Market Segment
August 16, 2021
Written by Michael Cowden
North Star BlueScope is commissioning a new melt shop at its flat-rolled steel mill in Delta, Ohio, with the first heat expected this month.
And equipment installation for a ladle metallurgy furnace is “substantially complete” as well, North Star’s parent company – Australian steelmaker BlueScope – said in documents released with earnings data on Monday, Aug. 16.
The US Department of Commerce has determined that the anti-dumping duty (AD) suspension agreement on cut-to-length plate imports from Ukraine should not be sunset.
Canton, Ohio-based specialty metals manufacturer Metallus has been awarded a contract valued at up to $995 million by the US Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), part of the Department of War.
U.S. Steel is investing $28.3 million in its Great Lakes Works in Michigan, with upgrades planned for its pickle line during a 30-day outage starting in October.
The result comes after Mexico’s Ministry of Economy completed a five-year sunset review of the anti-dumping duty (AD) order on imports of hot-rolled (HR) sheet from Russia and Ukraine.
President Trump said a trade deal with Canada could come within the next few weeks.