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Process
News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.
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AIC Completes Rolling Mill Automation Project
07 September 2022 - Automation specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has wrapped up installation of a new automation system for a stand in a Gerdau rolling mill.
ArcelorMittal Idles Two European Blast Furnaces
07 September 2022 - Softening demand and rising energy prices are prompting ArcelorMittal to idle two of its blast furnaces in Spain and Germany, according to a report.
Deacero Awards Plant Modernization Contract
01 September 2022 - Mexican long products maker Deacero has contracted Danieli to upgrade the meltshop and rolling mills at its Celaya plant.
JFE Steel Plans Multi-Billion Investment in Low-CO2 Steel
01 September 2022 - Japan’s JFE Steel is prepared to invest the equivalent of US$7.2 billion to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, in part through building electric arc furnaces, according to the Reuters news service.
POSCO, Primetals Technologies Partner Up on Hydrogen DRI Plant
01 September 2022 - Primetals Technologies and POSCO will work together on developing a green steel demonstration plant using hydrogen reduction.
U. S. Steel Idles Indiana Tin Line
01 September 2022 - United States Steel Corporation is idling the No. 5 tin line at its Gary Works, according to The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
Welcome Aboard, Robot: 1st Half Robot Sales Set North American Record
30 August 2022 - Faced with a tight labor market and rising wages, North American companies bought more robots than ever in the first half of this year, according to the Reuters news service.
Nucor to Invest US$200M in South Carolina Mill
30 August 2022 - Nucor Corp. is planning a US$200 million modernization of its Berkeley sheet and beam mill in South Carolina, the company said on Tuesday.
Tata Steel Plans 750K-Ton Rebar Mill, DRI Plants
29 August 2022 - Tata Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian state of Punjab to build a greenfield rebar mill and has contracted for the design of direct reduction plants in Europe.
Refractories Maker Announces U.S. Plant Start-Up
26 August 2022 - Refractories maker PRCO America Inc. has launched production at its new plant near Mayfield, Ky., USA, the company has announced.
AM/NS Agrees to Buy Infrastructure Assets for US$2.5B
26 August 2022 - Joint venture AM/NS India is acquiring port and energy assets from Essar Group for US$2.4 billion, the companies said on Friday.
Salzgitter Signs Contract for EAF
25 August 2022 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for the design, supply and installation of an electric arc furnace (EAF), marking the first such contract to be let as the steelmaker undertakes a transformational process route conversion.
Danieli Lands Order for Replacement BOF in Brazil
25 August 2022 - Gerdau has selected Danieli Corus to rebuild the No. 1 Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) its Ouro Branco integrated steel works in Brazil, the equipment supplier reports.
Nucor Sheet Mill Construction to Begin this Fall
23 August 2022 - Construction on Nucor Corp.’s West Virginia sheet mill is set to begin in October, kicking off a project that will take two years and employ more than 1,000 construction workers, reports the online WVNews.com.
voestalpine Plans Upgrades to Galvanizing Lines
19 August 2022 - voestalpine is investing nearly EUR100 million to expand the galvanizing lines at its Linz, Austria, site, allowing for quality increases in zinc-coated and uncoated cold-rolled strip.
SMS group Contracted for Rolling Mill Build
16 August 2022 - Spain’s Megasider Zaragoza S.A.U. has ordered a new merchant bar mill from SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced.
BlueScope Steel Plants a Much Bigger Flag in the U.S.
15 August 2022 - North Star BlueScope Steel has begun ramping up the addition to its Delta, Ohio, USA, plant after having produced the first prime coil in June, the company reports.
Danieli Lands Order for Malaysian Slab Caster
12 August 2022 - Eastern Steel in Malaysia has contracted Danieli to build a new slab caster for its plant in Chukai, Terengganu, West Malaysia, Danieli has announced.
Stelco Starts Co-Gen Plant, Posts Q2 Profits, Despite Business Headwinds
11 August 2022 - Stelco started up a 65-megawatt co-generation plant at its Lake Erie Works in the second quarter, which proved profitable in spite of economic headwinds, company executives said on Thursday.
Allied Mineral Cuts the Ribbon on Newest Manufacturing Facility
10 August 2022 - Refractories maker Allied Mineral Products recently opened its third manufacturing facility in China, the company reports.
