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Romanian Tubemaker Adding Heat Treatment Line to Mill

22 February 2016 - Romania’s TMK-ARTROM has awarded a contract to the SMS group for a new heat treatment line, according to SMS.

Two JSW Steel Blast Furnaces Returned to Service

22 February 2016 - India’s JSW Steel has re-commissioned two idled blast furnaces and is preparing to relight a third, according to reports.

U.S. ITC Retains Duties on Certain Chinese-Made Pipe

19 February 2016 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has agreed to retain anti-dumping and countervailing duties on seamless pipe from China.

Ukraine's No. 1 Exporter Is a Steelmaker

19 February 2016 - Forbes Ukraine magazine has named ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih as the country’s leading exporter during 2015.

Gerdau Gives a Thumbs Up to a New Rolling Mill, Plans to Begin Plate Production This Summer

19 February 2016 - Long steel maker Gerdau has issued the final acceptance certificate for its new Steckel mill at its Ouro Branco plant in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, according to the vendor on the project.

Coke Plant on Order at Chinese Steel Works

18 February 2016 - SMS group's Paul Wurth subsidiary will oversee engineering of a coke plant at a new steel works in China, the company has announced.

TimkenSteel Moves to Recapture a Piece of a Specialized Tube Market

18 February 2016 - U.S.-based TimkenSteel is re-entering the market for the specialized tubing needed to make a widely used type of plastic and has taken its first order, the company announced.

ArcelorMittal Workers in Canada Accept New Labor Deal

17 February 2016 - Unionized steelworkers at ArcelorMittal's Canadian long products division have ratified a six-year labor agreement, the company has announced.

Citing Losses, Australian Steelmaker Says It May Partially or Fully Close Its Integrated Steel Works

17 February 2016 - Arrium, an Australian iron ore miner and steel producer, posted an AU$235.8 million loss in the first half of fiscal 2016 and said it needs to find AU$60 million in cost savings or it will idle all or part of its integrated Whyalla works.

SDI Co-Founder Richard Teets Calls it a Career and Announces March Retirement

17 February 2016 - Steel Dynamics Inc. co-founder and former AIST board president Richard P. Teets Jr. has announced he’ll retire in March, bringing to an end a nearly 40-year steelmaking career and prompting the company to reorganize its management structure.

Saudi Arabia, Russia Agree to Hold the Line on Oil Production, But With A Catch

16 February 2016 - Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to freeze oil production, but only if other major producers do so as well, according to media reports.

Danieli Lands Contract for Vietnamese Cold Rolling Mill

15 February 2016 - Danieli has won an order for a 2-stand cold reversing mill and a hot-dipped galvanizing line from Vietnamese galvanizer Ton Dong A.

NLRB: Allegheny Technologies Bargained in Bad Faith

15 February 2016 - America's National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has filed a formal complaint against stainless manufacturer Allegheny Technologies Inc., accusing it of bargaining in bad faith with the United Steelworkers union.

Paul Wurth Wins Order for Blast Furnace Equipment

12 February 2016 - SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth has won a contract for two of its Bell Less Top charging systems, which are to be installed at a new Chinese ironmaking plant.

U.S. Stainless Producers Launch Trade Case Against China

12 February 2016 - Four U.S. stainless sheet and strip producers have filed a trade complaint against China, alleging that their overseas counterparts are dumping steel and undercutting domestic prices.

Italy's Riva Group Moves to Block Sale of its Former Steel Facilities

08 February 2016 - The company that owned Europe’s largest steel works is trying to stop a government sale of the facility and others, according to Italian news agency ANSA.

Primetals to Supply Stainless Bar and Rod Mill

08 February 2016 - China’s Yongxing Special Stainless Steel Co. Ltd., has awarded a contract for a combination bar and wire rod mill to Primetals Technologies, the company has announced.

Texas, Louisiana Mini-Mills on the Sales Block, ArcelorMittal Confirms

08 February 2016 - In addition to its U.S. rail mill in Steelton, Pa., ArcelorMittal has put two other long products mini-mills on the market – its Vinton mini-mill near El Paso, Texas, and the other in LaPlace, La.

Harsco Signs $125M Agreement with Chinese Plate Mill

05 February 2016 - Harsco Corp. has landed a 15-year, US$125 million contract to provide additional mill services at Hebei Iron & Steel Group’s Tangshan plate mill, the company has announced.

As Power Prices Rise and Steel Prices Fall, ArcelorMittal Considers Future of South African Mill

04 February 2016 - ArcelorMittal’s South African division said it expects to record a headline loss of 1,250 cents per share in 2015 and is rethinking its investment in its ultrathin hot rolled coil mill along the country’s west coast.