Steel News

Section 232 Tariffs Have Fostered Job Creation, Capital Investment, Think Tank Says

11 December 2018 - The Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs haven’t yielded the disastrous economic consequences some had predicted and, in fact, have created new jobs and allowed for renewed capital investment, an economic think tank argues in a new paper.

Primetals Technologies Bags Order for 140-Metric-Ton LMF

11 December 2018 - China’s largest privately owned steelmaker, Jiangsu Shagang Group Company Ltd., has ordered a twin-ladle metallurgy furnace from Primetals Technologies, the equipment supplier has announced.

Italian Long Products Maker Brings New Wire Rod Mill On-Line

05 December 2018 - Italy’s Pittini Group has rolled the first coil on a new high-speed wire rod mill at its Acciaierie di Verona plant.

Steel Dynamics to Build US$1.7B Sheet Mill in Southwest U.S.

27 November 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has revealed plans to build an advanced sheet mill somewhere in the southwestern U.S. at a cost of between US$1.7 and US$1.8 billion.

Tenova to Upgrade Vietnamese EAF

27 November 2018 - Tenova has won a contract to outfit a Consteel electric arc furnace in Vietnam with new technology that will allow the furnace to also accept hot metal from a blast furnace.

Report: South Korean Steelmaker Exploring Potential Indian JV

27 November 2018 - Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL) has had some early discussions with Hyundai Steel about the possibility of setting up a joint-venture mill in India, reports the Business Standard newspaper.

JSW Steel About to Restart Ohio EAF

21 November 2018 - JSW Steel’s U.S. division is expected to throw the switch on its Mingo Junction, Ohio, electric arc furnace sometime next week, reports The (Wheeling, W.Va.) Intelligencer newspaper.

Steel Dynamics Chooses Fives for Process Line Upgrades

21 November 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has awarded a contract to Fives for upgrades to a galvanizing line at its Columbus, Miss., sheet mill.

ANDRITZ Bags Order for Nucor Galvanizing Line

21 November 2018 - Nucor Corp. has selected Austrian equipment builder ANDRITZ to supply a new hot-dipped galvanizing line for its Arkansas sheet mill, the company has announced.

Danieli Contracted for US$650M Sheet Mill Reconfiguration

19 November 2018 - Nucor Corp. has chosen Danieli for a top-to-bottom overhaul of its Gallatin sheet mill in Ghent, Ky., the equipment supplier has announced.

Tata Steel Launches Second Phase of Construction on Steel Works

13 November 2018 - Tata Steel has broken ground on an expansion of its new Kalinganagar works, a US$3.25 billion project that is expected to take four years to complete.

Italian Steelmaker Certifies Newly Installed EAF

13 November 2018 - Primetals Technologies said it has received the final acceptance certificate on a 150-ton electric arc furnace it built for Italy’s Acciaieria Arvedi S.p.A.

voestalpine Signs Off on New Slab Caster

13 November 2018 - voestalpine has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new Danieli slab caster installed at its Linz works in Austria.

Gupta Pledges Multi-Million-Euro Investment in Romanian Steel Works

12 November 2018 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty House Group is promising to invest EUR300 (US$337 million) in a Romanian steel works it is acquiring from ArcelorMittal, according to a Romanian publication.

Baosteel Fires Up 200K-Metric-Ton Tinning Line

12 November 2018 - China’s Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. has started up a new, highly automated electrolytic metallic coating line at its facility in Shanghai, according to the equipment supplier.

POSCO Contracts SMS group for Wire Rod Mill Improvements

12 November 2018 - SMS group has been awarded a contract to upgrade the wire rod mill at POSCO’s Pohang works in South Korea, the equipment supplier has announced.

Big River Rolls On – On Its Own

08 November 2018 - Big River Steel, the technology company that happens to make steel, will be doing so independently, the company has said.

KOCKS Wins Contract for South Korean Bar Mill Improvements

06 November 2018 - POSCO has contracted with German rolling mill specialist KOCKS for upgrades to a bar mill, the company has said.

Japanese Mill Launches Production of Spooled Rebar

06 November 2018 - Japan’s Topy Industries Ltd. has started up its new spooled rebar line and a new finishing block at its Toyohashi bar plant, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

Nippon Steel Slates Blast Furnace Reline, Coke Oven Overhaul

05 November 2018 - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. said it plans to spend the equivalent of US$812.6 million to reline a blast furnace at a steel works in northern Japan and refurbish a coke oven battery in southern Japan.