Steel News

ArcelorMittal Signs Danieli for Rolling Mill Build

06 October 2022 - ArcelorMittal has contracted Danieli for a new rolling mill and reheat furnace for its Barra Mansa Works in Brazil, the plant builder has announced.

Deacero Moves to Expand Production

04 October 2022 - Mexico’s Grupo Deacero plans to invest the equivalent of about US$590 million in its operations as it looks to lift production, according to a report.

AM/NS India JV Plans US$5 Billion Investment to Boost Capacity

29 September 2022 - The planned investment, which will include two new blast furnaces, is expected to increase crude steel capacity by 6 million metric tons per year at the Hazira facility, according to the Reuters news agency.

Nucor Announces Construction of Two New Galvanizing Lines

28 September 2022 - A 500,000-ton-capacity galvanizing line will be constructed at Nucor Steel–Berkeley in South Carolina, with another to be constructed in the western United States, the company announced today.

Danieli Provides Electromagnetic Stirrers in Brazil

26 September 2022 - Brazilian steelmaker Aço Verde Brasil tapped Danieli for new in-mold electromagnetic stirrers in its continuous casting machine, according to the equipment supplier.

Swiss Steelmaker Taps AMI Automation for Electrode Regulation System

26 September 2022 - Stahl Gerlafingen contracted AMI Automation to upgrade the electrode regulation system (ERS) for its secondary steelmaking process, which the equipment supplier completed earlier this year.

thyssenkrupp Materials Services Expands North American Footprint

19 September 2022 - thyssenkrupp Materials Services is investing US$37 million in a new service center meant to support automotive customers.

Danieli Contracted for BF Stove Repairs

15 September 2022 - Tata Steel has again tapped Danieli for blast furnace stove repairs at the steelmaker’s Port Talbot Works in the United Kingdom, reaffirming a relationship between the two.

voestalpine Turns to Primetals Technologies for Galvanizing Line Revamp

13 September 2022 - voestalpine has contracted Primetals Technologies to modernize the Nos. 3 and 4 hot-dipped galvanizing lines at its Linz facility in Austria, the equipment builder has announced.

Zekelman Industries Expects New Tube Plant to Be Fully Operational Early Next Year

09 September 2022 - Pipe and tube maker Zekelman Industries said it is nearing the end of construction on a new galvanized tube plant in Illinois.

thyssenkrupp Greenlights DRI Plant

08 September 2022 - thyssenkrupp will proceed with construction of a 2.5-million-metric-ton direct reduction plant at its Duisburg plant in Germany, the company said on Thursday.

Primetals Technologies Bags Order for Ladle Furnace

07 September 2022 - Mexico’s Talleres y Aceros S.A. de C.V. (TYASA) has ordered a twin-ladle furnace from Primetals Technologies, the equipment manufacturer reports.

AIC Completes Rolling Mill Automation Project

07 September 2022 - Automation specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has wrapped up installation of a new automation system for a stand in a Gerdau rolling mill.

Deacero Awards Plant Modernization Contract

01 September 2022 - Mexican long products maker Deacero has contracted Danieli to upgrade the meltshop and rolling mills at its Celaya plant.

JFE Steel Plans Multi-Billion Investment in Low-CO2 Steel

01 September 2022 - Japan’s JFE Steel is prepared to invest the equivalent of US$7.2 billion to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, in part through building electric arc furnaces, according to the Reuters news service.

POSCO, Primetals Technologies Partner Up on Hydrogen DRI Plant

01 September 2022 - Primetals Technologies and POSCO will work together on developing a green steel demonstration plant using hydrogen reduction.

Nucor to Invest US$200M in South Carolina Mill

30 August 2022 - Nucor Corp. is planning a US$200 million modernization of its Berkeley sheet and beam mill in South Carolina, the company said on Tuesday.

Tata Steel Plans 750K-Ton Rebar Mill, DRI Plants

29 August 2022 - Tata Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian state of Punjab to build a greenfield rebar mill and has contracted for the design of direct reduction plants in Europe.

Refractories Maker Announces U.S. Plant Start-Up

26 August 2022 - Refractories maker PRCO America Inc. has launched production at its new plant near Mayfield, Ky., USA, the company has announced.

Salzgitter Signs Contract for EAF

25 August 2022 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for the design, supply and installation of an electric arc furnace (EAF), marking the first such contract to be let as the steelmaker undertakes a transformational process route conversion.