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PGT Trucking, Nucor Celebrate a First — A Shipment of Steel on an Electric Truck
30 May 2023 - Flatbed trucker PGT Trucking Inc. recently celebrated a milestone, hauling a shipment of steel from Nucor Corp.’s Brandenburg, Ky., USA, plant to a fabricator via a battery electric tractor, reports The Trucker newspaper.
Phase 2 On the Books for Steel Mill Slag Treatment and Recovery Plant in Spain
24 May 2023 - SARRALLE Environment & Energy announced the start-up of Phase 1 and the order for Phase 2 of a project for the treatment and recovery of steel mill slag for Phoenix Services at Acerinox Palmones in Spain.
BlueScope Targets Emissions Reductions at NZ Steel
23 May 2023 - The Australian steelmaker announced yesterday it is looking into building a NZ$300 million (US$187 million) electric arc furnace (EAF) at its New Zealand Steel (NZ Steel) works in Glenbrook to lower its greenhouse gas emissions.
New MSS Steel Factory to House Dedicated Solar Tracking Manufacturing Line in Tennessee
18 May 2023 - MSS Steel Tubes USA and solar tracker provider Nextracker Inc. announced today the commissioning of a new factory in Memphis, Tenn., USA, to manufacture low-carbon steel components for solar tracking systems.
Nucor Once Served the Nuclear Industry. Now, the Industry Could Serve Nucor.
16 May 2023 - Nucor Corp. and nuclear power plant developer NuScale Power Corp. have signed a framework agreement under which they’ll study the possibility of powering Nucor’s electric arc furnaces with NuScale’s small modular reactors.
Biden Administration Focused on Negotiating CO2-Based Steel Import Restriction
16 May 2023 - The Biden Administration is continuing to work toward an arrangement with the European Union that would penalize imports of CO2-intensive steel, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told steel industry players on Tuesday, according to the Reuters news service.
ArcelorMittal North America Evaluating HBI Plant Expansion
09 May 2023 - ArcelorMittal is considering adding on to its recently acquired hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant near Corpus Christi, Texas, the company’s North American chief executive said on Tuesday.
Cleveland-Cliffs Reports Successful H2 Injection Trial
08 May 2023 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has successfully completed a hydrogen injection trial at one of its Ohio blast furnaces, taking a significant step toward decarbonized blast furnace production, the steelmaker announced on Monday.
H2 Green Steel, Marcegaglia Ink EUR1.79 Billion Green Steel Deal
08 May 2023 - The seven-year, EUR1.79 billion agreement will cover the delivery of green steel from H2 Green Steel's plant in Sweden to Marcegaglia's operations in Southern Europe, the U.K. and Poland.
Tata Steel UK Nears Decarbonization Crossroads
07 May 2023 - With Tata Steel’s Port Talbot blast furnaces nearing the end of their lives, the company’s U.K. steelmaking operation faces an uncertain future, according to reports.
Baosteel, Saudi Arabia Announce Joint Venture Plate Mill
02 May 2023 - China’s Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. and Saudi Aramco have agreed to establish a 1.5 million-metric ton plate mill in Saudi Arabia, the companies have announced.
Tata Steel Trials H2 Injection
25 April 2023 - Tata Steel has begun trialing hydrogen injection into a blast furnace at its Jamshedpur facility in India, the company reports.
H2 Green Steel Begins Its Other Green Effort: Fundraising
25 April 2023 - Steelmaking startup H2 Green Steel has begun seeking EUR1.5 billion in equity funding for its planned facility in Boden, reports the Financial Times.
Salzgitter Secures Government Support for Low-CO2 Process Conversion
18 April 2023 - Salzgitter AG will receive EUR1 billion in federal and state support for its low-CO2 project, the German company said on Tuesday.
ArcelorMittal Brazil Plans 554-MW Wind Farm
18 April 2023 - ArcelorMittal Brazil is establishing a 55-45 joint venture that will develop an US$800 million wind farm that will provide more than one-third of the steelmaker’s electricity needs in the country.
AIST Offers Up Assistance, Expertise to Steel Producers Pursuing U.S. Federal Decarbonization Support
18 April 2023 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology has offered to collaborate with steel producers pursuing federal decarbonization funding under a new US$12 billion program.
AM/NS India Awards Wind Turbine Contract
13 April 2023 - Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa will supply 46 wind turbines to ArcelorMittal’s joint-venture mill in Hazira, India.
Stelco Mill to Test Decarbonization Technology
12 April 2023 - Canada’s Stelco has agreed to further test decarbonization technologies at its Lake Erie Works in Ontario.
LIBERTY Steel Announces Plans for Australian EAF, DRI Plant
04 April 2023 - LIBERTY Steel will replace the coke ovens and blast furnace at its Whyalla steel works in Australia with a direct reduction plant and electric arc furnace (EAF), the steelmaker announced on Tuesday.
ArcelorMittal to Partner With Bamesa on Low-Carbon Projects
30 March 2023 - ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products and international service center firm Bamesa signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday to explore the reduction of scope 3 emissions and increase testing of the usage of recycled steel in low-carbon-emissions products.
