Steel News

Sarralle Steel Melting Plant Electrifies AM/NS Calvert Facility

02 March 2021 - Steel mill solutions specialist Sarralle has been awarded a contract to build an electric arc furnace for the AM/NS Calvert re-rolling facility in Alabama.

USW Ratifies Contract with NLMK Pennsylvania

02 March 2021 - Union workers at NLMK Pennsylvania have accepted a new labor contract, officially ending a strike that began last summer, reports The (Sharon, Pa.) Herald newspaper.

Cleveland-Cliffs Sets Middletown Maintenance Outage

01 March 2021 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is bringing up a blast furnace at its newly acquired Cleveland Works in Ohio as it idles another for a planned maintenance outage.

Salzgitter Earns Low-Carbon Certification

01 March 2021 - Steelmaker Salzgitter said certain of its hot-rolled and galvanized strip grades have received low-CO2 certification under German testing, inspection and certification specialist TÜV SÜD’s VERIsteel standard.

Hoa Phat Group Gears Up for Hot-Rolled Expansion

01 March 2021 - Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Group will launch an expansion of its Dung Quat complex early next year, the company has said.

SMS group Contracted for Turkish Wire Rod Mill Upgrade

25 February 2021 - Turkish steel manufacturer Kardemir (Karabük Demir Çelik Fabrikalari A.S.) has awarded SMS group a contract for the replacement of key components of its wire rod mill in Karabük.

North Star BlueScope Sees Further Progress on Mill Expansion

25 February 2021 - BlueScope Steel’s expansion of its North Star sheet mill in Ohio remains on budget and on schedule and is moving toward start-up next year, the steelmaker said on Monday.

New Vietnamese HSM Nears Nameplate Capacity

24 February 2021 - A new Vietnamese hot strip mill has reached a major production milestone, producing 1 million metric tons of hot-rolled coils just eight months after its start-up.

Nucor Adds Insulated Metal Panel Production Capacity

24 February 2021 - Nucor Corp. is expanding its metal buildings and components business, announcing Wednesday that it will build a third TrueCore insulated panel plant in Brigham City, Utah, USA.

Toll Processor To Set Up Shop in SDI Mill

19 February 2021 - Toll processor Ferrous85" Co. will install and operate a slitting at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Sinton, Texas, USA, sheet mill, the company has announced.

Using Existing Tech, Kobe Steel Makes Big Carbon Reductions in BF Trial

18 February 2021 - Kobe Steel Ltd. was able to significantly lower carbon dioxide emissions from a blast furnace by packing it with hot-briquetted iron and managing furnace operations with AI tools, the company has reported.

thyssenkrupp, LIBERTY Steel Fail to Reach Agreement on Steel Business Sale

18 February 2021 - thyssenkrupp has ended talks over a sale of its steelmaking business to LIBERTY Steel Group, saying on Thursday that it was unable to reach an agreement.

ArcelorMittal Starts Coke Oven Gas Injections in Spanish Blast Furnace

18 February 2021 - ArcelorMittal Asturias has modified a blast furnace the B blast furnace at its Gijón, Spain, plant, equipping it to consume hydrogen-rich coke oven gas.

AM/NS Calvert Breaks Ground on Meltshop Project

17 February 2021 - Re-roller AM/NS Calvert has ceremonially broken ground on a US$775 million project that will equip its Alabama plant with melting capability.

Consortium to Research Metals Decarbonization Tech

17 February 2021 - A Finnish consortium that includes metals producers has launched a research effort intended to develop decarbonization technologies for the industry.

Nucor Says It’s Having a Record Quarter

09 February 2021 - Nucor Corp. expects to report record first-quarter earnings that could exceed US$900 million, the steelmaker said on Tuesday.

American Heavy Plates Announces Two Executive Appointments

05 February 2021 - Ohio-based re-roller and service center American Heavy Plates (AHP) has named Jack Biegalski as president and chief operating officer, the company has announced.

NLMK Names New CEO for Europe Strip Division

05 February 2021 - Russia’s NLMK Group has named a former executive to lead its European strip products division, the company has announced.

Severstal Lights Danieli-Built Blast Furnace

04 February 2021 - Russian steelmaker Severstal has successfully commissioned a rebuilt blast furnace at its Cherepovets mill, according to the project contractor.

Nucor’s Newest Bar Mill Enters Service

04 February 2021 - Nucor Corp. has commissioned a new merchant bar mill at its Kankakee plant in Illinois and will begin upgrades to the meltshop this month.