Steel News

Tata Steel Signs On for Carbon Capture Project

07 October 2019 - Tata Steel has partnered with Dutch companies Gasunie, EBN and Port of Amsterdam in a feasibility study for a project that could reduce the steelmaker’s CO2 emissions.

Liberty Steel To Invest US$25 Million in New EAF, Improvements to Georgetown Works

07 October 2019 - Liberty Steel USA will install a new electric arc furnace at its Georgetown, S.C., wire rod mill and make other improvements to its meltshop, the company has announced.

Tata Steel Executive Anand Sen Retires

03 October 2019 - Anand Sen, president, TQM & Steel Business for Tata Steel, retired on Monday, concluding a 38-year career with the steelmaker.

JFE Steel Sets Blast Furnace Revamp

03 October 2019 - Japan's JFE Steel will undertake a JPY50 billion (US$467.9 million) rebuild of the No. 4 blast furnace at its Kurashiki facility, the company has said.

Salzgitter Group Receives Order for Baltic Pipe Project

02 October 2019 - Salzgitter Mannesmann International GmbH (SMID) has received an order for 30,000 metric tons’ worth of steel pipe and 90 steel pipe bends for the Baltic Pipe Project.

Bayou Steel Plans Closure, Files for Chapter 11

02 October 2019 - Bayou Steel has declared bankruptcy and intends to permanently close its Louisiana and Tennessee mills by the end of November, reports Bloomberg News.

thyssenkrupp Names New CEO

01 October 2019 - Martina Merz has taken the reigns of thyssenkrupp AG as of today, the company announced.

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Completes Furnace Tower at Toledo Facility

01 October 2019 - After 296 days, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has completed a 457-foot furnace reactor tower for its hot briquetted iron (HBI) project in Toledo, Ohio, USA.

NLMK Group Investing in New Waste Energy Recovery Power Plant

01 October 2019 - NLMK is planning to invest RUS 35 billion in the development of a new recovery power plant at NLMK Lipetsk. The power plant will run on byproduct gases from steelmaking operations.

U. S. Steel Announces Plan to Acquire Big River Steel

01 October 2019 - United States Steel Corporation is acquiring a stake in Arkansas-based Big River Steel for US$700 million in cash and will look to buy the rest of the business sometime in the next few years, the company announced Tuesday morning.

Danieli U.S. Pipe Mill Receives Final Acceptance

30 September 2019 - Danieli Centro Tube has received final acceptance on a 5 ½ inch seamless pipe mill installed at Benteler Steel/Tube in Shreveport, La.

EVRAZ Pueblo to Harness the Sun to Make Greener Steel

30 September 2019 - In partnership with Xcel Energy and Lightsource BP, EVRAZ North America announced a long-term agreement to develop a new 240-MW solar facility at its Rocky Mountain Steel division in Pueblo, Colo., USA.

Outokumpu Considering New Slag Furnace Installation in Finland

30 September 2019 - Stainless steelmaker Outokumpu is assessing options to build a new slag furnace in Tornio, Finland, the company reports.

NLMK Group’s Shipments to OMK Hits 5-Million-Ton Mark

27 September 2019 - A partnership between Russia’s NLMK Group and OMK Group’s Vyksa Steel Works has reached a milestone, with NLMK having shipped 5 million metric tons of slabs from its Lipetsk site to Vyksa Steel for conversion into heavy plate and large-diameter pipe.

thyssenkrupp Board Launches Effort to Replace Its Top Executive

26 September 2019 - thyssenkrupp’s board of directors is moving to oust chief executive Guido Kerkhoff, who has held the job for nearly one year.

JSW Steel Signs Harsco for Additional Mill Services

24 September 2019 - JSW Steel's Dolvi works in India is expanding its relationship with mill services contractor Harsco Corp., signing three multi-year contracts for additional services.

Union Members OK New AK Steel Labor Agreement

23 September 2019 - Members of the United Auto Workers have ratified a four-year labor agreement with AK Steel Corp., the company said on Monday.

POSCO Aims to Supply Emerging Market for Maritime Sulfur Scrubbers

19 September 2019 - South Korean steel giant POSCO is bringing to market a super alloy stainless steel designed for sulfur scrubbers installed on ocean-going vessels.

Primetals Technologies, Tata Steel Europe Commission Automation System – From Afar

19 September 2019 - Primetals Technologies and Tata Steel Europe reached a first in their 50-year relationship – Primetals Technologies remotely commissioned a new level 2 automation system for a caster.

Liberty Steel to Begin EUR400 Million Expansion of European Steel Works

19 September 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta, Liberty Steel founder and international metals and industrial entrepreneur, pledged EUR400 million over five years to build Liberty Steel’s newly acquired European steel works into a major force in the global steel industry.