EAF Steelmaking
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CMC Acquires Two Tennessee Scrap Yards
06 March 2023 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) is expanding its internal scrap supply, announcing Friday that it has acquired the assets of Tennessee metals recycler Roane Metals Group.
Valbruna ASW Puts New EAF into Service
03 March 2023 - Special steel producer Valbruna ASW Inc. has started up a new Tenova-built electric arc furnace (EAF), the equipment manufacturer has said.
Texas EAF Dust Recycler Starts Operations
24 February 2023 - Startup EAF dust recycler Zinc Resources LLC has opened a US$100 million plant in Victoria, Texas, USA, the company reports.
Nucor Board Approves Additional Funding for W.Va. Sheet Mill
23 February 2023 - Nucor Corp. has marked up the price tag on its planned West Virginia sheet mill, saying the project will cost US$400 million more than first thought.
Algoma Reports Progress on Meltshop Project
20 February 2023 - Algoma Steel has reached a new milestone in construction of its electric arc furnace based meltshop, setting the first structural steel columns that will support the facility.
Ternium to Invest US$2.2 Billion in North American Slab Plant, DRI Furnace
16 February 2023 - Ternium announced Tuesday that it will invest US$2.2 billion in a North American electric arc furnace–based slab plant and direct reduction furnace.
GM Signs for U. S. Steel’s Sustainable Steel
16 February 2023 - United States Steel Corporation has signed an agreement to supply General Motors with verdeX, its branded line of sustainable steel, U. S. Steel announced Wednesday.
SSAB to Explore Sustainable Quicklime Use in Steel Production
16 February 2023 - SSAB, a Swedish technology company and a limestone producer will conduct preliminary research on incorporating sustainably produced quicklime into SSAB's steelmaking process.
Highbar Looking to Vault Into Steelmaking With Not One, Not Two, But Three Mills
08 February 2023 - Highbar LLC, the Dave Stickler-led rebar-making startup that is planning a mill in Arkansas and has a second on the drawing board, apparently has a third facility in the pipeline.
Primetals Technologies Completes Automation Upgrades at Chinese Plant
07 February 2023 - Primetals Technologies has wrapped up an extensive automation and process optimization project for a Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group Co. (TISCO) plant in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China, the company has said.
Danieli Wins Contract for South African Hot-Rolled Mill
07 February 2023 - Danieli has been contracted to build a complete, narrow- and medium-width hot-strip plant for South Africa’s Scaw Metals, the company has announced.
Spanish, Polish Mills Start New Sarralle EAFs
01 February 2023 - Two European steelmakers have started up Sarralle-built electric arc furnaces (EAFs), according to an announcement from the Spain-based engineer and equipment manufacturer.
Missouri S&T EAF Research Receives Second Round of Funding
30 January 2023 - A Missouri University of Science and Technology research team has been awarded a US$2 million grant to explore technologies that could improve operating efficiencies in electric arc furnaces (EAFs).
SSAB Wraps Electrical Equipment Upgrade
17 January 2023 - SSAB recently completed an upgrade to its Montpelier, Iowa, mill, making an improvement to the rectifier serving the facility’s DC electric arc furnace, the contractor on the project has said.
CMC Selects West Virginia for New Micro-Mill
08 December 2022 - Commercial Metals Co. will build its fourth micro-mill in Berkeley County, W.Va., USA, the long products maker said on Thursday.
Saarstahl Prepares to Move Ahead on DRI, EAF Conversion
05 December 2022 - Saarstahl AG leaders are greenlighting a EUR3.5 billion plan to build two electric arc furnaces (EAFs) and a direct reduction plant at sites in Germany, the company has said.
Danieli Lands Order for Nucor EAF
29 November 2022 - Nucor Corp. has contracted Danieli to install a new electric arc furnace (EAF) at the steelmaker’s Kingman, Ariz., USA, bar mill, the plant builder has announced.
LIBERTY Steel Buys Asian EAF Mill, Plans to Relocate Equipment to Europe
29 November 2022 - LIBERTY Steel Group is acquiring KG Steel’s Dongbu plant in South Korea and intends to move the equipment to Romania, the company has announced.
Gerdau Gives Final OK to Furnace Modernization Project
11 November 2022 - Gerdau has issued the final acceptance certificate on an electric arc furnace (EAF) modernization at its Monroe, Mich., USA, special steel plant, reports project contractor Primetals Technologies.
Algoma Reports Progress on EAF Installation
09 November 2022 - Algoma Steel’s transformative electric arc furnace (EAF) installation remains on track, despite a number of operational setbacks elsewhere that dampened the company’s fiscal second-quarter results.
