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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Governor Tells Essar Steel Minnesota To Pay Up
01 December 2015 - Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton has threatened to call due a US$67 million loan to Essar Steel Minnesota if the company doesn’t pay past due bills from vendors building the company’s new Nashwauk taconite plant by 2 December.
Primetals Setting Up Briquetting Plant at New HBI Facility
30 November 2015 - Primetals Technologies has won an order for a residuals briquetting plant to be installed at voestalpine’s new hot briquetted iron (HBI) facility in the United States.
Iron Ore Producer Might Impose Production Curtailments in Early 2016
18 November 2015 - U.S. iron ore producer Magnetation LLC has warned employees that it might curtail production at its No. 2 plant in Bovey, Minn., beginning on 31 January 2016.
Cliffs Natural Resources Idles Mine, Taconite Pellet Plant
18 November 2015 - Iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. is temporarily idling pellet production at its Northshore Mining operation in Minnesota, the company has announced.
Canadian Iron Ore Miner Trims Payroll
12 November 2015 - Canada’s New Millenium Iron Corp., which is sitting one of the world’s largest undeveloped magnetic iron ore deposits, is laying off six full-time employees, about 25 percent of its workforce, the company has announced.
SSAB Completes Blast Furnace Modernization, Puts New BOF Converter Into Production
11 November 2015 - The first of three new BOF (LD) converters at SSAB Europe’s Raahe, Finland, works has been placed into production, according to the vendor on the project.
Analyst: U.S. Integrated Mills Now Among the Costliest Operations
27 October 2015 - Falling prices of seaborne coking coal and iron ore, along with other factors, have pushed America's integrated steel mills up the global cost curve, CRU senior consultant Adrian Doyle said on Tuesday.
Essar Steel Algoma Finds Alternative Iron Ore Supplier
15 October 2015 - Essar Steel Algoma has found a new iron ore supplier and therefore is dropping its request for a restraining order against its previous supplier, Cliffs Natural Resources, the company has announced.
Out of Money and Out of Time, British Steel Works Shuts Down
13 October 2015 - The coke ovens and blast furnace at Sahaviriya Steel Industries’ (SSI)idled Redcar works in England are being shut down permanently, bringing to an end to nearly 100 years of steelmaking at the site.
Indian Blast Furnace Restarted Following Accident
12 October 2015 - JSW Steel’s Salem works in Mecheri, Tamil Nadu, India, has restarted operations after being ordered closed following an accident in September, according to reports.
Analyst: Despite Cost-Cutting Measures, Steel Works Unlikely to Remain Open
09 October 2015 - Wage freezes and layoffs will delay, but likely won’t prevent, the eventual closure of BlueScope Steel Ltd.’s Port Kembla works, according to a Deutsche Bank analyst.
Steelmaker Seeks Restraining Order Against its Taconite Supplier
07 October 2015 - Essar Steel Algoma is seeking a restraining order against its taconite supplier, Cliffs Natural Resources, to stop it from canceling their supply agreement.
ArcelorMittal Transferring Algerian Operations to State-Owned Company
07 October 2015 - The world’s largest steelmaker is exiting Algeria and handing over its shares in steel mills and mines there to the Algerian government.
Thailand’s SSI Enters Bankruptcy, Liquidates British Steel Works
06 October 2015 - Thailand's top steelmaker has declared bankruptcy as it liquidates its U.K. steel division.
100 Years of Steelmaking Come to an End at Czech Mill
30 September 2015 - The owners of an integrated mill in the Czech Republic have ceased its steelmaking operations, but will continue to roll heavy plates.
ArcelorMittal to Spend EUR100 Million on Coke Oven Rebuild
28 September 2015 - ArcelorMittal will spend EUR100 million to rebuild two coke oven batteries at a Spanish steel works, ensuring compliance with environmental laws, the company has announced.
Company Wins Contracts for Blast Furnace Improvement at Italian Steel Works
15 September 2015 - The Paul Wurth Group has been awarded contracts for major environmental upgrades to the idled No. 5 blast furnace at Italy’s ILVA steel works in Taranto.
Steelworkers, Iron Ore Producer Enter Contract Negotiations
14 September 2015 - Coal and iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. has opened contract negotiations with the United Steelworkers union.
Tata Steel Reaches Milestone In Development Of New Steel Works
10 September 2015 - Tata Steel has reached a milestone in the development of its Kalinganagar steel works – the coke ovens have been placed into the production.
Iron Ore Miner Reaffirms Estimate of 1B Tons of Chinese Steel Production
03 September 2015 - Chinese steel demand has slowed, but one of the world’s largest iron ore exporters is sticking with projections that the country’s demand will grow to 1 billion tons in the next 15 years.
