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thyssenkrupp-Tata Tie-Up on Track for June Signing

15 May 2018 - Germany’s thyssenkrupp expects to sign the agreement to merge its steel division with Tata Steel’s European strip business by the end of June, reports S&P Global Platts. 

SDI Expands Flat-Rolled Operation Through US$400 Million Acquisition

15 May 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. said it will acquire Companhia Siderurgica Nacional’s (CSN) coil processing operation in Terre Haute, Ind., USA, for US$400 million in cash. 

Nucor Sheet Mill to Receive US$240M Galvanizing Line

14 May 2018 - Nucor Corp. will build a US$240 million galvanizing line at its Arkansas sheet mill, where it already is installing a specialty cold rolling mill, and is weighing similar investments elsewhere, the company has announced.  

SAIL Completes Work on New Blast Furnace

14 May 2018 - Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) last week blew in a new and larger blast furnace at its Rourkela steel plant. 

Gerdau Rounds Out Michigan Mill Overhaul with US$70.3M Investment

09 May 2018 - Gerdau Specialty Steel North America said on Thursday that it will invest US$70.3 million in its Monroe, Mich., USA, meltshop.

Tata Steel Europe Puts Non-Core Businesses Up for Sale

09 May 2018 - Tata Steel Europe said it will look to divest five niche businesses so that it can focus its efforts on its strip steel operations.

SSAB Brings Third-Generation Automotive Steel to Market

08 May 2018 - Swedish steelmaker SSAB is rolling out a family of coated, third-generation advanced high-strength steels and has product ready for customer trials, the company announced Tuesday.

EU Regulators Sign Off on ILVA Sale

07 May 2018 - The European Commission has approved ArcelorMittal’s acquisition of Italy’s ILVA, clearing the way for the steelmaker to begin finalizing the deal.

Grupo Simec Reaches Deal to Acquire Brazilian Long Products Mills

06 May 2018 - ArcelorMittal Brazil has struck a deal to sell two mills and wire drawing equipment to Mexican long products producer Grupo Simec, fulfilling an agreement with Brazilian competition regulators.

Ontario Contributes CA$22.7M to Dofasco Hot Mill Upgrades

06 May 2018 - ArcelorMittal Dofasco is planning to spend CA$151 million on upgrades to its Ontario hot mill in an effort to further its valued-added capabilities.

Metallurgical Engineer Joins Stelco Board

03 May 2018 - A leading Canadian metallurgical engineer and the former U.S. Treasury Secretary have joined Stelco Inc.’s board of directors. 

AK Steel Executive Elected as AISI Chairman

03 May 2018 - AK Steel Corp. chief executive Roger Newport has been named chairman of the American Iron and Steel Institute, the trade association has announced. 

Steel Tariff Might Force ATI to Close Restarted Facility

02 May 2018 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. said it will have to shut down its advanced finishing facility in Pennsylvania if its new joint venture isn’t granted an exemption to the Section 232 steel tariffs, reports S&P Global Platts.

Stainless Producer Signs Off on New Converter Equipment

02 May 2018 - SMS group has received the final acceptance certificate on a new torque retainer system at Acerinox Group’s Columbus Stainless Ltd. in Middelburg, South Africa.

CMC Celebrates Beginning of Spooler Project

30 April 2018 - Commercial Metals Co. has broken ground on a 63,000-square-foot expansion project at its Mesa, Ariz., USA, micro-mill, where it is adding spooled rebar capabilities. 

Don't Count the Blast Furnace Route Out, Says ArcelorMittal Executive

26 April 2018 - Even though scrap-based steelmaking is growing, demand for steel's basic raw materials – coking coal, coke and iron ore – will be supported by new blast furnace capacity in some parts of the world, an ArcelorMittal executive said. 

Work Gets Underway on New Special Steel Plant 

24 April 2018 - voestalpine on Tuesday broke ground on its advanced special steel plant in Kapfenberg, Austria, marking the start of a project that is expected to take three years to complete. 

Gerdau Promotes Executive as Head of North American Division

24 April 2018 - Gerdau SA has tapped an executive in its North American long products business to lead the division. 

Alton Steel Produces First Bar-in-Coil 

24 April 2018 - Illinois SBQ maker Alton Steel Inc. has coiled up the first bar on its newly installed coiler, the company said on Monday. 

AK Steel Earns Supplier Award from Big Three Automaker

24 April 2018 - General Motors Co. has recognized AK Steel Corp. as one of its 2017 suppliers of the year, the company said on Tuesday. 

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