Steel News

Baowu Steel Takes Controlling Stake in Stainless Producer

21 August 2020 - China’s largest steelmaker will acquire a majority stake in Taiyuan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO), the country’s No. 2 stainless producer, reports the Reuters news service.

Gupta Looks to Make Smaller Deals, and More of Them, in India

21 August 2020 - Having lost out in the bidding on several large stressed steel assets in India, industrialist Sanjeev Gupta is setting his sights on smaller plants, reports the Bloomberg news service.

Berry Metal Wins SDI Furnace Accessories Contract

19 August 2020 - Berry Metal Co. has been contracted to design and supply the chemical energy package for Steel Dynamics Inc.’s planned flat-rolled mill in Texas.

North Star BlueScope Expansion to Be Completed in 2022

17 August 2020 - BlueScope Steel Ltd. has revised the completion date for its Ohio expansion project and is now planning to commission the new equipment in the first half of 2022.

We’re Ready to Work, Texas Community Tells SDI

17 August 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) was inundated with job applications this weekend during an open application event in Texas, reports television news station KRIS-6.

Commercial Metals to Build Third Micro-Mill

14 August 2020 - Commercial Metals Company will invest US$300 million in a third micro-mill to be built next to its existing facility in Mesa, Ariz., USA, the company has announced.

LIBERTY Steel Adds Two French Mills to Portfolio

14 August 2020 - LIBERTY Steel Group has acquired the Hayange rail mill and Ascoval steel works in France, giving the facilities a new lease on life.

Stelco Commences Blast Furnace Reline

13 August 2020 - Canadian steelmaker Stelco has begun relining its Ontario blast furnace and has resumed work on a planned pig iron casting plant, the company said Thursday.

ArcelorMittal to Add Melt Capabilities to Alabama Plant

13 August 2020 - ArcelorMittal will install an electric arc furnace at its advanced finishing facility in Alabama and begin producing slab in two years, the company announced Wednesday.

NLMK Develops Electrical Steel for Wind Farms

13 August 2020 - Russian steelmaker NLMK has developed a non-oriented electrical steel for use in wind-power generating equipment, the company reports.

thyssenkrupp Investing in New Slab Reheat Furnace

12 August 2020 - thyssenkrupp has revealed plans to replace a hot strip mill reheat furnace, its first project under a new initiative to optimize its steel plants.

EVRAZ Greenlights Rail Mill Construction

10 August 2020 - EVRAZ plc’s board of directors has given the go-ahead to the company’s proposed US$480 million long rail mill at its Pueblo, Colo., USA, steel plant.

JSW Forges Ahead With U.S. Facility Overhaul

10 August 2020 - JSW Steel is stepping up plans to recast its U.S. operations and will spend the next year “structurally fixing” its facilities, reports the Bloomberg news service.

Berry Metal Wraps Up Lime Injection Install on Arkansas EAF

07 August 2020 - Big River Steel has commissioned a new lime injection system on its electric arc furnace (EAF) in Arkansas, according to project contractor Berry Metal Co.

Fives: Close Collaboration Allowed for Successful SDI Project

06 August 2020 - In spite of the challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, Steel Dynamics Inc.’s (SDI) Mississippi sheet mill coated the first coil on its new galvanizing right on schedule, reports project contractor Fives.

Nucor Mill Commissions Bar Spooling Line

06 August 2020 - Nucor Corp.’s new Missouri rebar mill has started up the bar spooling line and is making coils weighing up to five tons, according to Danieli, the mill’s builder.

HYBRIT Reports Early Successes in Fossil-Fuel-Free Pellet Trials

06 August 2020 - Swedish iron ore miner LKAB is so far seeing successful results as it trials several heating technologies for iron ore pellet production, a new milestone on the path to create a fossil-fuel-free pellet.

ArcelorMittal to Restart Idled Furnace, Announces Layoffs

05 August 2020 - ArcelorMittal is restarting an idled Indiana blast furnace as it repairs another unit damaged in a fire last month, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

SDI Finalizes Mexican Scrap Acquisition

05 August 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has closed on its acquisition of Mexican scrap processor Zimmer S.A. de C.V., a deal that gives it control of 500,000 gross tons of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap annually.

Industry Veteran Tapped to Lead JSW Steel USA Mills

05 August 2020 - JSW Steel has named a veteran plant manager to lead its two U.S. mills, according to The Hindu Business Line newspaper.