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Who Will Buy Green Steel? Volvo, for One.  

01 June 2022 - Volvo’s automaking division has joined an initiative whose goal is to increase demand for fossil-fuel-free steel and speed up the steel industry’s decarbonization efforts. 

U.K. Mill Testing Biomass-Based Coke

01 June 2022 - U.K.-based LIBERTY Specialty Steels is trialling a new biomass-based coke at its Rotherham facility, according to the company that makes it. 

Changes to Emissions Trading System Will Hinder Green Transition, EU Steel Leaders Say

31 May 2022 - The leaders of the European Union’s steel industry are calling on legislators to reconsider proposed changes to the bloc’s emissions trading system and carbon border adjustment mechanism, saying that the revisions would undermine the industry’s green transition.

SSAB to Help Build Fossil-Free-Steel Heat Exchanger

31 May 2022 - SSAB will collaborate with heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling specialist Alfa Laval on building the world’s first heat exchanger to made from fossil-free steel, the steelmaker has said.

Danieli Lands Order for Hot Mill Spindles

31 May 2022 - Danieli has received an order from thyssenkrupp for a set of heavy-duty slipper spindles for a hot strip mill in Duisburg, Germany.

U. S. Steel Kicks Off Pig Iron Caster Build

27 May 2022 - United States Steel Corporation has ceremonially marked the start of construction on a pig iron caster at its Gary Works.

Brazilian BF Slated for Upgrade

25 May 2022 - Latin American steelmaker Ternium is planning to refurbish a blast furnace at its Rio de Janeiro facility in Brazil, reports the Reuters news service. 

ArcelorMittal North America CEO Receives AISI Honor

25 May 2022 - ArcelorMittal North America chief executive John Brett has been named the 2022 recipient of the Gary Memorial Medal, the American Iron and Steel Institute’s (AISI) highest honor. 

Primetals Technologies Receives FAC on New Caster Optimization System

25 May 2022 - U.S. and German steel producers have issued the final acceptance certificates for a subscription-based casting optimization system created by Primetals Technologies. 

India Sets Steel Export Taxes

23 May 2022 - Hoping curb inflation and keep domestic steel prices in check, the Indian government over the weekend raised an export tax on iron ore, imposed a new export tax on a number of steel products and reduced an import tax on certain raw material imports to zero, according to reports. 

Nucor Receives Air Permit for Proposed Sheet Mill

18 May 2022 - The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has signed off on an air quality permit for Nucor Corp.’s planned flat-rolled mill in the state, reports the Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette-Mail.

Primetals Technologies Names Head of Green Steel

18 May 2022 - Alexander Fleischanderl was appointed the head of Primetals Technologies’ new green steel task force, the company announced today in an official press release.

Danieli Casts 1,200-mm Round Blooms at YongGang

18 May 2022 - In a press release yesterday, Danieli announced it had commissioned what it called the “largest round section in the world” on a 18-m radius curved conticaster at China’s YongGang.

HarbisonWalker Refractories Plant Nears Completion 

18 May 2022 - A new refractories plant meant to serve the southern U.S. steel production market remains on track for start-up later this year, according to the company that is building it. 

Kobe Steel Unveils Low-CO₂ Blast Furnace Steel

17 May 2022 - Japan's Kobe Steel is launching a branded line of steel with significantly reduced carbon emissions, the company announced today.

Nucor Expands Construction Products Business Through US$3 Billion Acquisition

16 May 2022 - Nucor Corp. announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire residential and commercial overhead door maker C.H.I. Overhead Doors (C.H.I.) in a cash deal valued at US$3 billion.

SDI to Acquire Mexican Scrap Recycler

16 May 2022 - Steel Dynamics Inc. today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the equity interest of scrap metals recycling business ROCA ACERO S.A. de C.V. ("ROCA"), based in Monterrey, Mexico.

Feralpi Stahlwerke Contracts Danieli for Rolling Mill

16 May 2022 - According to an announcement from Danieli, the new installation at ESF Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi’s new long products mill in Riesa, Germany, will produce quality spooled bars in coils up to 8 tons.

Nucor EVP to Retire, Prompting Leadership Changes

15 May 2022 - Nucor Corp. executive vice president MaryEmily Slate, whose career took her from a service center reception desk to the C-suite of the country’s largest steelmaker, will retire next month, the company has announced. 

Rolling Mill Upgrades Slated for Tennessee Bar Plant

15 May 2022 - Gerdau Long Steel North America is planning US$67 million in improvements to its Jackson, Tenn., USA, mill, the company has announced.