Steel News

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.

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.

Tata Steel Not Seeking Partner for European Mills

18 July 2019 - After seeing its European venture with thyssenkrupp collapse, Tata Steel had hinted that it might look for a new partner. But a new agreement is apparently not in the cards at the moment, reports Indian financial website moneycontrol.com.

Report: EVRAZ North America CEO Resigns

18 July 2019 - EVRAZ North America president chief executive Conrad Winkler reportedly is stepping down and is to be replaced by a veteran executive in the oilfield services industry, reports The Pueblo (Colo.) Chieftain newspaper.

U. S. Steel Signs Tenova for Košice Investment

18 July 2019 - Tenova LOI Thermprocess has won an order from U. S. Steel Košice for a new annealing and coating line to produce non-oriented electrical steel.

Gerdau Slates Improvements to Two U.S. Mills

16 July 2019 - Gerdau is upgrading two of its rolling mills in the eastern United States, outfitting them with new stands from SMS group.

Tata Chief Executive Wants to Lead on R&D

16 July 2019 - Tata Steel chief executive and managing director TV Narendran, who is seeking a second turn at the helm of the steelmaker, has an ambitious goal for his next five years.

UAW Members Approve New AK Steel Labor Agreement

15 July 2019 - Union employees at AK Steel Corp.’s Butler works in Pennsylvania have ratified a three-year labor contract with the company.

Mill Contract Sets Investment to Support Nucor Mill

15 July 2019 - Mill services contractor TMS International is building a facility in Sedalia, Mo., USA, to serve Nucor Corp.’s new micro-mill, the company has announced.

Nippon Steel Plans Divestments to Raise Cash

15 July 2019 - Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp. plans to sell off as much as US$1.85 billion worth of assets to help pay for its acquisition of Essar Steel in India and other things, reports The Nikkei Asian Review.

NLMK Opens Gas Recovery Plant

15 July 2019 - NLMK Group has put a RUB4.6 billion (US$73.4 million) by-products recovery plant into service at its Lipetsk site in Russia, the steelmaker has said.

Salzgitter Greenlights New Galvanizing Line, Signs SMS group to Project

11 July 2019 - Salzgitter AG will proceed with the installation of a third galvanizing line at its Salzgitter Flachstahl mill and has chosen SMS group to build it, the company announced Thursday.