Steel News

Dastur Selected for North American BF Carbon Capture Project

28 June 2021 - The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a funded carbon capture steel mill project to consulting engineer Dastur International Inc. and affiliated companies

Belgium Mill Puts Systems Spray-Cooled Furnace Roof Into Service

28 June 2021 - ArcelorMittal's Industeel Charleroi mill in Belgium has commissioned a Systems Spray-Cooled-built EAF roof and elbow, the equipment manufacturer reports.

Mitsubishi Power Contracted for Power Plant Build

28 June 2021 - China’s Jiangsu Shagang Group has contracted Mitsubishi Power to build a 180-MW, gas-turbine combined cycle power plant.

voestalpine Sees Successful First Tests on New Ironmaking Tech

26 June 2021 - voestalpine has commissioned a new type of direct reduction plant and has carried out the first production tests, according to the developer of the technology.

NISCO Issues FAC for New Rolling Equipment

24 June 2021 - Bar and wire rod specialist Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG has received the final acceptance certificate for a new reducing and sizing block installed at a Chinese special steel mill.

Sarralle Lands Order for Kentucky Sheet Processing Line

23 June 2021 - Steel mill solutions specialist Sarralle has received an order for a fully automated coil slitting line from North American Stainless (NAS), the equipment manufacturer has announced.

Wire Rod Mill Undertakes Equipment Upgrade

22 June 2021 - The operator of a Texas wire rod mill has contracted Danieli to modernize its rolling line, Danieli has announced.

American Zinc To Be Acquired Through US$450M Deal

17 June 2021 - Mill environmental services contractor American Zinc Recycling is being sold to Luxembourg-based Befesa S.A., giving it its first North America operation and a foothold in the growing EAF steelmaking market in United States.

Industry Services Expands Through Acquisition

15 June 2021 - Refractory maintenance contractor Industry Services Co. has acquired three U.S. and Canadian refractory and industrial maintenance services companies.

Metinvest Lays Plans for US$1B Cold Mill

11 June 2021 - Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest will build a US$1 billion cold-rolled mill at its Ilyich Steel facility in Mariupol and has named Danieli as the primary technology supplier.

ABS Starts Highly Automated Wire Rod Mill

10 June 2021 - Acciaierie Bertoli Safau, the steelmaking arm of Danieli, has inaugurated a new, 500,000-metric-ton wire rod mill in Udine, Italy.

New Effort Aims to Develop Syngas, Electrolysis Technologies

08 June 2021 - Two plant engineering groups have agreed to work together on promoting the combined use of syngas and electrolysis in the iron and steel industry.

Nucor Contracts KOCKS for Bar Mill Upgrade

08 June 2021 - German bar mill specialist KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG has received an order from Nucor for a 3-roll reducing and sizing block.

Danieli Completes Nucor Gearbox Rebuild

03 June 2021 - Danieli has remanufactured and delivered a rolling mill stand pinion gearbox to Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky, the equipment manufacturer reports.

Primetals Technologies Reports Successful Start-Up of Cast-Roll Line

01 June 2021 - An unidentified Chinese steel producer has started up a new Primetals Technologies Arvedi Endless Strip Production line and produced its first coil, according to the equipment manufacturer.

Gerdau Opts for Danieli Electrode Regulation System

01 June 2021 - Gerdau will outfit seven of its Brazilian mills with Danieli’s Q-REG electrode regulator system, according to the equipment manufacturer.

Stelco Signs MOU With Battery Recycler

28 May 2021 - Stelco is partnering with a developer of lithium-ion battery recycling technology to establish an electric vehicle battery recycling operation in North America.

Primetals Technologies to Upgrade Plate Mill

26 May 2021 - Primetals Technologies has been contracted to modernize a Slovenian plate mill’s cycloconverter drives, the equipment manufacturer has announced.

Rebuilt SMS group Cold Mill Produces First Coil

21 May 2021 - Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) has produced the first coil on a rebuilt 2-stand cold rolling mill, according to project contractor SMS group.

Danieli Lands Order for Ingot Grinders

21 May 2021 - Danieli has received an order for two ingot grinders from Italy’s Rubiera Special Steel, the equipment manufacturer has announced.