Steel News

JSPL Angul and SMS Group Commission Largest High-Speed Billet Caster in India

20 July 2015 - Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) and SMS group have successfully commissioned its high-speed eight-strand billet caster at the Angul Odisha, India, plant.

POSCO Returns to Steel Roots With "Aggressive" Cutbacks

20 July 2015 - As reported by Bloomberg, Posco pledged to halve its domestic operations and cut overseas units by 30 percent as South Korea’s biggest steel producer focuses on its main business of making the metal.

AIC Installs New Medium and Small Section Mill Automation in Corpacam, Guatemala

20 July 2015 - AIC proudly announces that the new section mill, recently established in Guatemala by the Corporación Acerera Centroamericana, started production last month of February.

Insteel Industries Reports Third Quarter Financial Results

20 July 2015 - Insteel Industries, Inc. announced financial results for its third quarter ended June 27, 2015.

Mexico Imposes Tariffs on Steel From Spain, U.S. and India

17 July 2015 - As reported by Reuters, Mexico has imposed provisional import duties on carbon steel tubing with seams from the United States, Spain and India, as it investigates possible dumping.

Tata Steel Uses Keyence Sensors for High-Accuracy Dimensional Rail Inspection

17 July 2015 - Tata Steel Rail France takes great care in inspecting the straightness of the ends of its rails so that its customers receive the straightest possible rails.

Tosyali Toyo Contracts Danieli to Supply New Hot Dip Galvanizing Line

17 July 2015 - In May 2015, Tosyali Toyo Çelik Anonim Şirketi placed a contract with Danieli to supply a new Hot Dip Galvanizing Line dedicated to the production of HSS material to be installed in their facility in Osmaniye.

Technical Collaboration Delivers Insight on Steel Mill Roll Lubrication

17 July 2015 - Quaker Chemical Corporation introduced roll lubrication to the 4-high Steckel mill at Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc., which resulted in advantages such as significant extension to roll service life and a notable reduction in mill torque.

Tezcan to Produce First Galvalume® Line in Turkey

17 July 2015 - Tezcan Galvanizli Yapi Elemanlari Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.Ş. contracted Danieli Wean United to supply a new galvanizing line dedicated to Al-Zn production and new X-Jet Air Wiping Equipment for existing HDGL to be installed in their facility in Kocaeli, Turkey.

Gerdau Announces Project Gerdau 2022 Corporate Restructuring Plan

16 July 2015 - On 14 July, Gerdau S.A. announced a sweeping corporate restructuring plan to respond to market changes and consolidate ownership of its South American, North American and Brazilian operations.

Danieli to Supply Extream Cooling System for Nucor Tuscaloosa's Steckel Mill

16 July 2015 - A one-of-a-kind Exstream cooling system will be installed by Danieli at Nucor Tuscaloosa Steckel mill in Alabama.

Falcon Steel Boosts Transmission Pole Production

16 July 2015 - Falcon Steel is expanding its in-house transmission pole production capacity to meet increasing demand for steel pole structures in power delivery applications.

AM/NS Calvert Investing $88 Million in Mobile, Ala., Facility

15 July 2015 - According to a report by AL.com, in a bid to further penetrate the automotive market and combat increased competition, AM/NS Calvert LLC is preparing to invest another nearly $88 million in its north Mobile County facility.

Albion Steel Looks to Build First New UK Carbon Steelmaking Plant in 40 Years

15 July 2015 - According to Kallanish Commodities, a A new UK company, Albion Steel Limited (ASL), says that it intends to build the first carbon steel plant in the country for forty years.

Three Dead, Six Injured in Explosion at Esfahan Steel Co. in Iran

15 July 2015 - At least three workers were killed and six others were injured on 9 July in an explosion at Iran's largest steel producer, a factory official said.

United States Steel Corporation Places Order for EAF and Vacuum Tank Degasser With SMS USA

14 July 2015 - Recently, United States Steel Corporation made the strategic investment to build an electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Fairfield Works outside of Birmingham, Ala.

ArcelorMittal, Lanzatech and Primetals Technologies Announce Partnership to Construct Breakthrough €87million Biofuel Production Facility

14 July 2015 - ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel and mining company, LanzaTech, the carbon recycling company, and Primetals Technologies, a leading technology and service provider to the iron and steel industry today announce they have entered into a letter of intent to construct Europe’s first-ever commercial scale production facility to create bioethanol from waste gases produced during the steelmaking process.

Primetals Technologies to supply the equipment for relining a blast furnace for ROGESA

14 July 2015 - Primetals Technologies has received an order from ROGESA Roheisengesellschaft Saar mbH in Dillingen, Germany, to modernize the electrical, measuring, analytical and automation equipment in conjunction with the relining of blast furnace 4.

Ahmedabad Strips Increases Capacity with Hydrogen Bell Annealing Furnace Installation

14 July 2015 - Allied Pvt. Ltd., India commissioned the installation of Hydrogen Bell Type Annealing Furnace (H2HiCTM) comprising of 2 annealing bases for cold rolled strip coils at Ahmedabad Strips Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad, India.

Simon Wandke Promoted to CEO of ArcelorMittal Mining

14 July 2015 - ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel and mining company, announced that Simon Wandke has been nominated Executive Vice President of ArcelorMittal and promoted to Chief Executive Officer of ArcelorMittal Mining, with immediate effect.