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Coke, Iron and Alternate Iron Production
News items including recovery and non-recovery coke production as well as blast furnace, iron ore, DRI and other sources of iron.
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Stelco Acquisition Clears Another Regulatory Hurdle
09 October 2024 - Canadian antitrust regulators have given the green light to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s acquisition of Ontario-based Stelco.
Justice Department OKs Cliffs-Stelco Deal
09 October 2024 - The sale of Canadian steelmaker to U.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has cleared a U.S. Justice Department antitrust review, Cliffs announced on Tuesday.
Report: thyssenkrupp Re-Examines Plans for Hydrogen DRI Furnace
07 October 2024 - thyssenkrupp AG is said to be reviewing plans for its billion-euro project to convert from traditional blast furnace ironmaking to hydrogen-fueled ironmaking.
Hyundai Steel Hires Help for Hydrogen Injection Tests
07 October 2024 - South Korea’s Hyundai Steel has contracted Primetals Technologies as part of a study looking at blast furnace hydrogen injection.
Vale Selects Partner for Electrolyzer Feasibility Studies
03 October 2024 - Iron ore miner Vale has partnered with a German company to study the feasibility of a green hydrogen production facility in Brazil.
A Century of Integrated Steelmaking at Welsh Plant Comes to an End
01 October 2024 - Tata Steel on Monday tapped the No. 4 blast furnace at its historic Port Talbot Works in Wales for the final time, bringing to an end nearly 100 years of ironmaking.
Tata Steel Begins Shut Down of U.K. Blast Furnace
30 September 2024 - Tata Steel’s Port Talbot Works inn Wales has started to wind down operations at its No. 4 blast furnace, and the community is bracing for the loss of scores of jobs.
Cleveland-Cliffs, U.S. Energy Department Continue to Negotiate Funding Award
16 September 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. remains committed to the installation of a direct reduction plant at its Middletown works and is continuing to negotiate terms of a US$500 million funding award from the U.S. Department of Energy, the company said Monday.
U.K. Funding Allows Tata Steel EAF Project to Move Forward
11 September 2024 - Tata Steel has signed a GBP500 million funding agreement with the U.K. government, allowing it to move forward with a process conversion at its historic Port Talbot Works in Wales.
Midrex, Vale to Further Develop Use of Iron Ore Briquettes in DRI Furnaces
05 September 2024 - Midrex Technologies Inc. has signed a technical cooperation agreement with iron ore miner Vale, allowing the two companies to further collaborate on a technical solution for the use of iron ore briquettes in direct reduction plants.
Nippon Steel Promises Additional Investment in Mon Valley, Gary Works
29 August 2024 - Nippon Steel Corp. plans to invest an additional US$1.3 billion, if not more, in United States Steel Corporation’s Mon Valley and Gary works, should it finalize its acquisition of the iconic American steelmaker.
thyssenkrupp Teams With Australian Producer to Study Smelting Technology
21 August 2024 - thyssenkrupp is partnering with Australia’s BlueScope Steel on research that will focus on direct reduction and electric smelting plants, the company has announced.
