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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U. S. Steel to Close Clairton Coke Oven Battery
29 January 2024 - United States Steel Corporation will permanently idle the No. 15 coke oven battery at its Clairton, Pa., USA, coke plant and invest US$19.5 million in upgrades to coke oven gas cleaning facilities as part of a proposed settlement over emissions incidents at the plant.
Tata Steel Announces Plan to Replace U.K. BFs with EAFs
19 January 2024 - Tata Steel will close its two U.K. blast furnaces and replace them with electric arc furnaces as part of an effort to decarbonize its operations, the steelmaker announced Friday.
Baosteel Mill Starts Energiron DRI Facility
17 January 2024 - China’s Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel gas fired up a new Energiron direct reduction plant, said to be the world’s largest reactor currently using hydrogen.
ArcelorMittal Moves French Decarbonization Project Forward
15 January 2024 - ArcelorMittal is advancing early plans for a major decarbonization project at its Dunkirk steel works in France, moving it to the front-end engineering design stage, the company has said.
Report: U. S. Steel – Nippon Steel Deal Faces Scrutiny
11 January 2024 - Attorneys for United States Steel Corporation and Nippon Steel Corporation have been exchanging phone calls and emails as the Biden Administration prepares to review the planned acquisition of the American steelmaker, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
Salzgitter Announces Completion of Blast Furnace Reline
03 January 2024 - Germany’s Salzgitter has restarted its blast furnace following a 100-day reline and overhaul of the unit, the company has said.
ArcelorMittal Commissions Demonstration Bio-Coal Plant
20 December 2023 - ArcelorMittal Belgium has commissioned a facility that converts waste wood into bio-coal for use in its Gent blast furnace, the company has announced.
U. S. Steel Readies DR-Grade Pellet Plant for Production
15 December 2023 - United States Steel Corporation is expecting to produce the first batches of low-silica iron ore pellets at the first of the year, following a US$150 million upgrade at its Keetac facility in Minnesota.
Vale Inaugurates Iron Ore Briquetting Plant
12 December 2023 - Vale has cut the ribbon on its first-ever iron ore briquette plant, a milestone achievement that will help the company and its steelmaking customers lower their air emissions.
LKAB Signs for Iron Ore Mine Loaders
11 December 2023 - Swedish iron ore miner LKAB has placed a SEK250 million order with Sandvik for automated loaders that will be installed at an underground iron ore mine.
Danieli, Tenova Announce Order for Omanese DRI Plant
05 December 2023 - The Jindal Steel Group’s newly established Vulcan Green Steel has ordered a hydrogen-ready Energiron direct reduction plant from Tenova and Danieli.
Reports: U. S. Steel Puts Granite City BF on Indefinite Idle
29 November 2023 - United States Steel Corporation is indefinitely idling the primary end of its Granite City Works in Illinois, impacting approximately 1,000 workers, according to news reports.
POSCO Plans to Go All in on H2 Ironmaking
27 November 2023 - South Korean steel giant POSCO plans to shift entirely to hydrogen-reduced iron production by 2050, reports BusinessKorea.
SSAB Calls Off Development of Hydrogen Reduction Plant
03 November 2023 - SSAB and Finnish energy company Fortum are dropping plans for a hydrogen-reduced sponge iron plant in Raahe, Finland, the steelmaker has said.
Blastr Green Steel Partners With SFE on Pellet Plant in Norway
19 October 2023 - Blastr Green Steel announced it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with power company Sogn og Fjordane Energi (SFE) for the long-term supply of clean electricity to the company’s planned pellet plant in Lutelandet, Norway.
Importing DRI Could Be an Answer to Europe’s Green Hydrogen Needs
18 October 2023 - In the years ahead, six Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Saudi Arabia — will likely be able to meet a significant portion of the European steel industry’s coming demand for green hydrogen.
Ternium and Tenova Shake Hands on Pesquería Mill
18 October 2023 - Tenova has signed a contract with Ternium for its new state-of-the-art steel mill in Pesquería, N.L., Mexico, that will include a direct reduction plant, electric arc furnace and two ladle furnaces.
H2 Green Steel Sees Opportunity for Canadian Facility
10 October 2023 - Swedish steel startup H2 Green Steel and the Canadian government are discussing the potential for an iron facility or a steel mill in Quebec, reports the Bloomberg news service.
Algoma, U. S. Steel Sign Iron Ore Agreement
03 October 2023 - Algoma Steel is extending an iron ore purchase agreement with United States Steel Corporation, securing enough of the raw material to complete its transition from blast furnace production to electric arc furnace production.
Nippon Steel Works Shuttered After 70 Years of Operation
02 October 2023 - Nippon Steel Corp. has closed its historic Kure plant, bringing to an end seven decades of production.
