In this case study, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is working in partnership with Purdue University Northwest and steel-industry stakeholders to use their high-performance computing (HPC) modeling, simulation and visualization capabilities to optimize blast furnaces in order to reduce emissions and energy use.

Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp signed a memorandum of understanding to combine their European steel activities in a 50/50 joint venture.

Nucor Corp. agreed to acquire St. Louis Cold Drawn Inc., a manufacturer of cold-drawn rounds, hexagons, squares and special sections that mainly serves the U.S. and Mexican automotive and industrial markets.

Acting on promises made during the 2016 presidential campaign, President Trump announced in April two far-reaching trade investigations on the potential national-security impacts of imported steel and aluminum.

Schmolz + Bickenbach of Germany, a global producer of special long steel, and Tsingshan Group have formed a joint venture in China to serve the long stainless steel market in Asia.

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp. announced the acquisition of ASW Steel Inc., a specialty-steel producer based in Welland, Ontario, for approximately $13.1 million.

Gerdau, Sumitomo and The Japan Steel Works (JSW) announced their intention to form a joint venture in Brazil for the manufacture of parts made from special steels for the wind power industry.

On Oct. 21, 2014, TimkenSteel ran the first heat of metal through its jumbo bloom vertical caster (JBVC) at its Faircrest Steel Plant in Ohio.