Steel News

Midrex Technologies Announces Leadership Transition

04 April 2023 - Midrex Technologies Inc. president and chief executive Stephen Montague plans to retire next spring, setting up chief operating officer K.C. Woody to succeed him.

Primetals Technologies Tapped for Nucor Steel–Berkeley Galvanizing Line

29 March 2023 - Nucor Corp. has selected Primetals Technologies to supply a 500,000-ton-capacity galvanizing line at its sheet mill in Huger, S.C., USA, the equipment supplier announced today.

BHP, HBIS Agree to Trial Carbon Capture Tech

28 March 2023 - BHP has agreed to trial pilot-scale demonstrations of carbon capture and utilization (CCUS) technologies at a customer’s steel plants in China.

KOCKS Lands Orders From Two SBQ Mills

28 March 2023 - Rolling and sizing specialist Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co. has received two separate orders for its reducing and sizing blocks from Chinese steelmakers, the equipment manufacturer has announced.

CELSA Group Trials Machine Learning Software in Nordic Meltshop

28 March 2023 - CELSA Group’s Norwegian rebar and wire rod mill has launched a pilot program with a machine learning specialist to implement its production optimization software.

Hatch, BHP Partner on Electric Smelting Furnace Project

23 March 2023 - BHP will work with consulting engineer Hatch Ltd. to design a small, demonstration-scale electric smelting furnace (ESF) in Australia, the iron ore miner has said.

Indian Steel Producer Contracts Danieli for Bar Mill Build

23 March 2023 - Danieli has received an order for two high-speed rebar mills from India’s Rungta Group, the plant engineer has announced.

Nucor Sheet Mill Complete Software Upgrade

21 March 2023 - Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky has implemented a new production planning and scheduling system from SMS group, the plant engineer has said.

thyssenkrupp Implements New Energy Trading Software

20 March 2023 - thyssenkrupp Steel Europe is deploying an energy trading and risk management system from the PSI Group, the software provider has said.

voestalpine Wraps Up Software Upgrade

17 March 2023 - voestalpine Stahl GmbH has gone live with a PSI Metals production management system, the software developer reports.

thyssenkrupp DRI Plant to Utilize Midrex Technology

14 March 2023 - Midrex Technologies Inc. will partner with SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth to build thyssenkrupp’s planned 2.5-million-ton direct reduction plant.

SMS group Selected for EAF, Caster Modernization

14 March 2023 - Bahrain’s SULB Company (BSC) has contracted SMS group to modernize an electric arc furnace and 4-strand billet caster.

Danieli Wins Order for CMC Rebar Mill

09 March 2023 - Danieli will equip Commercial Metals Company’s planned rebar mill in Berkeley County, W.Va., USA, the plant builder has said.

SDI Turns to Longtime Technology Partner for Aluminum Mill Build

09 March 2023 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has contracted SMS group to build its planned aluminum sheet mill, the plant engineer has announced.

CSN Completes Second Round of Caster Upgrades

06 March 2023 - Brazilian integrated producer Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) has commissioned the second phase of upgrades to its 2-strand slab caster, reports project contractor Russula.

Danieli Lands Water Treatment Plant Order

06 March 2023 - ArcelorMittal Brazil has placed a follow-on order with Danieli for a water treatment plant that will support a new 400,000-metric-ton medium sections mill.

Valbruna ASW Puts New EAF into Service

03 March 2023 - Special steel producer Valbruna ASW Inc. has started up a new Tenova-built electric arc furnace (EAF), the equipment manufacturer has said.

Refractories Producer Establishing Alabama Location

03 March 2023 - Illinois-based refractories maker Magneco/Metrel Inc. is setting up a new facility in Alabama, according to local news reports.

thyssenkrupp Selects SMS group for EUR1.8 Billion Plant Project

01 March 2023 - thyssenkrupp has placed an EUR1.8 billion order with SMS group for a hydrogen-based direct reduction plant, two melting units and ancillary equipment.

Acquisition Expands Morgan Engineering's Shop Capacity

28 February 2023 - Morgan Engineering has acquired the assets of Ohio-based Girard Machine, a move that expands Morgan Engineering’s fabrication and machining capacity.