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Report: China’s Steel Output Up, Inventories Down
26 May 2020 - Output from China Iron and Steel Association member producers rose to 2.08 million metric tons per day in mid-May, the second-highest level in five years, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.
Wire Rod Producer Turns to Primetals Technologies for New Mills
26 May 2020 - Primetals Technologies has received an order for three high-speed wire rod mills from a customer in China, the equipment supplier reports.
NLMK Sees Emissions Reduction Through Equipment Upgrade
26 May 2020 - NLMK Group’s flagship facility in Lipetsk, Russia, has concluded performance testing on new emissions control equipment and found that it is meeting design targets, the company has said.
O’Neal Steel Readies New Facility
26 May 2020 - Steel service center O’Neal Steel is preparing to open a 64,000-square-foot facility in northwestern Missouri next month.
Danieli Caster First to Produce Extra-Large Beam Blank
22 May 2020 - A new, Danieli-built caster has reached a production milestone within months of a start-up – it produced what’s billed as the world’s largest beam blank and immediately topped out its capacity in the first cast.
Steel Processor Setting Up Shop at New SDI Mill
21 May 2020 - Steel processor JM Steel has unveiled a plan to build a facility at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s new flat roll mill in Sinton, Texas, USA.
Here’s Where Steel Industry Digitalization Can Have the Biggest Impact
21 May 2020 - New digital tools have the potential to greatly change steel production, but they perhaps have the most potential in two key areas, energy consumption and carbon reduction, according to Katja Windt, chief digital officer for SMS group.
SAIL Issues Final Acceptance on Plate Q&T Line
20 May 2020 - Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), the world’s 20th largest steelmaker, has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new roller hearth plate quench and temper line to CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd.
Noodle.ai CEO: Mills That Adopt AI Will See Returns. But the Size and Speed of the Payoff Depends.
19 May 2020 - There are dividends to be had in applying artificial intelligence (AI) to steel mill operations, but the pace and degree of those returns depends on the operation to which the technology is applied, according to Stephen Pratt, chief executive of data science and artificial intelligence firm Noodle.ai.
thyssenkrupp Keeping All Options Open for Steel Unit, Including Merger
19 May 2020 - thyssenkrupp is accelerating plans to reorganize its overall business and is exploring a potential merger of its steel unit, the company said Monday.
SMS group Signed for Coiler Improvements
19 May 2020 - German flat-rolled producer Salzgitter Flachstahl has contracted SMS group to upgrade the coilers at its hot strip mill, SMS group has said.
ArcelorMittal Carbon Reduction Projects Receive EU Financial Support
19 May 2020 - The European Investment Bank is loaning ArcelorMittal EUR75 million in support of two capital projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
Stainless Processor to Open Indiana Plant
18 May 2020 - Italy-based stainless processor INOX Market Service has announced plans to open a North American headquarters in Indiana and build a 140,000-square-foot facility.
Former ArcelorMittal Leader Joins Liberty Steel
18 May 2020 - Liberty Steel Group has hired former ArcelorMittal executive Paramjit Kahlon to oversee Liberty’s primary steelmaking and mining operations, the company has announced.
Start-up Commercializes New Electrical Steel
15 May 2020 - Michigan-based materials start-up Arcanum Alloys Inc. is commercializing a branded electrical steel produced through its proprietary manufacturing process.
This Steel Can Be Rolled in a Mill…and Fused in a 3D Printer
15 May 2020 - Special long steel maker Deutsche Edelstahlwerke has optimized a branded line of bainitic steel so that it can be used in 3D printers as well as in traditional large-scale manufacturing.
Algoma Signs New Pellet Agreement
15 May 2020 - Algoma Steel Inc. has come to terms on a four-year pellet agreement with United States Steel Corporation, the company has announced.
Researchers Make Super-Strong Steel That's Also Tough
14 May 2020 - Researchers at the University of Hong Kong and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a way to raise the strength-to-toughness ratio in ultrahigh-strength steels, a development that has applications in structural materials.
Commerce Department Launches Circumvention Inquiry
14 May 2020 - The U.S. Commerce Department is self-initiating an inquiry into whether traders are circumventing duties on Chinese-made stainless sheet and strip by routing it through Vietnam.
Latin American Producers Caution on Potential Import Problems
14 May 2020 - Alacero, the Latin American Steel Association, is warning of a potential flood of Chinese-made steel as that country ramps its economy back up while others slog through the COVID-19 pandemic.
