Steel News

Nucor Signs Off on Nebraska Bar Mill Upgrade

27 July 2023 - Nucor Steel–Nebraska has issued the final acceptance certificate on its new KOCKS intermediate reducing and sizing block, according to the equipment supplier.

EU Greenlights ArcelorMittal, thyssenkrupp Decarbonization Funding

20 July 2023 - The European Commission has signed off on EUR2.85 billion in state aid that will go to decarbonization efforts at thyssenkrupp and ArcelorMittal.

H2-Based Ladle Pre-Heater Begins Operating

20 July 2023 - ArcelorMittal Sestao has put a hydrogen-fired ladle pre-heating station into service, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

West Virginia DEP OKs Commercial Metals Micro-Mill

19 July 2023 - Commercial Metals Company has received a permit from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for its West Virginia micro-mill and is now set to begin construction, the company has announced.

Swiss Mill Signs Danieli for Billet Welder, Reheat Furnace

18 July 2023 - Danieli has won an order from a Swiss longs mill for a billet welder and induction reheat furnace, the equipment manufacturer reports.

Primetals Technologies Completes LD Converter Upgrade

18 July 2023 - Primetals Technologies has upgraded Salzgitter Flachstahl’s LD process optimization system, installing a new module that optimizes lime usage.

Sarralle Lands Order for Hot Charging System

17 July 2023 - Mill equipment manufacturer Sarralle has received an order for a hot charging system from a longs producer in Tennessee.

Fives to Equip Texas OCTG Mill

12 July 2023 - South Korea’s Husteel has contracted equipment manufacturer Fives to outfit a US$122 million oil country tubular goods manufacturing facility being built in Texas.

New Commercial Metals Mill Enters Start-Up Phase

06 July 2023 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) has started up its new Arizona micro-mill, which has produced its first rebar bundle.

KOCKS Bags Order From Chinese SBQ Mill

06 July 2023 - Sizing mill specialist The KOCKS Group has received an order for a reducing and sizing block that is to be installed in a new special bar quality (SBQ) mill.

AM/NS India Selects ABB for Electrification of Advanced Cold Rolling Mill

28 June 2023 - ABB announced today it has been tapped to provide the electrification and automation systems for ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India’s (AM/NS India) advanced steel cold rolling mill in Hazira, GJ, India.

SMS group Tapped to Upgrade Spanish ERW Line

28 June 2023 - The equipment supplier has been contracted to modernize the forming section for Tuflesa electric resistance welding (ERW) line in Spain, SMS group has announced.

Danieli QSP Plant in Vietnam Completes Phase Two of Start-Up

26 June 2023 - The Danieli QSP (Quality Strip Production) plant, in operation since 2020, completed the second phase of its expansion at Hoa Phat in Dung Quat, Vietnam, Danieli announced today.

ANDRITZ to Outfit Open-Die Forge With Seven Car Bottom Furnaces

26 June 2023 - The international technology group announced it has received an order from Sheffield Forgemasters for seven new car bottom furnaces.

POSCO Selects Tenova for KRW600 Billion EAF Installation (Update)

21 June 2023 - South Korea’s POSCO has placed an order with Tenova for a Consteel electric arc furnace (EAF), a transformative project that will usher in a new era of steelmaking for the traditionally integrated producer, the equipment manufacturer has announced.

Ternium Selects Pesquería, Mexico, for Slab Mill Build

21 June 2023 - Ternium will build its planned slab mill at its Pesquería, Nuevo León, facility in Mexico, the steelmaker has said.

ArcelorMittal Moves Forward on EAF Installation in Luxembourg

19 June 2023 - ArcelorMittal Luxembourg is greenlighting an EUR67 million investment in a replacement electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Belval mill.

Primetals Technologies to Equip Spanish Startup Mill

15 June 2023 - Spanish steel startup Hydnum Steel has selected Primetals Technologies as its engineering and technology provider for a planned flat-rolled mill on the Iberian Peninsula.

Nucor Selects Indiana for Utility Towers Plant

14 June 2023 - Nucor Corp. will build its second utility tower production plant next to its Crawfordsville, Ind., USA, sheet mill, the steelmaker said Wednesday.

European Steel Producers, Workers Push for Government Support

14 June 2023 - Approximately 12,000 steelworkers rallied at thyssenkrupp Steel headquarters in Duisburg, Germany, Wednesday, demanding that the German government commit to funding the industry's effort to abate CO2 emissions, reports the Reuters news service.