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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Platts Scrap Seminar: DRI to Have Little Impact on Scrap Markets
18 March 2014 - The North American scrap market will see little short- to medium-term effects as a result of the increasing usage of direct reduced iron (DRI), according to speakers at Platts’ 3rd annual Scrap Seminar, held in Chicago on 18 March 2014.
Paul Wurth Becomes MIDREX® Process Construction Licensee
10 March 2014 - Kobe Steel Ltd. of Japan and Paul Wurth S.A. of Luxembourg, a member of the SMS Group, have signed a construction license agreement that enables the SMS Group to market, design and erect MIDREX® direct reduction plants around the world.
Cokenergy and ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor Sign 10-Year Agreement
27 February 2014 - Primary Energy Recycling Corp., a clean energy company that generates revenue from capturing and recycling recoverable heat and byproduct fuels from industrial processes, announced the signing of a new 10-year tolling agreement between Cokenergy and its site host, ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor.
Fives Stein Awarded Key Contract from Jindal Steel
17 February 2014 - Fives Stein, a designer and supplier of thermal solutions for steel and glass applications, was awarded a major contract to supply Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) with a new walking beam furnace for its Raigarh works in India.
voestalpine Reports Solid Financial Results in Challenging Economy
11 February 2014 - The voestalpine Group reported its results for the nine months ended 31 December 2013 and also provided an update on its DRI project in Texas.
JSW Plans Revamp of Dolvi Blast Furnace
11 February 2014 - Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Co., Ltd. (NSENGI)’s Plant and Machinery Division and Marubeni Corp. were awarded a contract by JSW Steel Limited, for the revamp of a blast furnace at its Dolvi Works in India.
Danieli Corus to Supply Coal Injection System for Jindal Steel Blast Furnace
24 January 2014 - Danieli Corus has signed a contract with Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) to supply an injection system for the No. 1 blast furnace at JSPL’s plant in Angul, Odisha, India.
Report: IMC Proposes DRI Manufacturing Plant in Wisconsin
20 January 2014 - International Metallics Corp. is making plans for a direct reduced iron (DRI) facility in Wisconsin, the Mesabi Daily News reports.
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Reports Power Failure at Nagoya Works
20 January 2014 - At the Nagoya Works of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) in Japan, a power failure occurred around 11:50 a.m., Friday, 17 January 2014, due to a failure in the substation facility of its power plant.
Nucor Announces Successful Start-Up of DRI Facility in Louisiana
30 December 2013 - Nucor Corp. announced the successful start-up of production at its direct reduced iron (DRI) facility in St. James Parish, La.
Danieli Corus Completes Ceramic Burner Rebuild at Tata Steel Port Talbot
10 December 2013 - Danieli Corus recently completed an eight week project for the rebuild of the hot blast stove 13 ceramic burner at Tata Steel Port Talbot in Wales.
Ural Steel Increases Sinter Production Capacity
06 December 2013 - Ural Steel — a part of Metalloinvest — has completed an upgrade to its No. 4 sintering plant.
Danieli Corus Completes Blow–in of Tata Jamshedpur "G" Furnace
29 November 2013 - Danieli Corus has successfully completed the blow-in of Tata Steel’s “G” furnace in Jamshedpur, India, after a three month planned shutdown.
Carbonyx to Build New Facility in West Virginia
25 November 2013 - Carbonyx plans to build a new facility in West Virginia which will use state-of-the-art technology to produce Cokonyx, a coke substitute.
ArcelorMittal Zenica's New Blast Furnace Filter System Begins Operations
22 November 2013 - ArcelorMittal has reached an important milestone in its ongoing environmental program with the official start of operations of a major new filter system for its blast furnace.
ArcelorMittal Ostrava Completes Desulfurization of Coke Plant
20 November 2013 - ArcelorMittal Ostrava has completed the optimization of the coke oven gas desulfurization process.
VEO Generates Electricity in Eisenhüttenstadt from Top Gas
11 November 2013 - Siemens Metals Technologies has received an order from VEO (Vulkan Energiewirtschaft Oderbrücke GmbH) to install a top gas pressure recovery turbine (TRT) and auxiliary systems on ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt blast furnace 5A in Germany.
ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe Puts Blast Furnace 9 in Duisburg Back into Operation
29 October 2013 - ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe’s blast furnace 9 in Duisburg-Hamborn has been fired up again and has started a new campaign.
Metinvest to Upgrade Azovstal's Blast Furnace No. 4
29 October 2013 - Metinvest Group will invest over US$ 92 million to upgrade Azovstal’s blast furnace No. 4. The work will increase the furnace’s annual output by 25% to 1.1 million tons of iron.
NLMK's Stoilensky Improves System of Handling and Storing Iron Ore Waste
28 October 2013 - Stoilensky, NLMK Group’s iron ore producer, is going ahead with production testing the first stage of its thickening unit at the tailings department as part of the plant’s program aimed at enhancing the efficiency of its existing infrastructure.
