Steel News

Danieli Service Upgrades Continuous Pickling Line for ArcelorMittal

15 July 2022 - Danieli’s service segment commissioned a new entry section for the continuous pickling line at ArcelorMittal’s Mardyck, France, facility, Danieli said in a press release yesterday.

EVRAZ North America Completes Testing on Hydrogen Transporting Steel

14 July 2022 - SMA Member Company EVRAZ North America announced this week it has successfully completed fracture toughness testing in a 100% gaseous hydrogen environment on its API 5L X65 Sour Service line pipe.

Salzgitter Board Approves Funding for Green Steel Project

14 July 2022 - The company announced yesterday its board approved EUR723 million in funding to implement the first stage of its Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking (SALCOS®) facility.

Fives Supplies Electric Steel Cold Rolling Mills to Baowu

13 July 2022 - China's Baowu Group contracted global industrial engineering group Fives for the design and supply of two reversible cold rolling mills with automatic roll change for production of electric steel at Baoshan and Wuhan production sites.

Outokumpu Divests Majority of Long Products Segment to Marcegaglia

13 July 2022 - Finnish steelmaker Outokumpu has signed an agreement to divest the majority of its Long Products business to Italy’s Marcegaglia Steel Group.

AM/NS India to Invest in Zero Liquid Discharge System

13 July 2022 - The ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel joint venture has announced a Rs 273 crore investment in a zero liquid discharge system and other environmental initiatives at its Hazira facility in India.

Danieli Tapped to Help LIBERTY Ostrava Transition Toward Carbon Neutrality

12 July 2022 - The equipment supplier announced today that it has been contracted to supply two Danieli Digimelters for LIBERTY Ostrava in the Czech Republic.

thyssenkrupp Partners With bp on Decarbonization

12 July 2022 - bp and thyssenkrupp Steel announced yesterday they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the long-term supply of hydrogen and renewable power in steel production.

Tenaris to Acquire Benteler Steel

11 July 2022 - Tenaris SA announced last week it would acquire U.S. seamless steel pipe producer Benteler Steel & Tube Manufacturing Corp. for US$460 million, according to the Reuters news service.

Swiss Steel Inks Hydropower Purchase Agreement

07 July 2022 - The Swiss Steel Group has reached a decarbonization milestone, switching its Steeltec special steel mill fully over to hydroelectric power.

ArcelorMittal Finalizes HBI Plant Purchase

07 July 2022 - ArcelorMittal has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in a Texas hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant, the company reports.

Danieli Details Rod, Bar Plant Modernization Project

07 July 2022 - Rebar and wire rod producer Optimus Steel is set to bring on-line a new bar finishing line next year as it targets a 2024 completion to an ongoing rolling mill modernization, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

Environmental Court Grants Permissibility to Swedish Green Mill

06 July 2022 - H2 Green Steel, a start-up producer that is planning to build a hydrogen-based mill in Sweden, has cleared a regulatory hurdle and plans to start work later this month, the company has announced.

Showa Denko Enters Supply Partnership with EU Steel Producer

06 July 2022 - Electrode manufacturer Showa Denko Carbon has struck a strategic supply partnership with a German steelmaker for ultra-high-powered and ladle furnace electrodes.

Long Products Maker Under New Leadership

06 July 2022 - Charter Manufacturing has named a veteran manufacturing executive to head its wire rod and special bar quality operation, the company has announced.

JFE Steel to Test CO2 Utilization Technologies in Two R&D Projects

01 July 2022 - JFE Steel Corp. recently announced it is moving forward with two R&D projects to develop technologies that will utilize CO2 in steelmaking processes that are expected to help the company achieve carbon neutrality.

Polish Rebar Producer Taps Danieli Spooler Line, Light-Section Mill

01 July 2022 - Danieli announced this week that rebar, merchant and quality steel bar producer Cognor has selected the company to supply a new spooler line and a new light section mill at its bar mill in Krakow, Poland.

New voestalpine Mill About to Make Its Debut

30 June 2022 - voestalpine is preparing to start its highly automated special steel plant in Kapfenberg, Austria, bringing to an end a project that has been four years in the making.

SDI Joint Venture Will Produce Carbon Alternative for Its EAFs

29 June 2022 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) and a company that produces a coal and coke substitute are partnering on construction of a plant to supply SDI’s electric arc furnaces, the steelmaker has announced.

Salzgitter Expands R&D Capabilities With H2-Grade Steel Lab

29 June 2022 - Salzgitter Group is establishing a laboratory that will focus on developing steel pipe, tube and plate specifically for hydrogen infrastructure, the company has announced.