - Commercial Metals Co. has broken ground on a 63,000-square-foot expansion project at its Mesa, Ariz., USA, micro-mill, where it is adding spooled rebar capabilities.

Work Gets Underway on New Special Steel Plant

24 April 2018 - voestalpine on Tuesday broke ground on its advanced special steel plant in Kapfenberg, Austria, marking the start of a project that is expected to take three years to complete.

Gerdau Promotes Executive as Head of North American Division

24 April 2018 - Gerdau SA has tapped an executive in its North American long products business to lead the division.

Alton Steel Produces First Bar-in-Coil

24 April 2018 - Illinois SBQ maker Alton Steel Inc. has coiled up the first bar on its newly installed coiler, the company said on Monday.

Outokumpu Broadens Marketing Agreement with German Steelmaker

17 April 2018 - Stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu is expanding its relationship with Germany’s Böllinghaus Steel, which will distribute certain Outokumpu bar products in Germany and the United Kingdom through a new agreement.

Hyundai Steel Signs Off on New Long Steel Rolling Mills

06 April 2018 - South Korea’s Hyundai Steel has issued final acceptance certificates on two bar mills installed at its Dangjin plant.

Gerdau Finalizes Divestment of Texas Mill

03 April 2018 - Gerdau SA has completed the sale of its Beaumont, Texas, wire rod mill and two downstream facilities to an entity affiliated with Florida-based Wire Mesh Corp.

Workers Begin Reviving Idled Wire Rod Mill

03 April 2018 - The first group of United Steelworkers reported back to work today at the Liberty Steel Georgetown wire rod mill in South Carolina, becoming the first to clock in there since the facility closed in 2015.

Union Remains Hopeful for Deal to Save Hamilton Specialty Bar

29 March 2018 - Even as Canadian SBQ manufacturer Hamilton Specialty Bar (2007) Inc. faces liquidation, talks are continuing with a potential buyer who intends to continue operating the business, and the United Steelworkers union remains optimistic that a deal can be struck, reports Canadian news radio station AM900 CHML.

Primetals Technologies Finishes Upgrades to Georgia Caster

29 March 2018 - Gerdau’s sections mill in Cartersville, Ga., USA, has completed modifications to its 4-strand caster and has put the machine back into service, according to the equipment supplier on the project.