Steel News

Tata Steel Plans 750K-Ton Rebar Mill, DRI Plants

29 August 2022 - Tata Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian state of Punjab to build a greenfield rebar mill and has contracted for the design of direct reduction plants in Europe.

Refractories Maker Announces U.S. Plant Start-Up

26 August 2022 - Refractories maker PRCO America Inc. has launched production at its new plant near Mayfield, Ky., USA, the company has announced.

Salzgitter Signs Contract for EAF

25 August 2022 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for the design, supply and installation of an electric arc furnace (EAF), marking the first such contract to be let as the steelmaker undertakes a transformational process route conversion.

Danieli Lands Order for Replacement BOF in Brazil

25 August 2022 - Gerdau has selected Danieli Corus to rebuild the No. 1 Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) its Ouro Branco integrated steel works in Brazil, the equipment supplier reports.

SMS group Contracted for Rolling Mill Build

16 August 2022 - Spain’s Megasider Zaragoza S.A.U. has ordered a new merchant bar mill from SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced.

Danieli Lands Order for Malaysian Slab Caster

12 August 2022 - Eastern Steel in Malaysia has contracted Danieli to build a new slab caster for its plant in Chukai, Terengganu, West Malaysia, Danieli has announced.

Allied Mineral Cuts the Ribbon on Newest Manufacturing Facility

10 August 2022 - Refractories maker Allied Mineral Products recently opened its third manufacturing facility in China, the company reports.

voestalpine Embarks Upon Process Control System Update

03 August 2022 - voestalpine has upgraded the process control systems for the three converter lines at its LD3 steel plant in Linz, Austria, reports the technology supplier on the project.

RHI Magnesita Picks Florida for North American HQ

02 August 2022 - Refractories maker RHI Magnesita will open a North American headquarters in Tampa, Fla., USA, next spring, the company has announced.

ArcelorMittal Acquiring 3M Metric Tons of Slabmaking Capacity in Brazil

28 July 2022 - ArcelorMittal is acquiring Brazilian slab producer Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP) for approximately US$2.2 billion, the steelmaker said on Thursday.

Partner Companies Unveil EAF Lime Injection System

28 July 2022 - Lime and bulk material handling specialists Storage & Transfer Technologies (STT) and Schenck Process are launching sales of a new injection system for electric arc furnace steel plants, the companies have announced.

First Prime Coil Comes Off the Line at Upgraded Nucor Plant

26 July 2022 - Nucor Corp.’s upgraded Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky has produced its first prime coil, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

Baosteel Inks Contract for World’s Largest H2-Based DRI Plant

22 July 2022 - China’s Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel has selected the Tenova and Danieli’s Energiron technology to power a new direct reduction (DR) plant in the Guangdong Province.

ArcelorMittal Gent Starts Up New BOF

21 July 2022 - Equipment supplier Primetals Technologies announced yesterday that a new LD converter (basic oxygen furnace) it supplied to ArcelorMittal Belgium’s steel plant in Gent was recently started up.

BHP, Tata Steel Partner Up on CO2 Reduction Effort

19 July 2022 - Iron ore miner BHP and Tata Steel will work together on developing low-CO2 iron- and steelmaking technologies, the companies have announced.

KOCKS Announces Successful Start-Up of New Reducing, Sizing Block

18 July 2022 - Chinese special bar quality producer Fujian Sangang Minguang Group Co. Ltd. has rolled the first bar on its new KOCKS 3-roll reducing and sizing block, the equipment supplier reports.

Danieli Service Upgrades Continuous Pickling Line for ArcelorMittal

15 July 2022 - Danieli’s service segment commissioned a new entry section for the continuous pickling line at ArcelorMittal’s Mardyck, France, facility, Danieli said in a press release yesterday.

Fives Supplies Electric Steel Cold Rolling Mills to Baowu

13 July 2022 - China's Baowu Group contracted global industrial engineering group Fives for the design and supply of two reversible cold rolling mills with automatic roll change for production of electric steel at Baoshan and Wuhan production sites.

Danieli Tapped to Help LIBERTY Ostrava Transition Toward Carbon Neutrality

12 July 2022 - The equipment supplier announced today that it has been contracted to supply two Danieli Digimelters for LIBERTY Ostrava in the Czech Republic.

Danieli Details Rod, Bar Plant Modernization Project

07 July 2022 - Rebar and wire rod producer Optimus Steel is set to bring on-line a new bar finishing line next year as it targets a 2024 completion to an ongoing rolling mill modernization, reports the equipment supplier on the project.