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Steelworkers Local Casting Ballots on Strike Authorization 

27 June 2022 - Contract negotiations between Stelco and United Steelworkers at the company’s Nanticoke, Ont., plant in Canada have stalled, with union workers voting Monday on whether to authorize a strike, should negotiators deem one necessary.

Nucor Finalizes US$3 Billion Acquisition

24 June 2022 - Nucor Corp. has closed on its US$3 billion acquisition of C.H.I. Overhead Doors, completing a sale that expands its downstream steel products business. 

Algoma Profit Share Sets New Record

24 June 2022 - Algoma Steel’s employee profit sharing program has set a new company record for the highest amount awarded to employees. 

AIST Life Member Picked to Lead AISI Automotive Program

23 June 2022 - The American Iron and Steel Institute has named quality assurance expert and AIST Life Member Christopher Kristock to head its automotive program, the trade group has announced. 

SMS group Incoming Orders Reach 10-Year High

23 June 2022 - Mill equipment manufacturer SMS group said its order intake rose to its highest level in a decade, reaching EU3.5 billion in fiscal 2021. 

CMC Upgrades Electrical Supply to Ladle Furnace

22 June 2022 - Commercial Metals Company has replaced the ladle furnace transformer at its Mesa, Ariz., USA, micro-mill, swapping it out for a Danieli-built digital power feeder. 

ArcelorMittal Signs Collaboration Agreement for Wind Farms, Electrolysis Plants

22 June 2022 - ArcelorMittal and German energy company RWE will work together on building and operating offshore wind farms and hydrogen electrolysis plants, the companies have announced. 

U. S. Steel to Participate in Carbon Capture Project

22 June 2022 - The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has received a US$3.5 million federal grant that will support an engineering study on a system to capture carbon dioxide in the air and store it in concrete. 

SSAB Finds Its First U.S. Taker for Fossil-Free Steel

21 June 2022 - U.S.-based automotive body structures supplier Shape Corp. will trial SSAB’s fossil-fuel-free steel in certain parts, the steelmaker has announced. 

McKinsey: European Steelmakers Might Have to Re-Examine DRI Investments

21 June 2022 - European steelmakers who have natural-gas-fired direct reduction plants in their decarbonization plans might have to rethink those investments due to the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a new report. 

Primetals Technologies Lands Order for Converter Relining Machine

21 June 2022 - Brazil’s Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP) has ordered a relining machine from Primetals Technologies for its Pecém mill, the equipment supplier reports. 

Canadian Steelmaker Starts Transformational EAF Conversion 

20 June 2022 - Integrated steelmaker Algoma said work on its CA$700 million electric arc furnace conversion is underway and so far proceeding according to plan. 

Commercial Metals Company Forecasts Healthy Steel Demand

20 June 2022 - Fears of a recession to the contrary, Commercial Metals Company (CMC) executives said demand for rebar and other construction steels appears healthy. 

Steelworkers Union Heading to the Bargaining Table With U. S. Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs

17 June 2022 - United States Steel Corporation and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. are gearing up for contract negotiations with the United Steelworkers union as multiple contracts are nearing their expiration dates, reports Argus Media.

U. S. Steel Expects Strong Q2

17 June 2022 - United States Steel Corporation expects to report second-quarter EBITDA of approximately US$1.6 billion, a new second-quarter record, the company said Thursday. 

Steel Dynamics Expects a Record Q2 

16 June 2022 - Steel Dynamics Inc. said it expects to report another record quarter later this summer, driven in part by strong steel demand and profitability at its steel mills. 

Optimus Steel Taps Danieli for Roughing Mill, Reheat Furnace

16 June 2022 - Rebar maker Optimus Steel has contracted Danieli for improvements to its Beaumont, Texas, USA, mill. 

Outokumpu Introduces Low-CO2 Steel

15 June 2022 - Stainless steel producer Outokumpu has launched a branded line of low-carbon-emissions stainless steel and has already delivered a shipment to a major customer, the company said on Wednesday.

Nucor Sees Another Earnings Record on the Horizon

15 June 2022 - Strong steel demand is expected to propel Nucor to its highest quarterly earnings yet, the company said on Wednesday. 

What’s the Threshold For Low-Carbon-Emissions Steel? ArcelorMittal Proposes a Way to Answer 

15 June 2022 - ArcelorMittal has proposed a broad outline of a conceptual low-carbon-emissions standard for the global industry, saying that such a standard could incentivize the decarbonization of primary and secondary steelmaking and help drive demand for low-emissions steels.