Steel News

ANDRITZ Cuts a Deal With Olympic Steel

11 February 2025 - Olympic Steel has ordered a cut-to-length line from ANDRITZ for its facility in Minneapolis, Minn., USA, the company has announced.

Naveen Jindal Puts an Offer on Italian Steel Mill

10 February 2025 - Naveen Jindal is offering more than US$1 billion for Italy’s manufacturer Acciaierie d’Italia (ADI), which operates one of the largest integrated mills in the European Union, reports Manufacturing Today India.

ArcelorMittal Greenlights Alabama Electrical Steel Line; Nears Completion of EAF

06 February 2025 - ArcelorMittal has begun commissioning the new meltshop at its joint-venture rolling mill in Alabama and will move forward with a plan to build a 150,000-metric-ton electrical steel line nearby, the company announced Thursday.

Italian Steelmaker Turns to Danieli for New EAF

06 February 2025 - Italy’s Acciaierie Venete has placed an order with Danieli for a 100-metric-ton EAF at its Padova Works, Danieli has announced.

JSW Steel Contracts SMS group for New BOF

05 February 2025 - JSW Steel Dolvi has ordered a 350-ton basic oxygen furnace (BOF) converter and other equipment from SMS group, the plant builder has announced.

Speedy Revival: Danieli Service Overhauls Fast-Finishing Block

30 January 2025 - After 20 years in operation, AcerBrag commissioned Danieli Service to refurbish the Danieli-supplied fast-finishing block at its wire rod mill in Bragado, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Hollowing Out Innovation With Profile Rolling Mill

29 January 2025 - Austria’s voestalpine Tubulars has successfully commissioned and integrated a new profile rolling mill engineered by KOCKS into its hot tube rolling mill in Kindberg, Styria.

thyssenkrupp Commissions New NGO Annealing, Isolating Line

29 January 2025 - thyssenkrupp Steel Europe is starting up a new electrical steel processing line at its Bochum, Germany, plant, reports project contractor SMS group.

Nucor Reports Profitable Q4 — And a Very Safe 2024

29 January 2025 - Nucor Corp. posted a fourth-quarter profit and reported its safest year on record, saying that accomplishment came in the context of many active year construction projects and ramp-ups.

Former Steel Research Building to Become Ceramics Plant

28 January 2025 - EI Ceramics has broken ground on the US$21 million renovation project to transform the old Armco/AK Steel Research building in Middletown, Ohio, USA into a ceramic refractory plant.

SMS group Lands Order for Turkish Strip Mill Modernization

23 January 2025 - Turkish steelmaker Colakoğlu Metalurji AS has contracted SMS group to upgrade its 1,850 mm strip mill in Dilovası.

Danieli Wins Order for JSPL Quench System

21 January 2025 - Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. has decided to install a Danieli Exstream II direct quench system at its Steckel mill in Raigarh, India, Danieli has announced.

U.S. Mill Places Order for H2 Electrolysis Equipment

21 January 2025 - Hydrogen electrolysis equipment maker Nel ASA has received a US$7 million order for two containerized electrolysis units from an unidentified U.S. steel mill.

Pacific Steel Group Lines Up US$200M for Micro-Mill

20 January 2025 - Pacific Steel Group (PSG) has secured a US$200 million loan from Generate Capital, a sustainable infrastructure investment firm, to support the construction of its planned California micro-mill.

New HBIS Slab Caster Enters Service

20 January 2025 - China’s HBIS XuanHua Iron and Steel Group successfully has started up a new single-strand slab caster at its low-carbon-emissions plant in Zhangjiakou, Hebei province.

Chinese Mill Completes Production Trial on New Mill

14 January 2025 - China’s Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel has successfully trialed production of 0.7 mm strip on its new Danieli QSP-DUE plant in Hebei province.

Nucor Sees Progress on West Virginia Mill

14 January 2025 - With more than 1,000 contractors and construction workers on-site, Nucor Corp.’s West Virginia sheet mill is continuing to take shape, reports WV News.

Nucor Plans Third Utility Tower Production Plant

09 January 2025 - Nucor Corp. is expanding its towers and structures business, announcing Thursday that it will build a US$200 million production facility in Utah.

Danieli Wins Order for Electromagnetic Stirrer

08 January 2025 - POSCO has decided to install a Danieli Rotelec multi-mode electromagnetic mold stirrer (EMS) at its Gwangyang Works in South Korea.

Report: Hyundai Eyes Louisiana for Steel Mill

07 January 2025 - Hyundai Motor Group is exploring the possibility of building a steel mill in Louisiana, reports The Korea Economic Daily.