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AK Steel Ashland Works Faces Demolition

22 June 2021 - After being largely idled for more than five years, a former AK Steel mill now appears destined for the scrap pile.

Volvo, SSAB Partner on Green Steel Development

16 June 2021 - Swedish automaker Volvo will collaborate with SSAB on developing fossil-fuel-free steels for the auto industry, SSAB has said.

Nucor Expects to Report Record Earnings — Again

16 June 2021 - Nucor Corp. is expecting to repeat its record-quarter performance, with strong demand and higher average selling prices lifting its profitability to new highs.

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.