Steel News

SMS group Moves Toward Completion of SDI Columbus Upgrades

13 May 2019 - SMS group said it expects to begin commissioning several upgrades it is making to a Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) sheet mill this summer.

Bethlehem Steel HQ Faces Demolition

13 May 2019 - Come this weekend, another vestige of the once-mighty Bethlehem Steel Corp. will be no more.

Tata, thyssenkrupp Joint Venture Plan Falls Apart

10 May 2019 - Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp have all but called off plans to combine their European strip businesses, saying that they believe the deal is not likely to win approval from antitrust regulators.

Plate Mill Contract Adds to Danieli's U.S. Projects

08 May 2019 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to install a new primary descaler and hot plate leveler and to replace the No. 1 plate shearing line at JSW Steel’s Baytown, Texas, plate mill.

Brickwork Expansion Prompts ArcelorMittal Coke Battery Rebuild

08 May 2019 - ArcelorMittal’s Burns Harbor plant in Indiana is undertaking a US$19 million rebuild of its No. 2 coke battery, the steelmaker has said.

Primetals Technologies Gets the Nod for U. S. Steel Strip Mill

07 May 2019 - United States Steel Corporation has chosen Primetals Technologies’ Arvedi ESP (Endless Strip Production) technology for its new US$1 billion hot strip mill, the equipment supplier confirmed on Tuesday.

Sandvik to Carve Out Steel Unit

06 May 2019 - Sweden’s Sandvik AB announced plans Monday to spin off its stainless and specialty alloys division and said it will explore a possible IPO for the standalone business.

Rising Imports Force ArcelorMittal to Curtail Production

06 May 2019 - ArcelorMittal is throttling back its European flat steel production by 3 million metric tons, citing what it called an unprecedented rise in steel imports as well as increasing costs for carbon allowances under the EU’s carbon emissions trading plan.

U. S. Steel CEO: We're No Longer Playing Defense

05 May 2019 - After struggling in recent years with profitability and competition from unfairly traded imports, iconic United States Steel Corporation is turning the corner – and making significant investments for the future, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

U. S. Steel Unveils Transformative US$1.2B Investment

02 May 2019 - United States Steel Corporation on Thursday announced a US$1.2 billion plan to build a new caster and hot strip mill at its Edgar Thomson Plant and to build a coke gas co-gen plant at its Clairton coke works.

United Steelworkers Union OKs Labor Pact

02 May 2019 - Union workers at AK Steel Corp.’s Follansbee, W.Va., coke plant have ratified a three-year labor agreement with the company.

Nucor Eyes November Start for Rebar Mill

02 May 2019 - Nucor Corp. is aiming to open its Missouri micro-mill this fall and is hiring to fill three shifts, reports KDRO-AM radio in Sedalia.

Joint Venture Wins Bid for Former ArcelorMittal Plant in Trinidad

02 May 2019 - ArcelorMittal’s shuttered Point Lisas facility in Trinidad and Tobago has a new owner, Trinidad and Tobago Newsday reports.

Nucor Cold Mill Enters Service

25 April 2019 - Nucor Corp. has started up the new specialty cold mill at its Arkansas sheet plant, and customers have already taken delivery of prime product, chairman and chief executive John Ferriola said.

Commerce Department Rejects Tariff Exclusions for U.S. Slab Importers

25 April 2019 - The U.S. Commerce Department has denied a tariff exclusion request from Allegheny Technologies Inc.’s (ATI) stainless steel joint venture with Tsingshan Group, the company said.

Major Chinese Steelmaker Sees Slowing Demand on the Way

25 April 2019 - Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., the listed portion of China’s largest steelmaker, sees both slowing domestic demand and rising output this year, leading some to question whether mills will again ship excess production into foreign markets and flood them, according to news reports.