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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
CMC Mill Upgrades Furnace Control System
13 January 2020 - Industrial automation specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio has been contracted to upgrade a furnace system at Commercial Metals Company's Jacksonville, Fla., USA, mill, the company has announced.
North Star BlueScope Taps Danieli for Meltshop EOT Cranes
13 January 2020 - Danieli Centro Cranes will supply two charging cranes to North Star BlueScope Steel’s new meltshop at its Delta, Ohio, USA, plant.
ArcelorMittal Blast Furnace to Return to Service, But Other Outages Planned
10 January 2020 - ArcelorMittal intends to put an idled blast furnace back into service at its Gijón plant in northern Spain, but will halt other production lines this quarter in order to cope with lower demand, reports Kallanish Steel.
Court Allows Ilva Blast Furnace to Remain in Service
10 January 2020 - The No. 2 blast furnace at ArcelorMittal’s Ilva steel works in Italy can keep operating, an Italian court has ruled, according to reports.
Liberty Announces Layoffs at U.K. Mills
10 January 2020 - Citing challenging market conditions, Liberty Steel Group will lay off up to 355 employees at its U.K. mills in South Yorkshire and South Wales, the company has said.
With Construction Still Going Strong, Commercial Metals Records Profitable Q1
07 January 2020 - An expanded Commercial Metals Company took advantage of a healthy construction market and posted some of its best first-quarter results in years, the steelmaker said on Monday.
Chinese Steelmaker Could Become the World’s Largest Producer
06 January 2020 - China Baowu Steel Group could potentially surpass ArcelorMittal as the world’s largest steelmaker if it completes a deal to take a controlling stake in Chongqing Iron and Steel.
Worthington Acquires Majority Stake in Samuel Steel Pickling Co.
06 January 2020 - Steel processor and cylinder manufacturer Worthington Industries is rolling a newly acquired facility into its sheet processing joint venture with Samuel, Son & Co. and has taken the majority stake in the business.
Nucor SBQ Mill to Receive New Processing Line
03 January 2020 - Special bar quality maker Nucor Steel Memphis Inc. is investing approximately US$10 million in a new heat treat line at its bar mill in Tennessee, reports the Daily Memphian.
POSCO Developing Precision Location Tag
02 January 2020 - A POSCO research and development subsidiary is partnering with two tech firms to develop a location-tracking tag to be used in its plants.
Monnet Ispat Eyes Restart
02 January 2020 - Indian steelmaker Monnet Ispat & Energy is to resume steel production this month following an extended outage for maintenance and upgrades, according the Business Standard newspaper.
Waelzholz Group Looks to Grow Sales in China, Mexico
30 December 2019 - German cold roller Waelzholz Group is expanding its cold mill in China and has established a Mexican sales subsidiary, the company reports.
MORE Technology Selected for Planned EAF
30 December 2019 - Italian EAF specialist MORE S.r.l. will be outfitting a new furnace in Ohio with a number of technology packages, the company has announced.
Nippon Steel Nisshin to Halt Blast Furnace
26 December 2019 - Nippon Steel Nisshin Co. Ltd. plans to bank a blast furnace in southern Japan next year, saying that a slowing market and other factors necessitated the move.
Liberty Steel to Acquire Bankrupt Bayou Steel for US$28 Million
26 December 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel Group has been named the preferred buyer for bankrupt long products maker Bayou Steel Group, which suddenly halted operations this fall and laid off more than 400 people.
U. S. Steel Accelerates Best of Both Strategy
20 December 2019 - United States Steel Corporation plans to indefinitely idle parts of its Great Lakes Works in Michigan next year as it advances its “best of both” strategy, through which it intends to narrow its operational focus to a few core integrated assets and expand into electric arc furnace steelmaking.
ArcelorMittal Agrees to Continue Ilva Negotiations
20 December 2019 - ArcelorMittal and the Italian government have reached a non-binding agreement on a new path forward for the Ilva steel works and will continue to negotiate a new industrial plan, the company said Friday.
Sandvik Acquires Stainless Tube Maker
20 December 2019 - Sweden’s Sandvik Group is acquiring Summerill Tube Corp., a Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of high-precision stainless and nickel alloy tubes, for an undisclosed amount.
Danieli Lands Order for Bar Mill Caster, Secondary Metallurgy Station
19 December 2019 - Nucor Corp. has chosen Danieli to provide a new 4-strand billet caster and secondary metallurgy station for its Kankakee bar mill in Bourbonnais, Ill., USA, the equipment supplier has announced.
Nucor to Add Paint Line to Arkansas Mill
19 December 2019 - Nucor Corp.’s board of directors has greenlighted installation of a new coil paint line at its Arkansas sheet mill, an addition that will allow it to compete in new markets.
