Steel News

Tata Steel Europe Begins Operating Europe’s Most Powerful Decoiler

23 January 2015 - Tata Steel has commissioned a new £11 million heavy-gauge decoiler in Llanwern, South Wales, capable of supplying manufacturers with stronger steel to improve their own products.

U. S. Steel Slates New Round of Closings, Layoffs

22 January 2015 - U. S. Steel is closing two coke units and a tin mill at its Granite City and East Chicago works, affecting 545 workers.

ArcelorMittal Zenica Invests €4.65 Million in New Coil Production Facility

22 January 2015 - ArcelorMittal Zenica, the region’s largest steel producer, announced further enhancements to its production facilities in an investment project valued at €4.65 million.

EVRAZ Announces 2014 Operational Highlights

22 January 2015 - EVRAZ plc released its operational results for the fourth quarter of 2014 and the full year of 2014.

ATI Reports Q4 and Full Year 2014 Results

21 January 2015 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. reported fourth quarter 2014 sales of US$1.05 billion and income from continuing operations attributable to ATI of US$19.9 million, or US$0.18 per share.

Wheeling-Nisshin Announces Executive Management Change

21 January 2015 - Wheeling-Nisshin Inc. announced that, effective 1 January 2015, there were changes with a portion of the company’s Executive Management team.

EVRAZ Announces New Appointments

21 January 2015 - EVRAZ announced the appointment of Vladislav Zhukov to the position of managing director, EVRAZ KGOK (Kachkanar Iron Ore Enrichment Plant), and Vyacheslav Sarayev to the position of managing director, EVRAZ NMTP (Nakhodka Trade Sea Port), effective 16 January 2015.

Alpha Natural Resources Announces Additional Leadership Changes

20 January 2015 - Alpha Natural Resources Inc. announced that its president, Paul Vining, will be resigning his position with the company effective 31 January 2015 to accept a CEO position with a Cline Group affiliate that will be focused on the acquisition and operation of coal mines outside the United States.

voestalpine Fosters Innovative Ideas with the Steel Research Award 2015

19 January 2015 - voestalpine is seeking to foster young academics (up to the age of 35) in the fields of science and business, presenting the voestalpine Steel Research Award with prize money of € 12,000 for the first time in 2015.

Insteel Encouraged by Improvement in Non-Res Construction Market

19 January 2015 - Insteel Industries Inc. announced financial results for its first quarter ended 27 December 2014.

SunCoke Energy Inc. Completes Granite City Dropdown Transaction

19 January 2015 - On 13 January 2015, SunCoke Energy Inc. (SXC) closed on its agreement with SunCoke Energy Partners L.P. (SXCP) to contribute a 75% interest in its Granite City, Ill., cokemaking facility for a total transaction value of US$245 million.

Worthington Industries to Purchase Rome Strip Steel

16 January 2015 - Worthington Industries Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire the business of Rome Strip Steel Co. Inc.

Air Liquide Canada to Build New Oxygen Pipeline to ArcelorMittal Dofasco

15 January 2015 - Air Liquide Canada announced the construction of a new oxygen pipeline in Hamilton, Ont., Canada, with the support of Horizon Utilities and the Ontario Power Authority’s saveONenergy Program.

Esmark Europe Declared Strategic Partner for Železara Smederevo Steel Works by Republic of Serbia

14 January 2015 - Esmark Europe BV, the European investment vehicle of Esmark Inc., announced that it has been officially notified by the Republic of Serbia that it has been selected as the winning bidder in the privatization process for the Železara Smederevo Steel Works.

ASTM International Board Names Nippon Steel Employee as a Director

14 January 2015 - Jun Sasaki, Ph.D., general manager of the Control Research Laboratory at Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) in Futtsu, Japan, has been named a director on the ASTM International board for a three-year term.

Mechel Increases Coal Supplies to China's Baosteel

14 January 2015 - Russia’s Mechel OAO announced signing a memorandum of understanding with China's steelmaking major Baosteel Resources, which provides for an increase of coal supplies to 1.4 million metric tons of coking coal a year.

SunCoke Energy Inc. to Drop Down 75% Interest in Granite City Cokemaking Facility

13 January 2015 - On 12 January 2015, SunCoke Energy Inc. (SXC) entered into a definitive agreement with SunCoke Energy Partners L.P. (SXCP) to contribute a 75% interest in its Granite City, Ill., cokemaking facility with a total transaction value of US$245 million.

OSHA Cites Superior Steel after Death of Welder Who Fell from Misused Forklift

13 January 2015 - An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found Superior Steel did not protect employees from numerous hazards related to the use of forklifts, including training, modifications and operation.

NLMK Appoints General Director of Stoilensky

13 January 2015 - Sergei Napolskikh, previously deputy general director, production and technology, has been appointed general director of Stoilensky (part of NLMK Group), one of the most efficient iron ore producers in the world.

voestalpine Expands Drawn Wire Business Segment

12 January 2015 - voestalpine is expanding its activities in the drawn wire business segment and has completed its acquisition of Italian company Trafilerie Industriali S.p.A. based in Nervesa della Battaglia (Treviso).