Steel News

Danieli Chosen to Outfit Nucor Plate Mill

30 October 2019 - Danieli has been awarded a US$330 million contract to equip Nucor Corp.’s greenfield plate mill in Kentucky, the equipment manufacturer announced Wednesday.

Gupta Family Steel Mills to Unite Under One Flag, Liberty Steel Group

29 October 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance will consolidate its steel operations into a single, global entity with 18 million metric tons of rolling capacity, Gupta announced Tuesday.

AK Steel, ArcelorMittal Resolve Patent Infringement Dispute

29 October 2019 - AK Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal are settling a nine-year-old patent infringement case focused on a type of advanced high-strength steel.

Report: Salzgitter to Idle Blast Furnace

28 October 2019 - Germany’s Salzgitter AG has become the latest European steelmaker to curtail production on account of the market downturn , reports commodities news and pricing provider Argus Media.

Fives Wins Equipment Order From Steel Dynamics

28 October 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has contracted Fives for a new high-efficiency skinpass mill to be installed at its GalvTech facility in Pittsburgh, Pa., USA.

A Window Closes For One British Steel Bidder, But Opens for Others

28 October 2019 - Officials from China’s Jingye Group are to visit British Steel this week after the company’s court-appointed receiver and the preferred bidder failed to reach a sales agreement during a 10-week exclusivity period, reports the (London) Financial Times.

Paul Wurth Completes First of Three Hot Stove Upgrades for Russian Mill

28 October 2019 - The first phase of a stepwise technical upgrade to the hot stoves serving a blast furnace at EVRAZ’s ZSMK Works has been completed and the second phase is under way, reports the Paul Wurth Group.

Nucor Wrapping Up Several Key Projects

23 October 2019 - Nucor Corp.’s new galvanizing line at its Kentucky sheet mill coated its first coil last month, one of several major capital projects nearing the finish line.

Report: Tata Steel Plans to Cut 2,500 Jobs in Europe

23 October 2019 - Tata Steel Europe reportedly will eliminate 2,500 jobs in an effort to reduce costs in its European operations, India’s Business Standard newspaper reports.

SSAB Americas Brings Aboard Noodle.ai

23 October 2019 - SSAB Americas is partnering with artificial intelligence and supercomputing specialist Noodle.ai to improve production processes at its U.S. operations.

Liberty House Revisits Bid for British Steel

23 October 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty House Group has renewed discussions about taking over financially troubled British Steel, the U.K.’s second-largest steel producer, according to Sky News.

U. S. Steel Idles Production Line at Minnesota Pellet Plant

22 October 2019 - United States Steel Corporation is idling a pellet line at its Minntac taconite plant in Mountain Iron, Minn., USA, on account of softening demand, reports The (Minneapolis, Minn.) Star Tribune newspaper.

ArcelorMittal Adds New 3rd Gen Grade to AHSS Lineup

22 October 2019 - The world’s largest steelmaker has expanded its Fortiform line of advanced high strength steels, launching sales of a new, coated grade that can be used in a variety of exposed and nonexposed applications.

Danieli Completes Upgrades to Croatian Steel Plant

22 October 2019 - Acciaierie Bertoli Safau’s Sisak plant in Croatia recently upgraded its special steel meltshop with a Danieli Automation Q-One power system, Danieli has said.

Big River CEO: We Are Aggressively Ramping Up for a Second Mill

17 October 2019 - Big River Steel has created a development company that will handle the preliminary work related to the company’s proposed flat-rolled mill in Texas, chief executive Dave Stickler tells S&P Global Platts.

CMC Shutters California Meltshop

17 October 2019 - Commercial Metals Company has closed the meltshop at its California rebar mill, saying that regulatory costs are making it too difficult to compete, reports news and commodities pricing service Argus.

Gerdau Appoints Company Veteran to Lead Special Steel North America

17 October 2019 - Rodrigo Belloc, a longtime Gerdau manager and executive, has been promoted as president of the Brazilian steelmaker’s North American special steel division, the company has announced.

Danieli to Outfit New Mill With Automated Slab Management Solution

17 October 2019 - Ternium has awarded a contract to Danieli for a fully automated slab yard management system at its greenfield strip mill in Mexico.

Trucks, Trains and, Now, Tow Boats: ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor Expands River Shipments

17 October 2019 - An ArcelorMittal USA plant recently set a transportation record as it expands its use of river barges to deliver hot-rolled coil and plate to customers, the company reports.

SMS group Lands Order for Ohio Caster

15 October 2019 - SMS group has been awarded a contract to supply a thin-slab caster to North Star BlueScope Steel as part of the Delta, Ohio, sheet mill’s planned US$700 million expansion.