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The latest news on the companies producing steel or raw materials used in the iron- and steelmaking process.
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AIC Completes Rolling Mill Automation Project
07 September 2022 - Automation specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has wrapped up installation of a new automation system for a stand in a Gerdau rolling mill.
ArcelorMittal Idles Two European Blast Furnaces
07 September 2022 - Softening demand and rising energy prices are prompting ArcelorMittal to idle two of its blast furnaces in Spain and Germany, according to a report.
Deacero Awards Plant Modernization Contract
01 September 2022 - Mexican long products maker Deacero has contracted Danieli to upgrade the meltshop and rolling mills at its Celaya plant.
JFE Steel Plans Multi-Billion Investment in Low-CO2 Steel
01 September 2022 - Japan’s JFE Steel is prepared to invest the equivalent of US$7.2 billion to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, in part through building electric arc furnaces, according to the Reuters news service.
POSCO, Primetals Technologies Partner Up on Hydrogen DRI Plant
01 September 2022 - Primetals Technologies and POSCO will work together on developing a green steel demonstration plant using hydrogen reduction.
U. S. Steel Idles Indiana Tin Line
01 September 2022 - United States Steel Corporation is idling the No. 5 tin line at its Gary Works, according to The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
Nucor to Invest US$200M in South Carolina Mill
30 August 2022 - Nucor Corp. is planning a US$200 million modernization of its Berkeley sheet and beam mill in South Carolina, the company said on Tuesday.
Cleveland-Cliffs, USW Reach Tentative Labor Agreement
29 August 2022 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and the United Steelworkers union (USW) have reached a tentative, four-year agreement covering approximately 12,000 employees.
Tata Steel Plans 750K-Ton Rebar Mill, DRI Plants
29 August 2022 - Tata Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian state of Punjab to build a greenfield rebar mill and has contracted for the design of direct reduction plants in Europe.
AM/NS Agrees to Buy Infrastructure Assets for US$2.5B
26 August 2022 - Joint venture AM/NS India is acquiring port and energy assets from Essar Group for US$2.4 billion, the companies said on Friday.
Salzgitter Signs Contract for EAF
25 August 2022 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for the design, supply and installation of an electric arc furnace (EAF), marking the first such contract to be let as the steelmaker undertakes a transformational process route conversion.
Danieli Lands Order for Replacement BOF in Brazil
25 August 2022 - Gerdau has selected Danieli Corus to rebuild the No. 1 Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) its Ouro Branco integrated steel works in Brazil, the equipment supplier reports.
Algoma, USW Shake Hands on Tentative Labor Pact
23 August 2022 - Algoma Steel and union negotiators have reached a tentative labor agreement, averting a potential work stoppage, the union and the company said on Tuesday.
Goncalves: Electric Vehicle Makers Turning to Steel
23 August 2022 - Material substitution is an ever-present threat for the steel industry, but it may have an edge in one particular market, according to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. chief executive Lourenco Goncalves.
Nucor Sheet Mill Construction to Begin this Fall
23 August 2022 - Construction on Nucor Corp.’s West Virginia sheet mill is set to begin in October, kicking off a project that will take two years and employ more than 1,000 construction workers, reports the online WVNews.com.
H2 Green Steel, BMW Group Sign Final Agreement on CO2-Reduced Steel Delivery
19 August 2022 - BMW Group and startup steel producer H2 Green Steel have signed a final agreement on delivery of CO2-reduced steel, solidifying plans for the automaker to take some of the plant’s output.
voestalpine Plans Upgrades to Galvanizing Lines
19 August 2022 - voestalpine is investing nearly EUR100 million to expand the galvanizing lines at its Linz, Austria, site, allowing for quality increases in zinc-coated and uncoated cold-rolled strip.
Salzgitter: First SALCOS Plant Engineering Contracts Might Be Awarded This Fall
18 August 2022 - Germany’s Salzgitter AG expects to begin placing orders with plant engineers this fall for its low-carbon-emissions project and is seeking exemptions to any potential natural gas rationing measures, according to reports.
U. S. Steel Looks to Help Advance Clean Energy Hub
16 August 2022 - United States Steel Corporation will cooperate with two energy companies on advancing a clean energy hub in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania, the steelmaker said on Tuesday.
BlueScope Steel Plants a Much Bigger Flag in the U.S.
15 August 2022 - North Star BlueScope Steel has begun ramping up the addition to its Delta, Ohio, USA, plant after having produced the first prime coil in June, the company reports.