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HBI and DRI
News items related to hot briquetted iron (HBI) and direct reduced iron (DRI) technologies.
Latest News
Midrex and Synthesis Energy Systems Expand Global Strategic Alliance for Optimizing MXCOL® DRI Facilities
23 July 2015 - Midrex Technologies, Inc. (Midrex), a subsidiary of Kobe Steel, Ltd., and Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (SES) announced the signing of a Project Alliance Agreement that expands their exclusive relationship for integration and optimization of direct reduction ironmaking (DRI) technology using coal gasification.
Tenova HYL Announces the Final Acceptance of the Nucor Steel Louisiana 2.5 mtpy DRI Plant in Convent, LA.
08 June 2015 - After the combined team effort that has led to the restart of the 2.5 mtpy ENERGIRON DRI plant in Convent, LA, Tenova HYL announces the successful repair of the process gas heater with the recommencement of production at Nucor Steel Louisiana and final acceptance of the plant.
Metalloinvest Begins Construction of World’s Largest HBI Plant
20 October 2014 - Metalloinvest has entered the active phase of construction and installation for the third hot briquetted iron plant (HBI-3 Plant) at Lebedinsky GOK in Gubkin, Belgorod region of Russia.
voestalpine Comments on HBI Contract with AHMSA, Says Other Negotiations Underway
21 August 2014 - voestalpine has revealed further details about its HBI supply agreement with AHMSA, and said negotiations with other North Ameican and European companies are currently underway.
North Star BlueScope Decides Not to Build DRI Facility in Ohio
18 July 2014 - North Star BlueScope Steel (NSBSS), jointly owned by BlueScope (50%) and Cargill Inc. (50%), has concluded a detailed scoping and development study for a potential direct reduction iron (DRI) plant at its Delta, Ohio, steelworks.
Ferriola Hints at Second DRI Plant for Louisiana
23 June 2014 - A report by American Metal Market, sponsor of the New York Steel Success Strategies XXIX, organized by World Steel Dynamics, claims that American steelmaker Nucor Corporation is seriously considering a new Direct-Reduced Iron (DRI) plant in Louisiana, USA, as well as a new heat-treat line at its Tuscaloosa, Alabama, plate mill.
AMM Article: DRI Output to Soar by 2020: Midrex
20 June 2014 - Midrex Technologies Inc. expects direct-reduced iron (DRI) output in the United States to surpass 10 million tons annually "sometime near the end of the decade," director of marketing Henry P. Gaines said.
Synthesis Energy, ZCM-SES, and Midrex Sign Marketing Agreement for Clean Coal-based DRI Facilities
03 June 2014 - Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (SES) (NASDAQ: SYMX) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SES Technologies, LLC, Shanghai-based ZCM-SES Sino-U.S. Clean Energy Technologies Limited (ZCM-SES), and Midrex Technologies, Inc. (Midrex), a subsidiary of Kobe Steel Limited (ADR-OTC:KBSTY), have entered into an exclusive agreement for the joint marketing of coal gasification-based direct reduced iron (DRI) facilities in China.
Tenova, Danieli, and Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Form Alliance for New Ironmaking Technologies
20 May 2014 - Tenova HYL and Danieli & C, have entered into an agreement with Nippon Steel & Sumikin Engineering Co., Ltd. (NSENGI) to combine and commercialize their Energiron DR technology with an optimized blast furnace technology, as well as syngas technology (high efficiency coal gasification and steelworks by-product gas utilization technology) developed and owned by NSENGI.
Northern Iron Corp., Danieli Sign Cooperation Agreement; Contemplate DR Plant in Canada
16 May 2014 - Northern Iron Corp. announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with DANIELI & C. Officine Meccaniche S.p.A. of Buttrio (Udine), Italy (Danieli).
TMEIC Supplies Large Variable Speed Drives to Nucor's DRI Plant
12 May 2014 - TMEIC has completed the installation and startup of two large variable speed drives at Nucor’s direct reduced iron plant in Louisiana.
Jindal Shadeed Commissions Integrated Steel Plant in Oman
28 April 2014 - Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel, a wholly owned subsidiary of India’s Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL) has successfully commissioned its 2-million-metric-ton-per-year integrated steel plant (ISP) in Sohar, Oman.
voestalpine Breaks Ground for HBI/DRI Plant in Texas
23 April 2014 - After about a year of preparation, Wolfgang Eder, CEO of voestalpine, broke ground today for the construction of a direct reduction plant in Texas.
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.
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.
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.
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.
EAF with DRI Charging System from SMS Siemag Brought Into Operation at Jindal Steel
22 October 2013 - On 7 August 2013, SMS Siemag successfully commissioned an electric steelmaking plant for Jindal Steel & Power Ltd. (JSPL).
Storage Dome Collapse at Nucor Steel Louisiana Delays Start-Up of DRI Facility
26 September 2013 - Nucor Corporation announced that on the afternoon of 25 September a storage dome collapsed at Nucor Steel Louisiana in St. James Parish. There were no injuries and no environmental impact. Nucor Steel Louisiana is finishing construction of its new direct reduced iron (DRI) plant on the site and had planned to begin production within a few weeks. Based on a preliminary assessment, the company is currently forecasting the start-up of operations to be delayed until the end of the year.
