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JSW Steel Establishes Electrical Steel JV
03 August 2023 - India’s JSW Steel and Japan’s JFE Steel are creating a 50-50 joint venture to produce cold-rolled grain-oriented electric steel, the companies said in a regulatory filing.
Outokumpu Considers U.S. Expansion
03 August 2023 - Stainless steel producer Outokumpu is weighing whether to build a hot rolling mill in the U.S. as it explores options for expanding operations here.
Nucor Obtains Permit for West Virginia Sheet Mill
31 July 2023 - Nucor Corp. has received an awaited environmental permit for its US$3.1 billion West Virginia sheet mill, allowing it to begin construction.
ArcelorMittal Brings Low-CO2 Heavy Plate to Market
20 July 2023 - ArcelorMittal’s European division has begun producing low-CO2 heavy plates in weights of up to 18 metric tons, the company has announced.
Primetals Technologies to Equip Spanish Startup Mill
15 June 2023 - Spanish steel startup Hydnum Steel has selected Primetals Technologies as its engineering and technology provider for a planned flat-rolled mill on the Iberian Peninsula.
H2 Green Steel Considers North American Steel Production Plant
08 June 2023 - Nordic startup H2 Green Steel has signed a supply agreement with Mercedes-Benz for 50,000 metric tons annually of green steel as they assess the potential to produce steel in North America.
Nucor to Shutter Texas Heavy Plate Facility
24 May 2023 - Nucor will close its Longview, Texas, USA, heavy plate mill later this year amid a reorganization of its plate mill group, the steelmaker said on Wednesday.
SMS group Upgrades Hot Strip Mill Automation for ArcelorMittal Tubarão
10 May 2023 - The equipment supplier announced today it has upgraded the existing automation system for the roughing mill and edger at ArcelorMittal Tubarão in Brazil.
Report: Nucor Looking to Break Ground on West Virginia Mill This Summer
18 April 2023 - Nucor is working to secure federal permits for its planned West Virginia sheet mill, but company officials said they are optimistic that the project will break ground this summer, according the (Huntington, W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch newspaper.
Nucor Kicks Off Sheet Mill Expansion Project
17 April 2023 - Nucor Corp. has broken ground on a five-year, US$400 million expansion and modernization project at its Crawfordsville, Ind., USA, sheet mill, reports the (Crawfordsville, Ind.) Journal Review newspaper.
thyssenkrupp Marks Construction Start on Electrical Steel Line
16 March 2023 - thyssenkrupp has laid the first foundation stones for a new annealing and insulating line at its Bochum plant in Germany, ceremonially kicking off construction of the EUR150 million project.
ArcelorMittal Takes Ownership of Brazilian Slab Plant
15 March 2023 - ArcelorMittal has finalized its acquisition of Brazil’s Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP) for an enterprise value of approximately US$2.2 billion, the steelmaker has said.
SDI Turns to Longtime Technology Partner for Aluminum Mill Build
09 March 2023 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has contracted SMS group to build its planned aluminum sheet mill, the plant engineer has announced.
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.
thyssenkrupp Exploring Electrical Steel Opportunities in India
20 February 2023 - thyssenkrupp has opened discussions with the Indian government about expanding electrical steelmaking capacity in the country, reports Indian business publication Mint.
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.
JFE Steel Plans Even Bigger Expansion of NGO Sheet Capacity
07 February 2023 - JFE Steel Corp. is doubling down on an expansion of its electrical steel sheet capacity, announcing Monday that it will invest an additional JPY50 billion (US$381.2 million) in a project already underway.
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.
North American Stainless Plans New Cold Mill
26 January 2023 - North American Stainless has greenlighted a US$244 million expansion of its Ghent, Ky., USA, mill, the company announced Thursday.
TISCO Starts SMS group-Built Heavy Plate Mill
24 January 2023 - Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO) has rolled the first plate on a new 4.3-m stainless heavy plate mill, according to the company that built it.
