Steel Market Production Increases – Citing rising demand, RG Steel LLC plans to restart its dormant No.2 galvanizing line, which will produce heavier-gauge coated products at Sparrows Point starting in early April.

Steel Market Production Increases – Russian miner and steelmaker Mechel has recently launched the universal rolling mill at its principal steelmaking works in Chelyabinsk, which includes a 1 million tpy continuous bloom caster, a 1.2 million tpy ladle furnace, and a two-chamber 650,000 tpy vacuum degasser.

Sources: Steel Business Briefing, American Metal Market