Steel News

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Former Bethlehem Steel CEO Dies at 86

01 December 2015 - Walter F. Williams, an engineer who worked his way up the ranks of Bethlehem Steel and lead the company as its chief executive, has died. He was 86.

Governor Tells Essar Steel Minnesota To Pay Up

01 December 2015 - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has threatened to call due a US$67 million loan to Essar Steel Minnesota if the company doesn’t pay past due bills from vendors building the company’s new Nashwauk taconite plant by 2 December.

U. S. Steel Announces Management, Organizational Changes to Flat Rolled Division

01 December 2015 - United States Steel Corporation is reorganizing the reporting structure for its flat rolled division, creating three commercial entities that will oversee operations at their respective plants.

POSCO, Maruichi Steel Celebrate 35-Year Relationship

30 November 2015 - South Korea’s POSCO recently supplied its 8 millionth ton of steel to Japan’s Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd., POSCO has announced.

Primetals Setting Up Briquetting Plant at New HBI Facility

30 November 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order for a residuals briquetting plant to be installed at voestalpine’s new hot briquetted iron (HBI) facility in the United States.

U. S. Steel Idling Illinois Steel Works

24 November 2015 - United States Steel Corporation will temporarily idle steelmaking and finishing operations at its Granite City Works in Illinois, the company has announced.

Equipment Upgrade Helps ArcelorMittal Expand Piling Products Portfolio

23 November 2015 - ArcelorMittal’s Belval sheet piling mill in Luxembourg has put a new SMS group Compact Roller Straightener into service, allowing the mill to expand its product portfolio, SMS has announced.

Redesigned Forest Harvester Takes Home Swedish Steel Prize

20 November 2015 - Finnish forestry machine maker Ponsse and its next-generation Scorpion harvester have been awarded SSAB’s Swedish Steel Prize.

POSCO Orders Vertical Annealing Furnace for New Galvanizing Line

19 November 2015 - The Fives engineering group has won a contract to design and build a high-performance vertical annealing furnace for a POSCO plant, the company has announced.

SMS Wraps Up Modernization Project at Nucor Strip Mill

19 November 2015 - SMS group has completed upgrades to Nucor Corp.’s Berkeley, S.C., USA, compact strip production (CSP) plant, SMS has announced.

Ohio Steel Shop Temporarily Halting Production

19 November 2015 - U.S.-based Warren Steel Holdings is temporarily idling its plant in Warren, Ohio, citing “market conditions.”

With Steelmaking Still Months Off, Tata Steel Dedicates New Integrated Plant

18 November 2015 - Tata Steel has inaugurated its new 6-million-metric-ton integrated steelworks in India, even though it will be a few more months before steelmaking begins.

Primetals Secures Order for Meltshop Substation

17 November 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order for a new electrical substation and associated equipment that will serve Frisa Forjados S.A. de C.V new meltshop in Villa de Garcia, Mexico.