Steel News

thyssenkrupp Materials Services Investing Over 70 Million Euros for Expansion Projects in Europe

21 August 2019 - thyssenkrupp Materials Services is expanding its European warehousing and logistics network in Germany, Poland and Hungary.

ANDRITZ to Upgrade Cold Strip Line at North American Stainless

20 August 2019 - North American Stainless utilize ANDRITZ technology to upgrade its No. 1 cold strip line at its Ghent, Ky., USA, facility, according to the supplier on the project.

BlueScope to Proceed With U.S. Expansion

19 August 2019 - Australian steel producer BlueScope Steel Ltd. is expanding their North Star business in Delta, Ohio, USA.

Turkish Company Named as Preferred Bidder for British Steel

19 August 2019 - The U.K. government announced Friday that Ataer Holdings A.S. will enter exclusive talks to purchase British Steel.

Stelco Awarded CA$50 Million From Canadian Government to Upgrade Plants

19 August 2019 - The investment is part of a project to modernize Stelco’s Hamilton and Lake Erie Works. The upgrades will include a new recycling facility and will bring about the creation of 75 new jobs.

thyssenkrupp May Look to Sell Heavy Plate Business

13 August 2019 - thyssenkrupp has launched a review of its heavy plate business along with two others and may look to divest them, the company has said.

Nucor Crawfordsville – and Thin Slab Casting – Turn 30

13 August 2019 - Nucor Corp. recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its first EAF mill in South Carolina. But another of its mills that has an important place in the mini-mill revolution also is celebrating a milestone anniversary this summer: Nucor’s sheet mill in Crawfordsville, Ind., USA, turned 30.

Report: British Steel Draws Interest from Turkish Entity

12 August 2019 - A subsidiary of Turkey’s military pension fund is the front-runner to buy British Steel and is prepared to invest GBP900 million in the business, reports the U.K.’s Sky News.

Danieli Lands Contract for Plate Mill Improvements

12 August 2019 - PAO Severstal has awarded a contract to Danieli for upgrades to a plate mill at its Cherepovets works.

Primetals Technologies, Gerdau to Partner on Digitalization Strategy

08 August 2019 - Gerdau has signed Primetals Technologies to guide it through its digitalization journey, the equipment supplier has announced.

Nucor Names GM for New Plate Mill

07 August 2019 - Nucor Steel Kankakee vice president and general manager Johnny Jacobs will helm the steelmaker’s planned US$1.35 billion plate mill in Kentucky, the company has said.

Coke Plant Progresses on Stamp Charging Upgrade

07 August 2019 - NLMK Group has begun installing the process equipment to stamp charge one of the coke batteries at its Altai-Koks coke facility.

Quick Sale Sought for British Steel

07 August 2019 - Lenders to U.K. long steelmaker British Steel are pushing for a quick sale of the distressed business as talks continue with two potential buyers, reports Sky News.

Imports, Lower Prices Weigh on ArcelorMittal in Q2

01 August 2019 - ArcelorMittal recorded a US$447 million loss in the second quarter and said it planned to divest US$2 billion in assets over the next two years.

AK Steel Plans Efficiency Upgrades for Dearborn Works

31 July 2019 - AK Steel Corp. is preparing for a maintenance outage at the Dearborn works hot end this fall, one that is expected to yield significant cost savings.

U. S. Steel Elects New Board Member

30 July 2019 - The chairman and chief executive of one of Pittsburgh’s iconic industrial corporations is joining the board of an another.

Steelmakers Set Investments at Canadian Mills

29 July 2019 - The Canadian government is contributing CA$36 million toward upgrades to long products mills in Ontario and Alberta.

ArcelorMittal Reconsiders Hot End Idling at Polish Mill

29 July 2019 - ArcelorMittal Poland said it will postpone the planned idling of the Krakow plant’s hot end as it re-evaluates its plans.

Danieli Erects BF Stove in a Day

29 July 2019 - Danieli Corus has pulled off what it says is a first: it erected an entirely pre-fabricated shell of a hot blast stove in a single lift.

Systems Spray-Cooled Celebrates Milestone Order

26 July 2019 - The Systems Group’s Systems Spray-Cooled division has reached a major milestone, delivering its 1,000th piece of equipment in its 33 years of making Spray-Cooled ™ furnace parts.