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.

AK Steel Earns Supplier Award from Big Three Automaker

24 April 2018 - General Motors Co. has recognized AK Steel Corp. as one of its 2017 suppliers of the year, the company said on Tuesday.

voestalpine Marks the Start of Work on Hydrogen Plant

23 April 2018 - voestalpine has launched construction of a pilot-scale hydrogen electrolysis plant, a project that it hopes will pave the way for a carbon-free steelmaking.

Severstal Places 400K Ton Galvanizing Line Into Service

23 April 2018 - PAO Severstal’s Cherepovets mill has started up a new continuous galvanizing line and produced its first coil, according to the equipment supplier on the project.

Idled Since 2015, Brazilian Blast Furnace Returns to Service

18 April 2018 - Brazil’s Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais has restarted an idled blast furnace as it looks to capture benefits from improvements in the economy and steel consumption, the company said Tuesday.

POSCO CEO to Step Down

18 April 2018 - POSCO chief executive Kwon Oh-joon has agreed to resign his post two years before his term expires, reports the Nikkei Asian Review.

Nucor's Top Raw Materials Exec Announces Retirement

17 April 2018 - Longtime Nucor executive Jim Darsey said he’ll retire on 9 June, concluding a 39-year career with the company.

U. S. Steel Appoints Two to Executive Team

17 April 2018 - United States Steel Corporation attorney Richard L. Fruehauf has been named vice president of strategic planning and corporate development, the steelmaker said Monday.

Electrosteel Acquisition Wins Tribunal Approval

17 April 2018 - Indian officials have approved ore miner Vedanta Resources' offer to acquire Electrosteel Steels Ltd., becoming the first of 12 companies forced into insolvency by India’s central bank to reach this stage.

Slovenian Steelmaker Receives New Ladle Car

17 April 2018 - SIJ Ravne Systems, part of Slovenia’s SIJ Group, has built and installed a new ladle transfer car for sister company SIJ Acroni, turning around the project in four months, the company said.

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.

ArcelorMittal Prepared to Sacrifice European Flat-Rolled Units to Acquire ILVA

13 April 2018 - ArcelorMittal is offering to divest facilities in six European countries in order to resolve anti-competition concerns arising from its planned acquisition of Italy’s ILVA.

Labor Talks Delay thyssenkrupp, Tata Steel Tie-Up

12 April 2018 - Ongoing labor negotiations between Tata Steel and its workers in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands are delaying its planned joint venture with Germany’s thyssenkrupp, reports the Reuters news service.

New 2.5M-Ton Russian Blast Furnace Enters Production

10 April 2018 - Russian steelmaker EVRAZ has blown in a new blast furnace at its Nizhny Tagil facility, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

JSPL Sees Big Gains in Crude Steel Output

09 April 2018 - With its new integrated plant fully operational, Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) is setting internal production records, reports the Press Trust of India.

Australian Steelmaker Receives Trial Order for Submarine Steel

09 April 2018 - Bisalloy Steels, an Australian manufacturer of performance steel plate, has signed an agreement with a naval defense contractor to supply an initial 250 metric tons of specialized plate for the country’s submarine program.

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.

Report: Tata Receptive to Holding Majority Share in thyssenkrupp Joint Venture

06 April 2018 - Tata Steel is open to taking a majority stake in its planned joint venture with thyssenkrupp, a sign that the Indian steelmaker is committed to growing internationally, reports the Reuters news service.

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