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EAF Steelmaking
News about electric arc furnace steel production.
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Record Mill Shipments, Strong Sales Contributed to Profitable Year at SDI
23 January 2020 - Despite falling steel prices that marked much of 2019, Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) recorded one of its best years ever, posting record shipments and near-record net sales, the company reported Thursday.
Steel Recycler Expands Through Acquisition
20 January 2020 - Rivers Metals Recycling has closed on its acquisition of Kentucky-based scrapper Industrial Services of America Inc., Rivers Metals has said.
North Star BlueScope Taps Danieli for Meltshop EOT Cranes
13 January 2020 - Danieli Centro Cranes will supply two charging cranes to North Star BlueScope Steel’s new meltshop at its Delta, Ohio, USA, plant.
MORE Technology Selected for Planned EAF
30 December 2019 - Italian EAF specialist MORE S.r.l. will be outfitting a new furnace in Ohio with a number of technology packages, the company has announced.
Liberty Steel to Acquire Bankrupt Bayou Steel for US$28 Million
26 December 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s Liberty Steel Group has been named the preferred buyer for bankrupt long products maker Bayou Steel Group, which suddenly halted operations this fall and laid off more than 400 people.
Danieli Upgrades EAF at Acciaierie Fonderie Cividale
23 December 2019 - Danieli Automation has completed an upgrade to Acciaierie Fonderie Cividale’s 35-metric-ton AC electric arc furnace in Italy, the equipment supplier announced.
Big River’s Texas Expansion Team Hires Economic Development Executive
05 December 2019 - The group that is exploring Big River Steel’s potential second mill has hired a former local government official and Congressional aide to assist in the effort.
North American Stainless Completes Steel Shop Upgrade
22 November 2019 - North American Stainless has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new torque retainer installed on the No. 1 AOD converter at its Ghent, Ky., USA, mill.
SSAB to Begin Process Route Shift
14 November 2019 - SSAB plans to replace two of its Swedish blast furnaces with an electric arc furnace and intends to be the first to bring a fossil-fuel-free steel to the market, company officials announced during the annual Swedish Steel Prize event this week in Stockholm.
World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Pilot Facility Launched in Austria
13 November 2019 - voestalpine has started up its pilot-scale electrolysis plant and is producing hydrogen derived from renewable sources of electricity. According to voestalpine, the new plant has a capacity of over 6 MW. It uses renewable energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen and will be able to test whether the technology deployed is suitable for use on an industrial scale.
Primetals Technologies Receives Order for Arvedi ESP Line
08 November 2019 - An unidentified Chinese steel producer has contracted Primetals Technologies to build a cast-roll plant at a new steel works in the Hebei Province.
Canadian Galvanizer Breaks Ground on New Facility
08 November 2019 - Canada's Corbec Steel recently celebrated the groundbreaking of its new CA$40 million galvanizing plant in Hamilton, Ont., reports CanadianManufacturing.com.
Acerinox Reaches Agreement to Acquire Specialty Alloy Producer VDM Metals
08 November 2019 - The acquisition of VDM Metals Holding GmbH will allow the Spanish stainless steel manufacturer to grow into new markets.
VINA Kyoei Steel Receives Upgraded Fume System From Tenova
06 November 2019 - Tenova subsidiary Tenova Goodfellow Inc. has commissioned a new "peak shaving" exhaust-cooling system at VINA Kyoei Steel in Vietnam, the company announced recently.
U. S. Steel Cements Stake in Big River Steel
06 November 2019 - United States Steel Corporation has finalized its 49.9% acquisition of Big River Steel, the company has announced.
Gupta Family Steel Mills to Unite Under One Flag, Liberty Steel Group
29 October 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance will consolidate its steel operations into a single, global entity with 18 million metric tons of rolling capacity, Gupta announced Tuesday.
EAFs May Dominate in the U.S., But They Can’t Yet Replace BFs, Says Iron Ore Executive
23 October 2019 - Fears that U.S. blast furnaces face imminent extinction are “totally unrealistic,” the top executive at iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. said Wednesday.
Danieli Completes Upgrades to Croatian Steel Plant
22 October 2019 - Acciaierie Bertoli Safau’s Sisak plant in Croatia recently upgraded its special steel meltshop with a Danieli Automation Q-One power system, Danieli has said.
Big River CEO: We Are Aggressively Ramping Up for a Second Mill
17 October 2019 - Big River Steel has created a development company that will handle the preliminary work related to the company’s proposed flat-rolled mill in Texas, chief executive Dave Stickler tells S&P Global Platts.
CMC Shutters California Meltshop
17 October 2019 - Commercial Metals Company has closed the meltshop at its California rebar mill, saying that regulatory costs are making it too difficult to compete, reports news and commodities pricing service Argus.
