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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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voestalpine Patents DR Process
15 June 2021 - voestalpine has received a European patent for sponge iron production process that uses green hydrogen and biogas, the company has announced.
Electrical Steel Line Coming to Big River Steel
11 June 2021 - United States Steel Corporation plans to invest US$450 million in an electrical steel line at its Big River mill in Arkansas.
Metinvest Lays Plans for US$1B Cold Mill
11 June 2021 - Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest will build a US$1 billion cold-rolled mill at its Ilyich Steel facility in Mariupol and has named Danieli as the primary technology supplier.
ABS Starts Highly Automated Wire Rod Mill
10 June 2021 - Acciaierie Bertoli Safau, the steelmaking arm of Danieli, has inaugurated a new, 500,000-metric-ton wire rod mill in Udine, Italy.
Cliffs Cuts the Ribbon on HBI Plant
10 June 2021 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. on Wednesday celebrated the first six months of its new direct reduction plant in Ohio.
Outokumpu Appoints New Americas President
09 June 2021 - The acting president of Outokumpu’s North and South American business unit has been given the job on a permanent basis.
Nucor Contracts KOCKS for Bar Mill Upgrade
08 June 2021 - German bar mill specialist KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG has received an order from Nucor for a 3-roll reducing and sizing block.
U. S. Steel Sells Railroad Operation for US$640M
08 June 2021 - United States Steel Corporation has agreed to divest its railroad unit for US$640 million and will use the proceeds to pay down debt.
Nucor Makes US$1B Acquisition in Construction Products Market
07 June 2021 - Nucor Corp. is taking a bigger step into the downstream construction market, announcing Monday that it has an agreement to acquire Cornerstone Building Brands’ insulated metal panel (IMP) business for US$1 billion in cash.
Tubemaker to Set Up Mill at SDI Site
07 June 2021 - Bull Moose Tube Co. has announced plans to build a 350,000-ton pipe and tube mill on the campus of a new flat-rolled steel mill in Texas.
Steel of West Virginia Tapped for Milestone Shipbuilding Project
07 June 2021 - Steel of West Virginia will supply 1,600 tons of a specialty bar product to what will be the first U.S.-flagged vessel designed to install offshore wind turbines.
Danieli Completes Nucor Gearbox Rebuild
03 June 2021 - Danieli has remanufactured and delivered a rolling mill stand pinion gearbox to Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky, the equipment manufacturer reports.
Gerdau Opts for Danieli Electrode Regulation System
01 June 2021 - Gerdau will outfit seven of its Brazilian mills with Danieli’s Q-REG electrode regulator system, according to the equipment manufacturer.
Stelco Signs MOU With Battery Recycler
28 May 2021 - Stelco is partnering with a developer of lithium-ion battery recycling technology to establish an electric vehicle battery recycling operation in North America.
Merger Will Make Algoma Steel Publicly Traded
25 May 2021 - An investment group has announced a deal to acquire Canada’s Algoma Steel Inc. and plans to take the steelmaker public.
AISI Elects Nucor CEO as Board Chairman
25 May 2021 - Nucor president and chief executive Leon Topalian has been elected as chairman of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI).
SDI’s Mark Millett Named Board Chairman
24 May 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. president and chief executive Mark D. Millett can now add board chairman to his title.
SDI Wins Permit for Texas Mill
21 May 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has received the wastewater discharge permit for its Sinton, Texas, flat-rolled mill, reports the (Corpus Christi, Texas) Caller Times newspaper.
Rebuilt SMS group Cold Mill Produces First Coil
21 May 2021 - Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) has produced the first coil on a rebuilt 2-stand cold rolling mill, according to project contractor SMS group.
thyssenkrupp Explores Greater Scrap Use in Blast Furnaces
19 May 2021 - thyssenkrupp Steel and a German scrap recycler will together test a new process that could allow greater quantities of scrap to be used in blast furnace production, reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
