Steel News

Danieli to Provide High-Speed Bar and Wire Rod Mills for Rungta Mines

09 August 2023 - The company announced today it has been tapped to supply two new, high-speed bar and wire rod mills for Rungta Mines’ sites in the Dhenkanal and Kamanda industrial areas, Odisha, India.

With US$700 Million in Hand, Hybar Breaks Ground on Arkansas Mill

03 August 2023 - Hybar LLC, the Dave Stickler-led rebar startup, has raised US$700 million in debt and equity financing and has broken ground for its planned rebar mill in Osceola, Ark., USA.

Danieli Lands Order for Nucor-Yamato Reheat Furnace

27 July 2023 - Nucor-Yamato Steel has ordered a walking beam furnace and new automation and material handling equipment from Danieli Centro Combustion, the equipment supplier reports.

Nucor Signs Off on Nebraska Bar Mill Upgrade

27 July 2023 - Nucor Steel–Nebraska has issued the final acceptance certificate on its new KOCKS intermediate reducing and sizing block, according to the equipment supplier.

West Virginia DEP OKs Commercial Metals Micro-Mill

19 July 2023 - Commercial Metals Company has received a permit from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for its West Virginia micro-mill and is now set to begin construction, the company has announced.

Commercial Metals Acquires Rebar Anchor Specialist

19 July 2023 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) is expanding its fabrication business, acquiring a company specializing in steel anchors for electrical power poles.

Swiss Mill Signs Danieli for Billet Welder, Reheat Furnace

18 July 2023 - Danieli has won an order from a Swiss longs mill for a billet welder and induction reheat furnace, the equipment manufacturer reports.

Sarralle Lands Order for Hot Charging System

17 July 2023 - Mill equipment manufacturer Sarralle has received an order for a hot charging system from a longs producer in Tennessee.

New Commercial Metals Mill Enters Start-Up Phase

06 July 2023 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) has started up its new Arizona micro-mill, which has produced its first rebar bundle.

KOCKS Bags Order From Chinese SBQ Mill

06 July 2023 - Sizing mill specialist The KOCKS Group has received an order for a reducing and sizing block that is to be installed in a new special bar quality (SBQ) mill.

Ekinciler to Build Solar Power Plant in Turkey

27 June 2023 - Turkish long products maker Ekinciler Demir Çelik is building a 27 MWe solar farm in Eskişehir, according to SteelRadar.

Danieli Wraps Up Spooling Line, Billet Welder Install

13 June 2023 - Nucor Corp.’s Utah long products mill has begun producing spooled rebar on a continuous basis following installation of a billet welder and spooling line, according to the equipment supplier on the project.

Optimus Steel Eyes Q3 Commissioning of Straight Rebar Line

05 June 2023 - Optimus Steel expects to begin commissioning a straight rebar line in the third quarter of 2023 and has started construction of a new reheat furnace and roughing and intermediate mill, the company said on Monday.

Brazilian Producer Adds PSI Metals’ Production Management Software

05 June 2023 - Brazil’s Villares Metals has installed PSI Metal’s production management software on a hot rolling mill as part of an effort to improve quality control, reduce operational failures and better synchronize the equipment with other assets.

Australia’s InfraBuild Lines Up Financing to Acquire Three U.S. Operations

01 June 2023 - InfraBuild, an Australian long products producer owned by Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, has secured financing that will allow it to buy three U.S. wire rod operations also owned by GFG Alliance.

Nucor Bar Mill Looks for Q4 Start of New Bundling Station

31 May 2023 - Nucor Corp.’s Jewett, Texas, USA, bar mill has awarded a contract to Danieli for a new bundling station, the equipment manufacturer reports.

Spanish Mill Installs Hot Billet Charging System

31 May 2023 - A Sarralle-built hot-charging system has passed its factory acceptance test and is being installed at the customer’s plant in Spain.

Company Reveals Plans for Pittsburgh-Area Rebar Mill

18 May 2023 - New York-based steel trader 72 Steel LLC has announced a plan to build a 500,000-ton rebar mill in southwestern Pennsylvania, potentially returning steelmaking to a site once occupied by the former J&L Steel.

New MSS Steel Factory to House Dedicated Solar Tracking Manufacturing Line in Tennessee

18 May 2023 - MSS Steel Tubes USA and solar tracker provider Nextracker Inc. announced today the commissioning of a new factory in Memphis, Tenn., USA, to manufacture low-carbon steel components for solar tracking systems.

New CMC Micro-Mill Nears Start of Commissioning

06 April 2023 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) is set to begin commissioning its new Arizona micro-mill later this spring and anticipates receiving a key environmental permit for its planned West Virginia mill in the coming months, according to chief executive Barbara R. Smith.