JOHN DAVIES: CIVS provides innovative solutions beyond engineering

This is a place where ideas and complexity come to life on the screen from the beauty of intricate French poetry to the grandeur of a massive blast furnace.

Creating a culture of continuous improvement

Andy Harshaw says steel companies need to promote a culture of continuous improvement. Focusing on the future and being able to foster innovation is critical to the industry’s survival, he believes.

Industry ready for another productive year

The No. 14 blast furnace at U.S. Steel Gary Works in Gary illustrates the region's industrial might.

U.S. Steel VP Tony Bridge and an evening of firsts

United States Steel Corp. Vice President Tony Bridge has three degrees – a bachelor’s in industrial management and in electrical engineering from Purdue – and an MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University, but he recently confessed that despite those milestones, he never attended a graduation ceremony.

Dust catcher system malfunction causes problems for U.S. Steel

United States Steel Corp. had to repair a key piece of environmental equipment tied to one of its Gary blast furnaces last week after a malfunction that reduced steel production levels for a few days.

Steelmaker's key to success forged in region

Modernizing an industry that's hundreds of years old and has continued to operate in a location since 1906 is no easy task.

Steelmaker's key to success forged in region

Modernizing an industry that's hundreds of years old and has continued to operate in a location since 1906 is no easy task.

U.S. Steel: NWI key to company's viability

Officials from United States Steel Corp. say NWI is key to the company's long-term global success. The region is home to the company's largest manufacturing complex, Gary Works, but only a slice of the more than 4,900 U.S. Steel employees in the Region work at the plant. And that number pale…

U.S. Steel making play to reduce coke consumption, use natural gas

Capitalizing on cheap natural gas, becoming more cost competitive and enhancing its coke position were among the goals United States Steel Corp. executives outlined in a conference with analysts late last month.

U.S. Steel to reduce coke, use natural gas

U.S. Steel is continuing a project in Gary to build two modules that produce a carbon alloy material that would be a substitute for traditionally manufactured coke in steelmaking.

Volatility steering decisions for steel companies

Raw material price volatility is pushing steel industry executives to implement new processes or vertical integration. At the Association for Iron & Steel Technology's annual conference last week, company leaders said the price increases on coal, coke and iron ore are driving the need to…

Volatility steering decisions for steel companies

INDIANAPOLIS | Steel industry executives said Wednesday they have to continue finding ways to reduce their exposure to raw material price volatility by implementing new processes or vertical integration.