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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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SMS group Wins Caster Maintenance Contract
09 June 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has awarded SMS group a multi-year caster maintenance contract for its new flat-rolled facility in Sinton, Texas, USA.
Nippon Steel Schedules Blast Furnace Reline
08 June 2020 - Nippon Steel Corp. has announced plans to reline the No. 3 blast furnace at its Nagoya Works in southern Japan.
Danieli Receives Final Acceptance on Rolling Mill Improvements
08 June 2020 - Danieli recently upgraded process controls and automation on a special bar quality mill in southeastern Brazil.
voestalpine Delays Opening of Special Steel Plant
05 June 2020 - Delayed deliveries are forcing voestalpine to push back the expected completion date of its advanced special steel plant in Kapfenberg, Austria.
Danieli Technology Selected for Plate Mill Upgrade
04 June 2020 - Danieli has won a contract to upgrade a 4-high plate mill in Italy, the company has announced.
Another Steel Producer Eyeing Hydrogen-Based Steel Production
03 June 2020 - Spanish long products maker CELSA Group will work with renewable energy supplier Statkraft to build a hydrogen electrolysis plant.
ArcelorMittal Still is the World's Biggest Steelmaker. For Now.
03 June 2020 - ArcelorMittal remained the world’s biggest steel producer in 2019, but China Baowu Group closed in on the top ranking during the year, according to a new report from the World Steel Association.
Gerdau Announces Plans for 80-MW Solar Farm
02 June 2020 - Gerdau Long Steel North America will develop a 700-acre solar farm that will power its Midlothian, Texas, USA, bar mill, the company announced Tuesday.
CMC Plant Upgrades Furnace Control
01 June 2020 - Italy’s Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) recently upgraded a reheat furnace at a Florida rebar mill, the company said.
The Systems Group Lands Order Related to New SDI Mill
01 June 2020 - Electric arc furnace (EAF) equipment manufacturer Systems Spray-Cooled, a division of The Systems Group, will help equip a new flat-rolled mill being built in Texas.
NLMK Sees Emissions Reduction Through Equipment Upgrade
26 May 2020 - NLMK Group’s flagship facility in Lipetsk, Russia, has concluded performance testing on new emissions control equipment and found that it is meeting design targets, the company has said.
Steel Processor Setting Up Shop at New SDI Mill
21 May 2020 - Steel processor JM Steel has unveiled a plan to build a facility at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s new flat roll mill in Sinton, Texas, USA.
SAIL Issues Final Acceptance on Plate Q&T Line
20 May 2020 - Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), the world’s 20th largest steelmaker, has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new roller hearth plate quench and temper line to CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd.
thyssenkrupp Keeping All Options Open for Steel Unit, Including Merger
19 May 2020 - thyssenkrupp is accelerating plans to reorganize its overall business and is exploring a potential merger of its steel unit, the company said Monday.
SMS group Signed for Coiler Improvements
19 May 2020 - German flat-rolled producer Salzgitter Flachstahl has contracted SMS group to upgrade the coilers at its hot strip mill, SMS group has said.
ArcelorMittal Carbon Reduction Projects Receive EU Financial Support
19 May 2020 - The European Investment Bank is loaning ArcelorMittal EUR75 million in support of two capital projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
Former ArcelorMittal Leader Joins Liberty Steel
18 May 2020 - Liberty Steel Group has hired former ArcelorMittal executive Paramjit Kahlon to oversee Liberty’s primary steelmaking and mining operations, the company has announced.
BlueScope Reports Cyber Incident
15 May 2020 - Australian steelmaker BlueScope Ltd. has suffered a cyber attack that has affected operations in its home country, the company reported.
This Steel Can Be Rolled in a Mill…and Fused in a 3D Printer
15 May 2020 - Special long steel maker Deutsche Edelstahlwerke has optimized a branded line of bainitic steel so that it can be used in 3D printers as well as in traditional large-scale manufacturing.
Algoma Signs New Pellet Agreement
15 May 2020 - Algoma Steel Inc. has come to terms on a four-year pellet agreement with United States Steel Corporation, the company has announced.