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Producers
The latest news on the companies producing steel or raw materials used in the iron- and steelmaking process.
Latest News
Baosteel Gives Thumbs Up on New Dummy Bar System
30 July 2020 - Baosteel has given final acceptance of a new dummy bar feeding system installed on a caster at its Shanghai works, reports project contractor Primetals Technologies.
ArcelorMittal Reports Q2 Loss, but Sees Demand Starting to Rebound
30 July 2020 - ArcelorMittal lost US$559 million in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic drove down steel demand around the world.
Tata Steel Tightens Embrace of Industry 4.0
30 July 2020 - Tata Steel is targeting EBITDA improvements totaling US$2 billion over the next several years by further adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies, the (India) Economic Times reports.
Vietnamese Steelmaker to Stop US$10 billion Project
28 July 2020 - The Hoa Sen Group is withdrawing from the US$10 billion Ca Na Steel Project, saying the proposed mill no longer fits with its growth strategy, reports The Saigon Times.
Tata Steel Scrap Facility Accepts First Deliveries
28 July 2020 - Tata Steel has planted a flag in the steel recycling business, with a new scrap facility accepting its delivery of ferrous material.
One Very Large Equipment Order Is Out for Delivery, Danieli Says
28 July 2020 - Danieli has shipped 3,000 metric tons of mill equipment to Kentucky, where it awaits installation at Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill.
Nucor Relaunches Two Flat-Rolled Investments
28 July 2020 - Nucor Corp. is resuming work on two major capital projects that it paused earlier this year as the country shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Improving Demand Prompts Indiana BF Restart
23 July 2020 - United States Steel Corporation plans to restart the No. 8 blast furnace at its Gary Works in Indiana next month, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
Steel Dynamics Reports Q2 Profit
22 July 2020 - Despite the economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) finished the second quarter in the black and expects demand to improve in the second half of the year, the steelmaker said Tuesday.
Construction on New Mill Proceeding Well, SDI Says
22 July 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) is continuing to plan for a mid-2021 start of its new flat-rolled mill in Texas and is staffing up the facility. Speaking during the company’s second-quarter earnings call, SDI chief executive Mark Millett said construction is proceeding extremely well.
SAIL Announces Addition to Product Mix
22 July 2020 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has expanded its product know-how, producing for the first time a type of stainless steel that’s generally unavailable from domestic manufacturers.
Danieli Revamps Italian EAF
22 July 2020 - Italian long products maker Ferriere Nord has upgraded the electric arc furnace at its plant in Osoppo, according to project contractor Danieli.
Severstal Wraps Up Cold Mill Overhaul
20 July 2020 - PAO Severstal has rolled the first coil on a rebuilt tandem cold mill at its Cherepovets plant in northwest Russia, reports project contractor SMS group.
Tokyo Steel Plans Pickling Line Modernization
17 July 2020 - Electric arc furnace-based flats and longs producer Tokyo Steel Co. Ltd. has contracted Primetals Technologies to overhaul a continuous pickling line at its facility in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, Primetals Technologies has said.
MORE Announces Order for Lime Injection System
17 July 2020 - Electric arc furnace equipment specialist MORE S.r.l. has received an order from a Polish long products mill for a new sidewall lime injection system, the company reports.
Fire Knocks ArcelorMittal Blast Furnace Off-Line
16 July 2020 - ArcelorMittal is assessing the damage following a Thursday morning fire at its integrated Burns Harbor plant in Indiana.
Feralloy Eyes October Launch of New Processing Facility
14 July 2020 - Steel processor Feralloy Corp. is setting up a facility at a Kentucky steel mill and plans to launch operations in October, according to announcement from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.
Special Alloys Producer Certifies Converter Upgrade
14 July 2020 - Italy’s Acciaierie Valbruna has issued the final acceptance certificate on upgrades to an argon oxygen decarburization (AOD) converter at its facility in Bolzano, according to project contractor Primetals Technologies.
Midrex, Kobe Steel Agree to Metallics Collaboration
13 July 2020 - Kobe Steel and its Midrex Technologies subsidiary have agreed to work with two other companies on providing green iron metallics and ironmaking solutions to the global steel industry.
ArcelorMittal Wraps Up Overhaul of European Slab Caster
13 July 2020 - ArcelorMittal Asturias has commissioned a newly rebuilt slab caster at its Avilés plant in Spain, concluding a 14-week project that expanded its dimensional capabilities, according to the project contractor.
