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Rising Demand Prompts JFE Blast Furnace Restart
23 September 2020 - Citing recovering demand, Japan’s JFE Steel has restarted the No. 4 blast furnace at its Fukuyama steel works, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.
The Systems Group Begins Shipping Nucor Furnace Components
23 September 2020 - The Systems Group’s Systems Spray-Cooled division has delivered the first pieces of a new electric arc furnace (EAF) being built at Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin mill in Kentucky, the company reports.
Deacero Partners With SKF on Service Solutions
23 September 2020 - Mexico’s Deacero will bring SKF bearings and services to its rolling mill in Celaya, SKF has announced.
Processing Line Commissioned at Ohio Specialty Alloys Plant
23 September 2020 - Specialty alloys processor Rolled Alloys has commissioned a new, ANDRITZ Herr-Voss Stamco-built cut-to-length line, according to the equipment supplier.
Total Lubrifiants Expands Through Acquisition
23 September 2020 - Lubricants manufacturer Total Lubrifiants has acquired a French company that specializes in high-performance synthetic lubricants.
Acquisition Allows Service Center Operator to Expand Further Into Midwest
23 September 2020 - Chicago-based UPG Enterprises LLC has completed its acquisition of flat-rolled distributor Lexington Steel Corp. and its affiliated steel logistics unit, Douglass Logistics Inc.
SDI Forecasts Improved Q3 Earnings
23 September 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc.’s expects to see its third-quarter profits rise on improving market conditions, the company reports.
Drones Propel MMK Scrap Cost Savings
23 September 2020 - Russian steelmaker Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has put eyes in the sky to help speed up the process of accepting scrap deliveries.
SMS group to Service Egyptian Mill
23 September 2020 - Egypt-based Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Co. has signed a service agreement with SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced.
EUROFER: Climate Goals Are Important, But So Is a Plan for Meeting Them
17 September 2020 - If the European Union hopes to achieve a newly proposed carbon emissions goal, it will have to quickly adopt a set of enabling measures that support the effort, the European Steel Association (EUROFER) said Thursday.
Non-Residential Construction Likely to Lift Nucor Q3 Profits
17 September 2020 - Nucor Corp. expects its third-quarter profits to notch up on continued resiliency in the non-residential construction market, the steelmaker said in its quarterly earnings forecast on Thursday.
Outokumpu Orders Metal Powder Plant
16 September 2020 - Stainless producer Outokumpu has contracted SMS group to build a metal atomization plant that will produce stainless powders for additive manufacturers.
LIBERTY Steel to Pilot New Sensor Network
16 September 2020 - LIBERTY Steel Group and another company under the GFG Alliance umbrella will test a pilot sensor system meant to reduce workplace accidents and improve efficiency.
Stelco: Blast Furnace Reline Remains On Schedule
15 September 2020 - Stelco Inc.’s reline of its Ontario blast furnace continues apace and remains on budget and on schedule, the Canadian steelmaker reports.
Salzgitter to Decide on DRI Plant Next Year
15 September 2020 - Salzgitter expects to report whether construction of direct reduction of iron ore (DRI) plant and upstream hydrogen electrolyzer is feasible by next spring, the company said Tuesday.
New Ladle Turret Ups ABS Caster Volume
15 September 2020 - Danieli Service has wrapped up installation of a new ladle turret at its steel plant in Italy, the company has said.
Chinese Steel Production Sets August Record
15 September 2020 - Healthy steel demand lifted China’s August crude steel output to a record 95 million metric tons, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.
Nucor Nears Start-Up of Florida Rebar Mill
04 September 2020 - Nucor is closing in on a fourth-quarter start of its Florida micro-mill and has begun training those who will work on the shop floor, reports the The (Lakeland, Fla.) Ledger newspaper.
SMS group Lands Order for Ring Roller
04 September 2020 - China’s Wuxi Paike New Materials Technology Co. Ltd. has contracted SMS group to build what SMS group says will be the world's largest ring rolling machine for jet engine components.
Plastics Recycling Plant Could Soon Feed Canadian Blast Furnace
03 September 2020 - A start-up plastics recycler has announced plans to build a sorting facility in northern Pennsylvania that potentially could sell polymers to a Canadian steel producer.
