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Paul Wurth to Test New CO2 Reduction Tech
18 May 2021 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth unit and Italian cokemaker Italiana Coke have agreed to build a test-scale plant meant to try out a new carbon dioxide reduction technology.
Usiminas Puts Replacement BOF on Order
18 May 2021 - Brazil’s Usinas Siderúrgicas de Minas Gerais S.A. (Usiminas) has contracted Danieli Corus to build a replacement converter for its Ipatinga integrated steelworks.
Nucor Partners with Solar Systems Manufacturer
14 May 2021 - Nucor Corp. has signed an agreement to produce certain components for a New Mexico-based maker of steel solar panel tracking systems.
China Orders Steel Cuts
14 May 2021 - China is moving to curtail steel output and capacity as it attempts to reduce air pollution and overcapacity in a hot steel market, reports the South China Morning Post.
Red Bud Receives Slitting Line Order
14 May 2021 - Sheet processing equipment manufacturer Red Bud Industries has sold a slitting line to metal roofing producer NB Handy Co.
Kobe Steel Looks to Cut Carbon Emissions
13 May 2021 - Kobe Steel Ltd. has become the latest steelmaker to publicly announce an emissions reduction goal, saying it will look to reduce CO2 output by 30% to 40% by 2030 from 2013 levels, reports the Reuters news service.
Tenova Wins thyssenkrupp HDG Line Improvement Project
13 May 2021 - Tenova LOI Thermprocess has been contracted to upgrade the burners on a thyssenkrupp galvanizing line in Germany, the equipment manufacturer has said.
JFE, JSW to Consider Electrical Steel Mill
12 May 2021 - Japan’s JFE Steel Corp. and India’s JSW Steel Ltd. will together explore the potential of building a joint-venture electrical steel mill in India.
Nucor-Yamato Signs FAC for Rolling Mill Upgrade
12 May 2021 - Nucor-Yamato Steel Co. has issued the final acceptance certificate on improvements to its No. 2 heavy beam mill, according to project contractor SMS group.
ANDRITZ Tapped for High-Capacity Coating Line Project
12 May 2021 - Taiwan’s Prosperity Tieh has contracted ANDRITZ to build a new high-capacity pickling and galvanizing line, the equipment manufacturer reports.
Stainless Producer Chooses Guild International Laser Welder for New Line
12 May 2021 - Ohio-based coil processing equipment manufacturer Guild International has landed an order for a fiber laser welder, the company has announced.
JSW Steel Inks Deal to Convert Slabs on ATI Rolling Mill
06 May 2021 - JSW Steel USA has signed a long-term tolling agreement with Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI), allowing JSW-made carbon slabs to be rolled into coils at ATI’s Brackenridge, Pa., rolling mill.
Report: Republic Steel Might Resume Rolling Operations at Ohio Mill
06 May 2021 - Republic Steel is eyeing a potential restart of its Lorain, Ohio, rolling mill, reports The (Elyria, Ohio) Chronicle-Telegram.
German Port, Steelmakers Look to Establish Hydrogen Link
06 May 2021 - German steel producers thyssenkrupp and Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann GmbH (HKM) will work with the Port of Rotterdam to explore hydrogen import opportunities as well as a pipeline corridor between the port and the mills, the companies have announced.
SMS group Wins Strip Mill Project
06 May 2021 - Turkey’s Habaş A.S. has awarded a contract to SMS group for the expansion of a hot strip mill at the company’s Aliağa plant.
Nucor Bar Mill to Undergo Enhancements
06 May 2021 - Nucor Corp.’s board of directors has OK’d a US$58 million investment in the company’s Nebraska engineered bar mill.
Metalloinvest Signs Danieli to EAF Build
03 May 2021 - Metalloinvest has announced a RUB6.4 billion (approximately US$85.4 million) investment at its Oskol Electrometallurgical Plant (OEMK), where it will install a new Danieli-built electric arc furnace and a secondary metallurgy facility.
Tenova to Supply Roll Grinders to Nucor Mills
03 May 2021 - Nucor Corp. has ordered two Tenova roll grinders for its greenfield plate mill in Kentucky as well as one for its expanding Gallatin sheet mill, Tenova has said.
Systems Spray-Cooled Supplies Furnace Equipment for Big River Steel
03 May 2021 - Cooling equipment manufacturer Systems Spray-Cooled supplied Big River Steel’s expanded meltshop with nearly three dozen key components, including a roof, elbow, sidewall and offgas duct work, the company reports.
U.S. Steel Cancels Mon Valley Works Investment
30 April 2021 - United States Steel Corporation is dropping its billion-dollar plan for a new hot strip mill and co-generation plant at its Mon Valley Works in Pennsylvania.
