Steel News

Goncalves: Cliffs Determined to Build DRI Plant

27 October 2016 - Saying that his company's future growth will depend on its ability to supply America's electric arc furnaces, Cliffs Natural Resources chief executive Lourenco Goncalves promised to build a direct reduction plant somewhere in the Great Lakes region.

AK Steel Fires Up Modified Hot-Dipped Galvanizing Line

26 October 2016 - AK Steel Corp. has completed a US$29 million upgrade to the hot-dipped galvanizing line at its Dearborn works in Michigan, executives have announced.

More Than 2 Years in the Making, voestalpine's U.S. HBI Plant Opens

26 October 2016 - voestalpine officially opened its US$740 million direct reduction plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Wednesday, marking the end of work on a project that is corporate Austria’s largest-ever U.S. investment and one that will help the company reduce its carbon footprint.

Ferriola Confident Big River Won't Drain Nucor's Business

21 October 2016 - Nucor Corp. is prepared to battle start-up Big River Steel, and, in fact, believes it has the upper hand on its new competitor, Nucor chief executive John Ferriola said Thursday.

Orissa Metaliks Prepares for November Start-Up of New Billet Caster

18 October 2016 - Indian steelmaker Orissa Metaliks Private Ltd. is preparing to start up a new three-strand billet caster next month, according to the equipment vendor on the project.

Ukrainian Steelmaker Upgrades Blast Furnace, Adds Coal-Injection System

17 October 2016 - ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih chief executive Paramjit Kahlon and Ukraine Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman ceremonially opened a new pulverized-coal injection system at the company’s No. 9 blast furnace last week.

A Fire Rekindled: How ArcelorMittal's Cleveland Works Reinvented Itself

17 October 2016 - Through innovation, hard work and difficult decisions, employees and managers at the former LTV steel works in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, have transformed the once-shuttered business into one of the world’s most productive steelmaking facilities, if not the most productive.

Danieli Secures Order for Heat Treat Furnace

17 October 2016 - Danieli Olivotto Ferré has won an order for a roller hearth furnace from Mexican tubemaker TenarisTamsa.

Mexican Wire Rod Processing Plant Inaugurated

12 October 2016 - Kobelco CH Wire Mexicana S.A. de C.V. has cut the ribbon on its new automotive wire plant in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico.

Tosyali Receives Hot DRI Conveyor for Algerian Plant

11 October 2016 - AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH has delivered a specialized bucket conveyor that will enable hot charging of iron into the electric arc furnace at the new Tosyali steel plant in Algeria.

Red Bud Fulfills Order for New Blanking Line

07 October 2016 - Red Bud Industries has shipped a precision blanking line to Majestic Steel USA Inc., a service center in Cleveland, Ohio, Red Bud has announced.

Danieli Tapped for Slab Caster Modernization

07 October 2016 - ArcelorMittal’s Galati steel works in Romania has awarded a contract to Danieli for upgrades to a 38-year-old slab caster, Danieli has announced.

SMS Opens New U.S. Service Center, Dedicated Roll Shops

06 October 2016 - SMS Technical Services has opened a new repair and maintenance shop in Arkansas to serve the Big River Steel facility and other regional steelmakers, the company has announced.

Taiwanese Rebar Maker Equipping Itself for Continuous Rolling

30 September 2016 - Taiwan’s Tung Ho has ordered a new continuous billet welder for its Taoyuan bar mill, enabling the facility to operate in endless rolling mode.

New Cold Mill to Expand Nucor's Lineup of Specialty Steels

23 September 2016 - Nucor Corp. will add a US$230 million cold-rolling mill to its Arkansas sheet mill, giving it the ability to make some new, higher-value products, the company has announced.

Steel Dynamics Subsidiary Plans Long Products Galvanizing Facility

16 September 2016 - Steel Dynamics Inc. is expanding its coatings capabilities, establishing a contract galvanizing shop in Kentucky that can treat long products and fabricated steel components.

Egyptian Rebar Maker Inaugurates New Steel Shop

16 September 2016 - Egypt’s El Marakby Steel has fired up a new meltshop and caster at its rebar plant in Giza, allowing it to make steel in-house.

Tyasa Puts New Cold-Rolling Mill on Order

13 September 2016 - Mexico’s Talleres y Aceros S.A. de C.V. has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for a new reversing cold rolling mill at its Ixtaczoquitlan, Veracruz, mini-mill.

AK Steel Finishing Up Work on New R&D Center

02 September 2016 - AK Steel Corp. is nearing completion on its US$36 million research center in Ohio and expects to begin moving in employees this fall, reports the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News.

Hebei Iron & Steel Begins Boosting Sales, Production at Serbian Mill

30 August 2016 - Nearly two months after acquiring Serbia’s ailing Železara Smederevo steel works, Hebei Iron & Steel has managed to lift the facility’s monthly sales and is targeting 1.7 million tons of production in 2017, reports Xinhua, China’s official news agency.