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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Coke Plant on Order at Chinese Steel Works
18 February 2016 - SMS group's Paul Wurth subsidiary will oversee engineering of a coke plant at a new steel works in China, the company has announced.
Paul Wurth Wins Order for Blast Furnace Equipment
12 February 2016 - SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth has won a contract for two of its Bell Less Top charging systems, which are to be installed at a new Chinese ironmaking plant.
Midrex, Primetals Win Contract for Proposed Merchant HBI Plant
28 January 2016 - International Metallics Corp. (Canada) Ltd. has selected Midrex Technologies Inc. and partner Primetals Technologies to outfit a proposed hot briquetted iron plant in the Canadian province of Quebec.
Court Rules Vale Can Reopen Brazilian Port -- For Now
26 January 2016 - Last week, a Brazilian court ordered that iron ore exporter Vale SA close its Tubarao port, one of the world’s most important iron ore import-export terminals.
Quebec Considers Public Investment in Tata Steel Ore Project
22 January 2016 - The Canadian province of Quebec has signed an agreement in principle with Tata Steel to buy into the company’s direct shipping ore project in the Labrador Trough, reports La Presse Canadienne news service.
Environmental Concerns Prompt Closure of Major Iron Ore Terminal in Brazil
22 January 2016 - A Brazilian court has ordered one of the world’s primary iron ore import-export terminals to shut down owing to recurring pollution problems.
AUMUND Wins Order for Conveyor at New DRI Plant in Algeria
15 January 2016 - Germany’s AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH is building a 116-meter conveyor that will link a new hot direct reduced iron plant to a meltshop at the Tosyali Holding AS mill in Algeria.
Nucor Postpones Decision on US$3.4B Louisiana Steel Works
08 January 2016 - The future of Nucor Corp.’s proposed US$3.4-billion Louisiana steel works is in question after the company left US$130 million in state economic incentives sitting on the table, reports The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune newspaper.
Magnetation Idles Iron Ore Concentrate Plant
07 January 2016 - Minnesota-based Magnetation LLC is idling the second of its three iron ore concentrate plants and expects to lay off approximately 160 people, according to reports.
Canadian Iron Ore Producer Pulls Back on Winter Operations
06 January 2016 - Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSMC), the steelmaker’s iron ore joint venture in Canada, is scaling down winter operations at its direct-shipping ore project.
Nucor to Restart DRI Plant
06 January 2016 - U.S.-based Nucor Corp. intends to resume production at its Louisiana direct reduced iron (DRI) plant by the end of January, the company has announced.
Danieli, Tenova Bring New DRI Plant into Production
30 December 2015 - Ezz Steel’s new cold discharge DRI plant has been put into service and is exceeding production expectations by more than 10 percent, one of the plant's developers has announced.
Uttam Galva, POSCO Ink Technology-Sharing Agreement for Indian Joint Venture
29 December 2015 - India’s Uttam Galva Group has signed an agreement to incorporate POSCO’s steelmaking technology in their proposed joint venture plant in Maharashtra, reports The Hindu BusinessLine newspaper.
Minnesota Governor Gives Taconite Producer Final Offer to Repay Loan
29 December 2015 - Essar Steel Minnesota is reviewing a newly proposed timetable for repaying a US$66 million public loan on a project that hasn’t panned out the way officials had hoped.
Baosteel Pulls the Plug on Multi-Billion-Dollar Iron Ore Project
23 December 2015 - China’s Baosteel and its partners are mothballing a proposed US$5.4 billion iron ore project in Australia on account of market conditions, reports BloombergBusiness news service.
Weak Demand Forces Nucor To Halt Production at DRI Plant
17 December 2015 - Nucor Corp. is temporarily halting production at its direct reduced iron (DRI) plant in Louisiana due to market conditions, the U.S.-based steelmaker has announced.
Canadian Ore Producer Delists Shares on OTCQX Exchange
10 December 2015 - Canada’s New Millenium Iron Corp. is voluntarily delisting its common shares on the OTCQX International exchange, the company has announced.
Researchers Use New Technique to Gain Better Picture of Cast Iron Microstructures
09 December 2015 - U.S. government and industry researchers have developed a new -- and more affordable -- technique to look at the microstructure of cast iron, which could lead to better manufacturing processes that yield an even better end product.
Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against Essar Steel Algoma
04 December 2015 - A U.S. federal court has dismissed an iron producer’s lawsuit against Essar Steel Algoma, the company has announced.
AIST Adds to Technology Committee Lineup
04 December 2015 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology has established a new technology committee intended to share know-how related to direct reduced iron (DRI) and hot briquetted iron (HBI).
