Steel News

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.

ThyssenKrupp Testing Coke Oven Emissions Scrubbing Process

17 November 2015 - ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions, in conjunction with Berlin Technical University and ThyssenKrupp’s Schwelgern coke plant, are testing a pilot facility that converts process gas into ammonium bicarbonate.

Some Interest, But No Takers Yet for Tata Steel's European Division

17 November 2015 - Several parties reportedly have expressed interest in Tata Steel’s European long products division, although a deal doesn’t appear to be imminent, according to the Reuters news service.

Big River Steel Continuing to Push Toward 2016 Start-Up

16 November 2015 - The founder of a new U.S. mill has died and the governor who initially supported the project is no longer in office, but the Big River Steel project is continuing to progress toward a planned start-up in late summer or early fall of 2016, reports the weekly business journal Arkansas Business.

Outokumpu Products Awarded NORSOK Certification

16 November 2015 - Two products made from Outokumpu’s duplex stainless grade, Forta DX 2205, have been qualified as meeting a new and more rigorous NORSOK standard, the company has announced.

Tenova Wins Order for Upgrades to Nucor EAF

12 November 2015 - Tenova Goodfellow Inc. has won an order for one of its iEAF control and analysis systems at Nucor Steel Seattle Inc.

SSAB Completes Blast Furnace Modernization, Puts New BOF Converter Into Production

11 November 2015 - The first of three new BOF (LD) converters at SSAB Europe’s Raahe, Finland, works has been placed into production, according to the vendor on the project.

Japan's Kobe Steel Plans Capacity Increase at Wire Rod Processing Mill

10 November 2015 - Kobe Special Steel Wire Products Co. Ltd. said it will invest 1.3 billion yen in new pickling equipment and expects to boost capacity by about 40 percent per month.

Tata Steel Looks to Broaden Presence in Middle East Energy Markets

10 November 2015 - Tata Steel is working with a UAE-based petrochemical company to expand its market for energy sector products in the Middle East, reports The Times of India newspaper.

Grupo Simec Plans to Invest US$600M in New SBQ Mill

10 November 2015 - Mexican special bar quality (SBQ) manufacturer Grupo Simec is planning to build a greenfield mini-mill capable of producing 600,000 tons of SBQ products per year, the company has announced.

Tata Launches Steel-Plastic Composite Material

09 November 2015 - Tata Steel has introduced a new composite sheet material that it intends to market to bus and trailer manufacturers.

Nucor to Acquire Cold Finish Bar Assets in Ohio and Georgia

09 November 2015 - Nucor Corp. is acquiring two Gerdau Long Steel bright bar facilities for an undisclosed amount, Nucor has announced.

Chinese Imports Take a US$711M Toll on ArcelorMittal

06 November 2015 - The world’s largest steelmaker lost US$711 million between July and September -- and about US$1.3 billion through nine months of 2015, the company reported.

Reports: U. S. Steel Ditches Plan for New Pittsburgh HQ

05 November 2015 - United States Steel Corporation has scuttled plans for a new Pittsburgh headquarters, raising questions as to whether the iconic steelmaker might eventually leave its home city, according to local news reports.

O'Flaherty: Good Relationship With South African Government Crucial

04 November 2015 - Paul O’Flaherty, CEO of ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd., said his mandate from ArcelorMittal chairman Lakshmi Mittal was to “fix" the company’s operations in that country, O’Flaherty said in an interview with the BusinessDay newspaper.

U.S. Commerce Department Imposes Preliminary Duties on Imported Steels From China, Other Countries

04 November 2015 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has set preliminary duties of up to nearly 236 percent on corrosion-resistant sheet steel imported from China steel and is continuing to evaluate additional protections for American producers.