Steel News

voestalpine Taps ANDRITZ to Supply Pickling, Acid Regeneration Plants

08 November 2021 - Technology group ANDRITZ said in a press release it has received an order from voestalpine Stahl GmbH to supply chemical process equipment for continuous pickling, acid regeneration, silicon removal and acid purification plants.

ArcelorMittal Announces CA$205 Million Decarbonization Investment

04 November 2021 - The Quebec government and ArcelorMittal announced the investment during an event held at COP26 yesterday.

BlueScope Signs MoU With Rio Tinto to Explore Decarbonization

02 November 2021 - The two companies plan to research and design low-emissions steelmaking processes at BlueScope’s Port Kembla Steelworks in New South Wales, Australia, the steelmaker announced.

NLMK’s Blast Furnace No. 4 Gets Environmental Upgrade

01 November 2021 - The Russian steelmaker announced today it is embarking on a project to overhaul the stoves on Blast Furnace No. 4 at its Lipetsk site, which will allow for a 98% reduction in emissions.

TMK Supplying 15,000 Metric Tons of Pipe to New Project in Turkmenistan

27 October 2021 - Türkmengaz, the national gas company of Turkmenistan, has contracted TMK to supply 15,000 metric tons of pipe for a new gas turbine power plant project currently under construction in Turkmenistan’s eastern Lebap Region.

POSCO Develops New Specialty Steel Pipes

21 October 2021 - POSCO has produced specialized steel pipes to transport hydrogen which make transportation of it safer, the company has announced.

Metalloinvest Partners With Primetals Technologies, Midrex on HBI Plant

21 October 2021 - According to Midrex Technologies Inc., the three companies have signed a contract for construction of what they are reporting will be the world’s largest hot briquetted iron (HBI) facility in Gubkin, Russia.

Tokyo Steel Grants Final Acceptance of AMI EAF Optimization System

19 October 2021 - AMI Automation announced its SmartFurnace® received final acceptance from Tokyo Steel for its 420-metric-ton, 256-MVA DC electric arc furnace (EAF) at the company’s Tahara works.

LIBERTY Ostrava Modernizes Guard Rail Line

14 October 2021 - The company announced it has completed a CZK 15.5 million upgrade to the plant’s Arnold line in the Czech Republic, which produces beams used for guard rails.

Rio Tinto Trialing Biomass in Low-Carbon Steel Technology

14 October 2021 - The company announced today it is performing trials in Germany on a technology that would use biomass in steelmaking instead of coking coal in the steelmaking process.

Tenaris, Sandvik Materials Technology Ink Five-Year OCTG Agreement

13 October 2021 - Tenaris announced yesterday it is extending its longtime partnership with Sandvik with a new five-year agreement for the supply of oil country tubular goods.

Arvedi Contracts Danieli for New Hot-Dip Galvanizing and Color-Coating Lines

11 October 2021 - The equipment supplier was tapped to provide two strip processing lines at Acciaierie Arvedi’s Servola plant in Trieste, Italy, Danieli announced today.

Tenova Supplies Walking Beam Furnace for Jindal United Steel Ltd.

08 October 2021 - The industrial furnace supplier announced yesterday it has received an order for a 340 metric tons/hour walking beam furnace for Jindal United Steel Ltd. (JUSL), Jajpur, Odisha, India.

voestalpine Breaks Ground on 2-Million-Ton Integrated Pickling Line

07 October 2021 - The company announced yesterday it has broken ground on its EUR188 million integrated pickling line in the cold rolling mill 3 (BETA 3) at the site in Linz.

thyssenkrupp Launches Steel With 70% Lower CO2 Emissions

07 October 2021 - The company announced yesterday that the first batches of its new bluemint® pure steel products were delivered to a customer.

NLMK Launches New Coated Galvanized Steel

05 October 2021 - The Russian steelmaker today unveiled its new galvanized steel product for the construction and electrical industries, which features a more corrosion-resistant and eco-friendly coating.

thyssenkrupp, Primetals Technologies Partner on Blast Furnace Decarbonization Technology

04 October 2021 - The two companies have signed an exclusive agreement to bring to market the Sequence Impulse Process (SIP) for blast furnaces, Primetals Technologies has announced.

ABB to Install Electromagnetic Brake Systems for Tata Steel

29 September 2021 - The technology company announced on Wednesday it will provide electromagnetic brake systems (EMBRs) for two CSP casters at Tata Steel’s plant in Jamshedpur, India.

ArcelorMittal to Build 2.5-Million-Ton DRI Plant, Two EAFs at Belgium Steel Works

28 September 2021 - ArcelorMittal announced this morning that it plans to invest €1.1 billion to build a 2.5-million-metric-ton direct reduced iron (DRI) plant and two electric arc furnaces (EAFs) at its Gent, Belgium, facility.

MMK Taps Danieli Service for HDGL Upgrade

28 September 2021 - The order included new chemical roll coaters for the two hot-dip galvanizing lines at MMK Metalurji’s plant in Dörtyol and Istanbul, Turkey, according to the equipment supplier.