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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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OMK Plans DRI Plant, Meltshop
02 September 2020 - Russian steelmaker OMK is investing the equivalent of US$2 billion in a new direct reduction plant and associated electric arc furnace-based meltshop, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.
Nippon Steel Looks Overseas for Growth
02 September 2020 - Nippon Steel Corp. is seeking merger and acquisition opportunities, just not at home in Japan, reports the Reuters news service.
Plant Locomotives Rolling To SDI Plant
02 September 2020 - Locomotive rebuilder Motive Power Resources Inc. has shipped the first of four units to Steel Dynamics Inc.’s new Sinton, Texas, USA, facility, reports Railway Age magazine.
Danieli Remotely Completes Factory Acceptance Test for New Nucor System
27 August 2020 - Danieli completed remote factory testing on an automation system being installed at Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill, the company has announced.
Shifting Lifestyles Should Drive New Demand for Cars, Says AK Steel CEO
27 August 2020 - Automakers are likely to see new consumer demand for vehicles as the coronavirus pandemic has caused permanent lifestyle shifts in the U.S., according to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. chairman and chief executive Lourenco Goncalves.
Big River Targets November Start-Up of New EAF, Caster
27 August 2020 - The expansion of Big River Steel’s Arkansas plant is under budget and two months ahead of schedule, chief executive David Stickler said during an industry event this week.
Primetals Technologies Receives Final Acceptance for Hot Strip Mill Revamp
27 August 2020 - Metinvest’s Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol has signed off on improvements to its 1,700-mm hot strip mill, reports project contractor Primetals Technologies.
With Key Equipment Delivery, Salzgitter Gets Ready to Make Hydrogen
26 August 2020 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has taken delivery of what’s being called the world’s most powerful high-temperature hydrogen electrolyzer, the company reports.
voestalpine Announces BF Restart
26 August 2020 - voestalpine will restart the small blast furnace at its plant in Linz next month, saying that a demand has risen to the point to support the action.
Baowu Steel Takes Controlling Stake in Stainless Producer
21 August 2020 - China’s largest steelmaker will acquire a majority stake in Taiyuan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO), the country’s No. 2 stainless producer, reports the Reuters news service.
Gupta Looks to Make Smaller Deals, and More of Them, in India
21 August 2020 - Having lost out in the bidding on several large stressed steel assets in India, industrialist Sanjeev Gupta is setting his sights on smaller plants, reports the Bloomberg news service.
Berry Metal Wins SDI Furnace Accessories Contract
19 August 2020 - Berry Metal Co. has been contracted to design and supply the chemical energy package for Steel Dynamics Inc.’s planned flat-rolled mill in Texas.
North Star BlueScope Expansion to Be Completed in 2022
17 August 2020 - BlueScope Steel Ltd. has revised the completion date for its Ohio expansion project and is now planning to commission the new equipment in the first half of 2022.
We’re Ready to Work, Texas Community Tells SDI
17 August 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) was inundated with job applications this weekend during an open application event in Texas, reports television news station KRIS-6.
Commercial Metals to Build Third Micro-Mill
14 August 2020 - Commercial Metals Company will invest US$300 million in a third micro-mill to be built next to its existing facility in Mesa, Ariz., USA, the company has announced.
LIBERTY Steel Adds Two French Mills to Portfolio
14 August 2020 - LIBERTY Steel Group has acquired the Hayange rail mill and Ascoval steel works in France, giving the facilities a new lease on life.
Stelco Commences Blast Furnace Reline
13 August 2020 - Canadian steelmaker Stelco has begun relining its Ontario blast furnace and has resumed work on a planned pig iron casting plant, the company said Thursday.
ArcelorMittal to Add Melt Capabilities to Alabama Plant
13 August 2020 - ArcelorMittal will install an electric arc furnace at its advanced finishing facility in Alabama and begin producing slab in two years, the company announced Wednesday.
NLMK Develops Electrical Steel for Wind Farms
13 August 2020 - Russian steelmaker NLMK has developed a non-oriented electrical steel for use in wind-power generating equipment, the company reports.
thyssenkrupp Investing in New Slab Reheat Furnace
12 August 2020 - thyssenkrupp has revealed plans to replace a hot strip mill reheat furnace, its first project under a new initiative to optimize its steel plants.
