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Nucor Relaunches Two Flat-Rolled Investments

28 July 2020 - Nucor Corp. is resuming work on two major capital projects that it paused earlier this year as the country shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

AISI: Steel Imports Trending Down in 2020

28 July 2020 - Steel imports into the U.S. declined nearly 21% through the first half of 2020, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. 

Improving Demand Prompts Indiana BF Restart 

23 July 2020 - United States Steel Corporation plans to restart the No. 8 blast furnace at its Gary Works in Indiana next month, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana. 

Steel Dynamics Reports Q2 Profit

22 July 2020 - Despite the economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) finished the second quarter in the black and expects demand to improve in the second half of the year, the steelmaker said Tuesday. 

Construction on New Mill Proceeding Well, SDI Says

22 July 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) is continuing to plan for a mid-2021 start of its new flat-rolled mill in Texas and is staffing up the facility.  Speaking during the company’s second-quarter earnings call, SDI chief executive Mark Millett said construction is proceeding extremely well. 

SAIL Announces Addition to Product Mix

22 July 2020 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has expanded its product know-how, producing for the first time a type of stainless steel that’s generally unavailable from domestic manufacturers.

Renewed Funding Gives Australian R&D Consortium Another Five Years

22 July 2020 - A university-led, Australian steel research group has secured AU$28.4 million in new funding, allowing it to operate for another five years. 

AISI Signs On With PPE Coalition 

22 July 2020 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) and the United Steelworkers union have joined a coalition of manufacturers who advocate a reshoring of domestic personal protective equipment (PPE) manufacturing. 

Danieli Revamps Italian EAF

22 July 2020 - Italian long products maker Ferriere Nord has upgraded the electric arc furnace at its plant in Osoppo, according to project contractor Danieli. 

Alacero: Rising Import Levels Cause for Concern 

20 July 2020 - Latin American steel demand fell 30% in April as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the region’s economy into a halt, but there is some indication that a recovery has started, according to Alacero, the Latin American Steel Association. 

Severstal Wraps Up Cold Mill Overhaul

20 July 2020 - PAO Severstal has rolled the first coil on a rebuilt tandem cold mill at its Cherepovets plant in northwest Russia, reports project contractor SMS group. 

Tokyo Steel Plans Pickling Line Modernization

17 July 2020 - Electric arc furnace-based flats and longs producer Tokyo Steel Co. Ltd. has contracted Primetals Technologies to overhaul a continuous pickling line at its facility in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, Primetals Technologies has said. 

Factory Tests Complete, a New Graphite Extrusion Press Is Out for Delivery

17 July 2020 - Danieli Breda has shipped a new 35-mn graphite extrusion press to electrodes manufacturer Showa Denko, which is installing the unit at its La Coruña plant in Spain. 

MORE Announces Order for Lime Injection System

17 July 2020 - Electric arc furnace equipment specialist MORE S.r.l. has received an order from a Polish long products mill for a new sidewall lime injection system, the company reports. 

Thai Steelmaker Restarts Upgraded EAF

17 July 2020 - Thailand’s Siam Construction Steel (SCSC) has restarted its electric arc furnace following a 10-month project to upgrade the unit, according to project contractor SMS group. 

Fire Knocks ArcelorMittal Blast Furnace Off-Line 

16 July 2020 - ArcelorMittal is assessing the damage following a Thursday morning fire at its integrated Burns Harbor plant in Indiana.  

Two Steelmakers Join Synthetic Fuel Research Effort

16 July 2020 - Nippon Steel Corp., JFE Steel Corp. and seven other organizations are launching a research and development project that aims to convert mill emissions into a synthetic fuel for cargo ships. 

Feralloy Eyes October Launch of New Processing Facility

14 July 2020 - Steel processor Feralloy Corp. is setting up a facility at a Kentucky steel mill and plans to launch operations in October, according to announcement from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear. 

Special Alloys Producer Certifies Converter Upgrade 

14 July 2020 - Italy’s Acciaierie Valbruna has issued the final acceptance certificate on upgrades to an argon oxygen decarburization (AOD) converter at its facility in Bolzano, according to project contractor Primetals Technologies. 

Midrex, Kobe Steel Agree to Metallics Collaboration

13 July 2020 - Kobe Steel and its Midrex Technologies subsidiary have agreed to work with two other companies on providing green iron metallics and ironmaking solutions to the global steel industry.

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