Steel News

Mill Contractor Takes On Expanded Role at JSW Steel Facility

06 April 2021 - Harsco Corp.’s environmental division has renewed a multi-year mill services contract with JSW Steel’s Dolvi Works in Maharashtra, India.

Report: EVRAZ Preparing to Restart Colorado Tubular Mill

01 April 2021 - EVRAZ North America plans to restart its seamless tube mill in Colorado later this month, reports local news station KRDO-TV.

Expansion, Acquisitions Propel JSW Steel to the Top of India’s Steel Industry

01 April 2021 - India’s JSW Steel is moving to become the country’s largest steel producer and has set a long-term goal of reaching 45 million metric tons of capacity, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.

Primetals Technologies Receives Order for RH Degasser, Caster

30 March 2021 - Primetals Technologies has won a key equipment contract from ArcelorMittal’s joint-venture re-rolling mill in Alabama.

ArcelorMittal Plans Two DRI-EAF Plants in Germany

29 March 2021 - ArcelorMittal said Monday that will build two sets of direct reduction and electric arc furnace plants in Germany, an investment that is expected to cost between EUR1 billion and EUR1.5 billion.

Steel Plant Issues Final Acceptance on Revamped Degasser

26 March 2021 - SMS group has received the final acceptance certificate related to work on an RH degasser at China Steel Corp.’s Kaohsiung works in Taiwan.

Nucor Chooses Kentucky as Home for New Tube Mill

25 March 2021 - Nucor Corp. will set up a planned US$164 million tube mill at its Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky, the company announced Thursday.

SSAB Selects Site for Planned DRI Plant

25 March 2021 - SSAB and its partners in its HYBRIT initiative have chosen a site in northern Sweden to build a fossil-free, direct reduced iron plant, the company has announced.

SDI Reaches Agreement on Wastewater Permit Objections

25 March 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) and an environmental group have reached a deal that should lead to approval of a wastewater discharge permit for the steelmaker’s under-construction flat-rolled mill in Texas, reports the Bloomberg news service.

U. S. Steel Announces Green Product Line

24 March 2021 - United States Steel Corporation on Wednesday unveiled a new line of sustainable steels it is calling verdeX.

Nucor Inks Green Electricity Deal

24 March 2021 - Nucor Corp. has signed a virtual power purchase agreement with a Texas wind farm operator, locking up 100 megawatts’ worth of green energy credits.

New Air Separation Unit Planned for Ohio Mill

23 March 2021 - Industrial and medical gas supplier Messer will build a new air separation unit to support an Ohio steelmaker and a growing merchant customer base in the Midwestern U.S.

SSAB Cold Mill Set for Automation Upgrade

23 March 2021 - Primetals Technologies has been contracted to modernize the process automation system for a Finnish tandem cold mill, the equipment manufacturer has announced.

SMS group Receives Order for Wire Rod Mill Improvements

23 March 2021 - China’s Zenith Steel Group Co. Ltd. has contracted SMS group to upgrade the wire rod mill at its Changzhou works, a project that will take the mill’s rolling speed up to a blistering pace of 42 m/second.

Air Liquide, ArcelorMittal Collaborating on CO2 Reduction Project

19 March 2021 - ArcelorMittal and Air Liquide are teaming up to reduce carbon emissions at the steelmaker’s Dunkirk operation in France.

Industrial 3D Printing Specialist Brings Aboard Retired Nucor Executive

19 March 2021 - Former Nucor chairman and chief executive John Ferriola has joined the board of directors of a California-based specialist in additive manufacturing, according to an announcement.

Hydrogen Takes Center Stage in New Collaboration Agreements

18 March 2021 - POSCO and Australian electricity and natural gas producer Origin Energy have signed a memorandum of understanding on an effort to bring green hydrogen to South Korea, reports the The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.

SDI Thinks a Record Quarter Is in the Offing

18 March 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. said it potentially could post a record profit in the first quarter as strong demand and rising prices boost its bottom line.

ArcelorMittal Rolls Out Green Steel Program

17 March 2021 - ArcelorMittal Europe is launching a certification program that allows the steelmaker to share its carbon reductions with its customers, enabling them to report cuts in their own emissions.

SDI Promotes Four Veteran Managers

17 March 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has promoted the general manager of its Butler, Ind., USA, flat-rolled operation to vice president and given another longtime manager additional responsibilities.