Steel News

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. Completes Furnace Tower at Toledo Facility

01 October 2019 - After 296 days, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has completed a 457-foot furnace reactor tower for its hot briquetted iron (HBI) project in Toledo, Ohio, USA.

Primetals Technologies Modernizes Twin EAF for Baosteel

01 October 2019 - The final acceptance certificate has been issued for the modernization of a more than 20-year-old DC twin electric arc furnace at Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd.’s (Baosteel) Shanghai, China, plant.

NLMK Group Investing in New Waste Energy Recovery Power Plant

01 October 2019 - NLMK is planning to invest RUS 35 billion in the development of a new recovery power plant at NLMK Lipetsk. The power plant will run on byproduct gases from steelmaking operations.

U. S. Steel Announces Plan to Acquire Big River Steel

01 October 2019 - United States Steel Corporation is acquiring a stake in Arkansas-based Big River Steel for US$700 million in cash and will look to buy the rest of the business sometime in the next few years, the company announced Tuesday morning.

Danieli U.S. Pipe Mill Receives Final Acceptance

30 September 2019 - Danieli Centro Tube has received final acceptance on a 5 ½ inch seamless pipe mill installed at Benteler Steel/Tube in Shreveport, La.

EVRAZ Pueblo to Harness the Sun to Make Greener Steel

30 September 2019 - In partnership with Xcel Energy and Lightsource BP, EVRAZ North America announced a long-term agreement to develop a new 240-MW solar facility at its Rocky Mountain Steel division in Pueblo, Colo., USA.

Outokumpu Considering New Slag Furnace Installation in Finland

30 September 2019 - Stainless steelmaker Outokumpu is assessing options to build a new slag furnace in Tornio, Finland, the company reports.

Duferdofin-Nucor, Alfa Acciai Receive Upgrades From AIC

27 September 2019 - Automation solutions provider Automazioni Industriali Capitanio s.r.l. has wrapped up projects at two Italian steel plants, the company has said.

Primetals Technologies Wins Order for Stainless Steel Combination Mill

27 September 2019 - Walsin Yantai Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. has contracted Primetals Technologies to supply a stainless steel combination bar mill, the equipment supplier has announced.

NLMK Group’s Shipments to OMK Hits 5-Million-Ton Mark

27 September 2019 - A partnership between Russia’s NLMK Group and OMK Group’s Vyksa Steel Works has reached a milestone, with NLMK having shipped 5 million metric tons of slabs from its Lipetsk site to Vyksa Steel for conversion into heavy plate and large-diameter pipe.

Obstacles Remain as China Works on Steel Capacity Reductions, Industry Ministry Official Says

26 September 2019 - Not for a lack of trying, China remains challenged to contain illegal steel capacity, reports the Reuters news service.

thyssenkrupp Board Launches Effort to Replace Its Top Executive

26 September 2019 - thyssenkrupp’s board of directors is moving to oust chief executive Guido Kerkhoff, who has held the job for nearly one year.

Mesto to Deliver Steel Recycling Plant to Tata Steel India

26 September 2019 - Mesto Metal Recycling is to supply a Texas Shredder™ PS to Tata Steel in India. With this, Tata Steel is to be the first steel scrap shredding facility in India. Mesto was awarded with this order in the second quarter of 2019.

Rio Tinto Partners with Chinese Steelmaker, University on Reducing Carbon Emissions

25 September 2019 - Iron ore miner Rio Tinto on Wednesday agreed to work with China Baowu Steel Group and China’s Tsinghua University to develop ways to reduce carbon emissions and improve the steel industry’s environmental performance.

Czech Steelmaker Orders Casting Automation Package

25 September 2019 - Danieli Automation will install a new casting temperature simulation package at Třinecké Železárny, an integrated producer of long products located in the Czech Republic.

Danieli Wins Order for Casting Automation Package for Czech Steelmaker

25 September 2019 - Danieli Automation will install a new casting temperature simulation package at Třinecké Železárny, a producer of long products located in the Czech Republic.

Chinese Scrap Imports Fall in August – to Zero

24 September 2019 - China in August did something it has not done at any time in the last 19 years – it did not import any scrap steel, a sign that the world’s largest steel-producing country could soon become a net exporter of scrap, reports the Bloomberg news service.