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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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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.
Tata Steel U.K. Expects September Shutdown of Second BF
31 July 2024 - Tata Steel is on pace to close the second of two blast furnaces at its Port Talbot Works in the U.K. by this September, the company said in its fiscal 2025 first-quarter earnings statement.
Australia's Iron Ore Miners Need a Plan
30 July 2024 - Iron ore is Australia’s most exported commodity. But with demand from China looking to be on the decline and with new iron ore capacity set to come on-line in other parts of the world, the Australian industry should take time to reevaluate its strategy, according to a report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
