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North Star BlueScope Steel Completes Expansion
11 May 2022 - The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for the expansion of the Delta, Ohio, USA, facility, which represents a US$700 million investment aimed at increasing its annual hot-rolled coil production by 850,000 tons.
Nippon Steel Plans for Carbon-Neutral Steel in 2024
11 May 2022 - The company announced Tuesday its plans to supply carbon-neutral steel starting in fiscal year 2024, according to the Reuters news service.
TenarisDalmine Awards Two Contracts to Tenova
09 May 2022 - In a press release today, Tenova announced it received orders for a meltshop ladle furnace and heat treatment furnace for Tenaris’ mill in Dalmine, Italy.
Pacific Steel Taps Danieli for Hybrid Micro-Mill
06 May 2022 - The rebar fabricator awarded Danieli a contract for a 380,000-ton-per-year MIDA Hybrid mini-mill to be built in Mojave, Calif., USA.
ArcelorMittal Rallies Around Ukrainian Employees, Posts Q1 Profit
05 May 2022 - ArcelorMittal has evacuated approximately 1,000 people in Ukraine and, along with its employees, have donated more than US$7 million to support those affected by the war, the company said on Thursday.
Turkish Stainless Producer Sets Metallurgical Records
04 May 2022 - A Primetals Technologies-built vacuum oxygen decarburization (VOD) plant in Turkey has set two new world records, producing the largest heat and the achieving the lowest carbon content for such a plant.
Cleveland-Cliffs, NYSE Mark 175 Years in Business
04 May 2022 - In celebration of its 175th anniversary, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. chairman and chief executive Lourenco Goncalves and other company executives rang the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closing bell on Tuesday.
JSPL to Build Coal Gasification-Based DRI Plants
04 May 2022 - India’s Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) is planning to build two 2-million-metric-ton-capacity coal gasification-based direct reduced iron (DRI) plants, one in Angul, Odisha, and one in Raigarh, Chattisgarh, according to The Hindu BusinessLine.
ArcelorMittal Contrecoeur Tests Green Hydrogen to Produce DRI
03 May 2022 - ArcelorMittal announced that it has successfully tested a partial replacement of natural gas with green hydrogen in the production of direct reduced iron (DRI) at its steel plant in Contrecoeur, Que., Canada, according to Bloomberg.
Tenova Wins Order for New EAF for Tosyali Algeria
03 May 2022 - The company announced yesterday it has been awarded a contract to supply a second new electric arc furnace (EAF) at Tosyali Bethioua in Algeria.
U. S. Steel Sees NGO Line Start in 2023, Record Q1 Results
02 May 2022 - United States Steel Corporation’s planned electrical steel line is on schedule and already is generating interest among customers, chief executive David Burritt has said.
Danieli Corus Tapped for 880,000-Tons-Per-Year Blast Furnace Complex
02 May 2022 - The project awarded by BMM Ispat will be an expansion of its steel plant in Danapur, Karnataka, India.
Jindal Stainless Ltd. Taps SMS group for New 2-Million-Ton Blast Furnace
28 April 2022 - India’s Jindal Stainless Ltd. (JSL) has contracted SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth to install a 2-million-ton-capacity blast furnace at its Kalinganagar steel works, the equipment supplier announced today.
voestalpine Researching Hydrogen Plasma for Green Steel Production
28 April 2022 - The company announced yesterday that it is researching the use of hydrogen plasma for the carbon-free manufacture of crude steel in a single step at a pilot facility in Donawitz, Austria.
Al Tanmiya Sells Iraqi Steel Plant
27 April 2022 - Jordan's Al Tanmiya Steel has completed the sale of its steel operations in Al-Zubair, Basra, Iraq, for US$195 million, according to Iraq-Business News.
Vale, Nippon Steel Sign MoU to Develop Steelmaking Decarbonization Solutions
26 April 2022 - Vale announced today it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nippon Steel to explore ironmaking solutions focused on carbon-neutral steelmaking.
Cleveland-Cliffs Reports First-Quarter Earnings Results
25 April 2022 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. on Friday reported first-quarter 2022 net income of US$1.50 per diluted share, up from US$0.07 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2021.
Nucor and University of Kentucky Awarded DOE Grant for Carbon Capture Pilot Study
22 April 2022 - The steelmaker announced Friday that it has received a U.S. Department of Energy grant in partnership with the University of Kentucky to install and pilot a new carbon emissions capture system at Nucor Steel Gallatin in Kentucky.
Nucor Contracts Fives for Galvanizing Lines at New Sheet Mill
22 April 2022 - Fives has been tapped by Nucor Corp. to supply both a vertical and horizontal galvanizing line at its greenfield West Virginia sheet mill, each with a capacity of 500,000 tons per year.
POSCO Breaks Ground on Electrical Steel Mill
22 April 2022 - The South Korean steelmaker broke ground today on a 1 trillion won (US$805 million) steel plant in the southwestern port of Gwangyang, according to The Korea Times.