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Brazilian Mill Upgrades In-Line Inspection 

09 July 2020 - An ArcelorMittal mill in Brazil recently upgraded its inspection capabilities by installing a Danieli-built laser gauge on its line, according to Danieli. 

EU Looks to Build Hydrogen Electrolysis Capacity

09 July 2020 - The European Union’s Clean Hydrogen Alliance held its inaugural meeting Wednesday and backed a goal to install at least 6 GW of renewable hydrogen electrolysis capacity by 2024. 

Commerce Department Affirms Circumvention Ruling in CORE Case

09 July 2020 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued affirmative rulings in circumvention cases involving steel sheet made and in China and shipped elsewhere for final processing. 

AIC Control System Passes Acceptance Test

09 July 2020 - An upgraded rolling mill control system at Chicago Heights Steel has passed its final acceptance test, reports the project contractor. 

Air Liquide Plans US$100M Investment to Support SDI Mill 

09 July 2020 - Air Liquide will invest more than US$100 million in new equipment and pipelines to support a long-term supply agreement with Steel Dynamics Inc.’s (SDI) Texas flat-rolled mill, the industrial gases distributor said Tuesday. 

Danieli Contracted for Bar Mill Build

06 July 2020 - Danieli has won an order for a flat bar rolling mill from China’s Changshu Longteng Special Steel, the company has announced. 

Zekelman Industries Names Tubular COO 

06 July 2020 - Canadian and American pipe and tube maker Zekelman Industries has promoted the president of its Atlas Tube business and given him responsibility for a newly created division. 

Gerdau Orders New MES for Ouro Branco Mill  

01 July 2020 - PSI Metals and Primetals Technologies have been contracted to install a new manufacturing execution system (MES) for Gerdau’s Ouro Branco facility in Brazil. 

Acquisition Expands SMS group’s Digital Efficiency, Sustainability Offerings

01 July 2020 - SMS group is acquiring two Brazilian industrial tech companies and will merge them to create a competency center for industrial digitalization in Latin America.

Texas Long Products Mill Plans EAF Upgrade

01 July 2020 - The Systems Group has been awarded a contract to upgrade a Texas electric arc furnace (EAF). 

U. S. Steel to Bring Gary Works BF Back Into Service 

01 July 2020 - United States Steel Corporation plans to restart an idled blast furnace on account of rising demand, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

EU Steel Producers Disappointed by Decision on Safeguard Measure Revisions

01 July 2020 - The European Steel Association and the IndustriAll European trade union have called for an emergency meeting with EU policy makers after the bloc’s governing body declined to lower limits on steel imports. 

This Digital Duo is Punching Up Severstal’s Pickling Production   

29 June 2020 - Severstal believes that two digital tools developed in-house could tease an additional 80,000 metric tons of production out of one of its continuous pickling lines, the company reports. 

Thai Strip Mill Signs for New Downcoiler Reel

29 June 2020 - Sahaviriya Steel Industries has contracted Danieli Service to replace a downcoiler reel in service at the Thai steelmaker’s hot-strip mill located in Bang Saphan. 

ArcelorMittal Lays Out European Climate Action Plan

26 June 2020 - ArcelorMittal Europe intends to become carbon neutral in the next 30 years by transitioning to a direct-reduction based production route and by investing in technology and equipment to store or recycle its carbon output. 

Fives Receives Cold Mill Order

26 June 2020 - POSCO has awarded a contract to Fives to build a cold rolling mill that will process the steelmaker’s advanced, ultrahigh-strength GIGA brand steel. 

Nucor, AK Steel Receive Supplier Honors

26 June 2020 - AK Steel and Nucor have been recognized as GM Suppliers of the Year, a honor presented to the automaker’s vendors that distinguish themselves by providing innovative technologies and high-quality parts, materials and services. 

Salzgitter Takes Next Step in Hydrogen Project

24 June 2020 - Salzgitter and industrial partners Rhenus and Uniper will explore the feasibility of building a direct reduced iron plant and associated hydrogen electrolysis plant at a deepwater port in northern Germany, the company announced Wednesday.

Forgings Maker Switches on New High-Speed Press

24 June 2020 - Gustav Grimm Edelstahlwerk GmbH & CO. KG, a German high-alloy forgings specialist, has put a new high-speed press from SMS group into service. 

Stainless Producer Contracts ABB for Control Systems Upgrade

24 June 2020 - Stainless steel producer Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel has placed an order with ABB for a new mechanical and electrical control system to govern a cold rolling mill in China’s Shanxi Province.