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News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.
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Lights On: Financing for Steel Mill Solar Farm Completed
06 October 2020 - Solar power developer Lightsource bp has secured US$285 million in financing for a solar farm that will supply electricity to EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel, the company has announced.
ArcelorMittal Pledges to Achieve Carbon Neutrality
02 October 2020 - ArcelorMittal has announced a significant environmental goal: it intends to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
California Researchers Win Funding for H2 Steelmaking Project
02 October 2020 - The University of California, Irvine, (UCI) and partners have been award US$5.7 million in funding from the U.S. Energy Department to study the integration of renewably produced hydrogen in the steelmaking process.
Italian Steelmaker Ramps Up Record-Breaking Tenova EAF
02 October 2020 - Italy’s Acciaieria Arvedi has started up a new a Tenova Consteel electric arc furnace (EAF) and has begun ramping up the unit, reports the furnace’s builder, Tenova.
ArcelorMittal Returns Two Blast Furnaces to Service
02 October 2020 - ArcelorMittal has restarted a blast furnace in Germany and another in France as it shifts production to account for the temporary shutdown of a Belgian furnace, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.
Primetals Technologies Details voestalpine Bloom Caster
01 October 2020 - A new caster at voestalpine’s site in Leoben, Austria is capable of producing 950,000 metric tons annually and can cast in fully automatic mode, the caster’s manufacturer, Primetals Technologies, reports.
Cleveland-Cliffs to Acquire ArcelorMittal USA
28 September 2020 - ArcelorMittal has agreed to sell nearly all of its U.S. operations to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. for US$1.4 billion in cash and stock, the steelmakers announced Monday morning.
ArcelorMittal to Return Brazilian BF to Service
24 September 2020 - Anticipating an economic recovery, ArcelorMittal Brazil plans to restart a blast furnace at its Tubarão facility next month, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.
Austrian Producer Starts Up New Caster
23 September 2020 - voestalpine has started up a new fully automated bloom caster at its Donawitz plant in Austria, allowing it to make high-end steel grades for specialty applications.
Rising Demand Prompts JFE Blast Furnace Restart
23 September 2020 - Citing recovering demand, Japan’s JFE Steel has restarted the No. 4 blast furnace at its Fukuyama steel works, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.
The Systems Group Begins Shipping Nucor Furnace Components
23 September 2020 - The Systems Group’s Systems Spray-Cooled division has delivered the first pieces of a new electric arc furnace (EAF) being built at Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin mill in Kentucky, the company reports.
Deacero Partners With SKF on Service Solutions
23 September 2020 - Mexico’s Deacero will bring SKF bearings and services to its rolling mill in Celaya, SKF has announced.
Processing Line Commissioned at Ohio Specialty Alloys Plant
23 September 2020 - Specialty alloys processor Rolled Alloys has commissioned a new, ANDRITZ Herr-Voss Stamco-built cut-to-length line, according to the equipment supplier.
Drones Propel MMK Scrap Cost Savings
23 September 2020 - Russian steelmaker Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has put eyes in the sky to help speed up the process of accepting scrap deliveries.
SMS group to Service Egyptian Mill
23 September 2020 - Egypt-based Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Co. has signed a service agreement with SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced.
Stelco: Blast Furnace Reline Remains On Schedule
15 September 2020 - Stelco Inc.’s reline of its Ontario blast furnace continues apace and remains on budget and on schedule, the Canadian steelmaker reports.
Salzgitter to Decide on DRI Plant Next Year
15 September 2020 - Salzgitter expects to report whether construction of direct reduction of iron ore (DRI) plant and upstream hydrogen electrolyzer is feasible by next spring, the company said Tuesday.
New Ladle Turret Ups ABS Caster Volume
15 September 2020 - Danieli Service has wrapped up installation of a new ladle turret at its steel plant in Italy, the company has said.
Nucor Nears Start-Up of Florida Rebar Mill
04 September 2020 - Nucor is closing in on a fourth-quarter start of its Florida micro-mill and has begun training those who will work on the shop floor, reports the The (Lakeland, Fla.) Ledger newspaper.
Plastics Recycling Plant Could Soon Feed Canadian Blast Furnace
03 September 2020 - A start-up plastics recycler has announced plans to build a sorting facility in northern Pennsylvania that potentially could sell polymers to a Canadian steel producer.
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