Steel News

Slovakian Producer Completes Billet Caster Overhaul

19 February 2024 - Slovakia’s Železiarne Podbrezová mill recently restarted a billet caster after a planned outage that lasted less than four weeks, completing the replacement of an existing carbon steel cooling chamber with a new stainless steel one.

BlueScope Steel Partners With Iron Ore Producers on Potential Electric Smelting Furnace

15 February 2024 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel Ltd. and the country’s two biggest iron ore miners are collaborating on an effort to develop a pilot-scale electric smelting furnace.

Gerdau Signs Danieli for Brazilian BF Upgrade

15 February 2024 - Gerdau’s Ouro Branco mill has contracted Danieli Corus to modernize its No. 1 blast furnace, a project intended to extend the life of the unit for at least another 15 years.

Local Planning Agency Signs Off on Proposed California Mill

14 February 2024 - A county planning commission has OK’d Pacific Steel Group’s proposed rebar micro-mill, sending it to the board of supervisors for approval, reports the Tehachapi News newspaper.

Tenova LOI Thermprocess Reports Success in Hydrogen-Fueled Annealing Trial

08 February 2024 - Collaborating with Tenova LOI Thermprocess, thyssenkrupp Hohenlimburg has successfully annealed a batch of hot-rolled strip by way of a CO2-neutral process that produces low NOx emissions.

Primetals Technologies Contracted for Plate Mill Improvement

08 February 2024 - Hyundai Steel is upgrading a heavy plate mill with a new cooling system designed to reduce the overall hold time between the roughing and finishing stands.

Iraqi Company Selects Danieli as Rolling Mill Supplier

05 February 2024 - Danieli has been contracted to build a 500,000-metric-ton rebar mill for Iraq’s Muhaj Baghdad, the company has announced.

Primetals Technologies Selected for AOD Revamp

31 January 2024 - Italian special stainless steel producer ASONEXT has contracted Primetals Technologies to revamp its 40-metric-ton argon oxygen decarburization (AOD) converter shop at its facilities in Brescia, Italy.

Degasser, Caster Improvements Slated for JSW Steel USA Mill

24 January 2024 - JSW Steel USA has contracted Primetals Technologies to build what will be North America’s largest twin-station vacuum tank degasser and to upgrade the slab caster at its Ohio mill.

Salzgitter Chooses SMS group for HSM Improvement

22 January 2024 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH is upgrading its hot strip mill with a comprehensive technology package from SMS group, the equipment manufacturer has announced.

voestalpine Contracts Primetals Technologies for EAF Build

17 January 2024 - voestalpine has placed an order with Primetals Technologies for a 180-metric-ton electric arc furnace, the equipment manufacturer has announced.

Baosteel Mill Starts Energiron DRI Facility

17 January 2024 - China’s Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel gas fired up a new Energiron direct reduction plant, said to be the world’s largest reactor currently using hydrogen.

Licensing Agreement Grows IMS Systems Product Lineup

17 January 2024 - IMS Systems Inc. a Pennsylvania-based maker of non-contact measuring systems for the metals industry, is expanding its product portfolio through an exclusive licensing agreement.

Report: Danieli, Metinvest Stepping In to ILVA Plant

17 January 2024 - Italian plant manufacturer Danieli and Ukraine’s Metinvest have reached an agreement with the Italian government to reboot the former ILVA plant in Tuscany, according to the Reuters news service.

SMS group Wins Contract for Dominican Republic Rebar Plant

08 January 2024 - SMS group has been contracted to build a 400,000-ton rebar mill in the Dominican Republic, the equipment manufacturer has said.

POSCO, Nippon Steel Finalize Stakes in Canadian Met Coal Business

04 January 2024 - Nippon Steel Corp. and POSCO have closed on acquisitions of minority stakes in Teck Resources Ltd.'s metallurgical coal operation.

Under New Ownership, HWI Expands Manufacturing Capacity

20 December 2023 - Refractories maker HWI is completing a slate of investments – and eying more in the year ahead, the company reports.

Danieli Contracted for Turkish Cold Rolled, Tinplate Complex

20 December 2023 - Danieli has won an order from the Turkish Habaş Group for a 900,000-metric-ton cold rolling and tinplating facility, the equipment manufacturer said Wednesday.

KOCKS and LAP Announce Strategic Alliance

13 December 2023 - KOCKS Measure + Inspect GmbH & Co. KG and LAP Measurement Technology have agreed to collaborate on development and marketing of a laser-based measuring system, the companies have announced.

Ontario Mill Switches on New Electric Arc Furnace

12 December 2023 - Brazilian long products maker Gerdau is commissioning an upgraded meltshop at its Whitby, Ont., Canada, facility, according to project contractor Danieli.