Steel News

China Looks to Cut Pollution – By Reducing Steel Output

25 September 2017 - To curb pollution, China is preparing to initiate a first wave of steel production cuts that will reduce output at its largest steelmaking city by half, reports the (London) Financial Times.

EUROFER: Material Life Cycle Costs Should Be a Part of Vehicle Emissions Standards

05 September 2017 - The European Steel Association (EUROFER) is calling on EU officials to account for the life cycle carbon costs of materials in drafting new rules for vehicle emissions.

Construction of NLMK Oxide Recovery Plant Underway

30 August 2017 - Russia’s NLMK Group has begun construction of a RUB2.8 billion (US$47.8 million) waste oxide briquetting plant at its Lipetsk facility, the company said Wednesday.

A Researcher's Dirty Idea Wins Tata Group Recognition

06 June 2017 - A U.K. researcher has been recognized by the Tata Group for her work on developing a corrosion-resistant steel coating that is derived from soil bacteria.

AK Steel to Apply Federal Grant to Electrical Steel Research

18 May 2017 - AK Steel Corp. said it has accepted a US$1.8 million federal grant, which it will use to help develop a high alloy, non-oriented electrical steel.

Indian Steelmaker Begins Offering Slag Sand

07 May 2017 - India’s Essar Steel has developed a slag-derived sand that could help satisfy demand for fine aggregates in construction, reports The Press Trust of India (PTI) news agency.

Russian Steelmakers Invest More than US$200 Million in Environmental Initiatives

13 April 2017 - Russia’s NLMK Group increased spending on environmental projects and controls by 12% in 2016, the steelmaker reported.

Swedish Government Allocates Funding to Carbon-Free Steelmaking Research

27 February 2017 - The Swedish Energy Agency has agreed to contribute an additional SEK56 million toward a four-year research initiative that will explore hydrogen’s potential as a carbon-free steelmaking input.

A New Use for Slag? Dutch Researchers Think They Might Have One.

05 December 2016 - Researchers at a Dutch university are undertaking a four-year research project that will explore whether it’s possible, or even feasible, to use slag as an alternative to cement.

ArcelorMittal Joins Cross-Industry Partnership Aimed at Lowering Carbon Emissions

17 November 2016 - ArcelorMittal and three other manufacturers have formed a partnership that will explore how the steel, chemicals and cement businesses could together reduce carbon dioxide emissions generated through operations, the steelmaker announced Thursday.

UAE Switches on Carbon Capture Plant

07 November 2016 - Abu Dhabi has launched what is being described as the world’s first commercial carbon-capture facility tied to a steel mill.

Filter Maker, Baghouse Contractors Enter Strategic Alliance

03 November 2016 - The maker of GORE-TEX fabric and two leading baghouse services contractors have formed a strategic alliance around a new filter bag designed specifically for the steel and metals industries, the companies have announced.

More Than 2 Years in the Making, voestalpine's U.S. HBI Plant Opens

26 October 2016 - voestalpine officially opened its US$740 million direct reduction plant in Corpus Christi, Texas, on Wednesday, marking the end of work on a project that is corporate Austria’s largest-ever U.S. investment and one that will help the company reduce its carbon footprint.

Canadian Researchers Getting Close to Start of Pilot-Scale Coke Oven

20 October 2016 - The Canadian Carbonization Research Association’s pilot-scale energy recovery coke oven is about 70 to 75 percent complete and is scheduled to start up sometime in January or February, according to CanmetENERGY’s Louis Giroux.

Europe's Steel Industry Urges EU Leaders to Toughen Trade Measures

17 October 2016 - Nearly six dozen of Europe’s top steel executives have called upon European Union leaders to support measures that would protect the industry from unfair competition.

Steelmaker Completes Improvements to Furnace Emissions System

26 September 2016 - Italy’s Acciaierie Bertoli Safau SpA has upgraded its emissions treatment capabilities, adding a system to better control the release of dioxins.

Fill 'Er Up: Steel Mills Might One Day Become the Gas Stations for Commercial Jets

16 September 2016 - A U.S. company that is developing technology to convert carbon-based waste gasses into biofuels and chemicals says it has produced 1,500 gallons of jet fuel from steel mill emissions.

Vietnamese Steelmakers Will Be Held to Environmental Standards, Official Promises

09 September 2016 - A Vietnamese official said the country will strictly enforce environmental rules among its steelmakers to environmental rules and encourage the eventual closure of smaller operations that use outdated and polluting technology, reports the VnExpress newspaper.

Scientist Suggests a New Steelmaking Ingredient: Used Tires

10 August 2016 - A scientist at the University of New South Wales in Australia says she has come up with a new use for old tires: grind them up and inject them as carbon into electric arc furnaces.

Chinese Steelmaker Acquires Castrip License

08 August 2016 - North Carolina-based Castrip LLC has licensed its casting technology to a Chinese steelmaker, marking the first time Castrip technology will be employed in an overseas facility.