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Process
News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.
Latest News
Tube Manufacturer Sets Up Shop at SDI Columbus
14 July 2022 - Altex Tube LLC is locating a new manufacturing plant on Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Columbus, Miss., USA, campus in a US$110 million investment.
Fives Supplies Electric Steel Cold Rolling Mills to Baowu
13 July 2022 - China's Baowu Group contracted global industrial engineering group Fives for the design and supply of two reversible cold rolling mills with automatic roll change for production of electric steel at Baoshan and Wuhan production sites.
Outokumpu Divests Majority of Long Products Segment to Marcegaglia
13 July 2022 - Finnish steelmaker Outokumpu has signed an agreement to divest the majority of its Long Products business to Italy’s Marcegaglia Steel Group.
Tenaris to Acquire Benteler Steel
11 July 2022 - Tenaris SA announced last week it would acquire U.S. seamless steel pipe producer Benteler Steel & Tube Manufacturing Corp. for US$460 million, according to the Reuters news service.
Swiss Steel Inks Hydropower Purchase Agreement
07 July 2022 - The Swiss Steel Group has reached a decarbonization milestone, switching its Steeltec special steel mill fully over to hydroelectric power.
ArcelorMittal Finalizes HBI Plant Purchase
07 July 2022 - ArcelorMittal has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in a Texas hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant, the company reports.
Danieli Details Rod, Bar Plant Modernization Project
07 July 2022 - Rebar and wire rod producer Optimus Steel is set to bring on-line a new bar finishing line next year as it targets a 2024 completion to an ongoing rolling mill modernization, reports the equipment supplier on the project.
Tenova Lands Order for SouthEast Asia Meltshop
06 July 2022 - Tenova has won a contract to outfit a new meltshop in the Philippines, marking the introduction of its Consteel Evolution EAF technology to the country.
Showa Denko Enters Supply Partnership with EU Steel Producer
06 July 2022 - Electrode manufacturer Showa Denko Carbon has struck a strategic supply partnership with a German steelmaker for ultra-high-powered and ladle furnace electrodes.
Long Products Maker Under New Leadership
06 July 2022 - Charter Manufacturing has named a veteran manufacturing executive to head its wire rod and special bar quality operation, the company has announced.
Polish Rebar Producer Taps Danieli Spooler Line, Light-Section Mill
01 July 2022 - Danieli announced this week that rebar, merchant and quality steel bar producer Cognor has selected the company to supply a new spooler line and a new light section mill at its bar mill in Krakow, Poland.
Slovenian Steel Group Announces Upgrade to IT Infrastructure
30 June 2022 - The Slovenian Steel Group’s Metal Ravne facility has installed a new manufacturing IT system that it says better integrates its steelmaking and business operations and improves optimization, quality and customer support.
New voestalpine Mill About to Make Its Debut
30 June 2022 - voestalpine is preparing to start its highly automated special steel plant in Kapfenberg, Austria, bringing to an end a project that has been four years in the making.
U. S. Steel to Sell Two BFs, Hints at DRI Plant Under New Raw Materials Plan
28 June 2022 - United States Steel Corporation is expanding its raw materials capabilities, unveiling an upgrade to one of its Minnesota iron ore mines on Tuesday and saying that a direct reduction plant could be in its future. In addition, the company revealed a potential agreement to repurpose its Granite City, Ill., USA, blast furnaces.
JSW Steel Orders Grinding, Inspection Facility
27 June 2022 - Danieli has bagged an order from JSW Steel for a new slab grinding and inspection facility, which will be installed at the steelmaker’s Dolvi plant in Maharashtra, India.
CMC Upgrades Electrical Supply to Ladle Furnace
22 June 2022 - Commercial Metals Company has replaced the ladle furnace transformer at its Mesa, Ariz., USA, micro-mill, swapping it out for a Danieli-built digital power feeder.
McKinsey: European Steelmakers Might Have to Re-Examine DRI Investments
21 June 2022 - European steelmakers who have natural-gas-fired direct reduction plants in their decarbonization plans might have to rethink those investments due to the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a new report.
Primetals Technologies Lands Order for Converter Relining Machine
21 June 2022 - Brazil’s Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP) has ordered a relining machine from Primetals Technologies for its Pecém mill, the equipment supplier reports.
Canadian Steelmaker Starts Transformational EAF Conversion
20 June 2022 - Integrated steelmaker Algoma said work on its CA$700 million electric arc furnace conversion is underway and so far proceeding according to plan.
Danieli Wraps Up HDGL Upgrade in Italy
15 June 2022 - Danieli Centro Combustion has completed upgrades to a hot-dip galvanizing line operated by Marcegaglia, the equipment supplier reports.
