Steel News

BlueScope Mulls Midwest Coil Processing Facility

19 February 2024 - BlueScope Steel Ltd. is studying whether to expand its North American value-add capabilities, weighing a potential 550,000-ton cold rolling and coil coating project in the Midwest.

Citing ITC Decision, Cleveland-Cliffs to Idle Weirton Tin Mill

15 February 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is indefinitely idling its Weirton, W.Va., USA, tin mill, laying the blame with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) for its refusal to impose duties on imported tinplate.

BlueScope Steel Partners With Iron Ore Producers on Potential Electric Smelting Furnace

15 February 2024 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel Ltd. and the country’s two biggest iron ore miners are collaborating on an effort to develop a pilot-scale electric smelting furnace.

Gerdau Signs Danieli for Brazilian BF Upgrade

15 February 2024 - Gerdau’s Ouro Branco mill has contracted Danieli Corus to modernize its No. 1 blast furnace, a project intended to extend the life of the unit for at least another 15 years.

Solar Array Brings Clean Energy to SSAB Service Center

15 February 2024 - An SSAB service center in Italy is being run entirely on fossil-fuel-free power after having installed a solar panel array on the roof of its facility, the company reports.

JSW, JFE Cement Grain-Oriented Electrical Steel Joint Venture

14 February 2024 - India’s JSW Steel and Japan’s JFE Steel have broken ground on a joint-venture electrical steel plant in India, the equivalent of a US$670 million investment that will bring about India’s first end-to-end manufacturer of grain-oriented electrical steel.

Nippon Steel Reports Successful H2 Injection Trial

14 February 2024 - Nippon Steel Corp. reduced blast furnace CO2 emissions by 33% during a month-long hydrogen injection trial, the company has reported.

Local Planning Agency Signs Off on Proposed California Mill

14 February 2024 - A county planning commission has OK’d Pacific Steel Group’s proposed rebar micro-mill, sending it to the board of supervisors for approval, reports the Tehachapi News newspaper.

Tenova LOI Thermprocess Reports Success in Hydrogen-Fueled Annealing Trial

08 February 2024 - Collaborating with Tenova LOI Thermprocess, thyssenkrupp Hohenlimburg has successfully annealed a batch of hot-rolled strip by way of a CO2-neutral process that produces low NOx emissions.

Primetals Technologies Contracted for Plate Mill Improvement

08 February 2024 - Hyundai Steel is upgrading a heavy plate mill with a new cooling system designed to reduce the overall hold time between the roughing and finishing stands.

U.S. ITC Ruling Strikes Duties on Tin Mill Products

08 February 2024 - The U.S. International Trade Commission has rejected anti-dumping duties on tin mill products from several countries, finding that U.S. producers are not being harmed by imports from those places.

Alton Steel CEO Jim Hrusovsky Announces Retirement, Successor Named

06 February 2024 - Alton Steel Inc.’s (ASI) board of directors has named steel industry veteran Chris Ervin as chief executive officer, succeeding Jim Hrusovsky, who is retiring this fall.

Goncalves: Cleveland-Cliffs Won’t Backstop U. S. Steel Sale

05 February 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s bid for United States Steel Corporation is off the table and won’t be put back on should Nippon Steel Corp.’s plan to acquire the iconic manufacturer fall through, reports the Bloomberg news service.

Acquisition to Expand North American Stainless Footprint

05 February 2024 - Acerinox subsidiary North American Stainless is acquiring high-performance alloys maker Haynes International in a cash deal valued at US$970 million, the companies announced Monday.

EVRAZ North America Runs First Order on Rail Welding Line

01 February 2024 - EVRAZ North America’s Pueblo, Colo., USA, rail mill has completed its first production order on a new rail weld line, producing and shipping 1,600-foot lengths of continuously welded rail.

North American Stainless Expansion Underway

01 February 2024 - Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and North American Stainless (NAS) executives recently celebrated progress on a US$244 million expansion of the company’s Ghent, Ky., USA, facility.

Cleveland-Cliffs Reports Second Successful BF Hydrogen Trial

01 February 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has successfully completed a hydrogen injection trial on its Indiana Harbor No. 7 blast furnace, the company announced Friday.

Australia to Support BlueScope BF Reline

31 January 2024 - BlueScope Steel has been awarded an AU$136.8 million grant in support of a blast furnace reline and plant upgrades at its Port Kembla facility.

Japanese Banks Back Nippon Steel Acquisition of U. S. Steel

30 January 2024 - Nippon Steel Corp. has lined up US$16 billion in loans for its planned acquisition of United States Steel Corporation, the Reuters news service reports.

JSW Steel Sees Indian Steel Demand Growing

30 January 2024 - India’s JSW Steel is forecasting that Indian steel demand could grow 8% to 10% in the next few years, driven in part by infrastructure construction, according to the company’s managing director.