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The latest news on the companies producing steel or raw materials used in the iron- and steelmaking process.
Latest News
EVRAZ Greenlights Rail Mill Construction
10 August 2020 - EVRAZ plc’s board of directors has given the go-ahead to the company’s proposed US$480 million long rail mill at its Pueblo, Colo., USA, steel plant.
JSW Forges Ahead With U.S. Facility Overhaul
10 August 2020 - JSW Steel is stepping up plans to recast its U.S. operations and will spend the next year “structurally fixing” its facilities, reports the Bloomberg news service.
Berry Metal Wraps Up Lime Injection Install on Arkansas EAF
07 August 2020 - Big River Steel has commissioned a new lime injection system on its electric arc furnace (EAF) in Arkansas, according to project contractor Berry Metal Co.
Fives: Close Collaboration Allowed for Successful SDI Project
06 August 2020 - In spite of the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Steel Dynamics Inc.’s (SDI) Mississippi sheet mill coated the first coil on its new galvanizing right on schedule, reports project contractor Fives.
Nucor Mill Commissions Bar Spooling Line
06 August 2020 - Nucor Corp.’s new Missouri rebar mill has started up the bar spooling line and is making coils weighing up to five tons, according to Danieli, the mill’s builder.
HYBRIT Reports Early Successes in Fossil-Fuel-Free Pellet Trials
06 August 2020 - Swedish iron ore miner LKAB is so far seeing successful results as it trials several heating technologies for iron ore pellet production, a new milestone on the path to create a fossil-fuel-free pellet.
ArcelorMittal to Restart Idled Furnace, Announces Layoffs
05 August 2020 - ArcelorMittal is restarting an idled Indiana blast furnace as it repairs another unit damaged in a fire last month, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
SDI Finalizes Mexican Scrap Acquisition
05 August 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has closed on its acquisition of Mexican scrap processor Zimmer S.A. de C.V., a deal that gives it control of 500,000 gross tons of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap annually.
Industry Veteran Tapped to Lead JSW Steel USA Mills
05 August 2020 - JSW Steel has named a veteran plant manager to lead its two U.S. mills, according to The Hindu Business Line newspaper.
Danieli Tapped for Slab Caster Improvement Project
30 July 2020 - Danieli has been contracted to extend a thin-slab caster at a Russian steel works, a project that will complement installation of a new meltshop, Danieli has announced.
Baosteel Gives Thumbs Up on New Dummy Bar System
30 July 2020 - Baosteel has given final acceptance of a new dummy bar feeding system installed on a caster at its Shanghai works, reports project contractor Primetals Technologies.
ArcelorMittal Reports Q2 Loss, but Sees Demand Starting to Rebound
30 July 2020 - ArcelorMittal lost US$559 million in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic drove down steel demand around the world.
Tata Steel Tightens Embrace of Industry 4.0
30 July 2020 - Tata Steel is targeting EBITDA improvements totaling US$2 billion over the next several years by further adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies, the (India) Economic Times reports.
Vietnamese Steelmaker to Stop US$10 billion Project
28 July 2020 - The Hoa Sen Group is withdrawing from the US$10 billion Ca Na Steel Project, saying the proposed mill no longer fits with its growth strategy, reports The Saigon Times.
Tata Steel Scrap Facility Accepts First Deliveries
28 July 2020 - Tata Steel has planted a flag in the steel recycling business, with a new scrap facility accepting its delivery of ferrous material.
One Very Large Equipment Order Is Out for Delivery, Danieli Says
28 July 2020 - Danieli has shipped 3,000 metric tons of mill equipment to Kentucky, where it awaits installation at Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill.
Nucor Relaunches Two Flat-Rolled Investments
28 July 2020 - Nucor Corp. is resuming work on two major capital projects that it paused earlier this year as the country shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Improving Demand Prompts Indiana BF Restart
23 July 2020 - United States Steel Corporation plans to restart the No. 8 blast furnace at its Gary Works in Indiana next month, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
Steel Dynamics Reports Q2 Profit
22 July 2020 - Despite the economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) finished the second quarter in the black and expects demand to improve in the second half of the year, the steelmaker said Tuesday.
Construction on New Mill Proceeding Well, SDI Says
22 July 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) is continuing to plan for a mid-2021 start of its new flat-rolled mill in Texas and is staffing up the facility. Speaking during the company’s second-quarter earnings call, SDI chief executive Mark Millett said construction is proceeding extremely well.
