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The latest news on the companies producing steel or raw materials used in the iron- and steelmaking process.
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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.
NSSMC Takes a New Name – and New Orders, It Hopes
17 May 2018 - Japan’s Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) is changing its name and will take a full stake in an affiliated company as it looks to reposition itself in the Pacific region and reclaim sales lost to Chinese competitors, reports the Nikkei Asian Review.
Service Center to Set Up Shop at Nucor Steel-Arkansas
17 May 2018 - California-based service center Calstrip Industries Inc. is planning to build a 300,000-square-foot processing plant at Nucor Steel-Arkansas, an investment that will help support the new specialty cold rolling mill being installed there.
Outokumpu Acquires Full Ownership in Joint Venture Mill
16 May 2018 - Finnish stainless producer Outokumpu is buying out its partner in its joint venture wire rod mill and will take full ownership of the facility.
thyssenkrupp-Tata Tie-Up on Track for June Signing
15 May 2018 - Germany’s thyssenkrupp expects to sign the agreement to merge its steel division with Tata Steel’s European strip business by the end of June, reports S&P Global Platts.
SDI Expands Flat-Rolled Operation Through US$400 Million Acquisition
15 May 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. said it will acquire Companhia Siderurgica Nacional’s (CSN) coil processing operation in Terre Haute, Ind., USA, for US$400 million in cash.
Nucor Sheet Mill to Receive US$240M Galvanizing Line
14 May 2018 - Nucor Corp. will build a US$240 million galvanizing line at its Arkansas sheet mill, where it already is installing a specialty cold rolling mill, and is weighing similar investments elsewhere, the company has announced.
SAIL Completes Work on New Blast Furnace
14 May 2018 - Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) last week blew in a new and larger blast furnace at its Rourkela steel plant.
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.
Tata Steel Europe Puts Non-Core Businesses Up for Sale
09 May 2018 - Tata Steel Europe said it will look to divest five niche businesses so that it can focus its efforts on its strip steel operations.
SSAB Brings Third-Generation Automotive Steel to Market
08 May 2018 - Swedish steelmaker SSAB is rolling out a family of coated, third-generation advanced high-strength steels and has product ready for customer trials, the company announced Tuesday.
EU Regulators Sign Off on ILVA Sale
07 May 2018 - The European Commission has approved ArcelorMittal’s acquisition of Italy’s ILVA, clearing the way for the steelmaker to begin finalizing the deal.
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.
Ontario Contributes CA$22.7M to Dofasco Hot Mill Upgrades
06 May 2018 - ArcelorMittal Dofasco is planning to spend CA$151 million on upgrades to its Ontario hot mill in an effort to further its valued-added capabilities.
Metallurgical Engineer Joins Stelco Board
03 May 2018 - A leading Canadian metallurgical engineer and the former U.S. Treasury Secretary have joined Stelco Inc.’s board of directors.
AK Steel Executive Elected as AISI Chairman
03 May 2018 - AK Steel Corp. chief executive Roger Newport has been named chairman of the American Iron and Steel Institute, the trade association has announced.
Steel Tariff Might Force ATI to Close Restarted Facility
02 May 2018 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. said it will have to shut down its advanced finishing facility in Pennsylvania if its new joint venture isn’t granted an exemption to the Section 232 steel tariffs, reports S&P Global Platts.
Stainless Producer Signs Off on New Converter Equipment
02 May 2018 - SMS group has received the final acceptance certificate on a new torque retainer system at Acerinox Group’s Columbus Stainless Ltd. in Middelburg, South Africa.
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.
Don't Count the Blast Furnace Route Out, Says ArcelorMittal Executive
26 April 2018 - Even though scrap-based steelmaking is growing, demand for steel's basic raw materials – coking coal, coke and iron ore – will be supported by new blast furnace capacity in some parts of the world, an ArcelorMittal executive said.
