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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Danieli Receives Order for Four New Blast Furnaces
31 August 2017 - Danieli Corus has won a contract to build the primary end of a new steel mill in Vietnam.
Construction of NLMK Oxide Recovery Plant Underway
30 August 2017 - Russia’s NLMK Group has begun construction of a RUB2.8 billion (US$47.8 million) waste oxide briquetting plant at its Lipetsk facility, the company said Wednesday.
Algoma Blast Furnace Stove Rebuild Underway
25 August 2017 - Canadian steelmaker Algoma has begun rebuilding one of the four stoves serving the blast furnace at its Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., plant.
Report: Two Killed in Coke Oven Explosion
16 August 2017 - Two people were killed and 10 others were injured Tuesday in a coke oven explosion at a Gerdau SA plant in Brazil, according to the Reuters news service.
NLMK Hopes to Improve Iron Ore Production Through Predictive Analytics System
07 August 2017 - NLMK Group’s Stoilensky iron ore division is incorporating predictive analytics into its ore crushing and beneficiation operations in a bid to boost productivity.
Danieli Contracted for Russian Blast Furnace Reline
07 August 2017 - Danieli Corus has been awarded a contract to reline the No. 1 blast furnace at Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works.
AK Steel Sets Maintenance and Project Outages at Mansfield, Middletown Facilities
26 July 2017 - AK Steel said it is investing US$26 million in the third quarter in upgrades to its Mansfield and Middletown Works in Ohio.
Commissioning Underway on New PCI Units at Russian Blast Furnaces
17 July 2017 - Blast furnace specialist Paul Wurth and Russia’s NLMK Group have begun commissioning new pulverized coal injection units at the steelmaker’s Lipetsk works.
British Steel Blast Furnace Knocked Off-Line
07 July 2017 - A technical problem has forced British Steel to shut down one of its two operating blast furnaces, reports news and pricing service Platts.
Midrex: DRI Production Remained Stable in 2016
06 July 2017 - Global production of direct reduced iron was flat in 2016, despite the industry downturn that occurred in late 2015 and early 2016, according to data maintained by Midrex Technologies Inc.
GFG Alliance Prevails in Effort to Buy Australian Steelmaker
05 July 2017 - After revising an earlier offer, metals entrepreneur Sanjeev Gupta and his family’s alliance of businesses have landed a binding agreement to acquire Australian iron ore miner and steelmaker Arrium.
Stelco Completes Sale and Exits Creditor Protection
03 July 2017 - U.S. investment firm Bedrock Industries has closed on its acquisition of Canada’s Stelco, officially bringing to an end a decade of United States Steel Corporation ownership and nearly three years of uncertainty under creditor protection.
Russian Pellet Plant Hits Its Stride
03 July 2017 - NLMK Group’s new pelletizing plant has reached a production milestone, producing its 3 millionth metric ton since its November start-up.
Texas HBI Plant Passes Performance Tests
21 June 2017 - The world´s largest single-module hot briquetted iron plant successfully completed its performance-guarantee tests, reports the facility’s technology supplier.
South Korean Consortium Prevails in Bidding on Australian Steel, Iron Ore Producer
16 June 2017 - A consortium led by a South Korean private equity firm has been declared the preferred bidder for Australian iron ore miner and steelmaker Arrium, the company’s financial administrator has announced.
ArcelorMittal, Italy Reach Binding Agreement on ILVA Acquisition
16 June 2017 - ArcelorMittal and partner Marcegaglia said on Friday that they have reached a binding agreement with the Italian government on a plan to acquire ILVA.
NLMK Begins Trials on PCI-Equipped Blast Furnace
16 June 2017 - NLMK Group has initiated hot tests of a new pulverized coal-injection unit on the No. 6 blast furnace at its Lipetsk plant in Russia, the steelmaker has announced.
Cliffs Natural Resources Picks Site for HBI Plant
15 June 2017 - Iron ore miner Cliffs Natural Resources said it will invest US$700 million in a hot-briquetted iron plant close to the southwestern shore of Lake Erie.
Bankruptcy Judge Approves Reorganization Plan for Essar Minnesota Project
14 June 2017 - A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge has given approval to a plan that, if successful, will allow the stalled Essar Steel Minnesota taconite mine and pellet plant to proceed to completion, reports the Duluth News Tribune.
JSW Steel Plans Blast Furnace Overhaul, Closure
08 June 2017 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth division has won a contract to reline and expand the No. 3 blast furnace at JSW Steel’s Vijayanagar Works in the Indian state of Karnataka.
