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Salzgitter to Decide on DRI Plant Next Year

15 September 2020 - Salzgitter expects to report whether construction of direct reduction of iron ore (DRI) plant and upstream hydrogen electrolyzer is feasible by next spring, the company said Tuesday. 

New Ladle Turret Ups ABS Caster Volume 

15 September 2020 - Danieli Service has wrapped up installation of a new ladle turret at its steel plant in Italy, the company has said. 

Chinese Steel Production Sets August Record

15 September 2020 - Healthy steel demand lifted China’s August crude steel output to a record 95 million metric tons, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus. 

Nucor Nears Start-Up of Florida Rebar Mill

04 September 2020 - Nucor is closing in on a fourth-quarter start of its Florida micro-mill and has begun training those who will work on the shop floor, reports the The (Lakeland, Fla.) Ledger newspaper. 

SMS group Lands Order for Ring Roller

04 September 2020 - China’s Wuxi Paike New Materials Technology Co. Ltd. has contracted SMS group to build what SMS group says will be the world's largest ring rolling machine for jet engine components. 

Plastics Recycling Plant Could Soon Feed Canadian Blast Furnace 

03 September 2020 - A start-up plastics recycler has announced plans to build a sorting facility in northern Pennsylvania that potentially could sell polymers to a Canadian steel producer.  

Morgan Automation Tapped for Water Treatment System Project

03 September 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has contracted Morgan Automation Systems Inc. to automate the water treatment system at its new Sinton, Texas, USA, flat-rolled mill. 

SSAB Celebrates Start of H2-Based Sponge Iron Plant

02 September 2020 - SSAB and partners LKAB and Vattenfall on Monday started up a pilot-scale sponge iron plant that will use hydrogen from a renewably powered electrolyzer. 

 OMK Plans DRI Plant, Meltshop

02 September 2020 - Russian steelmaker OMK is investing the equivalent of US$2 billion in a new direct reduction plant and associated electric arc furnace-based meltshop, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts. 

Nippon Steel Looks Overseas for Growth

02 September 2020 - Nippon Steel Corp. is seeking merger and acquisition opportunities, just not at home in Japan, reports the Reuters news service.

Trump Tightens Up Restrictions on Brazilian Steel Imports

02 September 2020 - U.S. President Donald Trump is lowering the limits on Brazilian steel imports, reports the Reuters news service.  

BM Group Receives Order for Slag Monitoring Solution

02 September 2020 - Italian stainless producer Acciai Speciali Terni has ordered a slag monitoring system from BM Group’s Polytec robotics unit, the technology supplier reports. 

Plant Locomotives Rolling To SDI Plant

02 September 2020 - Locomotive rebuilder Motive Power Resources Inc. has shipped the first of four units to Steel Dynamics Inc.’s new Sinton, Texas, USA, facility, reports Railway Age magazine. 

Mill Contractor Names VP 

28 August 2020 - Ohio-based specialty contractor GEM Inc. has promoted Robert Dzierzak as vice president, the company has announced.  In his new role, Dzierzak will lead special projects and GEM Inc.’s  boiler group.

Danieli Remotely Completes Factory Acceptance Test for New Nucor System

27 August 2020 - Danieli completed remote factory testing on an automation system being installed at Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill, the company has announced.  

Shifting Lifestyles Should Drive New Demand for Cars, Says AK Steel CEO

27 August 2020 - Automakers are likely to see new consumer demand for vehicles as the coronavirus pandemic has caused permanent lifestyle shifts in the U.S., according to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. chairman and chief executive Lourenco Goncalves.

Big River Targets November Start-Up of New EAF, Caster

27 August 2020 - The expansion of Big River Steel’s Arkansas plant is under budget and two months ahead of schedule, chief executive David Stickler said during an industry event this week. 

With Key Equipment Delivery, Salzgitter Gets Ready to Make Hydrogen

26 August 2020 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has taken delivery of what’s being called the world’s most powerful high-temperature hydrogen electrolyzer, the company reports. 

voestalpine Announces BF Restart

26 August 2020 - voestalpine will restart the small blast furnace at its plant in Linz next month, saying that a demand has risen to the point to support the action.  

Baowu Steel Takes Controlling Stake in Stainless Producer 

21 August 2020 - China’s largest steelmaker will acquire a majority stake in Taiyuan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO), the country’s No. 2 stainless producer, reports the Reuters news service.