Steel News

Morgoil Bearings Moves to New Home

15 June 2020 - Primetals Technologies has moved its Morgoil Bearings business from its long-standing home in Massachusetts to a 300,00-square-foot facility in Warren, Ohio, USA, the company has announced.

MMK Mill Breaks Monthly Production Record

15 June 2020 - A PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works sheet mill rolled more than 500,000 metric tons in May and set a new company record in the process.

Analyst: EAFs Likely to Gain Global Market Share

12 June 2020 - Electric arc furnaces (EAFs) could account for slightly for more than one-third of market share by 2040 as steelmakers come under increasing pressure to reduce carbon emissions, reports Kallanish Steel.

Report: U. S. Steel Restarts Idled Furnace

11 June 2020 - United States Steel Corporation has put the No. 1 blast furnace at its Mon Valley Works back into service, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus Media.

Gerdau, Robotics Specialist Form Strategic Partnership

10 June 2020 - Building on a five-year relationship, Gerdau has struck up a strategic partnership with Italian robotics specialist Polytec Robotics to develop new products and solutions.

thyssenkrupp Teams With Electricity Producer on Hydrogen Development

10 June 2020 - thyssenkrupp has agreed to work with electricity generator RWE Generation on developing hydrogen infrastructure as the steelmaker looks to convert a blast furnace to hydrogen in 2022.

GFG Alliance Reveals Plans for Australian DRI Plant, EAF

10 June 2020 - Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance will build a direct reduction plant and electric arc furnace (EAF) under a revised investment plan for its Whyalla steel works in Australia, the company has announced.

Cleveland-Cliffs to Restart Iron Ore Mine as Demand Begins to Rebound

09 June 2020 - Iron ore miner and steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is resuming construction of its hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant in Ohio and moving up plans to restart an idled iron ore mine in Michigan.

SMS group Wins Caster Maintenance Contract

09 June 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has awarded SMS group a multi-year caster maintenance contract for its new flat-rolled facility in Sinton, Texas, USA.

Fives Receives Order for Electrical Steel Lines

09 June 2020 - Fives has won an order for two grain-oriented electrical steel lines from China’s Taiyuan Iron and Steel Co. (TISCO).

Nippon Steel Schedules Blast Furnace Reline

08 June 2020 - Nippon Steel Corp. has announced plans to reline the No. 3 blast furnace at its Nagoya Works in southern Japan.

Danieli Receives Final Acceptance on Rolling Mill Improvements

08 June 2020 - Danieli recently upgraded process controls and automation on a special bar quality mill in southeastern Brazil.

voestalpine Delays Opening of Special Steel Plant

05 June 2020 - Delayed deliveries are forcing voestalpine to push back the expected completion date of its advanced special steel plant in Kapfenberg, Austria.

ABB to Upgrade Drive System at Swedish Mill

05 June 2020 - ABB has won a US$2.5 million order for a new drive system to be installed at a Swedish blooming mill, the electrification, motion and industrial automation specialist has announced.

MMK Upgrades Soviet-Era Hot Strip Mill

04 June 2020 - Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works has commissioned an overhauled hot strip mill at its facility, reports project contractor SMS group.

Danieli Technology Selected for Plate Mill Upgrade

04 June 2020 - Danieli has won a contract to upgrade a 4-high plate mill in Italy, the company has announced.

Gerdau Announces Plans for 80-MW Solar Farm

02 June 2020 - Gerdau Long Steel North America will develop a 700-acre solar farm that will power its Midlothian, Texas, USA, bar mill, the company announced Tuesday.

Olympic Steel Expands Footprint in Southeastern U.S.

02 June 2020 - Service center operator Olympic Steel Inc. has opened a new flat-rolled processing plant in northern Georgia.

Primetals Technologies Receives Final OK on BOF Upgrade

02 June 2020 - Russian metals and mining company The Mechel Group has issued the final acceptance certificate on a modernized basic oxygen furnace at its Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant, according to project contractor Primetals Technologies.

CMC Plant Upgrades Furnace Control

01 June 2020 - Italy’s Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) recently upgraded a reheat furnace at a Florida rebar mill, the company said.