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SAIL Issues Final Acceptance on Plate Q&T Line
20 May 2020 - Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), the world’s 20th largest steelmaker, has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new roller hearth plate quench and temper line to CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd.
Noodle.ai CEO: Mills That Adopt AI Will See Returns. But the Size and Speed of the Payoff Depends.
19 May 2020 - There are dividends to be had in applying artificial intelligence (AI) to steel mill operations, but the pace and degree of those returns depends on the operation to which the technology is applied, according to Stephen Pratt, chief executive of data science and artificial intelligence firm Noodle.ai.
thyssenkrupp Keeping All Options Open for Steel Unit, Including Merger
19 May 2020 - thyssenkrupp is accelerating plans to reorganize its overall business and is exploring a potential merger of its steel unit, the company said Monday.
SMS group Signed for Coiler Improvements
19 May 2020 - German flat-rolled producer Salzgitter Flachstahl has contracted SMS group to upgrade the coilers at its hot strip mill, SMS group has said.
ArcelorMittal Carbon Reduction Projects Receive EU Financial Support
19 May 2020 - The European Investment Bank is loaning ArcelorMittal EUR75 million in support of two capital projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions.
Stainless Processor to Open Indiana Plant
18 May 2020 - Italy-based stainless processor INOX Market Service has announced plans to open a North American headquarters in Indiana and build a 140,000-square-foot facility.
Former ArcelorMittal Leader Joins Liberty Steel
18 May 2020 - Liberty Steel Group has hired former ArcelorMittal executive Paramjit Kahlon to oversee Liberty’s primary steelmaking and mining operations, the company has announced.
Start-up Commercializes New Electrical Steel
15 May 2020 - Michigan-based materials start-up Arcanum Alloys Inc. is commercializing a branded electrical steel produced through its proprietary manufacturing process.
This Steel Can Be Rolled in a Mill…and Fused in a 3D Printer
15 May 2020 - Special long steel maker Deutsche Edelstahlwerke has optimized a branded line of bainitic steel so that it can be used in 3D printers as well as in traditional large-scale manufacturing.
Algoma Signs New Pellet Agreement
15 May 2020 - Algoma Steel Inc. has come to terms on a four-year pellet agreement with United States Steel Corporation, the company has announced.
Researchers Make Super-Strong Steel That's Also Tough
14 May 2020 - Researchers at the University of Hong Kong and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a way to raise the strength-to-toughness ratio in ultrahigh-strength steels, a development that has applications in structural materials.
Commerce Department Launches Circumvention Inquiry
14 May 2020 - The U.S. Commerce Department is self-initiating an inquiry into whether traders are circumventing duties on Chinese-made stainless sheet and strip by routing it through Vietnam.
Latin American Producers Caution on Potential Import Problems
14 May 2020 - Alacero, the Latin American Steel Association, is warning of a potential flood of Chinese-made steel as that country ramps its economy back up while others slog through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Cleveland-Cliffs Eager to Resume HBI Plant Construction
12 May 2020 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. plans to resume work on its hot briquetted iron plant as soon as possible to meet anticipated demand, chairman and chief executive Lourenco Goncalves said.
Nucor Mill Commissions Water Treatment Plant
12 May 2020 - Commissioning of the Danieli-built water treatment plant at Nucor’s new Missouri rebar mill has been completed, Danieli has announced.
EUROFER: Challenging Times Ahead for EU Steelmakers
12 May 2020 - Europe’s industrial sector might fully restart by July, but output likely will remain down through the end of the year, according to a new demand forecast from the European Steel Association.
JD Fields Acquires California Distributor and Fabricator
12 May 2020 - JD Fields & Company Inc., a U.S. distributor of oil and gas pipeline and civil infrastructure products, has acquired a California steel products manufacturer for an undisclosed amount, the company has announced.
Automakers Set to Resume Production
11 May 2020 - Detroit’s three automakers, Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler, will undertake a phased restart of their North American plants next week, reports WardsAuto.
ArcelorMittal: China’s Excess Steel Inventory Hasn’t Hit the World Market
11 May 2020 - China so far appears to be absorbing the massive steel volumes that piled up during its COVID-19 lockdown, alleviating some of the fears that its excess steel would flood world markets, ArcelorMittal executives said.
Big Parts, Big Plans: Equipment Deliveries Begin for Strip Mill Upgrade
07 May 2020 - NLMK Group’s La Louvière plant has begun receiving major components for its EUR150 million hot strip mill upgrade, the steelmaker reports.
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