Business
China is shopping for ships.
Dec. 21, 1987
10 Acres of Old Kaiser Mill Headed to China: Part of Kaiser Steel’s old Fontana mill that turned pig iron into ribbons of semi-finished steel will be broken down and shipped to China for reassembly, 20-story building and all, officials said.
Nov. 3, 1992
World & Nation
Steel Firms May Buy From South Africa: Six steelmakers plan to import iron ore from South Africa after the government lifts economic sanctions against Pretoria, industry sources said.
Oct. 21, 1991
Entertainment & Arts
Famed American artist and sculptor Richard Serra died of pneumonia on Tuesday at his home in Long Island, N.Y. He was 85.
March 26, 2024
Foreign investment revived an iron ore mine and 400-plus jobs. Even the union is aboard.
July 10, 2006
The American Iron and Steel Institute reported that steel production fell to 1.582 million tons in the week ended Sept. 14, a decrease fo 0.6% from the week before.
Sept. 19, 1985
Travel & Experiences
The first volleys of the next roller coaster revolution have been fired in the forested Idaho panhandle, the emerging epicenter of thrill ride innovation.
Oct. 25, 2012
The Baoshan Iron & Steel Works, which has been China’s biggest and most embarrassing white elephant, is about to spring into life.
April 26, 1985
The American Iron and Steel Institute said steel imports declined 16% in December from a year earlier to 1.42 million tons, but imports for all of 1988 rose 4.9% to 20.89 million tons.
Feb. 20, 1989
Yoshihiro Inayama, who rebuilt Japan’s steel industry from the rubble of World War II and his own Nippon Steel Co. into the world’s largest, died of lung cancer Friday.
Oct. 10, 1987