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Russian Researchers Start Up Novel Iron Recovery Furnace

26 December 2018 - A Russian technical university and an industry partner have fired up a pilot-scale furnace designed to recover iron and other metals from industrial and municipal solid wastes.

SSWI Appoints New General Manager at Niagara LaSalle Plant

19 December 2018 - Specialty Steel Works Inc. (SSWI) has named an industry veteran to lead its Niagara LaSalle cold-finished bar plant in Hammond, Ind., USA, the company said on Wednesday.

NLMK Commences Work on Blast Furnace Rebuild

19 December 2018 - NLMK Group has begun rebuilding the No. 6 blast furnace at its Lipetsk plant in Russia, a project that will increase its ironmaking capacity by 8% to 3.4 million metric tons.

Section 232 Tariffs Incongruent With USMCA Deal, Canadian Official Says

19 December 2018 - A Canadian official argues that the Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum contradict a key component of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement and therefore will, in the end, be lifted.

After Nearly a Decade in Mothballs, This EAF is Throwing Sparks Once Again

18 December 2018 - JSW Steel has restarted the meltshop at its Mingo Junction, Ohio, mill, bringing back to life a furnace that has been idled for more than nine years.

Nucor, Steel Dynamics Forecast Record 2018 Earnings

18 December 2018 - Nucor Corp. and Steel Dynamics Inc. expect to report record full-year earnings in 2018 owing to the underlying strength in the steel markets and other factors, and both are looking for continued profitability in 2019, the companies have said.

Chinese Induction Furnaces Find New Life in Other Asian Countries

18 December 2018 - In 2017, China said it lopped about 120 million metric tons of production capacity by closing induction furnaces at more than 600 companies.

Here's Who Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp Have Named to Lead Their European Joint Venture

17 December 2018 - Tata Steel and thyssenkrupp have assembled the senior leadership team for their planned European joint venture, naming a thyssenkrupp executive to oversee an entity that will be Europe’s second-largest steelmaker.

Chinese Steelmaker Signs On for US$4.4B Investment in the Philippines

17 December 2018 - China’s HBIS Group Co. Ltd. and others have signed a memorandum of understanding on a plan to build a US$4.4 billion integrated steelworks in the Philippines.

Kobe Steel Targets Increased Wire Rod Processing Capacity in China

17 December 2018 - Kobe Steel Ltd.’s joint-venture wire rod processing business in China will invest 900 million yen (about US$8 million) to expand capacity there, its fifth such capacity expansion since 2009.

GFG Alliance Lays Out an Ambitious Plan to Build a Very Large Steel Works

13 December 2018 - The Gupta family’s GFG Alliance is committing more than AU$600 million toward upgrades to its iconic steelworks in Whyalla, Australia, and is planning construction of a massive steelmaking plant at the site, the company has announced.

JSW Executive Discusses Plans for Ohio Mill

13 December 2018 - JSW Steel’s Mingo Junction plant in Ohio has restarted its electric arc furnace, is bringing the caster on-line and plans to have as many 1,000 people eventually working on site, reports The (Wheeling, W.Va.) Intelligencer.

SSAB Wraps Up Pickling Line Upgrade

13 December 2018 - Swedish steelmaker SSAB has completed a SEK370 million (US$40.9 million) project to modernize the entry section on its Hämeenlinna Works pickling line, the company said Thursday.

JSW to Pushes Forward on Meltshop Restart

12 December 2018 - JSW Steel reportedly is planning to run a test on the caster at its Mingo Junction, Ohio, plant as it looks to restart the facility's meltshop.

Cleveland-Cliffs Appoints New COO

12 December 2018 - Iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has named executive vice president Clifford T. Smith as chief operating officer, the company has announced.

Ovako Upgrades EAF With Spray-Cooled Roof

12 December 2018 - Swedish steelmaker Ovako has commissioned a new roof on the electric arc furnace at its Horfors plant, according to the equipment supplier on the project.

Section 232 Tariffs Have Fostered Job Creation, Capital Investment, Think Tank Says

11 December 2018 - The Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs haven’t yielded the disastrous economic consequences some had predicted and, in fact, have created new jobs and allowed for renewed capital investment, an economic think tank argues in a new paper.

Mittal Calls for Green Tax on Steel Imported Into Europe

11 December 2018 - ArcelorMittal executives on Tuesday said Europe ought to tax imported steel under the terms of its Emissions Trading System as a way to prod foreign producers into reducing emissions and maintain a level playing field for domestic producers.

Primetals Technologies Bags Order for 140-Metric-Ton LMF

11 December 2018 - China’s largest privately owned steelmaker, Jiangsu Shagang Group Company Ltd., has ordered a twin-ladle metallurgy furnace from Primetals Technologies, the equipment supplier has announced.

Here's China's Next Big Pollution Battle: Slag Piles

11 December 2018 - China has been trying to crack down on air pollution generated by its steel industry. Now, it’s targeting another type of pollution created by the mills – the thousands of slag piles that dot the country.

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