Steel News

Gerdau Plans Capacity Boost at Texas Mill

04 August 2022 - Gerdau SA will invest approximately US$54.7 million to expand the capacity of its Midlothian, Texas, USA, bar mill, the company said in its second-quarter earnings release.

voestalpine Embarks Upon Process Control System Update

03 August 2022 - voestalpine has upgraded the process control systems for the three converter lines at its LD3 steel plant in Linz, Austria, reports the technology supplier on the project.

Nucor Adding Meltshop to Arizona Bar Mill

03 August 2022 - Nucor Corp. will build a US$100 million meltshop at its Kingman, Ariz., USA, bar mill, the company said Wednesday morning.

U. S. Steel Targets Keetac Mine for Upgrade

01 August 2022 - United States Steel Corporation posted a stand-out second quarter on Friday and announced that it had chosen its Keetac iron ore mine for a US$150 million investment.

POSCO, PT Krakatau Eye Major Indonesian Investment

28 July 2022 - POSCO and Indonesian joint-venture partner PT Krakatau Steel plan to invest US$3.5 billion in expanding capacity in the country, reports the Reuters news service.

First Prime Coil Comes Off the Line at Upgraded Nucor Plant

26 July 2022 - Nucor Corp.’s upgraded Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky has produced its first prime coil, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

SDI Sinton Shifts Into Production Mode

25 July 2022 - Even as it begins executing on a US$1.9 billion plan to build an aluminum sheet mill in the southeast U.S., Steel Dynamics Inc. is ratcheting up operations at its Sinton, Texas, flat-rolled steel mill.

Baosteel Inks Contract for World’s Largest H2-Based DRI Plant

22 July 2022 - China’s Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel has selected the Tenova and Danieli’s Energiron technology to power a new direct reduction (DR) plant in the Guangdong Province.

ArcelorMittal Gent Starts Up New BOF

21 July 2022 - Equipment supplier Primetals Technologies announced yesterday that a new LD converter (basic oxygen furnace) it supplied to ArcelorMittal Belgium’s steel plant in Gent was recently started up.

SDI Announces US$2.2B Investment — In Aluminum

19 July 2022 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) on Tuesday said it will enter the flat-rolled aluminum market, announcing a US$2.2 billion plan to build a rolling mill and two separate recycled aluminum slab casting plants.

KOCKS Announces Successful Start-Up of New Reducing, Sizing Block

18 July 2022 - Chinese special bar quality producer Fujian Sangang Minguang Group Co. Ltd. has rolled the first bar on its new KOCKS 3-roll reducing and sizing block, the equipment supplier reports.

Danieli Service Upgrades Continuous Pickling Line for ArcelorMittal

15 July 2022 - Danieli’s service segment commissioned a new entry section for the continuous pickling line at ArcelorMittal’s Mardyck, France, facility, Danieli said in a press release yesterday.

Salzgitter Board Approves Funding for Green Steel Project

14 July 2022 - The company announced yesterday its board approved EUR723 million in funding to implement the first stage of its Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking (SALCOS®) facility.

Tube Manufacturer Sets Up Shop at SDI Columbus

14 July 2022 - Altex Tube LLC is locating a new manufacturing plant on Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Columbus, Miss., USA, campus in a US$110 million investment.

Fives Supplies Electric Steel Cold Rolling Mills to Baowu

13 July 2022 - China's Baowu Group contracted global industrial engineering group Fives for the design and supply of two reversible cold rolling mills with automatic roll change for production of electric steel at Baoshan and Wuhan production sites.

AM/NS India to Invest in Zero Liquid Discharge System

13 July 2022 - The ArcelorMittal and Nippon Steel joint venture has announced a Rs 273 crore investment in a zero liquid discharge system and other environmental initiatives at its Hazira facility in India.

Danieli Tapped to Help LIBERTY Ostrava Transition Toward Carbon Neutrality

12 July 2022 - The equipment supplier announced today that it has been contracted to supply two Danieli Digimelters for LIBERTY Ostrava in the Czech Republic.

Danieli Details Rod, Bar Plant Modernization Project

07 July 2022 - Rebar and wire rod producer Optimus Steel is set to bring on-line a new bar finishing line next year as it targets a 2024 completion to an ongoing rolling mill modernization, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

Tenova Lands Order for SouthEast Asia Meltshop

06 July 2022 - Tenova has won a contract to outfit a new meltshop in the Philippines, marking the introduction of its Consteel Evolution EAF technology to the country.

Environmental Court Grants Permissibility to Swedish Green Mill

06 July 2022 - H2 Green Steel, a start-up producer that is planning to build a hydrogen-based mill in Sweden, has cleared a regulatory hurdle and plans to start work later this month, the company has announced.