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Primetals Technologies Modernizes Twin EAF for Baosteel

01 October 2019 - The final acceptance certificate has been issued for the modernization of a more than 20-year-old DC twin electric arc furnace at Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.’s (Baosteel) Shanghai, China, plant.

U. S. Steel Announces Plan to Acquire Big River Steel

01 October 2019 - United States Steel Corporation is acquiring a stake in Arkansas-based Big River Steel for US$700 million in cash and will look to buy the rest of the business sometime in the next few years, the company announced Tuesday morning. 

Tenova Awarded Contract for Intelligent Waste Heat Recovery Systems

23 September 2019 - China’s Tangshan Zhengfeng Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. recently placed a follow-on order with Tenova for three of its iRecovery® intelligent waste heat recovery systems, the equipment supplier reports.

Danieli to Supply New Quench and Self-Temper Line to Nucor Bar Mill

12 September 2019 - Danieli will be installing a new quenching and self-tempering system at Nucor Steel’s Marion, Ohio, USA, facility, the supplier reports.

Tokyo Steel Chooses Danieli Automated Scrap Handling Solution

05 September 2019 - Tokyo Steel has contracted Danieli to automate classification of scrap at its Kyushu plant, Danieli has announced.

Alton Steel Transfers Ownership to Employee Stock Plan

28 August 2019 - Illinois-based bar manufacturer Alton Steel Inc. has been sold to its 50 full-time salaried employees by way of an employee stock ownership plan, the company has announced.

Job Candidates Line Up for Work at New Rebar Mill

28 August 2019 - Nucor Corp. is need of about 100 more people to fill out the payroll at its rebar mill in Sedalia, Mo., USA. But it shouldn’t have to look too hard – approximately 2,300 people have applied for any of the 250 available positons, according to regional economic development officials.

ArcelorMittal Acquires Canadian Scrapper

28 August 2019 - ArcelorMittal’s Canadian long products division is acquiring the assets of Quebec scrap recycler Legault Métal Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

Gerdau Signs AMI Automation for EAF Services

28 August 2019 - Gerdau Long Steel North America has signed a technology and service agreement with AMI Automation, giving the steelmaker access to AMI’s SmartFurnace suite of optimization technology and services.

MORE Supplies 215th EAF Manipulator

27 August 2019 - Italian EAF equipment supplier MORE srl has reached a sales milestone, landing its 215th order for a one of its CATFIS automatic temperature and sampling manipulators.

BlueScope to Proceed With U.S. Expansion

19 August 2019 - Australian steel producer BlueScope Steel Ltd. is expanding their North Star business in Delta, Ohio, USA.

Systems Spray-Cooled Celebrates Milestone Order

26 July 2019 - The Systems Group’s Systems Spray-Cooled division has reached a major milestone, delivering its 1,000th piece of equipment in its 33 years of making Spray-Cooled ™ furnace parts.

SMS group Lands Contract for US$1.9 Billion Sheet Mill

24 July 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has selected SMS group to build its planned US$1.9 billion flat-rolled mill in Texas, the equipment supplier revealed on Wednesday.

Steel Dynamics Sites Planned Mill in Texas

22 July 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. will build its US$1.9 billion flat-roll mill in Sinton, Texas, about 30 miles northwest of the port of Corpus Christi, the company announced Monday.

Primetals Technologies Sees Increasing Demand for Caster Optimization Packages

11 July 2019 - Primetals Technologies has reached a new sales milestone, signing a contract to install its 150th level 2 process automation package for continuous casters in the last 10 years.  

Danieli Inks Contracts for Rolling Mill, EAF Packages

11 July 2019 - Two Chinese steel producers have placed separate orders with Danieli for a new rebar mill and a scrap charging technology package. 

Nucor Steel–South Carolina Turns 50

27 June 2019 - With the help of elected officials and employees, Nucor Corp. this week marked the 50th anniversary of the start of its first electric arc furnace, celebrating an event that not only gave rise to the country’s largest steelmaker, but sparked a revolution in the way steel is made in the United States. 

Big River Steel Has Finalized Financing for Its Mill Expansion. Here’s How Much.

04 June 2019 - Big River Steel has lined up US$777 million in financing for the planned expansion of its flat-rolled mill in Osceola, Ark., USA, the company has said.

Furnace Services Provider Opens New Tech Center

30 May 2019 - AMI Automation, a provider of meltshop optimization solutions, has opened a new tech center that serves customers who subscribe to certain service packages, the company has said.

Vallourec Sees Early Results in Furnace Optimization Project

30 May 2019 - Pipe and tube maker Vallourec is collaborating with GE Digital on a project designed to reduce power-on times and variability and boost productivity of its Youngstown, Ohio, electric arc furnace.

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