Converter Steelmaking
News about the production of steel using basic oxygen converters.
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British Steel Chief Executive Steps Down
12 September 2019 - Gerald Reichmann has stepped down as British Steel’s chief executive as the company's receiver and would-be buyer Ataer Holdings work toward completing a sale, reports The Grimsby Telegraph newspaper.
Liberty Steel Sets European Investments
03 September 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel plans to invest more than US$443 million over the next five years in its newly acquired European mills, Liberty Steel chief executive Jon Bolton tells Bloomberg news service.
Vietnamese Steelmaker Starts Up Converter Shop at New Mill
27 August 2019 - Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Group has commissioned the first of four converters at its integrated greenfield mill near Da Nang, reports the supplier of the equipment.
Stelco Awarded CA$50 Million From Canadian Government to Upgrade Plants
19 August 2019 - The investment is part of a project to modernize Stelco’s Hamilton and Lake Erie Works. The upgrades will include a new recycling facility and will bring about the creation of 75 new jobs.
SMS group Bags Order for Replacement Converters
12 August 2019 - SMS group has received an order from Taiwan’s China Steel Corp. for three replacement converters, a project intended to improve uptime and reduce maintenance costs.
AK Steel Plans Efficiency Upgrades for Dearborn Works
31 July 2019 - AK Steel Corp. is preparing for a maintenance outage at the Dearborn works hot end this fall, one that is expected to yield significant cost savings.
ArcelorMittal Reconsiders Hot End Idling at Polish Mill
29 July 2019 - ArcelorMittal Poland said it will postpone the planned idling of the Krakow plant’s hot end as it re-evaluates its plans.
SAIL to Replace Three Converters at Steel Works
06 June 2019 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. has contracted SMS group for three new converters at its Durgapur works.
Primetals Technologies Lands Order for Automated Tapping System
30 May 2019 - China’s Jiangsu Shagang Group Co. Ltd. has contracted Primetals Technologies to install a fully automated tapping system on two BOF converters at its Zhangjiagang steel works in the Jiangsu province.
ArcelorMittal Allocates US$162 Million for Burns Harbor Improvements
15 May 2019 - ArcelorMittal will invest US$162 million in its integrated Burns Harbor facility in Indiana, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
Longtime U. S. Steel Manager to Lead Great Lakes Works
21 March 2019 - United States Steel Corporation has named a 24-year company veteran to lead its Great Lakes Works in Michigan.
Primetals Technologies Receives Final OK on New Ladle Furnace
21 February 2019 - PAO Severstal has signed the final acceptance certificate for a new twin-ladle metallurgy furnace at its Cherepovets facility in Russia.
Danieli Corus Tapped for New Converter at Brazilian Steel Works
07 February 2019 - Brazil’s Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais (Usiminas) has contracted Danieli Corus to replace a converter at their Ipatinga integrated steel mill, according to the blast furnace specialist.
SSAB Moves Up Blast Furnace Maintenance Project
04 February 2019 - SSAB Europe is taking down the No. 2 blast furnace at its Raahe plant in Finland for an eight-week maintenance outage, according to an announcement from the steelmaker.
AK Steel to Permanently Close Kentucky Steel Works
29 January 2019 - AK Steel Corp. will permanently close its Ashland, Ky., steel works this year and shift what production remains there to other plants.
Despite Uncertain Times, There's Still a Place for Port Talbot Works, Tata Steel Executive Says
03 January 2019 - Tata Steel Europe head Hans Fischer said he believes there is a future for the United Kingdom’s largest steel works, even after the country leaves the European Union, but cautioned that more work is needed to turn around the integrated facility.
Chinese Steelmaker Signs On for US$4.4B Investment in the Philippines
17 December 2018 - China’s HBIS Group Co. Ltd. and others have signed a memorandum of understanding on a plan to build a US$4.4 billion integrated steelworks in the Philippines.
Primetals Technologies Bags Order for 140-Metric-Ton LMF
11 December 2018 - China’s largest privately owned steelmaker, Jiangsu Shagang Group Company Ltd., has ordered a twin-ladle metallurgy furnace from Primetals Technologies, the equipment supplier has announced.
Tata Steel Launches Second Phase of Construction on Steel Works
13 November 2018 - Tata Steel has broken ground on an expansion of its new Kalinganagar works, a US$3.25 billion project that is expected to take four years to complete.
Gupta Pledges Multi-Million-Euro Investment in Romanian Steel Works
12 November 2018 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty House Group is promising to invest EUR300 (US$337 million) in a Romanian steel works it is acquiring from ArcelorMittal, according to a Romanian publication.
