Steel News

Scrap Metal Services Establishes Partnership With Texas Mill

27 December 2018 - Mini-mill operator Optimus Steel has contracted Chicago-based Scrap Metal Services LLC (SMS) and its mill services division, SMS Mill Services, to provide on-site scrap management.

Cleveland-Cliffs Appoints New COO

12 December 2018 - Iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has named executive vice president Clifford T. Smith as chief operating officer, the company has announced.

Ovako Upgrades EAF With Spray-Cooled Roof

12 December 2018 - Swedish steelmaker Ovako has commissioned a new roof on the electric arc furnace at its Horfors plant, according to the equipment supplier on the project.

Primetals Technologies Bags Order for 140-Metric-Ton LMF

11 December 2018 - China’s largest privately owned steelmaker, Jiangsu Shagang Group Company Ltd., has ordered a twin-ladle metallurgy furnace from Primetals Technologies, the equipment supplier has announced.

Primetals Technologies to replace a second CAP ACERO converter

06 December 2018 - Compania Siderurgica Huachipato S.A. (CAP ACERO) has awarded Primetals Technologies a follow-up order to replace LD (BOF) converter #1 in its Talcahuano, Chile works following Primetals Technologies’ successful start-up of converter #2 in May 2018.

Italian Long Products Maker Brings New Wire Rod Mill On-Line

05 December 2018 - Italy’s Pittini Group has rolled the first coil on a new high-speed wire rod mill at its Acciaierie di Verona plant.

Chinese Steelmakers Sign Cooperation Agreement With Fives

27 November 2018 - Industrial equipment maker Fives has signed US$150 million worth of cooperation agreements with a variety of Chinese manufacturers, including Baowu Steel Group, Benxi Steel Group and Fujian Special Steel, the company reports.

Tenova to Upgrade Vietnamese EAF

27 November 2018 - Tenova has won a contract to outfit a Consteel electric arc furnace in Vietnam with new technology that will allow the furnace to also accept hot metal from a blast furnace.

Steel Dynamics Chooses Fives for Process Line Upgrades

21 November 2018 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has awarded a contract to Fives for upgrades to a galvanizing line at its Columbus, Miss., sheet mill.

ANDRITZ Bags Order for Nucor Galvanizing Line

21 November 2018 - Nucor Corp. has selected Austrian equipment builder ANDRITZ to supply a new hot-dipped galvanizing line for its Arkansas sheet mill, the company has announced.

Danieli Contracted for US$650M Sheet Mill Reconfiguration

19 November 2018 - Nucor Corp. has chosen Danieli for a top-to-bottom overhaul of its Gallatin sheet mill in Ghent, Ky., the equipment supplier has announced.

Italian Steelmaker Certifies Newly Installed EAF

13 November 2018 - Primetals Technologies said it has received the final acceptance certificate on a 150-ton electric arc furnace it built for Italy’s Acciaieria Arvedi S.p.A.

voestalpine Signs Off on New Slab Caster

13 November 2018 - voestalpine has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new Danieli slab caster installed at its Linz works in Austria.

Baosteel Fires Up 200K-Metric-Ton Tinning Line

12 November 2018 - China’s Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. has started up a new, highly automated electrolytic metallic coating line at its facility in Shanghai, according to the equipment supplier.

KOCKS Wins Contract for South Korean Bar Mill Improvements

06 November 2018 - POSCO has contracted with German rolling mill specialist KOCKS for upgrades to a bar mill, the company has said.

Japanese Mill Launches Production of Spooled Rebar

06 November 2018 - Japan’s Topy Industries Ltd. has started up its new spooled rebar line and a new finishing block at its Toyohashi bar plant, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

U.S. Rebar Maker Slates Mill Upgrade

30 October 2018 - The operator of a Texas bar mill has turned to Primetals Technologies to upgrade the mill’s packaging end.

Tenova Bags Order for Vietnamese Galvanizing Line

25 October 2018 - Vietnamese sheet processor Southern Steel Sheet Co. Ltd. (SSSC) has ordered a third galvanizing line from Tenova for its plant in Nhon Trach.

Steelmaker Targets Heavier Bar-in-Coil Weights Through Mill Upgrade

16 October 2018 - South Korean long products producer DaehanSteel Co. Ltd. has awarded a contract to SMS group for upgrades to a rolling mill at the company’s Pyeongtaek plant.

United Steelworkers Ratify Cleveland-Cliffs Labor Deal

12 October 2018 - Union workers at iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. have ratified a four-year labor agreement with the company.