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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. 

ArcelorMittal Celebrates Start of EUR76 Million Ladle Furnace

03 October 2024 - ArcelorMittal’s Fos-sur-Mer plant in France has inaugurated a new ladle furnace, a milestone event that the company says will contribute to the European steel industry’s energy transition. 

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. 

Hydnum Steel, Knauf Interfer Collaboration Aims to Boost European Green Steel Supply 

02 October 2024 - European steel processor and distributor Knauf Interfer has signed a memorandum of understanding with Spanish green steel startup Hydnum Steel to buy EUR80 million worth of product annually. 

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. 

ArcelorMittal Urges EU Action on Steel Plan

30 September 2024 - ArcelorMittal Europe chief executive officer Geert Van Poelvoorde has urged the European Union and the Polish government to adopt policies that will enable the industry to thrive. 

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. 

Systems Spray-Cooled Announces Order from Danieli

30 September 2024 - EAF components manufacturer Systems Spray-Cooled has received an order for furnace cooling equipment from Danieli, which is building two new 65-ton AC units for Austrian steelmaker

thyssenkrupp Installs New Leadership Team at Steel Unit

26 September 2024 - thyssenkrupp has appointed a new leadership team for its European steel unit following last month’s departure of several executives. 

ArcelorMittal Invests in Electrochemical Decarbonization Tech 

25 September 2024 - ArcelorMittal’s XCarb Innovation Fund is investing US$5 million in a company developing a way to convert industrial process gas into high-purity hydrogen and concentrated CO2. 

Chinese Mill Incorporates Danieli Drawer Tech in SBQ Production

25 September 2024 - precision sizing unit, the equipment supplier reports. 

Nippon Steel to Sell Stake in POSCO 

24 September 2024 - Nippon Steel Corp. will divest its US$823 million stake in South Korea’s POSCO Holdings Inc., a move that it says will “improve asset efficiency through asset compression.”

SSAB Teams Up With Office Furniture Maker 

24 September 2024 - Framery, a manufacturer of soundproof office pods, has struck up a strategic collaboration with SSAB to integrate fossil-free steel into its production. 

Report: China’s Steel Industry Could See Wave of Consolidation

23 September 2024 - With nearly 75% of China’s steel producers posting losses in the first half of this year, bankruptcy is a looming risk — and one that could spur consolidation among domestic producers, reports the Bloomberg news service. 

KOCKS Lands Order for Reducing & Sizing Block

23 September 2024 - Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has ordered a Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG reducing and sizing block for a greenfield project. 

BlueScope Steel Partners with Green Iron Company

19 September 2024 -   Australia’s BlueScope Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a company developing an ironmaking process that uses sodium as a reducing agent. 

Danieli Completes Billet Caster Upgrade 

18 September 2024 - Danieli Service is wrapping up an upgrade of a 6-strand billet caster in Italy, the company reports. 

SSAB Partners With PSI Group on Software Implementation

16 September 2024 - SSAB has selected PSI Group to develop a template software system that will drive its business processes, PSI Group has announced. 

H2 Green Steel Is Now Stegra 

12 September 2024 - Swedish startup H2 Green Steel is changing its name to Stegra, a move intended to future proof the company’s image and reflect its ambitions. 

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. 

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