Steel News

SBQ Mill Starts KOCKS Rolling Unit

23 January 2023 - Chinese special bar quality producer Huaigang Special Steel Co. Ltd. has rolled the first bar on its new KOCKS reducing and sizing block, the equipment supplier reports.

Sarralle Installs Ladle Pre-Heating Station That Runs on Green Hydrogen

19 January 2023 - The equipment, capable of running on 100% green hydrogen, was put into place at a facility in Spain.

Bri-Steel Manufacturing to Construct Second Thermal Pipe Expansion Mill

19 January 2023 - Bri-Steel, a manufacturer of large-diameter seamless steel pipe, announced it will build a second North American thermal pipe expansion mill in Enid, Okla., USA.

SSAB Wraps Electrical Equipment Upgrade

17 January 2023 - SSAB recently completed an upgrade to its Montpelier, Iowa, mill, making an improvement to the rectifier serving the facility’s DC electric arc furnace, the contractor on the project has said.

Primetals Technologies Tapped for Wire Rod Mill Project

17 January 2023 - A Swiss wire rod mill recently contracted Primetals Technologies to make improvements that will boost production performance, the plant builder has announced.

JFE Steel Starts Rebuilt Blast Furnace

16 January 2023 - Japan’s JFE Steel Corp. has relit the No. 6 blast furnace at its East Japan Works after wrapping up a JPY43 billion (US$334.5 million) overhaul.

British Steel Prepares to Commission Billet Caster

13 January 2023 - Long products maker British Steel is preparing to commission a GBP54 million billet caster this spring, the company reports.

Pennsylvania Grant to Help Cleveland-Cliffs Upgrade Mill Rail System

13 January 2023 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s Coatesville, Pa., USA, plate mill is improving its internal rail system and has received a US$1.4 million state grant in support of the project.

CMC Sees Spring Start for Arizona Micro-Mill

12 January 2023 - Long products maker Commercial Metals Company (CMC) is building out crews and training them as it begins commissioning equipment at its new Arizona micro-mill, the company’s chief executive said Monday.

Stelco, Canadian College to Develop BF Monitoring System

11 January 2023 - Stelco Inc. is partnering with a Canadian college to build a prototype vision and communication system that will be installed in the company’s Lake Erie Works’ blast furnace.

Primetals Technologies Sees Third of Seven Offgas Cleaning Plants Placed Into Service

10 January 2023 - Primetals Technologies has started up the third offgas cleaning plant at the Acciaierie D’Italia mill in Taranto, Italy, the plant builder reports.

Danieli Cheers Nucor Corp. Plate Mill Start

10 January 2023 - Along with Nucor Corp, Danieli is celebrating the rolling of the first plate at the steelmaker’s new US$1.7 billion Kentucky plate mill and calling attention to the role its equipment will play there.

SMS group Keeps the Big Wheel Turning at German Mill

09 January 2023 - SMS group recently wrapped up replacement of a 90-ton wheel set at a European rolling plant, turning around a project that could have taken more than a year in five months, the company reports.

Nucor Plate Mill Reaches Start-Up Milestone: Its First Plate

03 January 2023 - Nucor Corp.’s new US$1.7 billion plate mill has rolled its first plate and is undergoing final commissioning, the company announced Tuesday morning.

Nucor Announces New Continuous Galvanizing Line for California Steel Industries

20 December 2022 - The 400,000-tons-per-year line to be constructed in Fontana, Calif., USA, will bring California Steel Industries’ (CSI) total hot-dip capacity to 1.2 million tons per year.

Danieli Tapped for Tata Steel SBQ Project

19 December 2022 - Tata Steel Group has selected Danieli to provide a 500,000-tons-per-year special bar quality (SBQ) bar and wire rod mill in Jamshedpur, India, the equipment supplier announced last week.

SMS group Unveils DC Power System for Metals Plants

16 December 2022 - SMS group has launched sales of an internal DC grid that promises to help steel mills decarbonize production and run more efficiently.

British Steel Turns to Danieli for Wire Rod Mill Improvement

16 December 2022 - British Steel has ordered intelligent guides from Danieli Morgårdshammar Guide Systems for its 4-strand wire rod mill in Scunthorpe, England, the equipment manufacturer reports.

U. S. Steel Starts Pig Iron Caster

14 December 2022 - United States Steel Corporation’s US$60 million pig iron caster has produced its first batch and is beginning to ramp up, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

Ternium Orders Push Pickling Line for Mexican Mill

13 December 2022 - ANDRITZ has received an order for a high-end push pickling line (PPL) that will process advanced high-strength steel grades, the company has said.