Steel News

Trucks, Trains and, Now, Tow Boats: ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor Expands River Shipments

17 October 2019 - An ArcelorMittal USA plant recently set a transportation record as it expands its use of river barges to deliver hot-rolled coil and plate to customers, the company reports.

NLMK Reveals Plans for EUR150 Million Upgrade to Belgium Facility

11 October 2019 - NLMK La Louvière has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for improvements to its hot strip mill, the company has announced.

POSCO Reaches 1 Billion Tons of Crude Steel Production

07 October 2019 - POSCO announced on Thursday that it has reached a milestone of 1 billion tons in cumulative crude steel production.

NLMK Group’s Shipments to OMK Hits 5-Million-Ton Mark

27 September 2019 - A partnership between Russia’s NLMK Group and OMK Group’s Vyksa Steel Works has reached a milestone, with NLMK having shipped 5 million metric tons of slabs from its Lipetsk site to Vyksa Steel for conversion into heavy plate and large-diameter pipe.

Stelco Cuts the Ribbon on CA$30 Million Batch Anneal Plant

17 September 2019 - Stelco on Monday marked the opening of its new CA$30 million batch anneal facility, a project that has expanded the range of cold-rolled products the Canadian steelmaker is able to offer.

Furnace at Nippon Steel’s Kimitsu Works Damaged in Typhoon

11 September 2019 - Nippon Steel Corp. has temporarily idled a steelmaking unit at its Kimitsu Steel Works after a chimney collapsed during a typhoon on Monday, according to the Reuters news service.

NLMK Iron Ore Project Enters Next Phase

10 September 2019 - NLMK Group’s Stoilensky iron ore division has moved to the third stage of construction on its new dewatering plant, the Russian steelmaker has said.

Tata Steel to Close U. K. Steel Mill

03 September 2019 - Unable to find a buyer for its Orb Electrical Steels operation in South Wales, and unwilling to roll the dice on a substantial upgrade, Tata Steel Europe will instead close the facility, the company has announced.

Tata Steel Might Begin Selling Iron Ore to Outside Customers

29 August 2019 - Tata Steel, already India’s second-largest iron ore producer, is weighing a potential move into merchant iron ore and coal mining as a new business line, reports The (India) Telegraph newspaper.

Import Pressure Forces ArcelorMittal, U. S. Steel to Reduce Tinplate Output

27 August 2019 - Citing competition from low-cost imports, United States Steel Corporation and ArcelorMittal USA are throttling back tinplate production, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

Vendanta Limited Has Sights on Being a Top Steelmaker in India

20 August 2019 - Vendanta is planning to expand their steel capacity within the next five to six years, according to the Financial Express newspaper.

At 2019's Midpoint, the World's Crude Steel Production Is Up. Here’s How Much.

30 July 2019 - With Asia leading the way, global crude steel production rose 4.9% through the first half of 2019, according to new numbers from the World Steel Association.

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.

Proposed Specialty Mill Aims for 50K Tons of Seamless Tube Production

26 July 2019 - A new company is looking to set up a specialty seamless tube mill in the Downriver region of Michigan, reports The Detroit (Mich.) News.

NLMK Looks to Complete New Caster by Year's End

18 July 2019 - NLMK has begun installation of a new caster at its Lipetsk mill in Russia, marking the beginning of the end of a broader project to boost the mill’s output.

Investors Look to Revive Former U. S. Steel Tube Mill

02 July 2019 - A group of investors has acquired a dormant tube mill in Bellville, Texas, and plan to resume production in the third quarter of this year.

Commercial Metals Sees Strength in Non-Res Construction, Completes Ramp-Up of New Mill

24 June 2019 - Buoyed by continuing strength in non-residential construction, long products maker Commercial Metals Company saw its fiscal third-quarter profits nearly double to US$78.4 million.

Softening Demand Forces U. S. Steel to Idle Blast Furnaces

19 June 2019 - United States Steel Corporation is idling three blast furnaces — two in the U.S. ¬— on account of receding demand.

Millett: Recent Mill Investments Will Help Keep Industry Competitive

18 June 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. chief executive Mark Millett swatted down criticisms of the U.S. steel industry’s recent spate of capital investments, saying that revitalizing assets and implementing new technologies is critical to surviving in a global marketplace.

Jindal: Urbanization Will Generate Big Growth in Indian Steel Demand

18 June 2019 - India will need more than 300 million tons of steelmaking capacity to support a forecasted rise in steel demand over the decade, said JSW Steel chairman and managing director Sajjan Jindal.