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The latest news on the companies producing steel or raw materials used in the iron- and steelmaking process.
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Primetals Technologies Inks Caster Maintenance Agreement With Outokumpu
24 September 2024 - Primetals Technologies and Outokumpu Stainless USA have signed a five-year, cost-per-ton maintenance agreement covering the steelmaker’s single-strand caster in in Calvert, Ala., USA.
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.
Stelco Merger Receives OK from Provincial Court, Shareholders
19 September 2024 - A Canadian court and Stelco shareholders have approved a planned sale of the company to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., according to company announcements.
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.
JSW Steel USA Receives Energy Department Distinction
19 September 2024 - JSW Steel USA has earned U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognition for its efforts to reduce energy consumption.
Report: Decision on U. S. Steel Acquisition Likely to Come After Election
18 September 2024 - Nippon Steel Corp. has won permission to refile its plan for acquiring United States Steel Corporation, an action that will likely delay a decision on the merger until after the November election, reports the Bloomberg news service.
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.
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.
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. S. Steel Brings New Corrosion-Resistant Product to Market
11 September 2024 - United States Steel Corporation has launched sales of corrosion-resistant, carbon flat-rolled steel that it calls ZMAG.
Hybar Adds Equity Investor
11 September 2024 - Infrastructure services provider Quanta Services has made a strategic equity investment in startup rebar manufacturer Hybar LLC.
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.
U.S. Flat-Rolled Producers Lodge Dumping Complaint Over Corrosion-Resistant Sheet
09 September 2024 - Several U.S. steel producers and the United Steelworkers union have filed dumping complaints with the Commerce Department over imports of corrosion-resistant steel from several countries.
SEC Fines Esmark, Bouchard Over U. S. Steel Offer
06 September 2024 - Esmark Inc. and its chairman will pay US$600,000 to settle Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that they made an offer to buy United States Steel Corporation despite having the financial wherewithal to complete such a deal.
Harris Joins Biden in Opposing U. S. Steel Sale
03 September 2024 - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said she disapproves of Nippon Steel Corp.’s planned acquisition of United States Steel Corporation, arguing that the company should remain domestically owned.
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe CEO Leaves Company Amid Dispute
29 August 2024 - Several thyssenkrupp Steel executives, including its chief executive officer, are parting ways with the company as a result of a dispute over the division's future, the Bloomberg news service reports.
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.
SSAB Completes Pilot Phase of HYBRIT Initiative
27 August 2024 - SSAB and partners are moving their HYBRIT fossil-fuel-free iron and steel initiative to the next stage of development, wrapping up an initial six-year effort that successfully demonstrated the feasibility of their process.