Steel News

ArcelorMittal Hosts Automotive-Focused Investor Event

08 June 2015 - ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel and mining company, hosted an investor event on 3 June 2015 in London focusing on the company’s global automotive steel franchise and research and development (R&D) capabilities.

NLMK Kaluga Achieves Record Heat Series

05 June 2015 - NLMK Kaluga, NLMK Group Long Products Division’s next-generation EAF mini-mill that manufactures long products and sections for the construction industry, has achieved a record heat series duration of 110 heats in one tundish.

Outokumpu Lauches New Product Categorization and Innovations

04 June 2015 - Outokumpu announced a new way to categorize its wide range of stainless steel products.

Outotec to Supply Iron Ore Pelletizing Technology for B-MISCO in Iran

04 June 2015 - Outotec has won an order from Bafgh Mineral Complex Iron and Steel Industry Company (B-MISCO) for the design and delivery of technology and services for a new iron ore pelletizing plant in Bafgh, Yazd Province, Iran.

AK Steel and Other US Producers File Trade Cases Against Five Countries

04 June 2015 - AK Steel today announced that it has joined other major domestic steel producers in filing anti-dumping and counter-vailing duty petitions against five countries related to corrosion-resistant steel.

Carpenter Technology Names Tony R. Thene to Serve as President and CEO

03 June 2015 - Carpenter Technology Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Tony R. Thene as Carpenter’s President, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and member of the Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2015.

PRO-TEC Coating Company President Bryan P. Vaughn To Retire; Brent Rosebrook Named Acting President

03 June 2015 - PRO-TEC Coating Company, a 50/50 joint venture between United States Steel Corporation and Kobe Steel, Ltd., of Japan, announced that its president, Bryan Vaughn, has elected to retire effective June 1, 2015 after 34 years of service in the steel industry.

AK Steel to Upgrade Dearborn Works' Hot-Dip Galvanizing Line to Produce Next-Generation Advanced High-Strength Steels

03 June 2015 - AK Steel announced plans to introduce one of the first commercially available Next-Generation Advanced High Strength Steels in the world.

ArcelorMittal to Supply Steel Fibres to the Doha Metro Project in Qatar

03 June 2015 - ArcelorMittal WireSolutions will supply approximately 21,500 tonnes of steel fibres to be used in three lines of the new Doha Metro in Qatar.

Potential Buyer Emerges for ArcelorMittal Georgetown Wire Rod Mill

02 June 2015 - According to The Sun News, a prospective buyer has emerged for the ArcelorMittal wire rod mill in Georgetown, S.C., USA, which is set to close permanently in August 2015.

Suspension Lifted for Salzgitter AG’s Delivery Contract for South Stream Pipeline Project

02 June 2015 - EUROPIPE GmbH, a 50/50 joint venture of the Salzgitter Group and AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke, has received the information from Amsterdam-based South Stream Transport B.V. that the suspension announced 17 December 2014 concerning the contract for the delivery of steel tubes for the South Stream pipeline has been lifted with immediate effect.

United States Steel Corporation Announces Purchase Of DESCO

02 June 2015 - United States Steel Corporation announced another strategic step in the company's Carnegie Way transformation journey by completing the purchase of AK Steel's interest in Double Eagle Steel Coating Company (DESCO).

Vadim Larin Appointed CEO of Severstal Management

02 June 2015 - PAO Severstal, one of the world’s leading steel and steel-related mining companies, announced that Vadim Larin, previously COO of Severstal Management, has been appointed CEO of Severstal Management in line with Company’s plans announced earlier on 27 April 2015.

AK Steel Announces Executive Promotions and Organization Changes

01 June 2015 - AK Steel's Board of Directors has approved the following executive promotions and organization changes, effective May 29, 2015:

Tenaris Inaugurates Expansion Project at Cartagena Mill

01 June 2015 - Tenaris’s mill in Colombia inaugurated its expansion project in Cartagena-Bolivar following an investment of 240 million USD and including new heat treatment, threading and finishing lines.

Big River Steel Representatives Visit SMS Group in Hilchenbach, Germany

01 June 2015 - The SMS group is currently building an integrated, environment-friendly plant complex for high-grade steel products and specialty steels in the U.S.A. on the site of recently founded steel producer Big River Steel.

SDI Places Order With TMEIC for a New Pickle Line Automation System

01 June 2015 - A brand new push-pull pickle line at Steel Dynamics Inc. in Butler, Indiana will be controlled by an advanced automation system from TMEIC.

Usiminas to Temporarily Idle Two Blast Furnaces

29 May 2015 - Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. (Usiminas) informed its shareholders in a press release on 18 May of its plans to temporarily shut down two blast furnaces, the No. 1 at Cubatão Plant and the No. 1 at the Ipatinga plant, from 31 May and 4 June 2015, respectively.

AM/NS Calvert will establish the capability to manufacture Ultra High Tensile Strength Steel with High Formability

29 May 2015 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (NSSMC) announced that it will take measures to realize the full capabilities of AM/NS Calvert, a US based 50/50 joint venture between NSSMC and ArcelorMittal (AM), to manufacture Ultra High Tensile Strength Cold-rolled and Coated Steel sheets with High Formability by the end of 2016.

ArcelorMittal and SAIL Sign MoU on Automotive Steel Joint Venture in India

28 May 2015 - ArcelorMittal, the world’s leading steel and mining company, and the Steel Authority of India Limited (‘SAIL’), India’s leading steel company, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (‘MoU’) to set up an automotive steel manufacturing facility under a Joint Venture (‘JV’) arrangement in India.