Nucor Corporation  announced a capital investment that will add vacuum degassing to its engineered bar capabilities at its bar mill in Darlington, South Carolina. Adding this capability will enable the mill to produce engineered bar products meeting some of the most stringent quality specifications in the industry. The vacuum degassing system is expected to begin operations in late 2020. "This strategic investment complements our existing bar mills that primarily produce e

New Millennium Iron Corp today announced the appointment of Mr. Prasanto Kumar (“PK”) Ghose to the Corporation’s Board of Directors. Mr. Ghose succeeds Mr. Chanakya Chaudhary, who was a director since February 2015. Mario Caron, Chairman and Acting CEO of NML, commented, “We are pleased to welcome Mr. Ghose as a member of our Board and we thank Mr. Chaudhary for his contributions over the past several years and wish him the best with his ongoing responsibilit

Harsco Corporation announced today that Company management will present at the KeyBanc Capital Markets’ Industrials & Basic Materials Conference in Boston on Thursday, May 30. The Company will be represented by Chairman and CEO Nick Grasberger and Investor Relations Vice President Dave Martin. Updated presentation materials will be available on the Company’s website at http://investors.harsco.com prior to the Conference. About Harsco Corporation

Metallic wire, cable, tube and pipe products are crucial to industries that are key pillars of economic development across Africa; such as mining, power supply and construction. For the first time, a conference is being held to bring together local stakeholders and international experts to discuss how to boost production and trade in these products throughout the continent. The inaugural Africa Wire, Cable & Tube Conference, co-organised by CRU and The Southern African-German Ch

Zekelman Industries announced today the construction of the world's largest continuous ERW tube mill. The mill will be capable of producing hollow structural sections (HSS) with a size range of 8" square x 0.750" wall up to 22" square x 1" wall. Atlas Tube, a division of Zekelman Industries, will produce square, rectangular and round structural sections in the mill. The largest rectangular section will be 34" x 10" x 1" wall, and the largest round sectio

United States Steel Corporation announced today it will invest more than $1 billion to construct a new sustainable endless casting and rolling facility at its Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock, Pa., and a cogeneration facility at its Clairton Plant in Clairton, Pa., both part of the company’s Mon Valley Works.  The cutting-edge endless casting and rolling technology combines thin slab casting and hot rolled band production into one continuous process and will make Mon Valley Works th

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction has signed a new supply contract with Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.( Zhanjiang Steel), a subsidiary of Baosteel Group, a large-scale enterprise designed to meet demand for iron and steel in the South China and Southeast Asia markets. Under the terms of agreement, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction will design and build a new Air Separation Unit (ASU). The ASU with a capacity of 2,500 tons of oxygen per day  will

Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced it has developed the first aluminum sheet battery enclosure solution to address customers' needs in the rapidly growing electric vehicle and battery markets. Available globally, this innovative design for next-generation automobiles provides a more sustainable mobility solution in battery electric vehicles, a market that is expected to more than triple globally by 2025. Built with Novelis Advanz&tr

Catherine Cobden, President of the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA), issued the following statement following the government's decision on steel safeguards : "The Canadian steel industry is disappointed by the government's announcement that it has not put in place final safeguard measures for the seven steel products. Many steel producing countries are implementing similar measures, and Canada's inability to act means that we are more dangerously exposed

Taseko Mines Limited is pleased to announce that a first harvest of 3,700 pounds of copper cathode (32 sheets x 117 pounds), was made at the Florence Copper Project. The copper cathode has been assayed at higher than 99.9% copper by Minerals Technology, LLC, an independent laboratory. Russell Hallbauer, President and CEO of Taseko commented, "Our test facility is performing very well and we are extremely pleased to have produced such high quality copper this early in the proces