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The latest news on the companies producing steel or raw materials used in the iron- and steelmaking process.

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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. 

Fabricator Inaugurates Solar Farm Components Facility 

28 June 2022 - Solar farm technology specialist Nextracker and its manufacturing partner have cut the ribbon on a Pittsburgh, Pa., USA, production facility that will make steel components for large-scale solar facilities. 

U. S. Steel to Sell Two BFs, Hints at DRI Plant Under New Raw Materials Plan 

28 June 2022 -  United States Steel Corporation is expanding its raw materials capabilities, unveiling an upgrade to one of its Minnesota iron ore mines on Tuesday and saying that a direct reduction plant could be in its future. In addition, the company revealed a potential agreement to repurpose its Granite City, Ill., USA, blast furnaces.

JSW Steel Orders Grinding, Inspection Facility

27 June 2022 - Danieli has bagged an order from JSW Steel for a new slab grinding and inspection facility, which will be installed at the steelmaker’s Dolvi plant in Maharashtra, India. 

Steelworkers Local Casting Ballots on Strike Authorization 

27 June 2022 - Contract negotiations between Stelco and United Steelworkers at the company’s Nanticoke, Ont., plant in Canada have stalled, with union workers voting Monday on whether to authorize a strike, should negotiators deem one necessary.

Nucor Finalizes US$3 Billion Acquisition

24 June 2022 - Nucor Corp. has closed on its US$3 billion acquisition of C.H.I. Overhead Doors, completing a sale that expands its downstream steel products business. 

Algoma Profit Share Sets New Record

24 June 2022 - Algoma Steel’s employee profit sharing program has set a new company record for the highest amount awarded to employees. 

Allegheny Technologies Picks a New Name and a New Home

23 June 2022 - Specialty metals producer Allegheny Technologies Inc. is changing its name and moving its headquarters from Pittsburgh, Pa., to Dallas, Texas, reports the Pittsburgh Business Times.