Steel News

Siemens to Supply Bar Rolling Line for India Mini-Mill

27 October 2014 - SLR Metaliks Ltd., an Indian pig-iron producer, has awarded Siemens Metals Technologies an order to supply a state-of-the-art bar rolling mill for its new steel plant near Hospet.

Carpenter Reports Difficult Start to Q3 but Improvement Seen

27 October 2014 - Carpenter Technology Corp. announced financial results for the quarter ended 30 September 2014.

MRS Whiteville Recycling Facility Achieves SHARP Status

27 October 2014 - Metal Recycling Services’ (MRS) Whiteville, N.C., facility received the prestigious SHARP (Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program) designation from the North Carolina Secretary of Labor.

ATI Names Chief Human Resources Officer

24 October 2014 - Allegheny Technologies Incorporated announced that Elizabeth C. Powers has been named ATI’s senior vice president, chief human resources officer, effective 1 November 2014.

ArcelorMittal Spain Supplying Steel Plates for Floating Hotel in Gulf of Mexico

24 October 2014 - ArcelorMittal’s heavy plate mill in Gijón, Asturias, Spain, will supply more than 5,000 metric tons of steel plates to help build a floating hotel for 700 people.

SSAB Prelaq GreenCoat™ Now Available with High-Strength Steel

24 October 2014 - SSAB announced that the environmentally friendly pre-painted coating GreenCoat is now available with high-strength steel.

U.S. Electrical Steel Producers to Appeal Decision in Trade Case

24 October 2014 - U.S. producers of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) will file an appeal of the negative decision on "material injury" by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

Michigan Seamless Tube Acquires Blue Diamond Trademark from Wheatland Tube

24 October 2014 - Michigan Seamless Tube LLC (MST), a manufacturer of high-quality carbon and alloy seamless cold-drawn tube and pipe, and Wheatland Tube, North America’s leading standard and sprinkler pipe producer, announced that MST has acquired the exclusive rights to the prestigious Blue Diamond® brand of A106 seamless pressure pipe from Wheatland Tube.

Nucor's Steel Mills Perfom Better Than Expected in Q3

23 October 2014 - As it reported its third quarter earnings results, Nucor said overall operating performance at its steel mills was much improved compared to the second quarter of 2014 due to increased profitability in sheet, structural, bar and plate steel.

USW at U. S. Steel Canada Ratifies New Collective Agreement

23 October 2014 - U. S. Steel Canada Inc. announced that its employees represented by United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1005 have ratified a new collective bargaining agreement that will extend through until 31 March 2015.

SunCoke Names New Chief Financial Officer

23 October 2014 - SunCoke Energy Inc. and SunCoke Energy Partners L.P. announced that Fay West has been promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of both companies, reporting directly to Fritz Henderson, SunCoke’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Continuous Slab Caster from Siemens Receives FAC from Maanshan

22 October 2014 - Siemens Metals Technologies received the final acceptance certificate for a continuous slab casting machine with an annual capacity of 2.4 million metric tons from China's Maanshan Iron & Steel Corp.

ATI Announces Q3 2014 Results; Outlook Bright

22 October 2014 - As it reported its third quarter 2014 results, Allegheny Technologies Inc. said is is seeing a lot of global uncertainty in short cycle markets and expects to see cautious inventory management in the short term.

SSAB Launches Unique Steel with Guaranteed Flatness after Laser Cutting

22 October 2014 - SSAB's Laser Plus is a totally new generation of steels for laser cutting that comes with unique guarantees: maximum flatness deviation of 3 mm/m after laser cutting and bending radius of 0–1.5 x the material thickness.

SDI Optimistic As It Announces Q3 Results

21 October 2014 - Steel Dynamics Inc. announced its results for the third quarter of 2014, including a short-term outlook.

Metalloinvest Begins Construction of World’s Largest HBI Plant

20 October 2014 - Metalloinvest has entered the active phase of construction and installation for the third hot briquetted iron plant (HBI-3 Plant) at Lebedinsky GOK in Gubkin, Belgorod region of Russia.

Cliffs Natural Resources Appoints Susan Green to Board of Directors

20 October 2014 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has appointed Susan M. Green to its Board of Directors, effective 15 October 2014.

ArcelorMittal Among Private Sector Companies in Liberia Responding to Ebola Outbreak

20 October 2014 - The second meeting of the Ebola Private Sector Mobilisation Group (EPSMG) in Liberia took place on Monday, 13 October at the Monrovia City Hall.

SSAB Introduces New AHSS Grade for the Automotive Industry

20 October 2014 - With the new Docol 1700 M, SSAB offers automakers worldwide a new high-strength structural steel for safer, lighter and more fuel-efficient cars with improved environmental performance. The new grade is appropriate for a range of applications including energy-absorbing details in bumpers.

BlueScope Restarts Sinter Plant at Port Kembla Steel Works

17 October 2014 - After a fire, BlueScope has restarted the sinter plant at its Port Kembla Steel Works after obtaining necessary approvals from the NSW EPA.