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The latest news on the companies producing steel or raw materials used in the iron- and steelmaking process.
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NLMK Commences Work on Blast Furnace Rebuild
19 December 2018 - NLMK Group has begun rebuilding the No. 6 blast furnace at its Lipetsk plant in Russia, a project that will increase its ironmaking capacity by 8% to 3.4 million metric tons.
After Nearly a Decade in Mothballs, This EAF is Throwing Sparks Once Again
18 December 2018 - JSW Steel has restarted the meltshop at its Mingo Junction, Ohio, mill, bringing back to life a furnace that has been idled for more than nine years.
Nucor, Steel Dynamics Forecast Record 2018 Earnings
18 December 2018 - Nucor Corp. and Steel Dynamics Inc. expect to report record full-year earnings in 2018 owing to the underlying strength in the steel markets and other factors, and both are looking for continued profitability in 2019, the companies have said.
Here's Who Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp Have Named to Lead Their European Joint Venture
17 December 2018 - Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp have assembled the senior leadership team for their planned European joint venture, naming a thyssenkrupp executive to oversee an entity that will be Europe’s second-largest steelmaker.
Chinese Steelmaker Signs On for US$4.4B Investment in the Philippines
17 December 2018 - China’s HBIS Group Co. Ltd. and others have signed a memorandum of understanding on a plan to build a US$4.4 billion integrated steelworks in the Philippines.
Kobe Steel Targets Increased Wire Rod Processing Capacity in China
17 December 2018 - Kobe Steel Ltd.’s joint-venture wire rod processing business in China will invest 900 million yen (about US$8 million) to expand capacity there, its fifth such capacity expansion since 2009.
GFG Alliance Lays Out an Ambitious Plan to Build a Very Large Steel Works
13 December 2018 - The Gupta family’s GFG Alliance is committing more than AU$600 million toward upgrades to its iconic steelworks in Whyalla, Australia, and is planning construction of a massive steelmaking plant at the site, the company has announced.
JSW Executive Discusses Plans for Ohio Mill
13 December 2018 - JSW Steel’s Mingo Junction plant in Ohio has restarted its electric arc furnace, is bringing the caster on-line and plans to have as many 1,000 people eventually working on site, reports The (Wheeling, W.Va.) Intelligencer.
SSAB Wraps Up Pickling Line Upgrade
13 December 2018 - Swedish steelmaker SSAB has completed a SEK370 million (US$40.9 million) project to modernize the entry section on its Hämeenlinna Works pickling line, the company said Thursday.
JSW to Pushes Forward on Meltshop Restart
12 December 2018 - JSW Steel reportedly is planning to run a test on the caster at its Mingo Junction, Ohio, plant as it looks to restart the facility's meltshop.
Ovako Upgrades EAF With Spray-Cooled Roof
12 December 2018 - Swedish steelmaker Ovako has commissioned a new roof on the electric arc furnace at its Horfors plant, according to the equipment supplier on the project.
Mittal Calls for Green Tax on Steel Imported Into Europe
11 December 2018 - ArcelorMittal executives on Tuesday said Europe ought to tax imported steel under the terms of its Emissions Trading System as a way to prod foreign producers into reducing emissions and maintain a level playing field for domestic producers.
Algoma Exits Creditor Protection, Sets CA$300M Reinvestment Plan
06 December 2018 - Canadian steelmaker Algoma Steel Inc. has emerged from creditor protection as an independent entity, ending three years of uncertainty about its future.
Primetals Technologies to replace a second CAP ACERO converter
06 December 2018 - Compania Siderurgica Huachipato S.A. (CAP ACERO) has awarded Primetals Technologies a follow-up order to replace LD (BOF) converter #1 in its Talcahuano, Chile works following Primetals Technologies’ successful start-up of converter #2 in May 2018.
Synalloy Signs Deal to Acquire American Stainless Tubing Inc.
06 December 2018 - Stainless pipe maker Synalloy Corp. is acquiring North Carolina-based American Stainless Tubing Inc. (ASTI) for US$27 million to US$28 million, Synalloy has announced.
Nucor Acquires Precision Castings Company in Mexico
05 December 2018 - Nucor Corp. is acquiring Mexican precision castings maker Corporacion POK S.A. de C.V. for an undisclosed amount, the steelmaker has said.
ArcelorMittal Plant Turns Old Stoves to Steel Bike Racks
05 December 2018 - ArcelorMittal Poland’s Kraków plant is participating in a local civic program intended to promote cycling and cleaner air.
GFG Alliance Acquiring Second U.S. Wire Rod Mill
03 December 2018 - Six months after restarting a shuttered wire rod mill in South Carolina, British industrialist Sanjeev Gupta is expanding his U.S. steel holdings.
Steel of West Virginia GM Passes Away
29 November 2018 - Steel of West Virginia vice president and general manager Daniel “Mark” Gilliam died Tuesday morning at the age of 59.
Steel Dynamics to Build US$1.7B Sheet Mill in Southwest U.S.
27 November 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has revealed plans to build an advanced sheet mill somewhere in the southwestern U.S. at a cost of between US$1.7 and US$1.8 billion.
