Steel News

Cliffs to Send Iron Ore to Asia on First Chinamax Vessel from North America

21 October 2013 - Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. and the Port of Sept -Îles announced that for the first time in North-America, a Chinamax type vessel will be loaded in the Bay of Sept-Îles, and will transport 300,000 metric tons of iron ore concentrate from Cliffs’ mine in Bloom Lake to Asia.

Ruukki's New Z600 Metal Coating Provides Enhanced Corrosion Resistance

21 October 2013 - Ruukki is to launch a new Z600 metal coating for applications requiring excellent corrosion resistance.

Metalloinvest Announces Changes to Senior Management Team

21 October 2013 - Management Company METALLOINVEST announced the appointment of its new Board of Directors, which comprises the following members:

Sutor Technology Group Receives High Tech Enterprise Status and Preferred Tax Rate

21 October 2013 - Sutor Technology Group Limited, a China-based non-state owned manufacturer and distributor of high-end fine finished steel products and welded steel pipes used by a variety of downstream applications, announced the Jiangsu provincial government has renewed the High Tech Enterprise status of the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, Changshu Huaye Steel Strip Co., Ltd..

Steel Companies Attend AIST Funded Steel Day at Michigan Tech

18 October 2013 - Contrary to popular belief, the death of the steel industry has been greatly exaggerated. In fact, steel is booming, more than 200 Michigan Technological University students who gathered to talk with industry leaders learned at Michigan Tech’s first annual Steel Day, held earlier this week.

ATI and Boeing Extend and Expand Long-Term Titanium Supply Agreement

18 October 2013 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. has extended its long-term titanium products supply agreement with The Boeing Company.

ArcelorMittal Aktau Scoops Industry Award at the KazEnergy Forum

18 October 2013 - ArcelorMittal’s Aktau tubular plant has won the “Kazakh Content Project of the Year” award during the recent KazEnergy Forum, becoming the first non-oil and gas company to be recognized at the annual event.

Kobe Steel and Angang Steel Sign Agreement for Automotive Sheet Joint Venture in China

17 October 2013 - Kobe Steel and China’s Angang Steel Co., a subsidiary of Anshan Iron & Steel Group, signed a joint venture agreement in Anshan, Liaoning Province, to establish a joint venture in China to produce and sell advanced cold rolled high-strength steel sheet for automobiles.

SDI Optimistic as Demand for High-Quality Steel Continues to Improve

17 October 2013 - Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) announced its earnings results for the third quarter of 2013 and also provided an outlook for the remainder of the year.

Nucor Announces Third Quarter Results, Update on Operations

17 October 2013 - Nucor Corp. said its steel mills operating performance improved in the third quarter mainly due to better pricing for sheet steel, but it expects lower shipping volumes in the fourth quarter due to seasonal factors.

AISI: August Steel Shipments Up Month-on-Month But Down Year-on-Year

17 October 2013 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of August 2013, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,343,075 tons, a 0.8% increase from the 8,274,511 tons shipped in the previous month, July 2013, and a 0.4% decrease from the 8,377,162 tons shipped in August 2012.

Insteel Industries Reports Quarterly and Annual Results

17 October 2013 - The start-up of two new engineered structural mesh facilities this year have helped strengthen Insteel Industries' shipments and earnings results.

Quad Infotech Completes QMOS MES System Implementation at Nucor Steel Texas

16 October 2013 - Quad Infotech Inc. has successfully commissioned implementation of QMOS at Nucor Steel in Jewett, Texas.

Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal and China Steel Begin Commercial Ops at Vietnam Joint Venture

15 October 2013 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. and China Steel Corp.'s joint venture, China Steel Sumikin Vietnam Joint Stock Company, plans to begin commercial operations in November of this year.

ArcelorMittal Opens New Tailored Blanks Facility in Slovakia

15 October 2013 - ArcelorMittal Tailored Blanks has opened a new production facility in Senica, Slovakia, capable of producing 4 million laser-welded blanks (LWBs) a year, to meet growing demand for steel for the automotive industry.

SMS Concast Revamps Casting Machine for Taiwanese Steelmaker

15 October 2013 - Feng Hsin Iron & Steel has successfully commissioned the upgraded casting machine at its plant in Taichung City, Taiwan.

Oschatz Providing Three Converter Cooling Stacks for Chinese Steel Works

14 October 2013 - Germany-based plant constructor Oschatz was awarded a new contract from Baosteel Group Corp.

EVRAZ Suspends Operations at Claymont Mill

14 October 2013 - EVRAZ North America announced that due to subdued market demand and a high volume of imports, it will suspend operations at its steel mill in Claymont, Del.

SMS Concast Provides Molds for Siderperú's New Continuous Caster

14 October 2013 - Empresa Siderúrgica Del Perú (Siderperú), a company of the Gerdau Group, has revamped its continuous casting machine in Chimbote, Peru, thereby significantly improving its production process.

Indian Producer Orders Newly Designed Rebar Rolling Mill from Siemens

14 October 2013 - The Indian steel producer Kalika Steel Alloys Pvt. Ltd. (Kalika Steel) has placed an order with Siemens Metals Technologies to supply a rolling mill for reinforcing steels.