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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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Sandvik Hires a New President, Divests Welding Wire Business
30 October 2017 - Sandvik Materials Technology has named a current executive as its new president, the company said on Monday.
Nucor Wins High-Level Supplier Recognition from Customer
30 October 2017 - Heavy equipment manufacturer Caterpillar Inc. has given Nucor Corp.'s special bar quality mill in Tennessee its highest rating under its supplier quality program, the steelmaker said on Monday.
Commercial Metals Expands Product Lineup Through Acquisition
27 October 2017 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) has acquired MMFX Technologies Corp., which licenses proprietary rebar grades, for an undisclosed amount.
ArcelorMittal Awards Contract for Caster Rebuild
27 October 2017 - SMS group has won a contract to rebuild the No. 2 slab caster at ArcelorMittal Asturias’ plant in Avilés, Spain, the equipment supplier has announced.
New Cold Mill Put Into Service at Turkish Mill
24 October 2017 - Turkish joint venture producer Tosyali-Toyo Celik has fired up a new rolling complex that is producing cold-rolled tinplate and hot-dip galvanized and painted sheets.
Danieli Contracted for Slab Caster Upgrade
24 October 2017 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to overhaul the No 2. slab caster at ArcelorMittal Tubarão, the steelmaker’s flat-rolled plant in Serra, Brazil.
The Gears Turn, and TimkenSteel Unveils a New Line of Steel
24 October 2017 - TimkenSteel has introduced a new line of special bar quality steels that combine strength and toughness.
Sandvik Lands Order for Offshore Tube
24 October 2017 - Sweden’s Sandvik has bagged an order for 250 km worth of undersea tubing to connect a development area to an offshore platform.
Imports Dampen Nucor Earnings
20 October 2017 - Nucor Corp. saw its third-quarter profits reduced by 12% as import pressures prevented it from recovering rising raw material costs, the steelmaker said Thursday .
SSAB Leaving the Rust Belt for the Sun Belt
19 October 2017 - Swedish steelmaker SSAB will move its North American headquarters from the U.S. state of Illinois to Mobile, Ala., bringing it closer to its plate mill there, the company announced Thursday.
Steel Imports, Refinancing Mute Steel Dynamics' Q3 Profits
19 October 2017 - Third-quarter profits at Steel Dynamics Inc. slipped 2.5% on costs associated with debt refinancing and competition from imports, which limited price increases, the company announced Thursday.
U.S. Government Makes Inquiry Into Kobe Steel Scandal
18 October 2017 - The Kobe Steel quality-data scandal has caught the attention of the U.S. Justice Department, which has requested records related to any defective material sold in the U.S., according to The New York Times.
JSW Steel Eyes Italian Long Products Producer
18 October 2017 - India’a JSW Steel Ltd. is in the market for European opportunities and may be lining up to buy Italy’s Aferpi.
Tata Executive: Spinoff of Merged European Business Will Be Later, Not Sooner
16 October 2017 - An anticipated spinoff of Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp’s European joint venture won’t happen for another two to three years, reports the Reuters news service.
Czech Mill Plans Caster Mold Improvements
16 October 2017 - ArcelorMittal’s unit in the Czech Republic, ArcelorMittal Ostrava, is upgrading a round bloom caster with a mold that uses fiber optics to read temperatures instead of thermocouples.
Kobe Steel Crisis Worsens With New Disclosure
13 October 2017 - Kobe Steel Ltd.’s product-quality data scandal worsened on Friday as the company disclosed that some steel products were shipped despite failing to meet customer specifications and that more customers had been affected by the overall problem than first thought.
Italian Mill Orders Remotely Operated Taphole Equipment
13 October 2017 - Italy’s Acciaierie Bertoli Safau has ordered an equipment package that will eliminate the need to man the eccentric bottom taphole sump panel.
Heat Treat Equipment Maker Wins Orders for Annealing Facility Expansions
13 October 2017 - voestalpine is expanding its new bell annealing facility in Linz, Austria, adding four high-temperature workbases, according to the equipment supplier, Ebner Industrieofenbau.
Fake Quality Data Could Cost Kobe Steel More than Money
11 October 2017 - About a third of the value in Kobe Steel Ltd. shares has been wiped out after the Japanese steelmaker disclosed that some employees falsified inspection certificates on copper and aluminum products and may have falsified data on powdered iron.
Gerdau Sells Chilean Long Steel Business
06 October 2017 - Gerdau SA is divesting its Chilean assets for US$154 million, the company has announced.