Steel News

ArcelorMittal Wins Long-Term Supply Deal for Coke Byproduct

17 January 2017 - ArcelorMittal’s U.S. division has struck up long-term agreements to sell coal tar to Koppers Inc., a manufacturer of wood-treatment chemicals and carbon compounds.

Tata Steel Puts Eyes in the Sky

16 January 2017 - Puns not intended, but Tata Steel has launched a pilot program that employs unmanned aerial vehicles to help monitor operations at one of its iron ore mines, the steelmaker announced on Monday.

Essar Minnesota Sues Parent for US$1 Billion and Hopes to Restart Project

13 January 2017 - The former Essar Steel Minnesota, which hopes to complete its half-finished taconite mine and pellet plant in Minnesota, has filed a lawsuit against parent Essar Global, alleging “a myriad of damaging actions” that helped starve it of cash, according to news reports.

Tata Negotiating Pay-Out to End pension Fund Guarantee Held on Steel Plant

13 January 2017 - Trustees of Tata Steel’s U.K. pension fund are negotiating a potential pay-out from the steelmaker in exchange for releasing a guarantee held on its Dutch steel works, according to reports.

Nippon Steel Asks for Production Help Following Fire

13 January 2017 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. has asked competitors for help in meeting orders after a fire damaged its heavy plate mill in western Japan.

AHMSA Sets Production Record in 2016

12 January 2017 - Integrated steelmaker Altos Hornos de Mexico said produced a record 4.65 million metric tons in 2016, according to market reporting service S&P Global Platts.

ArcelorMittal Enlists New Modeling Software to Improve Processes

12 January 2017 - ArcelorMittal is investing in specialized software to help it model the behavior of raw materials charged into its blast furnaces.

Commercial Metals Adds Scrap Capacity in Southeastern U.S.

12 January 2017 - A subsidiary of long products manufacturer Commercial Metals Co. has an agreement to acquire seven scrap facilities from OmniSource Corp., the company has announced.

Commercial Metals Adding New Product to Lineup

09 January 2017 - Long products manufacturer Commercial Metals Co. on Monday posted a first-quarter profit of US$6.3 million and revealed plans to produce hot-rolled, spooled rebar at its new mill in Oklahoma.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco Orders New Power Plant Boiler

06 January 2017 - ArcelorMittal Dofasco has awarded to a contract to The Babcock & Wilcox Co. for a replacement boiler at its Hamilton, Ontario, mill.

Partnership Reaches New Milestone in Work on Third-Generation AHSS

06 January 2017 - A research team developing third-generation, advanced high-strength steels said it has taken a significant step forward, producing sample casts of two alloys whose properties almost meet government targets for strength and formability.

U. S. Steel Announces Plans to Restart Idled Taconite Facility

03 January 2017 - United States Steel Corp. will restart its idled Keetac taconite mine and pellet plant in Minnesota after securing third-party orders for pellets, the company has announced.

NLMK to Install New Walking Beam Furnace at U.S. Mill

29 December 2016 - NLMK Group will invest an estimated US$80 million in a new reheat furnace for its U.S. sheet mill in Pennsylvania, the company has announced.

Tata Steel Acquires Iron Ore Processor

27 December 2016 - Tata Steel has an agreement to acquire an iron ore pellet maker that will its new Kalinganagar works in the Indian state of Odisha.

Danieli Tapped for Pickling Line Upgrade

27 December 2016 - Danieli Service has won a contract to revamp the entry section of the pickling line at ArcelorMittal’s Fos-sur-Mer sheet mill in France, the company has announced.

Texas Rebar Mill Sold to Japanese Steelmaker

22 December 2016 - Japan’s Kyoei Steel Ltd. has acquired a Texas rebar mill for approximately US$52 million, the company said on Thursday.

MMK Locks In Four-Year Supply of Iron Ore

22 December 2016 - Russia’s OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has signed a long-term iron ore supply agreement with the Eurasian Resources Group, contracting for more than 30 million metric tons over the next four years.

Sweden's SSAB Contracts for Automation System Upgrade

22 December 2016 - SSAB Europe has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for a new automation system at its mill in Raahe, Finland.

AK Steel Awarded Grant to Support Electrical Steel

21 December 2016 - AK Steel Corp. has been awarded a US$1.8 million federal grant to help it develop new grades of electrical steels, according to The Cincinnati (Ohio) Enquirer newspaper.

SDI Starts Up New Paint Line at Mississippi Sheet Mill

21 December 2016 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has finished installing a new continuous paint line at its Mississippi sheet plant and coated its first coil there, according to the vendor on the project.