Steel News

Tenova Contracted For TimkenSteel Furnace Control Improvements

21 December 2017 - Tenova has won an order to upgrade the electric arc furnace at TimkenSteel Corp.’s Faircrest plant, the company has announced.

FLANDERS Grows Customer Base Through Acquisition

21 December 2017 - U.S.-based power and control systems manufacturer and engineer FLANDERS Inc. has acquired an electric motor repair shop for an undisclosed amount, the company has announced.

Cleveland-Cliffs Picks Up New Iron Ore Acreage in Minnesota

12 December 2017 - Iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has acquired ore-bearing property next to the former Essar Steel Minnesota project, a move that muddies the future for the company trying to advance the bankrupt mine and pellet plant.

Allegheny Technologies Bags Big Order for Pipeline Repair

08 December 2017 - Stainless and specialty alloy producer Allegheny Technologies Inc. has landed a US$30 million order related to a pipeline repair project, the company has announced.

Partnership Aims to Improve Services for Japan's Continuous Casting Plants

08 December 2017 - SMS group K.K. in Japan has established a partnership with Japan Engineering Network Co. (JEN) to provide repair services for continuous casting molds.

Chinese Mill Issues Acceptance Certificate on Caster Upgrades

07 December 2017 - China’s Changzhou Zhongtian Iron & Steel has signed off on upgrades to a continuous bloom caster at its mill, according to the equipment supplier on the project.

SMS group Lands Supporting Order for Galvanizing Line Project

05 December 2017 - SMS group has received a supplementary order for a production planning system to serve the US$176 million pickling and galvanizing line it is building for Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky.

Indian Steelmaker Lights New Blast Furnace

05 December 2017 - India’s Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd. has tapped the first batch of hot metal from the new No. 2 blast furnace at its Rengali facility in Odisha, according to the furnace builder.

TMK IPSCO Proposes Initial Public Offering

01 December 2017 - TMK’s U.S. subsidiary is preparing to go public, announcing Thursday that has filed a preliminary registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

India Looks to EAFs to Meet National Production Goal

01 December 2017 - India Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh said his country will encourage electric arc furnace production as a way to increase steel output, reports the Press Trust of India.

Commercial Metals to Expand Spooled Rebar Capacity

30 November 2017 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) plans to add rebar spooling capabilities to its original micro-mill in Mesa, Ariz., USA, the company announced Wednesday.

Italian Steelmaker Adding Continuous Rolling Capabilities to Rebar Mill

30 November 2017 - Primetals Technologies has received an order for its ERT-EBROS billet welding system from Italy’s Ferriera Valsabbia S.p.A., which plans to install the technology at its Odolo mill in the province of Brescia.

Tenova Wins First-in-Market Order for Offgas Analysis System

30 November 2017 - Japan’s Tokyo Steel Co. Ltd. has ordered an offgas analysis system from Tenova, the equipment supplier said on Thursday.

SMS to Build Auto Steel Galvanizing Line for Chinese Mill

29 November 2017 - SMS group has won a contract to build a new continuous hot-dipped galvanizing line for China’s Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., the equipment manufacturer said.

GFG Alliance Looks to Significantly Increase U.K. Steel Output

28 November 2017 - A family-owned group of companies has announced its intent to add 5 million metric tons of steelmaking capacity in the United Kingdom.

SSAB Converts Mill Furnace to LNG

28 November 2017 - SSAB will begin burning liquefied natural gas (LNG) instead of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the walking beam furnace at its Raahe strip mill, the company said.

Fives Lands Order for Galvanizing Furnace

28 November 2017 - China’s Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel has awarded a contract to Fives for a continuous galvanizing line furnace and inductors, the equipment supplier has announced.

PCI Units at Russian Blast Furnace Meet Performance Expectations

22 November 2017 - New pulverized coal injection plants added to the Nos. 6 and 7 blast furnaces at NLMK Group’s Lipetsk plant in Russia have passed performance guarantee tests, the equipment supplier on the project has announced.

One Person Killed in Coke Plant Explosion

22 November 2017 - ArcelorMittal is investigating the cause of a coke plant explosion that killed one person and injured two others on Monday.

SSAB Introduces Water-Quenchable Steel Grade

22 November 2017 - Sweden’s SSAB has begun selling a new type of steel than can be quenched in water, but doesn’t need to be immediately tempered, it has announced.