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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.
ABB Selected for SSAB Rolling Mill Upgrade
28 August 2024 - ABB has won three related contracts tied to SSAB’s planned improvements of its Borlänge hot rolling mill in Sweden.
German Producer Issues FAC on New Scrap Cutting System
27 August 2024 - German special steel producer Lech-Stahlwerke (LSW) has signed the final acceptance certificate for a an innovative scrap torch-cutting machine at its plant in Meitingen, according to the machine's builder, Primetals Technologies.
Danieli, Nalco Water Partner on Water Treatment R&D
22 August 2024 - Danieli has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with U.S.-based Nalco Water to utilize shared research and development capabilities to improve industrial water treatment for the metals industry.
NLMK Indiana Completes EAF Overhaul
21 August 2024 - NLMK Indiana successfully has started up a revamped, 118-ton electric arc furnace, according to project contractor Primetals Technologies.
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.
Caster Robot Takes its Place at Gerdau Plant
20 August 2024 - Gerdau’s Araçariguama plant in Brazil has installed a PolyCAST multitool robot on its caster, an upgrade that improves productivity and safety.
Mexican Pipemaker Orders Two ERW Tube Mills
15 August 2024 - Danieli Centro Tubes has received an order from Achv Aceros for two electric resistance-welded (ERW) tube mills to be installed at a new facility in Monterrey, Mexico.
Stainless Producer Signs FAC on New Bar Mill
15 August 2024 - Yantai Walsin Stainless Steel has issued the final acceptance certificate for a stainless steel combination bar and rod mill built by a consortium that includes Primetals Technologies.
Algoma Steel Wraps Up Plate Mill Upgrade and Eyes Start of New EAF
14 August 2024 - Algoma Steel is calling its plate mill modernization effectively finished and is moving toward commissioning new electric arc furnaces. at its Ontario plant.
ArcelorMittal Completes Vallourec Transaction
07 August 2024 - ArcelorMittal has finalized its acquisition of a EUR955 million stake in tubemaker Vallourec.
Primetals Technologies Sells Its 100th Electrode Control System
06 August 2024 - Primetals Technologies recently celebrated the 100th installation of its Melt Expert electrode control system, the company reports.
Danieli Lands Order for Reheat Furnace Upgrade
06 August 2024 - North Macedonia’s Makstil AD has contracted Danieli to revamp a plate mill reheat furnace, Danieli has announced.
Shagang Group Starts Three New Castrip Lines
31 July 2024 - China’s Shagang Group has issued final acceptance certificates on two new Castrip lines and in June started up a third, according to project contractor Primetals Technologies.
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.
ABB Tapped for SDI Heartland Substation Improvements
29 July 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) recently contracted to ABB to modernize an 18-breaker substation serving the steelmaker’s Heartland facility in Terre Haute, Ind., USA.
ABB Tapped for SDI Heartland Substation Improvements
29 July 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) recently contracted to ABB to modernize an 18-breaker substation serving the steelmaker’s Heartland facility in Terre Haute, Ind., USA.
Zekelman Industries to Expand Alabama Facilities
23 July 2024 - Pipe and tube producer Zekelman Industries is investing more than US$6 million in operations in Jefferson County, Ala., USA.
INTECO Announces Start of New Mini-Mill
22 July 2024 - Taiwanese specialty alloys maker Gloria Materials Technology Corp. has run the first heat in a new mini-mill supplied by INTECO.
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