Coke, Iron and Alternate Iron Production
News items including recovery and non-recovery coke production as well as blast furnace, iron ore, DRI and other sources of iron.
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An Aging Population, Other Market Challenges Force JFE Steel to Resize
30 March 2020 - JFE Steel will permanently close a blast furnace in southeastern Japan as part of a plan to consolidate operations and refocus on key products, the company has announced.
ArcelorMittal Brazil to Idle Blast Furnace
30 March 2020 - ArcelorMittal Brazil will temporarily idle a blast furnace at its Tubarão plant and throttle back production at some of its long steel plants, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.
U. S. Steel Takes Two BFs Out of Service, Postpones Capital Projects
27 March 2020 - In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the sudden deterioration in the oil and gas markets, United States Steel Corporation is idling two blast furnaces and delaying a number of capital projects.
Cleveland-Cliffs Pauses Work on Toledo HBI Plant
20 March 2020 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is temporarily halting construction at its hot-briquetted iron (HBI) plant in Toledo, Ohio, USA, the company said late Thursday.
U.S. Iron Ore Miners Say No Virus Impacts...Yet
19 March 2020 - Minnesota’s Iron Range is bracing for a potential recession, but for now iron ore operations are continuing as they have, reports the Duluth News Tribune.
Coronavirus Prompts ArcelorMittal to Reduce European Production
19 March 2020 - ArcelorMittal is reducing production in Europe due to impacts from the coronavirus, the company said Thursday.
It’s Official: AK Steel Is Now a Part of Cleveland-Cliffs
13 March 2020 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. on Friday completed its acquisition of AK Steel Corp., marking the beginning of a new era for two storied American businesses.
SSAB Schedules Coke Battery Rehab
05 March 2020 - Paul Wurth has been chosen to revitalize the coke oven battery at SSAB’s Luleå plant in Sweden, the supplier has announced.
ArcelorMittal Reaches New Deal on ILVA Steel Works
04 March 2020 - ArcelorMittal and the Italian government have agreed to revised terms governing the steelmaker’s acquisition of the ILVA steel works in Italy.
Cleveland-Cliffs Expects March Close for AK Steel Acquisition
21 February 2020 - Cleveland-Cliffs’ planned acquisition of AK Steel Corp. has received approval from North American regulators and is expected to close in March, the company has announced.
GFG Alliance Plans Upgrades to European Mills
20 February 2020 - Family-owned international conglomerate GFG Alliance said it is prepared to invest the equivalent of US$2 billion in upgrades to its European mills as it looks to lower carbon emissions, reports the Reuters news service.
Midrex Appoints Chief Operating Officer
13 February 2020 - DRI plant builder Midrex Technologies has promoted vice president of sales and marketing KC Woody to chief operating officer, the company announced Thursday.
ABB to Supply Fossil-Free Steel Project With Automation Suite
06 February 2020 - ABB has been chosen to provide the electrical and automation system for SSAB’s hydrogen-based DRI plant in Luleå, Sweden.
Hoa Phat Steel Fires Up Second Danieli Blast Furnace
04 February 2020 - Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Steel has blown in the second of four blast furnaces being built at its new Dung Quat facility.
JSW Steel Secures Two Iron Ore Mines at Auction
04 February 2020 - JSW Steel is gaining 980 million metric tons worth of iron ore reserves after winning government auctions for the mines, reports The (India) Economic Times.
Primetals Technologies Receives Order for Blast Furnace Staves
21 January 2020 - Primetals Technologies will supply a number of cast iron staves that will be used in the rebuild of a Taiwanese blast furnace.
Australian Pellet Plant Turns to AUMUND for Conveyor Upgrade
17 January 2020 - Germany’s AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH has been contracted to install a 92-m pan conveyor at an Australian pellet plant.
ArcelorMittal Blast Furnace to Return to Service, But Other Outages Planned
10 January 2020 - ArcelorMittal intends to put an idled blast furnace back into service at its Gijón plant in northern Spain, but will halt other production lines this quarter in order to cope with lower demand, reports Kallanish Steel.
Court Allows Ilva Blast Furnace to Remain in Service
10 January 2020 - The No. 2 blast furnace at ArcelorMittal’s Ilva steel works in Italy can keep operating, an Italian court has ruled, according to reports.
Monnet Ispat Eyes Restart
02 January 2020 - Indian steelmaker Monnet Ispat & Energy is to resume steel production this month following an extended outage for maintenance and upgrades, according the Business Standard newspaper.
