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JFE Steel to Test CO2 Utilization Technologies in Two R&D Projects

01 July 2022 - JFE Steel Corp. recently announced it is moving forward with two R&D projects to develop technologies that will utilize CO2 in steelmaking processes that are expected to help the company achieve carbon neutrality.

Polish Rebar Producer Taps Danieli Spooler Line, Light-Section Mill

01 July 2022 - Danieli announced this week that rebar, merchant and quality steel bar producer Cognor has selected the company to supply a new spooler line and a new light section mill at its bar mill in Krakow, Poland.

New voestalpine Mill About to Make Its Debut 

30 June 2022 - voestalpine is preparing to start its highly automated special steel plant in Kapfenberg, Austria, bringing to an end a project that has been four years in the making. 

Consortium Reveals Plans for Hydrogen-Fed DRI Plant

30 June 2022 - A consortium that includes Primetals Technologies announced plans on Thursday to invest EU2.2 billion in a hydrogen electrolysis plant and associated direct reduced iron plant in France.

Fabricator Inaugurates Solar Farm Components Facility 

28 June 2022 - Solar farm technology specialist Nextracker and its manufacturing partner have cut the ribbon on a Pittsburgh, Pa., USA, production facility that will make steel components for large-scale solar facilities. 

U. S. Steel to Sell Two BFs, Hints at DRI Plant Under New Raw Materials Plan 

28 June 2022 -  United States Steel Corporation is expanding its raw materials capabilities, unveiling an upgrade to one of its Minnesota iron ore mines on Tuesday and saying that a direct reduction plant could be in its future. In addition, the company revealed a potential agreement to repurpose its Granite City, Ill., USA, blast furnaces.

JSW Steel Orders Grinding, Inspection Facility

27 June 2022 - Danieli has bagged an order from JSW Steel for a new slab grinding and inspection facility, which will be installed at the steelmaker’s Dolvi plant in Maharashtra, India. 

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.