Steel News

U. S. Steel Returns Idled Blast Furnace to Service

20 March 2023 - Improving demand and rising prices have prompted United States Steel Corporation to restart an idled blast furnace.

Steel Manufacturers Association Adds TimkenSteel to Its Roster

20 March 2023 - Special bar quality producer TimkenSteel has joined the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA), and the steelmaker’s chief executive has joined the trade association’s board of directors.

thyssenkrupp Implements New Energy Trading Software

20 March 2023 - thyssenkrupp Steel Europe is deploying an energy trading and risk management system from the PSI Group, the software provider has said.

voestalpine Wraps Up Software Upgrade

17 March 2023 - voestalpine Stahl GmbH has gone live with a PSI Metals production management system, the software developer reports.

Here’s How One Buyer Is Putting Green Steel to Work

17 March 2023 - A Pennsylvania producer of limestone, sand asphalt and aggregates has become the first North American buyer of a construction vehicle made from fossil-fuel-free steel, according to an announcement from Volvo Construction Equipment.

Nucor Anticipates Profitable Q1

16 March 2023 - Nucor Corp. is expecting a softer first-quarter profit, but said its steelmaking, steel products and raw materials businesses are nevertheless off to a strong start in 2023.

thyssenkrupp Marks Construction Start on Electrical Steel Line

16 March 2023 - thyssenkrupp has laid the first foundation stones for a new annealing and insulating line at its Bochum plant in Germany, ceremonially kicking off construction of the EUR150 million project.

ArcelorMittal Takes Ownership of Brazilian Slab Plant

15 March 2023 - ArcelorMittal has finalized its acquisition of Brazil’s Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP) for an enterprise value of approximately US$2.2 billion, the steelmaker has said.

Blastr Green Steel Seeks Pellet Plant Power Supply

15 March 2023 - European steel startup Blastr Green Steel has opened discussion with power suppliers on a long-term hydropower-based, power agreement, the company has said.

Steel Dynamics Sees Healthy Steel Demand, Expects Profitable Q1

15 March 2023 - Steel Dynamics Inc.'s first-quarter earnings are likely to dip roughly 3%, but the company says demand in its steel, scrap and fabricated products businesses remains strong.

Report: U. S. Steel Ready to Cool Three Coke Batteries

14 March 2023 - United States Steel Corporation will start winding down three Pennsylvania coke batteries later this month, following through on a promise it made two years ago.

Algoma Brings Aboard Project Management Firm for EAF Build

14 March 2023 - Algoma Steel has contracted industrial and civil construction management firm EllisDon to see its electric arc furnace (EAF) project through to completion.

thyssenkrupp DRI Plant to Utilize Midrex Technology

14 March 2023 - Midrex Technologies Inc. will partner with SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth to build thyssenkrupp’s planned 2.5-million-ton direct reduction plant.

SMS group Selected for EAF, Caster Modernization

14 March 2023 - Bahrain’s SULB Company (BSC) has contracted SMS group to modernize an electric arc furnace and 4-strand billet caster.

Danieli Wins Order for CMC Rebar Mill

09 March 2023 - Danieli will equip Commercial Metals Company’s planned rebar mill in Berkeley County, W.Va., USA, the plant builder has said.

JSW Steel USA to Digitally Publish Carbon Emissions Data on Products

09 March 2023 - JSW Steel USA will begin publishing environmental production declarations (EPDs) through a digital platform, the company has announced.

SDI Turns to Longtime Technology Partner for Aluminum Mill Build

09 March 2023 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has contracted SMS group to build its planned aluminum sheet mill, the plant engineer has announced.

SDI's Heart is in Steel, But Its Mind is on Aluminum

08 March 2023 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) broke ground Tuesday on its planned aluminum flat-rolled mill in Columbus, Miss., USA, a transformative project that will create a new line of business for the steelmaker and provide new source of domestically manufactured aluminum.

Leeco Steel Upgrades Indiana Distribution Center

08 March 2023 - Steel plate distributor Leeco Steel has added a combination cutting and drilling machine to its Portage, Ind., USA, facility.

U. S. Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs Seek Minnesota Iron Ore Leases

07 March 2023 - United States Steel Corporation and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. are seeking public mineral leases that had been part of proposed mine and taconite pellet plant in Minnesota.