Steel News

New CMC Micro-Mill Nears Start of Commissioning

06 April 2023 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) is set to begin commissioning its new Arizona micro-mill later this spring and anticipates receiving a key environmental permit for its planned West Virginia mill in the coming months, according to chief executive Barbara R. Smith.

Outokumpu Exits Stainless Long Steel Market

06 April 2023 - Finnish stainless producer Outokumpu is divesting the last of its long products business, selling its Degerfors and Storfors facilities in Sweden to stainless long steel specialist Cogne Acciai Speciali.

LIBERTY Steel Announces Plans for Australian EAF, DRI Plant

04 April 2023 - LIBERTY Steel will replace the coke ovens and blast furnace at its Whyalla steel works in Australia with a direct reduction plant and electric arc furnace (EAF), the steelmaker announced on Tuesday.

Algoma Expects Improved Shipments in Fiscal Q4

04 April 2023 - Canada’s Algoma Steel expects to report fiscal adjusted EBITDA earnings of CA$25 million to CA$30 million the fiscal fourth quarter, the company has said.

H2 Green Steel Establishes Relationships With Energy Provider, Iron Ore Producer

04 April 2023 - H2 Green Steel has struck up partnerships with an iron ore miner and an electricity supplier, two more milestones for the startup Swedish steelmaker.

ArcelorMittal to Partner With Bamesa on Low-Carbon Projects

30 March 2023 - ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products and international service center firm Bamesa signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday to explore the reduction of scope 3 emissions and increase testing of the usage of recycled steel in low-carbon-emissions products.

Primetals Technologies Tapped for Nucor Steel–Berkeley Galvanizing Line

29 March 2023 - Nucor Corp. has selected Primetals Technologies to supply a 500,000-ton-capacity galvanizing line at its sheet mill in Huger, S.C., USA, the equipment supplier announced today.

SSAB Introduces a Green Steel, and New Growth Targets

28 March 2023 - SSAB has unveiled a branded steel made from scrap and produced with fossil-fuel-free energy.

CELSA Group Trials Machine Learning Software in Nordic Meltshop

28 March 2023 - CELSA Group’s Norwegian rebar and wire rod mill has launched a pilot program with a machine learning specialist to implement its production optimization software.

GM Recognizes Three Steel Producers

27 March 2023 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., Nucor Corp. and POSCO again have taken home supplier honors from General Motors (GM).

Outokumpu to Consider Nuclear as a Way to Power Steelmaking

23 March 2023 - Outokumpu has signed a memorandum of understanding with Finnish energy producer Fortum to explore the use of nuclear power in its steel operations.

U. S. Steel Puts a Name to Its Latest Electrical Steel

23 March 2023 - With United States Steel Corporation nearing the end of construction on its electrical steel line in Arkansas, the company is introducing a branded line of non-oriented electrical steel.

voestalpine Board OKs EUR1.5 Billion EAF Installation

22 March 2023 - voestalpine will proceed with a EUR1.5 billion investment in two electric arc furnaces (EAFs), with construction expected to start next year, the steelmaker said on Wednesday.

CMC Expands Downstream Construction Reinforcement Business

21 March 2023 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) has acquired Georgia-based post-tensioning contractor Tendon Systems LLC for an undisclosed amount, the company has said.

Nucor Sheet Mill Complete Software Upgrade

21 March 2023 - Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky has implemented a new production planning and scheduling system from SMS group, the plant engineer has said.

U. S. Steel Returns Idled Blast Furnace to Service

20 March 2023 - Improving demand and rising prices have prompted United States Steel Corporation to restart an idled blast furnace.

Steel Manufacturers Association Adds TimkenSteel to Its Roster

20 March 2023 - Special bar quality producer TimkenSteel has joined the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA), and the steelmaker’s chief executive has joined the trade association’s board of directors.

thyssenkrupp Implements New Energy Trading Software

20 March 2023 - thyssenkrupp Steel Europe is deploying an energy trading and risk management system from the PSI Group, the software provider has said.

voestalpine Wraps Up Software Upgrade

17 March 2023 - voestalpine Stahl GmbH has gone live with a PSI Metals production management system, the software developer reports.

Here’s How One Buyer Is Putting Green Steel to Work

17 March 2023 - A Pennsylvania producer of limestone, sand asphalt and aggregates has become the first North American buyer of a construction vehicle made from fossil-fuel-free steel, according to an announcement from Volvo Construction Equipment.