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Cleveland-Cliffs Introduces Electrical Steel for High-Frequency Motors 

13 December 2022 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is bringing to market a branded line of non-oriented electrical steels designed for high-frequency motors and generators, the company has announced. 

Ternium Orders Push Pickling Line for Mexican Mill  

13 December 2022 - ANDRITZ has received an order for a high-end push pickling line (PPL) that will process advanced high-strength steel grades, the company has said. 

Harsco JV to Provide Scrap, Slag Services at Turkish Mill 

13 December 2022 - Turkish steel sheet and pipe maker Tosyali Holding has contracted joint venture Tosyali Harsco to provide certain services at its new greenfield steel plant in Sariseki. 

WTO Rejects Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

09 December 2022 - The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ruled that the U.S. Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs are improper under international trade rules and should be revisited, a conclusion that was quickly dismissed by the Biden administration. 

BlueScope Names New North American CEO 

09 December 2022 - BlueScope Steel has tapped its chief human resources officer to lead its North American operations and is making other changes to its executive leadership team, the company has announced. 

CMC Selects West Virginia for New Micro-Mill

08 December 2022 - Commercial Metals Co. will build its fourth micro-mill in Berkeley County, W.Va., USA, the long products maker said on Thursday. 

ArcelorMittal Celebrates Start of Offgas Recycling Plant 

08 December 2022 - ArcelorMittal’s integrated mill in Ghent, Belgium, has inaugurated a EUR200 million system that captures offgases and converts them to ethanol. 

Cleveland-Cliffs Signs for 180 MW of Wind Power, Advances Carbon Capture Project

07 December 2022 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. will buy 180 megawatts of wind energy under a long-term agreement and is developing a large-scale carbon capture project, the company announced on Wednesday. 

Systems Spray-Cooled Lands Order for Micro-Mill Furnace Components 

07 December 2022 - Electric arc furnace (EAF) cooling specialist Systems Spray-Cooled has received an order from Nucor Corp. for components that will serve the steelmaker’s planned Lexington, N.C., USA, micro-mill. 

Japanese Steelmakers Consider Increasing Electrical Steel Investment

07 December 2022 - Nippon Steel Corp. and JFE Steel Corp. are eying additional investments in electrical steels as demand for electric vehicles increases, according to the Bloomberg news service. 

POSCO Lays Green Bet on Australia  

05 December 2022 - South Korea’s largest steel producer plans to invest US$40 billion in hydrogen, direct reduced iron and green steel production in Australia over the next 15 years, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus. 

Saarstahl Prepares to Move Ahead on DRI, EAF Conversion

05 December 2022 - Saarstahl AG leaders are greenlighting a EUR3.5 billion plan to build two electric arc furnaces (EAFs) and a direct reduction plant at sites in Germany, the company has said. 

Omani Steelmaker Looks to Build Green Mill 

05 December 2022 - Oman’s Jindal Shadeed Group has announced plans to build a 5-million-ton green steel plant at the country’s Port of Duqm, reports the English-language Arab News newspaper. 

Gerdau Invests in Solar, Wind Energy Developer 

01 December 2022 - Gerdau is taking a stake in renewable energy producer Newave Energia as a way to support its decarbonization goals, according to a company announcement. 

Asian Conversion to Hydrogen DRI Still Decades Away, Says BHP Executive 

01 December 2022 - Wholesale replacement of Asia’s blast furnace fleet with hydrogen-fed direct reduction plants is likely decades away, a BHP executive told the South China Morning Post. 

Tata Steel Partners With SMS group, Primetals Technologies in Decarbonization Effort 

30 November 2022 - Tata Steel has signed separate memorandums of understanding with plant builders Primetals Technologies and SMS group as it looks to decarbonize its steelmaking operations. 

Danieli Lands Order for Nucor EAF

29 November 2022 - Nucor Corp. has contracted Danieli to install a new electric arc furnace (EAF) at the steelmaker’s Kingman, Ariz., USA, bar mill, the plant builder has announced. 

LIBERTY Steel Buys Asian EAF Mill, Plans to Relocate Equipment to Europe 

29 November 2022 - LIBERTY Steel Group is acquiring KG Steel’s Dongbu plant in South Korea and intends to move the equipment to Romania, the company has announced. 

Rio Tinto Steps Up Testing of New Low-Carbon Ironmaking Process

23 November 2022 - Iron ore miner Rio Tinto will build a large-scale pilot plant to further test its promising low-carbon ironmaking process, the company has announced. 

KOCKS Lands Order for Bar Mill Reducing, Sizing Block

23 November 2022 - India’s Tata Steel Long Products Ltd. has contracted rolling mill sizing specialist Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG for a reducing and sizing block that will serve the steelmaker’s new rolling mill complex in Jamshedpur.