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SDI to Acquire Mexican Scrap Recycler

16 May 2022 - Steel Dynamics Inc. today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the equity interest of scrap metals recycling business ROCA ACERO S.A. de C.V. ("ROCA"), based in Monterrey, Mexico.

Feralpi Stahlwerke Contracts Danieli for Rolling Mill

16 May 2022 - According to an announcement from Danieli, the new installation at ESF Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi’s new long products mill in Riesa, Germany, will produce quality spooled bars in coils up to 8 tons.

Nucor EVP to Retire, Prompting Leadership Changes

15 May 2022 - Nucor Corp. executive vice president MaryEmily Slate, whose career took her from a service center reception desk to the C-suite of the country’s largest steelmaker, will retire next month, the company has announced. 

Rolling Mill Upgrades Slated for Tennessee Bar Plant

15 May 2022 - Gerdau Long Steel North America is planning US$67 million in improvements to its Jackson, Tenn., USA, mill, the company has announced. 

British Steel Will Continue Supplying Network Rail in Renewed Contract

12 May 2022 - British Steel has extended their contract with Network Rail until March 2024. By the time the contract concludes, British Steel’s Scunthorpe headquarters will have supplied more than 1 million tons of rail in a decade to Network Rail.

Primetals Technologies to Supply 3.4-Million-Ton Slab Caster for Algerian Mill

12 May 2022 - Tosyali Holding has contracted Primetals Technologies to install a 3.4-million-ton-capacity slab caster at its mill in Bethioua, Algeria, the equipment supplier reports.

North Star BlueScope Steel Completes Expansion

11 May 2022 - The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for the expansion of the Delta, Ohio, USA, facility, which represents a US$700 million investment aimed at increasing its annual hot-rolled coil production by 850,000 tons.

Nippon Steel Plans for Carbon-Neutral Steel in 2024

11 May 2022 - The company announced Tuesday its plans to supply carbon-neutral steel starting in fiscal year 2024, according to the Reuters news service.

TenarisDalmine Awards Two Contracts to Tenova

09 May 2022 - In a press release today, Tenova announced it received orders for a meltshop ladle furnace and heat treatment furnace for Tenaris’ mill in Dalmine, Italy.

Pacific Steel Taps Danieli for Hybrid Micro-Mill

06 May 2022 - The rebar fabricator awarded Danieli a contract for a 380,000-ton-per-year MIDA Hybrid mini-mill to be built in Mojave, Calif., USA.

ArcelorMittal Rallies Around Ukrainian Employees, Posts Q1 Profit

05 May 2022 - ArcelorMittal has evacuated approximately 1,000 people in Ukraine and, along with its employees, have donated more than US$7 million to support those affected by the war, the company said on Thursday.

Turkish Stainless Producer Sets Metallurgical Records

04 May 2022 - A Primetals Technologies-built vacuum oxygen decarburization (VOD) plant in Turkey has set two new world records, producing the largest heat and the achieving the lowest carbon content for such a plant.

Cleveland-Cliffs, NYSE Mark 175 Years in Business

04 May 2022 - In celebration of its 175th anniversary, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. chairman and chief executive Lourenco Goncalves and other company executives rang the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closing bell on Tuesday.

JSPL to Build Coal Gasification-Based DRI Plants

04 May 2022 - India’s Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) is planning to build two 2-million-metric-ton-capacity coal gasification-based direct reduced iron (DRI) plants, one in Angul, Odisha, and one in Raigarh, Chattisgarh, according to The Hindu BusinessLine.

ArcelorMittal Contrecoeur Tests Green Hydrogen to Produce DRI

03 May 2022 - ArcelorMittal announced that it has successfully tested a partial replacement of natural gas with green hydrogen in the production of direct reduced iron (DRI) at its steel plant in Contrecoeur, Que., Canada, according to Bloomberg.

Tenova Wins Order for New EAF for Tosyali Algeria

03 May 2022 - The company announced yesterday it has been awarded a contract to supply a second new electric arc furnace (EAF) at Tosyali Bethioua in Algeria.

U. S. Steel Sees NGO Line Start in 2023, Record Q1 Results

02 May 2022 - United States Steel Corporation’s planned electrical steel line is on schedule and already is generating interest among customers, chief executive David Burritt has said. 

Danieli Corus Tapped for 880,000-Tons-Per-Year Blast Furnace Complex

02 May 2022 - The project awarded by BMM Ispat will be an expansion of its steel plant in Danapur, Karnataka, India.

Jindal Stainless Ltd. Taps SMS group for New 2-Million-Ton Blast Furnace

28 April 2022 - India’s Jindal Stainless Ltd. (JSL) has contracted SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth to install a 2-million-ton-capacity blast furnace at its Kalinganagar steel works, the equipment supplier announced today.

voestalpine Researching Hydrogen Plasma for Green Steel Production

28 April 2022 - The company announced yesterday that it is researching the use of hydrogen plasma for the carbon-free manufacture of crude steel in a single step at a pilot facility in Donawitz, Austria.