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Producers
The latest news on the companies producing steel or raw materials used in the iron- and steelmaking process.
Latest News
SAIL Develops Special Cold-Weather Steel
30 September 2016 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. has developed a type of steel designed specifically for use in extremely cold environments and has shipped its first order, reports the Business Standard newspaper.
Steel Company Revives Scottish Plate Mills
28 September 2016 - Liberty Steel has recommissioned two affiliated plate mills in Scotland and is looking to eventually increase production to 500,000 metric tons annually, according to the Reuters news service.
Chilean Steelmaker Produces First Heat of Nanotech Rebar Steel
27 September 2016 - MMFX Technologies Corp. has established a production partnership with CAP Steel, which has produced its first heat of MMFX’s ChrōmX 9100 concrete-reinforcing steel at its Huachipato plant in Talcahuano, Chile, according to announcement.
POSCO Trades the Safety Goggles for Electronic Goggles Through Virtual Tours
27 September 2016 - Using some emerging technology, POSCO is giving its customers a chance to see its steel plants without having to travel to them.
Steelmaker Completes Improvements to Furnace Emissions System
26 September 2016 - Italy’s Acciaierie Bertoli Safau SpA has upgraded its emissions treatment capabilities, adding a system to better control the release of dioxins.
Tata Steel Opens Pension Talks with Labor Representatives
26 September 2016 - Tata Steel executives are meeting with labor leaders at its U.K. steel works as the steelmaker looks for an agreement on changes to its pension plan, according to reports.
Chinese Steelmakers Trying to Evade U.S. Import Tariffs, American Steelmakers Allege
23 September 2016 - Several U.S. steelmakers are accusing their Chinese counterparts of circumventing newly imposed tariffs on cold-rolled and corrosion-resistant steels by diverting products into another country before exporting them.
New Cold Mill to Expand Nucor's Lineup of Specialty Steels
23 September 2016 - Nucor Corp. will add a US$230 million cold-rolling mill to its Arkansas sheet mill, giving it the ability to make some new, higher-value products, the company has announced.
Investment Firm Takes a Step Toward Acquiring U.S. Steel Canada
23 September 2016 - The Ontario provincial government and an American investment firm have set broader terms of a restructuring plan for U. S. Steel Canada Inc., which has been operating under creditor protection for two years.
Steel Dynamics Forecasts Rising Q3 Profits
20 September 2016 - U.S.-based Steel Dynamics Inc. said it expects to double its third-quarter per-share profit due to a widening gap between average steel prices and scrap costs.
Report: Proposed Merger of China's Baosteel, Wuhan Iron and Steel Wins Regulatory Approval
19 September 2016 - A plan to merge two of China’s largest steelmakers into a single entity with more than 60 million tons of capacity has received regulatory approval, reports Caixin magazine.
Union Workers at Republic Steel Ratify Labor Agreement
19 September 2016 - Members of the United Steelworkers have ratified a new, three-year labor agreement with Republic Steel, the union has announced.
Nucor Signs Deal to Acquire HSS Manufacturer
19 September 2016 - Nucor Corp. is acquiring structural tube manufacturer Independence Tube Corp. for US$435 million, a move that strengthens its grip on the non-residential construction market.
Steel Dynamics Subsidiary Plans Long Products Galvanizing Facility
16 September 2016 - Steel Dynamics Inc. is expanding its coatings capabilities, establishing a contract galvanizing shop in Kentucky that can treat long products and fabricated steel components.
Coil Exports Begin Shipping From New Tata Steel Works
16 September 2016 - Tata Steel’s new Kalinganagar works has reached another milestone as ramps up operations, shipping its first hot-rolled coils for the export market.
Nucor Forecasts Rising Third-Quarter Earnings
15 September 2016 - Nucor Corp. said it expects to report third-quarter net earnings of between US$0.85 and US$0.90 per diluted share partly on account of improved profitability at its sheet mills and lessening pressure from imported products.
Amid Recession, Long Products Maker Gerdau Sending More Flat Steel Overseas
15 September 2016 - With the Brazilian economy in a deep recession, Gerdau SA is looking to sell flat steel into foreign markets, and is finding success.
Tyasa Puts New Cold-Rolling Mill on Order
13 September 2016 - Mexico’s Talleres y Aceros S.A. de C.V. has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for a new reversing cold rolling mill at its Ixtaczoquitlan, Veracruz, mini-mill.
Johnstown Wire Names New Chief Executive
12 September 2016 - A manufacturing executive with more than 30 years of experience has taken the helm of Johnstown Wire Technologies Inc.
Tata Steel Records First-Quarter Loss
12 September 2016 - Tata Steel lost US$475 million in the first quarter of its fiscal year, weighed down by a steep loss on its discontinued European long products business, which it sold earlier this year, the (London) Financial Times.
