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Consortium to Research Metals Decarbonization Tech 

17 February 2021 - A Finnish consortium that includes metals producers has launched a research effort intended to develop decarbonization technologies for the industry. 

Primetals Technologies Receives Final Acceptance on New Billet Welder

17 February 2021 - Italy’s Ferriera Valsabbia SpA has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new billet welding system, the first of its kind in the country, reports project contractor Primetals Technologies.  

SKF Bearing Earns Industry Honor

11 February 2021 - Bearings maker SKF has received an award for a specialized industrial bearing that it says reduces equipment downtime and improves safety. 

Nucor Says It’s Having a Record Quarter

09 February 2021 - Nucor Corp. expects to report record first-quarter earnings that could exceed US$900 million, the steelmaker said on Tuesday. 

Primetals Technologies Receives Final OK on New Gas Cleaning System

09 February 2021 - China’s Changzhou Eastran Special Steel Co. Ltd. has issued the final acceptance certificate on a newly installed gas cleaning system that serves its two basic oxygen converters. 

U.S. Steel Tariffs Survive Another Challenge 

05 February 2021 - The U.S. Court of International Trade has upheld the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs, ruling against a group of steel users who argued that the way the tariffs were imposed was flawed, reports the Reuters news service. 

American Heavy Plates Announces Two Executive Appointments

05 February 2021 - Ohio-based re-roller and service center American Heavy Plates (AHP) has named Jack Biegalski as president and chief operating officer, the company has announced. 

NLMK Names New CEO for Europe Strip Division

05 February 2021 - Russia’s NLMK Group has named a former executive to lead its European strip products division, the company has announced. 

KOCKS Sees Third Order From Chinese SBQ Maker

05 February 2021 - Rolling mill specialist KOCKS has won an order from Shagang Group’s Jiangsu Lihuai Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. for a new reducing and sizing block. 

Primetals Technologies Inks Deal for New Rolling Mill 

04 February 2021 - Vietnamese steel producer Maruichi Sun Steel Joint Stock Co. (SUNSCO) has signed an agreement with Primetals Technologies to install a new type of rolling mill that will produce thinner construction steels. 

Severstal Lights Danieli-Built Blast Furnace

04 February 2021 - Russian steelmaker Severstal has successfully commissioned a rebuilt blast furnace at its Cherepovets mill, according to the project contractor. 

Nucor’s Newest Bar Mill Enters Service 

04 February 2021 - Nucor Corp. has commissioned a new merchant bar mill at its Kankakee plant in Illinois and will begin upgrades to the meltshop this month. 

thyssenkrupp Sees Successful Hydrogen Test on Blast Furnace

04 February 2021 - thyssenkrupp has successfully completed an initial round of hydrogen injection testing on one of its blast furnaces in Duisburg, Germany, and is preparing for a second phase of experimentation. 

First Coils at New SDI Mill Expected This Summer

02 February 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc.’s (SDI) new flat-rolled mill remains on track for a summertime start-up, but some operations could begin as soon as this spring.  

U.S. Import Volumes Fell in 2020, AISI Says

02 February 2021 - U.S. steel imports fell 21.2% last year, dropping to 22 million short tons, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.  

JSW Steel Capacity on the Rise

02 February 2021 - JSW Steel anticipates that its crude steel capacity will reach 23 million metric tons annually by March as it wraps up several expansion projects, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus. 

KOCKS Rolling Equipment Enters Service at Two Mills

02 February 2021 - Two Chinese steelmakers have successfully commissioned KOCKS-built reducing and sizing blocks in their bar mills, the rolling specialist reports. 

ArcelorMittal Signs MOU for Biogas Project

29 January 2021 - ArcelorMittal will partner with a company that specializes in pyrolysis to build a biogas production plant in Europe, the steelmaker announced Friday. 

SSAB Halts IJmuiden Talks With Tata Steel

29 January 2021 - SSAB has broken off discussions with Tata Steel over a possible acquisition of Tata’s IJmuiden steel mill in the Netherlands and related downstream assets, saying that there were limited possibilities to integrate the facility into SSAB’s strategic framework.

Danieli Wins Order for Endless Cast-Roll Long Products Mill

29 January 2021 - Danieli has been contracted to build a 1-million-metric-ton endless casting-rolling mini-mill for Bangladesh’s Bashundhara Group, the company has announced.