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Latest News
AIST's Steel News provides the steel community with technological and innovative news on the people, producers and suppliers in the North American and international steel communities.
State Appeals Court Upholds Air Permit for New U.S. Mill
10 December 2015 - An Arkansas appeals court has rejected a legal challenge to the air permit issued to a US$1.3-billion steel mill being built in the state, according to reports.
Primetals Completes Caster Modernization at German Slab Mill
10 December 2015 - Primetals Technologies has completed upgrades to the second strand of a twin-slab continuous caster in Germany, Primetals has announced.
Canada Issues Final Determination in Plate Trade Case
09 December 2015 - The Canada Border Services Agency (CSBA) has issued its final determination in a trade case involving hot rolled carbon and high-strength, low-alloy steel plate from Russia and India, finding that those products have been dumped or subsidized.
Researchers Use New Technique to Gain Better Picture of Cast Iron Microstructures
09 December 2015 - U.S. government and industry researchers have developed a new -- and more affordable -- technique to look at the microstructure of cast iron, which could lead to better manufacturing processes that yield an even better end product.
Vietnamese Steelmaker Planning New 200K-Ton Rolling Mill
09 December 2015 - Vietnam’s Hoa Sen Group has been awarded an investment certificate for a new US$89-million cold rolling mill in the Binh Dinh province, according to The Saigon Times.
Hundreds Out of Work at ArcelorMittal Caribbean Steel Works
09 December 2015 - ArcelorMittal is laying off scores of workers at its Point Lisas steel works in Trinidad and Tobago after temporarily idling the operation in November, according to reports.
Butech Bliss Wins Order for Hydraulic Roller Leveler
08 December 2015 - U.S.-based Ferralloy Inc. is adding a Butech Bliss Synergy® hydraulic roller leveler to its Decatur, Ala., facility.
India Weighing Additional Levies on Imported Steel
08 December 2015 - India is considering additional trade measures to protect domestic steelmakers, the Reuters news service reported.
Chinese Steel Exports Surpass 100-Million Mark
08 December 2015 - China’s steel industry reached a milestone in November – for the first time it exported more than 100 million metric tons, reported BloombergBusiness.
French Rail Mill Renews Long-Term Supply Contract
07 December 2015 - Tata Steel’s French rail mill has won a renewed contract to supply rail to SNCF, a French rail operator.
Toolmaker Introduces New Cutter Material
07 December 2015 - German precision tooling manufacturer MAPAL has developed a new line of cutter material coated by way of chemical vapor deposition, the company has announced.
AISI Chief Executive Applauds New U.S. Transportation Plan, But Says More Work Is Needed
07 December 2015 - Passage of compromise bill on transportation funding is long overdue but will enable steelmakers and their customers to plan for the future, said American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) president and CEO Thomas J. Gibson.
Newspaper: Three Firms Competing to Buy Tata Steel European Operation
07 December 2015 - A deal to acquire Tata Steel's European long products business could come as soon as this week, according to a report in The (London) Telegraph newspaper.
Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Essar Steel Algoma
04 December 2015 - A U.S. federal court has dismissed an iron producer’s lawsuit against Essar Steel Algoma, the company has announced.
With No Alternative Plans in the Offing, Tata Steel Expected to Cut 720 Positions
04 December 2015 - Tata Steel and union representatives have failed to agree on a plan that would mitigate layoffs at its mini-mill operation in northern England, meaning that Tata likely will execute on its plan to cut 720 positions there and elsewhere, according to the The (London) Telegraph.
AIST Adds to Technology Committee Lineup
04 December 2015 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology has established a new technology committee intended to share know-how related to direct reduced iron (DRI) and hot briquetted iron (HBI).
Chinese Mills Feeling Impact of Industry Downturn
04 December 2015 - Chinese mills in the Shanxi province are cooling blast furnaces and curtailing production due to weakening demand and crimped cash flows, according to the Reuters news service.
Allegheny Technologies Lockout Nearing Fifth Month
04 December 2015 - Specialty metals producer Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) invested close to US$400,000 per job through its new hot rolled mill in southwestern Pennsylvania, according to Robert Wetherbee, ATI’s president of flat rolled products.
Italian Transformer Manufacturer Finalizes Acquisition
03 December 2015 - Italy’s Tamini Trasformatori Srl has closed on a deal to acquire transformer manufacturer Transformer Electro Service Srl (TES), the company has announced.
Continuous Casters Switched On at New Baosteel Facility
02 December 2015 - Two new continuous slab casters have been put into service at Baosteel’s Zhanjiang works in southern China, according to the supplier.
