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Calderys Greenfield Project Progresses
10 April 2025 - One year after the greenfield project’s groundbreaking, Calderys announced the successful trial of its acidic monolithic refractories line at the Calderys Plant in East & South India (CAPES).
Tata Steel Signs Contracts With Clecim, ABB Ltd. to Supply Pickling Line
09 April 2025 - Tata Steel announced that as part of its GBP1.25 billion investment to bring green steelmaking to its Port Talbot site in Wales, U.K., which includes GBP500 million in government support, it has signed contracts with Clecim and ABB Ltd. to supply a pickling line.
Salzgitter and SENNEBOGEN Present Green Material Handler
08 April 2025 - At bauma this year, an international trade fair for construction and mining machinery, German companies SEENEBOGEN Maschinenfabrik GmbH and the Salzgitter AG subsidiary DEUMU revealed a material handler built largely from CO2-reduced SALCOS® steel.
Primetals Technologies, voestalpine Partner on New Iron Plant
08 April 2025 - Primetals Technologies will work with voestalpine, iron ore miner Rio Tinto and Mitsubishi Corp. to build a prototype ironmaking plant that combines its hydrogen-based fine-ore reduction and smelter technologies, the companies announced Tuesday.
Agreement: Hydnum Steel to Provide Green Steel to thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe
02 April 2025 - Under the terms of an agreement signed by both companies, Hydnum Steel will provide thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe with green flat steel once its flat steel plant in Puertollano, Spain, is in operation.
Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH to Deliver Green Steel
14 March 2025 - Lindab Steel, a subsidiary of Lindab AB, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH for CO2-reduced steel from the SALCOS® route, the companies announced.
IEEFA: MENA Capable of Leading Green Iron and Steel Transition
05 March 2025 - The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region has the potential to lead the global industry’s transition to green iron and steel, announced the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
Danieli Receives Order for Two Zerobucket EAFs
05 March 2025 - Donghua Iron & Steel held a groundbreaking ceremony for its project which will include installation of two new Danieli Zerobucket electric arc furnaces (EAFs) in Tangshan, China.
Blastr Green Steel Partners for Sustainable Power Network
27 February 2025 - Blastr Green Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Aurora Infrastructure for a build, own and operate (BOO) agreement to develop the electricity distribution facilities for its planned steel plant in Inkoo, Finland.
Tosyalı SULB Awards CDRI Plant Order to Midrex, SMS group
25 February 2025 - Tosyalı SULB Steel Industries has turned to Midrex Technologies, Inc. and SMS group to supply phase one of the world’s largest direct reduced iron (DRI) complex investments with the construction of a 2.5-million-metric-ton cold DRI (CDRI) plant in Benghazi, Libya.
Outokumpu Secures Long-Term Molybdenum Supply
24 February 2025 - Outokumpu has signed a 10-year offtake agreement with Greenland Resources Inc. to ensure access to about 8 million lbs. of molybdenum annually, valued at approximately US$1.6 billion over a decade.
Vinton Steel Fourth Project Under JETI Program
21 February 2025 - Japanese steelmaker Kyoei Steel Ltd. will invest more than US$229 million in melting and rolling upgrades to its Vinton Steel mini-mill in Texas.
Caster Robot Takes its Place at Gerdau Plant
20 August 2024 - Gerdau’s Araçariguama plant in Brazil has installed a PolyCAST multitool robot on its caster, an upgrade that improves productivity and safety.
thyssenkrupp Sees Machine Vision System Aiding Defect Detection
27 November 2023 - thyssenkrupp is implementing a Primetals Technologies-made computer vision solution for detecting strip cross cracks at a German hot strip mill.
European Steel Forum: To Solve Recruitment Challenges, the Steel Industry Should Look to High Schools
17 October 2023 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology kicked off its annual European Steel Forum on Tuesday morning, with experts dissecting two of the global steel industry’s major trends.
Tata Steel Reaps Big Gains With Big Data
02 October 2023 - Through the use of big data and artificial intelligence, Tata Steel estimates that it has driven US$1.4 billion in EBITDA savings and is looking for more, reports The Hindu BusinessLine newspaper.
ArcelorMittal Mexico Starts Automated Quality Control System
28 September 2023 - ArcelorMittal Mexico recently put an integrated quality control, production management and transport system from Primetals Technologies into service at is Lázaro Cárdenas site, the equipment supplier reports.
Primetals Technologies, ABF to Collaborate on Metals Inventory Management Solutions
05 July 2023 - Primetals Technologies has struck a partnership with German storage logistics specialist ABF GmbH to jointly develop and market inventory management solutions for the metals industry.
Outokumpu to Utilize AI, Robotics for Safety Management
21 June 2023 - Finland’s Outokumpu has signed on with Swiss robotics firm ANYbotics for autonomous robotics solutions to be applied in health and safety monitoring.
AMI Automation Acquired by Electrodes Manufacturer Resonac Holdings
19 June 2023 - Graphite electrodes maker Resonac Holdings Corp. is exercising an option to fully acquire Mexico’s AMI Automation, a move that will allow it to provide a wider range of services for electric arc furnace (EAF) operators.