Steel News

Another Ally Joins COVID-19 Battle

14 April 2020 - Siemens AG, a key steel industry supplier, has offered up the services of its additive manufacturing network and 3D printers in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chinese Steelmaker Places Order for Generating Turbines

14 April 2020 - China’s Baotou Iron and Steel Group has placed an order for two blast furnace gas (BFG)-powered generating units from Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Ltd.

Nucor Seattle Steps Up Production of Face Shields

13 April 2020 - Employees at Nucor Corp.’s Seattle, Wash., USA, rebar mill, along with a number of community partners, are increasing production of face shields that are being delivered to the local medical community.

Report: Some Italian Mills Preparing to Resume Production

13 April 2020 - Italian long steel producers Pittini and Acciaierie Venete are among those moving to restart operations, reports Kallanish Commodities.

Planned Niobium Mine Secures Potential Customer

13 April 2020 - A company that is developing a ferroniobium mine and processing plant in Nebraska says it has signed a letter of intent with an unidentified, U.S.-based integrated producer for a significant portion of the mine’s output.

CELSA Taps Fives for Reheat Furnace Install

13 April 2020 - Spanish long products maker CELSA Group has ordered a new reheat furnace from Fives and contracted the OEM to modify a second, Fives has announced.

SSAB Americas to Speed Orders for COVID-19 Relief

09 April 2020 - SSAB Americas will give priority designation to orders arising from COVID-19 disaster relief programs, the company has announced.

AIC Contracted for Caster Safety Improvements

09 April 2020 - Automation and robotics specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has been contracted to upgrade safety systems on a continuous caster in northern Italy.

Ohio Blast Furnace Being Taken Off-Line

09 April 2020 - ArcelorMittal is preparing to idle the No. 6 blast furnace at its Cleveland, Ohio, USA, facility, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

Nippon Steel Adjusts Production

08 April 2020 - Nippon Steel Corp. will bank two blast furnaces later this month and curtail coke production as it adjusts to lower demand, the company has said.

Primetals Technologies Awarded Contract for Wire Rod Mill

08 April 2020 - China’s HBIS Shijiazhuang Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. expects to start a new wire rod mill in the Hebei province late this year, reports mill equipment maker Primetals Technologies.

Slag Is a Useful Byproduct. These Researchers Think It Has Even More Potential.

08 April 2020 - Researchers at Australia’s RMIT University said they might have found a way to improve the utility of slag as a concrete aggregate, research that could strengthen steel’s role in the circular economy.

BlueScope Pushes Back Ohio Expansion Project

07 April 2020 - BlueScope Steel Ltd. is delaying the expansion of its North Star sheet mill as it looks to preserve cash during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Weak Energy Demand Forces EVRAZ to Close Pipe Mill

07 April 2020 - With energy pipeline projects falling to the wayside, EVRAZ North America is idling its spiral-weld pipe mill in Oregon, reports The Oregonian newspaper.

Honda, FCA Extend Plant Shutdowns

07 April 2020 - Honda and Fiat Chrysler Automobile will keep their U.S. and Canadian plants closed through the remainder of April, reports trade publication WardsAuto.

Recognized Safety Training Company Sold

07 April 2020 - Multimedia Training Systems Inc. (MTS), a Pittsburgh, Pa., USA-based provider of safety training for the steel industry, has been sold to compliance software and services specialist KPA.

Vallourec Announces North American Layoffs

06 April 2020 - Energy tubulars maker Vallourec is laying off more than one-third of its North American workforce due to collapsing demand from oil and gas producers.

USIMINAS Sets COVID-19 Curtailments

06 April 2020 - Brazilian integrated producer Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA (USIMINAS) is shutting down two blast furnaces and halting other operations due to falling demand.

EUROFER Seeks More Stringent Import Measures

06 April 2020 - The European Steel Association (EUROFER) is calling on the European Commission to tighten steel import safeguard measures as the new coronavirus wipes out demand, reports Kallanish Commodities.

Turkish Producer Signs FAC for New Annealing Furnaces

06 April 2020 - Turkish steelmaker Atakaş has issued the final acceptance certificate for six new Danieli-built bell annealing furnaces installed at its Iskenderun plant.