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thyssenkrupp May Look to Sell Heavy Plate Business
13 August 2019 - thyssenkrupp has launched a review of its heavy plate business along with two others and may look to divest them, the company has said.
Nucor Crawfordsville – and Thin Slab Casting – Turn 30
13 August 2019 - Nucor Corp. recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first EAF mill in South Carolina. But another of its mills that has an important place in the mini-mill revolution also is celebrating a milestone anniversary this summer: Nucor’s sheet mill in Crawfordsville, Ind., USA, turned 30.
Report: British Steel Draws Interest from Turkish Entity
12 August 2019 - A subsidiary of Turkey’s military pension fund is the front-runner to buy British Steel and is prepared to invest GBP900 million in the business, reports the U.K.’s Sky News.
Danieli Lands Contract for Plate Mill Improvements
12 August 2019 - PAO Severstal has awarded a contract to Danieli for upgrades to a plate mill at its Cherepovets works.
Primetals Technologies, Gerdau to Partner on Digitalization Strategy
08 August 2019 - Gerdau has signed Primetals Technologies to guide it through its digitalization journey, the equipment supplier has announced.
Nucor Names GM for New Plate Mill
07 August 2019 - Nucor Steel Kankakee vice president and general manager Johnny Jacobs will helm the steelmaker’s planned US$1.35 billion plate mill in Kentucky, the company has said.
Coke Plant Progresses on Stamp Charging Upgrade
07 August 2019 - NLMK Group has begun installing the process equipment to stamp charge one of the coke batteries at its Altai-Koks coke facility.
Quick Sale Sought for British Steel
07 August 2019 - Lenders to U.K. long steelmaker British Steel are pushing for a quick sale of the distressed business as talks continue with two potential buyers, reports Sky News.
Imports, Lower Prices Weigh on ArcelorMittal in Q2
01 August 2019 - ArcelorMittal recorded a US$447 million loss in the second quarter and said it planned to divest US$2 billion in assets over the next two years.
AK Steel Plans Efficiency Upgrades for Dearborn Works
31 July 2019 - AK Steel Corp. is preparing for a maintenance outage at the Dearborn works hot end this fall, one that is expected to yield significant cost savings.
U. S. Steel Elects New Board Member
30 July 2019 - The chairman and chief executive of one of Pittsburgh’s iconic industrial corporations is joining the board of an another.
Steelmakers Set Investments at Canadian Mills
29 July 2019 - The Canadian government is contributing CA$36 million toward upgrades to long products mills in Ontario and Alberta.
ArcelorMittal Reconsiders Hot End Idling at Polish Mill
29 July 2019 - ArcelorMittal Poland said it will postpone the planned idling of the Krakow plant’s hot end as it re-evaluates its plans.
Danieli Erects BF Stove in a Day
29 July 2019 - Danieli Corus has pulled off what it says is a first: it erected an entirely pre-fabricated shell of a hot blast stove in a single lift.
Systems Spray-Cooled Celebrates Milestone Order
26 July 2019 - The Systems Group’s Systems Spray-Cooled division has reached a major milestone, delivering its 1,000th piece of equipment in its 33 years of making Spray-Cooled ™ furnace parts.
Liberty Steel Hires New Sales VP
26 July 2019 - Wire rod maker Liberty Steel USA has named long products veteran Tim Dillon to lead its sales and marketing effort.
SMS group Lands Contract for US$1.9 Billion Sheet Mill
24 July 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has selected SMS group to build its planned US$1.9 billion flat-rolled mill in Texas, the equipment supplier revealed on Wednesday.
Nucor to Complete Several Expansion Projects This Year
24 July 2019 - Nucor Corp. has begun commissioning a new galvanizing line at its Kentucky sheet mill and is nearing completion of its joint-venture galvanizing line in Mexico, according to chairman and chief executive John Ferriola.
AK Steel Receives DOE Research Grant
24 July 2019 - AK Steel Corp. has accepted a U.S. Energy Department research grant that will help it to develop automotive components with tailored strengths.
Steel Dynamics Sites Planned Mill in Texas
22 July 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. will build its US$1.9 billion flat-roll mill in Sinton, Texas, about 30 miles northwest of the port of Corpus Christi, the company announced Monday.