Steel News

Keystone Steel & Wire Adds 1080 Wire Rod to Product Portfolio

10 March 2016 - U.S.-based Keystone Steel & Wire has begun manufacturing and selling high-carbon wire rod for use as pre-stressed concrete strand, the company has announced.

Insteel Industries Appoints New Director

02 March 2016 - A longtime North Star Steel manager and executive will be joining the board of wire reinforcing products maker Insteel Industries Inc., the company has 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.

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.

ArcelorMittal Might Part With U.S. Rail Mill and Other Long Products Facilities

03 February 2016 - ArcelorMittal, the world’s largest steelmaker, is considering a sale of its Pennsylvania, USA, rail mill, along with other U.S. long steel assets.

EU Announces Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese-Made Rebar

01 February 2016 - The European Commission is planning to impose anti-dumping duties of 9.2 and 13 percent on imports of Chinese-made, high-fatigue performance (HFP) rebar.

Angolan Steelmaker Cuts the Ribbon on New Mini-Mill

21 January 2016 - Angola’s Aceria de Angola has started producing steel at its new 500,000-tons-per-year mini-mill near the capital of Luanda.

Improved Metal Spreads Lift Insteel Industries Q1 Profits

21 January 2016 - U.S.-based Insteel Industries Inc.’s first-quarter profits rose nearly 62 percent to US$6.7 million, the company reported.

Hyundai Steel Starts Up Caster, Bar Rolling Mills at New Plant

19 January 2016 - A bloom caster, a large-bar rolling mill, and a combination small-bar and wire rod mill have been started up at Hyundai Steel’s new special steel plant in South Korea.

Commercial Metals Names New Chief Operating, Financial Officers

19 January 2016 - U.S.-based Commercial Metals Company (CMC) has promoted its chief financial officer as its new chief operating officer, the company has announced.

French Rod Mill Upgrades Coil Handling System

15 January 2016 - French stainless steel wire rod producer Ugitech has awarded a final acceptance certificate on upgrades to the compacting and coil handling system in the company’s rod mill, according to the supplier, Primetals Technologies.

Report: ArcelorMittal Shopping Around U.S. Rail Mill

12 January 2016 - ArcelorMittal’s Steelton, Pa., USA, rail mill is on the sales block, reports local television station WHTM-TV.

Cold Finished Steel Bar Institute Names New Officers

07 January 2016 - The Cold Finished Steel Bar Institute has elected Nelsen Steel Co. president Bill Geary as chairman, the trade association has announced.

Republic Steel to Mothball Ohio Rolling Mill

07 January 2016 - Special bar quality manufacturer Republic Steel has announced that it will idle its Lorain, Ohio, USA, rolling mill by March and lay off approximately 200 workers, according to media reports.

Electrical Upgrades Underway at Gerdau Bar Mill

04 January 2016 - Italy’s Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) is installing a new rolling mill control system at Gerdau's Jackson, Tenn., USA bar plant, the company has announced.

AIC Upgrading Roughing Stands at German Rolling Mill

30 December 2015 - A German rolling mill will emerge from a holiday outage sporting new drives on four of its roughing stands, according to the vendor on the project.

Keystone Consolidated Industries Expands Reinforcing Wire Mesh Capacity

28 December 2015 - U.S.-based Keystone Consolidated Industries Inc. is adding welded wire reinforcement (WWR) mesh production to its Sherman, Texas, facility, the company has announced.

Tata Steel Negotiating Sale of European Long Products Business

22 December 2015 - Tata Steel is in talks with investment firm Greybull Capital to sell its European long products business, the company has announced.