China poured a recorded setting ingot cast. Ingot weights in at 486 tons.
Hot metal car was loaded from New Miami in May 11, 1985. Picture by Brad McClelland.
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Monday, December 23, 2019
US Steel is closing a Detroit-area steel mill and laying off 1,500 workers
US Steel is closing a Detroit-area steel mill and laying off 1,500 workers
https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/20/business/us-steel-mill-closing/index.html
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Saying goodbye to a grand lady
By MARK MAYNARD, Kentucky Today
A century-old friend to northeastern Kentucky took her last breath Monday morning.
She went quietly, hardly without a whimper. If not for some Facebook posts, we may have never known. We knew the end was close though. She was fading for a long time, but back about four years ago, they all but told us she was not going to make it much longer.
But, boy, was she ever awesome. In her heyday, she was the toast of town and even did her part in the war effort. Everybody was watching her and marveled at how she did everything so well, how she provided for so many in her community.
She had steel-blue eyes and looked healthier than a big oak tree. She was, well, majestic.
We never saw this day coming back then, not way back in 1954, when she was at her ever-loving best. Man, did she ever shine brightly in those days. Her reflection, so shiny, was all over the place, towering over a community built around her power. People knew her name up and down the mighty Ohio River. She commanded respect and got it.
Fifty-five years later, though, she was a shell of herself, no longer able to produce like she did before, no longer the giant and mostly empty inside, her fire nearly extinguished for good. The shine wasn’t there anymore. No amount of makeup could take away the rust. She was fading, gasping really, with each passing day and we all knew it, but there was nothing we could do but watch and wait. We were remembering her for the good ‘ol days, when she was the hope of the community, the shining star, the best there ever was.
We started eulogizing her before she was even gone because, well, we knew it was coming even if we didn’t want to believe us. They told us as much as far back as the 1990s or at least they tried to tell us. We refused to believe it was true because our rock could not be broken. Not completely. Could it?
There were some futile efforts to prop her up as much as 30 years ago, but they weren’t going to save her from this fatal disease. We all knew it.
We might as well have started making her tombstone back then, but it hurt too much. After all, she was our friend and she did so much for us. Even while she was choking out her last breath, we were hoping beyond hope that something could save her. But it wasn’t to be.
Time had a way of tarnishing her image from that shining star of the 1950s. There were still decades of beauty inside her even it if wasn’t as magnificent as before. She stayed in good shape, always being a rock in the community, always being what they counted on in northeastern Kentucky, always providing.
That’s how she was really. She was a rock and proud.
Even as a young girl, she was a superstar waiting to happen, surpassing expectation during an advancing time. She was an original, a one-of-a-kind, and she was ours. For decades, she gave us all she could. She even let the boys play football (those Armcos and Tomcats were fun to watch) and baseball (she was partial to the Dodgers and Yankees, that Joe DiMaggio was something else!) in her yard when she was a young girl in the 1930s and 1940s.
We will make it without her because we have no other choice.
But on Monday, she died. We can add the date to the tombstone.
The last operating portion of the AK Steel Mill Ashland Works plant was the coating line. It produced its final coil a little after 10 a.m. Monday and that was that.
She was gone.
Ashland will never be the same.
MARK MAYNARD is managing editor of Kentucky Today. Reach him at mark.maynard@kentuckytoday.com
Link from Kentucky Today, Article By Mark Maynard
A century-old friend to northeastern Kentucky took her last breath Monday morning.
She went quietly, hardly without a whimper. If not for some Facebook posts, we may have never known. We knew the end was close though. She was fading for a long time, but back about four years ago, they all but told us she was not going to make it much longer.
But, boy, was she ever awesome. In her heyday, she was the toast of town and even did her part in the war effort. Everybody was watching her and marveled at how she did everything so well, how she provided for so many in her community.
She had steel-blue eyes and looked healthier than a big oak tree. She was, well, majestic.
We never saw this day coming back then, not way back in 1954, when she was at her ever-loving best. Man, did she ever shine brightly in those days. Her reflection, so shiny, was all over the place, towering over a community built around her power. People knew her name up and down the mighty Ohio River. She commanded respect and got it.
Fifty-five years later, though, she was a shell of herself, no longer able to produce like she did before, no longer the giant and mostly empty inside, her fire nearly extinguished for good. The shine wasn’t there anymore. No amount of makeup could take away the rust. She was fading, gasping really, with each passing day and we all knew it, but there was nothing we could do but watch and wait. We were remembering her for the good ‘ol days, when she was the hope of the community, the shining star, the best there ever was.
We started eulogizing her before she was even gone because, well, we knew it was coming even if we didn’t want to believe us. They told us as much as far back as the 1990s or at least they tried to tell us. We refused to believe it was true because our rock could not be broken. Not completely. Could it?
There were some futile efforts to prop her up as much as 30 years ago, but they weren’t going to save her from this fatal disease. We all knew it.
We might as well have started making her tombstone back then, but it hurt too much. After all, she was our friend and she did so much for us. Even while she was choking out her last breath, we were hoping beyond hope that something could save her. But it wasn’t to be.
Time had a way of tarnishing her image from that shining star of the 1950s. There were still decades of beauty inside her even it if wasn’t as magnificent as before. She stayed in good shape, always being a rock in the community, always being what they counted on in northeastern Kentucky, always providing.
That’s how she was really. She was a rock and proud.
Even as a young girl, she was a superstar waiting to happen, surpassing expectation during an advancing time. She was an original, a one-of-a-kind, and she was ours. For decades, she gave us all she could. She even let the boys play football (those Armcos and Tomcats were fun to watch) and baseball (she was partial to the Dodgers and Yankees, that Joe DiMaggio was something else!) in her yard when she was a young girl in the 1930s and 1940s.
We will make it without her because we have no other choice.
But on Monday, she died. We can add the date to the tombstone.
The last operating portion of the AK Steel Mill Ashland Works plant was the coating line. It produced its final coil a little after 10 a.m. Monday and that was that.
She was gone.
Ashland will never be the same.
MARK MAYNARD is managing editor of Kentucky Today. Reach him at mark.maynard@kentuckytoday.com
Link from Kentucky Today, Article By Mark Maynard
Friday, July 12, 2019
Walthers Reissues Steel Mill Buildings and Equipment in 2020
Walthers Reissues Steel Mill Buildings and equipment in HO scale in 2020
https://www.walthers.com/catalog/category/view/id/19101
https://www.walthers.com/catalog/category/view/id/19101
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
British Steel collapses, threatening thousands of jobs
British Steel collapses, threatening thousands of jobs
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/british-steel-collapses-threatening-thousands-of-jobs/ar-AABJuGM?ocid=ientp
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/british-steel-collapses-threatening-thousands-of-jobs/ar-AABJuGM?ocid=ientp
Monday, May 20, 2019
Shuttered steelmaker’s 21-story headquarters implodes
Shuttered steelmaker’s 21-story headquarters implodes
https://nypost.com/2019/05/19/shuttered-steelmakers-21-story-headquarters-implodes/
https://nypost.com/2019/05/19/shuttered-steelmakers-21-story-headquarters-implodes/
Friday, May 3, 2019
U.S. Steel Is Investing $1 Billion to Transform Mon Valley Works Near Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Is Investing $1 Billion to Transform Mon Valley Works Near Pittsburgh
http://americanmanufacturing.org/blog/entry/u.s.-steel-is-investing-1-billion-in-mon-valley-works-outside-pittsburgh?fbclid=IwAR1kJmecdaAi3yrGNNdn-5M2yU0aaYskm_CYcqGngKbjOGvZ7xfsCbGsndY
http://americanmanufacturing.org/blog/entry/u.s.-steel-is-investing-1-billion-in-mon-valley-works-outside-pittsburgh?fbclid=IwAR1kJmecdaAi3yrGNNdn-5M2yU0aaYskm_CYcqGngKbjOGvZ7xfsCbGsndY
Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
AK Steel To close Ashland works
AK Steel announced on Monday that it plans to close the largely idled Ashland Works facility by the end of 2019. Click here for complete article.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
US Steel To Add 300 Jobs, Restart Second Blast Furnace Plant
The company said Tuesday that it’s restarting the second of two blast furnaces at its plant in Granite City, Illinois, near St. Louis. It will bring on 300 workers to support the effort.
The company previously announced it would reopen the first furnace at the facility, a move that would create 500 positions to be filled by new and returning employees.(Retrieved from https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/06/06/us-steel-to-add-300-jobs-restart-second-blast-furnace-plant/)
The company previously announced it would reopen the first furnace at the facility, a move that would create 500 positions to be filled by new and returning employees.(Retrieved from https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/06/06/us-steel-to-add-300-jobs-restart-second-blast-furnace-plant/)
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Star Lake steel mill to be demolished
STAR LAKE — An Albany firm has been hired to clear out asbestos and tear down the remaining buildings at the former Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. site.
During a special board meeting Monday night, St. Lawrence County legislators authorized signing a $1,162,000 contract with Aktor Corp. to demolish and remove buildings at the 58-acre site off Route 11.(Retrieved from https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6349849623918502427#editor/target=post;postID=9000553195056133595)
During a special board meeting Monday night, St. Lawrence County legislators authorized signing a $1,162,000 contract with Aktor Corp. to demolish and remove buildings at the 58-acre site off Route 11.(Retrieved from https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6349849623918502427#editor/target=post;postID=9000553195056133595)
The machine shop at the former Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. site, Route 3, Star Lake, is among six that have been torn down. Another 20 will be removed in the coming Phase 2 of the project. (Photo provided)
Georgetown steel mill reopening in Spring 2018
An economic engine for Georgetown County soon will be running once again, as former Georgetown steel mill owner ArcelorMittal has finalized a sale of the plant, with new owner Liberty House announcing plans to reopen the mill and resume production in Spring 2018. (Retrieved from http://abcnews4.com/news/local/georgetown-steel-mill-reopening-in-spring-2018-sale-to-new-owners-finalized)
Georgetown Steel Mill (WCIV)
Saturday, March 24, 2018
ATI Investing $95M in Isothermal Forging Capacity
Allegheny Technologies Inc. directors approved a $95-million capital investment project to expand the isothermal forging and heat-treating capacities in Cudahy, WI, to address growing demand from the aerospace jet engine market. The three-year project will establish ATI’s fourth isothermal press at that location, which ATI acquired in 2011 as part of its takeover of Ladish Co. Inc. (Brooks, R, March 22, 2018, Forging Magazine, Forging)(Retrieved from http://www.forgingmagazine.com/forming/ati-investing-95m-isothermal-forging-capacity?NL=FORG-01&Issue=FORG-01_20180404_FORG-01_202&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_3&utm_rid=CPG03000003596575&utm_campaign=25783&utm_medium=email&elq2=49ebf750404847ff95ee3a7131707d3c)
Friday, March 23, 2018
Last Active Open-Hearth Furnace Tapped For Last Time.
The last active open-hearth furnace in OMK Vyksa steelworks (Russia) was tapped for the very last time. The furnace was commissioned in 1933.
https://www.viktormacha.com/galerie/vmz-vyksa-342/
https://www.viktormacha.com/galerie/vmz-vyksa-342/
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Grandt Line Products is closing after 60 years
Sad to hear but Grandt Line Products is closing after 60 years.
Wednesday, March 7, 2018
USS to Restart Granite City Works (B) Blast Furnace
PITTSBURGH, March 07, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) announced today it will restart one of two blast furnaces (“B” blast furnace) and the steelmaking facilities at its Granite City Works, an integrated steelmaking plant in Granite City, Ill. The additional capacity will support anticipated increased demand for steel in the United States from the pending action announced by President Donald J. Trump on March 1, 2018, as a result of the U.S. Department of Commerce Section 232 national security investigation on steel imports.
“Our Granite City Works facility and employees, as well as the surrounding community, have suffered too long from the unending waves of unfairly traded steel products that have flooded U.S. markets,” said U. S. Steel President and Chief Executive Officer David B. Burritt. “The Section 232 action announced by President Trump last week recognizes the significant threat steel imports pose to our national and economic security. The President’s strong leadership is needed to begin to level the playing field so companies like ours can compete, win and create jobs that support our employees and the communities in which we operate as well as strengthen our national and economic security. We will continue to support our customers with the high-quality products they have come to expect from U. S. Steel.”
The company anticipates calling back approximately 500 employees beginning this month. The restart process could take up to four months.
“We’ve worked closely and cooperatively with leadership of the United Steelworkers to develop a plan that will help us work through the restart process in the safest, most efficient manner possible while enabling longer-term collaboration designed to improve the plant’s competitiveness,” Burritt said. “We appreciate and thank the USW leadership and membership for their passionate efforts around the Section 232 investigation as well as in support of the restart process at Granite City Works. Together, we are committed to ensuring the steel industry remains a fundamental part of American manufacturing because American manufacturing is stronger with American-made steel.”
The company expects to provide information on the anticipated financial impact of the restart as more details on the President’s executive order become available for analysis in the coming days.
Both Granite City Works blast furnaces and its steelmaking facilities were idled in December 2015 and the plant’s hot strip mill was idled in January 2016 in response to challenging market conditions, including global excess steel capacity and unfairly traded imports. The pickle line, cold mill and finishing lines at Granite City Works continued to operate in line with customer demand. The hot strip mill was restarted in February 2017 as the company adjusted its hot strip mill operating configuration to meet customer needs after deciding to accelerate the pace of its asset revitalization efforts. Granite City's “A” blast furnace remains idled. (NA, March 7, 2018, United States Steel to Restart Granite City Works Blast Furnace, Steelmaking Facilities)(Retrieved from http://www.euroinvestor.com/news/2018/03/07/united-states-steel-to-restart-granite-city-works-blast-furnace-steelmaking-facilities/13778969 )
“Our Granite City Works facility and employees, as well as the surrounding community, have suffered too long from the unending waves of unfairly traded steel products that have flooded U.S. markets,” said U. S. Steel President and Chief Executive Officer David B. Burritt. “The Section 232 action announced by President Trump last week recognizes the significant threat steel imports pose to our national and economic security. The President’s strong leadership is needed to begin to level the playing field so companies like ours can compete, win and create jobs that support our employees and the communities in which we operate as well as strengthen our national and economic security. We will continue to support our customers with the high-quality products they have come to expect from U. S. Steel.”
The company anticipates calling back approximately 500 employees beginning this month. The restart process could take up to four months.
“We’ve worked closely and cooperatively with leadership of the United Steelworkers to develop a plan that will help us work through the restart process in the safest, most efficient manner possible while enabling longer-term collaboration designed to improve the plant’s competitiveness,” Burritt said. “We appreciate and thank the USW leadership and membership for their passionate efforts around the Section 232 investigation as well as in support of the restart process at Granite City Works. Together, we are committed to ensuring the steel industry remains a fundamental part of American manufacturing because American manufacturing is stronger with American-made steel.”
The company expects to provide information on the anticipated financial impact of the restart as more details on the President’s executive order become available for analysis in the coming days.
Both Granite City Works blast furnaces and its steelmaking facilities were idled in December 2015 and the plant’s hot strip mill was idled in January 2016 in response to challenging market conditions, including global excess steel capacity and unfairly traded imports. The pickle line, cold mill and finishing lines at Granite City Works continued to operate in line with customer demand. The hot strip mill was restarted in February 2017 as the company adjusted its hot strip mill operating configuration to meet customer needs after deciding to accelerate the pace of its asset revitalization efforts. Granite City's “A” blast furnace remains idled. (NA, March 7, 2018, United States Steel to Restart Granite City Works Blast Furnace, Steelmaking Facilities)(Retrieved from http://www.euroinvestor.com/news/2018/03/07/united-states-steel-to-restart-granite-city-works-blast-furnace-steelmaking-facilities/13778969 )
Monday, March 5, 2018
Ghost Rails X Second Printing
Wayne Cole on getting a second release of Ghost Rails X printed. Wayne is now taking orders!! Just print out this form and mail it (USPS) with a check or money order. Also, please note the VERY generous offer at the bottom of a joint purchase of Ghost Rails X and XII for just $100!!
There are only 100 copies of the reprint available.
Click on this link to download the order form.
Thursday, March 1, 2018
Pig Iron at Lorain Mill expected by end of 2018
Article from:
One of Republic Steel’s blast furnaces could fire again in Lorain, according to a company that hopes to make pig iron there.
Lorain Pig Iron LLC on Feb. 21 announced it is “engaging technical service providers necessary to review and submit proposals for the recommissioning of Republic Steel’s Blast Furnace 4,” known as BF4 in Lorain.
The company, known as LPI, is a jointly owned operation of Republic Steel and ERP Iron Ore LLC. LPI announced it expects to commence production of pig iron at BF4 by the end of the year.
“LPI seeks to introduce a new beginning in U.S. steelmaking, where its U.S. blast furnaces will provide pig iron for the growing production of ‘electric arc furnace’ steel and foundries,” the company announcement said. “LPI will fully integrate its affiliated metallurgical coal mines, coke batteries and iron ore mines as it proudly reintroduces merchant pig iron production to North America.”
The announcement referred to blast furnaces and electric arc furnaces, the heating methods for refining iron and other raw materials for use.
The blast furnace will be recommissioned in partnership with the United Steel Workers and is expected to produce and distribute more than 1 million tons of pig iron a year to customers in the United States, according to Lorain Pig Iron LLC.
The company announced it is negotiating agreements with Republic Steel and other groups for the recommissioning and use of BF 4.
Lorain Pig Iron LLC will start evaluating the recommissioning of Republic Steel’s Blast Furnace 3, or BF 3, which could increase production of pig iron in Lorain to more than 2 million tons a year.
The announcement served as a follow-up to the companies’ agreement in summer 2017.
In July last year, Republic Steel and ERP Iron Ore LLC announced their memorandum of understanding to partner on producing up to 1 million net tons of pig iron a year at Republic Steel’s Lorain mill.
The joint venture will serve the increasing demand for virgin iron required to produce steel in the electric arc furnace, or EAF, sector, according to the companies’ statement from July 2017.
ERP Iron Ore announced it would send iron ore pellets to Lorain via rail from its plant in Reynolds, Indiana, which was built at a cost of more than $400 million, according to the companies.
Republic Steel made regional news in 2011 when the company announced plans for a new electric arc furnace, an $85 million addition that was expected to create almost 450 jobs at its Lorain mill.
In November 2013, production was delayed due to fire at the mill.
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