Steel News

Nucor’s Newest Bar Mill Enters Service

04 February 2021 - Nucor Corp. has commissioned a new merchant bar mill at its Kankakee plant in Illinois and will begin upgrades to the meltshop this month.

KOCKS Rolling Equipment Enters Service at Two Mills

02 February 2021 - Two Chinese steelmakers have successfully commissioned KOCKS-built reducing and sizing blocks in their bar mills, the rolling specialist reports.

Danieli Wins Order for Endless Cast-Roll Long Products Mill

29 January 2021 - Danieli has been contracted to build a 1-million-metric-ton endless casting-rolling mini-mill for Bangladesh’s Bashundhara Group, the company has announced.

JSW Fires Up New Reheat Furnace

22 January 2021 - JSW Steel’s Toranagallu plant in India has successfully started up a new walking beam reheat furnace, reports project contractor Danieli Centro Combustion India.

voestalpine Returns Idled Blast Furnace to Service

21 January 2021 - voestalpine has restarted the second blast furnace at its Donawitz site in Austria to meet rising long products demand, the steelmaker has said.

Primetals Technologies Contracted for Rolling Mill Upgrade

21 January 2021 - Italy’s Acciaierie Venete S.p.A. has chosen Primetals Technologies to modernize the finishing train at its long products rolling mill in Mura.

Nucor Mill Adding Spooled Rebar to Product Lineup

19 January 2021 - Nucor Corp. is adding rebar spooling capabilities to its Plymouth, Utah, USA, bar mill, according to the company that will supply the equipment.

SMS group Details 1.5-Million-Ton Beam Mill

13 January 2021 - SMS group has been contracted to build a new mill for Italy’s Duferco Travi e Profilati in Brescia, the plant builder has confirmed.

Nucor Sees Successful Start of Florida Rebar Mill

08 January 2021 - Nucor Corp. in December started up its Florida micro-mill, which began production in endless mode with its first heat, according to the mill’s builder.

Russian Steel Producer Taps Danieli for New Rolling Mill

18 December 2020 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to build a special steel rolling mill for Russian steelmaker Severstal, the equipment supplier has announced.

Commercial Metals Co. Is Burning Daylight

17 December 2020 - Commercial Metals Company’s original micro-mill in Mesa, Ariz., USA, is now being powered in part by electricity generated from 100-megawatt solar array, the company reports.

SMS group Company Awarded Contract for Laser Measurement System

14 December 2020 - SMS group’s TBK Automation und Messtechnik GmbH has received an order for a laser-based measuring system from China’s Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Masteel), the company has said.

Gerdau Finalizes Rebar Mill Acquisition

03 December 2020 - Gerdau SA has completed its US$110.8 million acquisition of a long products mill in northeastern Brazil.

Italian Steel Company Contracts SMS group for Beam Mill

01 December 2020 - Duferco has contracted SMS group to build a new EUR180 million beam mill for its San Zeno Naviglio steel plant in Brescia, Duferco has announced.

Danieli Wins Order for Turkish Wire Rod Mill, Caster Automation

17 November 2020 - Danieli has landed an order for a wire rod mill and for a slab caster electrical and automation system from Turkish steel producer Habaş Sınai ve Tibbi Gazlar İstihsal Endüstrisi.

Nucor Exits Italian Joint Venture

13 November 2020 - Nucor Corp. is divesting its stake in its Italian beam joint venture to partner Duferco, Duferco has announced.

AIC Completes Tying Machine Install

12 November 2020 - Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has installed two new bar tying machines at Alfa Acciai Group’s Acciaierie di Sicilia facility, the company reports.

Chinese Long Mill Starts New KOCKS Wire Rod Line

05 November 2020 - China’s Guangdong Shaoguan Iron & Steel Co. has commissioned a new KOCKS-built combined wire rod and coiled billet line, KOCKS has announced.

U.S. Rolling Mill Receives Automation Upgrade

05 November 2020 - Steel re-roller Chicago Heights Steel (CHS) has commissioned a new process automation system as part of an overhaul of its rolling mill.

Danieli Lands Rolling Mill Contract

05 November 2020 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to build a high-speed bar rolling mill for Korea Steel Shapes Co., the equipment supplier has announced.