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Germany Lays Big Bet on Hydrogen

11 June 2020 - Germany plans to invest EUR9 billion in efforts that promote hydrogen production and use under a national hydrogen strategy adopted Wednesday.

Gerdau, Robotics Specialist Form Strategic Partnership

10 June 2020 - Building on a five-year relationship, Gerdau has struck up a strategic partnership with Italian robotics specialist Polytec Robotics to develop new products and solutions.

thyssenkrupp Teams With Electricity Producer on Hydrogen Development

10 June 2020 - thyssenkrupp has agreed to work with electricity generator RWE Generation on developing hydrogen infrastructure as the steelmaker looks to convert a blast furnace to hydrogen in 2022.

GFG Alliance Reveals Plans for Australian DRI Plant, EAF

10 June 2020 - Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance will build a direct reduction plant and electric arc furnace (EAF) under a revised investment plan for its Whyalla steel works in Australia, the company has announced.

Cleveland-Cliffs to Restart Iron Ore Mine as Demand Begins to Rebound

09 June 2020 - Iron ore miner and steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is resuming construction of its hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant in Ohio and moving up plans to restart an idled iron ore mine in Michigan.

SMS group Wins Caster Maintenance Contract

09 June 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has awarded SMS group a multi-year caster maintenance contract for its new flat-rolled facility in Sinton, Texas, USA.

Fives Receives Order for Electrical Steel Lines

09 June 2020 - Fives has won an order for two grain-oriented electrical steel lines from China’s Taiyuan Iron and Steel Co. (TISCO).

Nippon Steel Schedules Blast Furnace Reline

08 June 2020 - Nippon Steel Corp. has announced plans to reline the No. 3 blast furnace at its Nagoya Works in southern Japan.

Danieli Receives Final Acceptance on Rolling Mill Improvements

08 June 2020 - Danieli recently upgraded process controls and automation on a special bar quality mill in southeastern Brazil.

EU Steelmakers Push for Lower Import Limits

08 June 2020 - Europe’s leading steelmakers are calling on the European Commission to lower the limit on the amount of steel that can be imported tariff-free into the bloc, saying that a potential flood of inexpensive steel threatens an already imperiled industry.

voestalpine Delays Opening of Special Steel Plant

05 June 2020 - Delayed deliveries are forcing voestalpine to push back the expected completion date of its advanced special steel plant in Kapfenberg, Austria.

ABB to Upgrade Drive System at Swedish Mill

05 June 2020 - ABB has won a US$2.5 million order for a new drive system to be installed at a Swedish blooming mill, the electrification, motion and industrial automation specialist has announced.

MMK Upgrades Soviet-Era Hot Strip Mill

04 June 2020 - Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works has commissioned an overhauled hot strip mill at its facility, reports project contractor SMS group.

Danieli Technology Selected for Plate Mill Upgrade

04 June 2020 - Danieli has won a contract to upgrade a 4-high plate mill in Italy, the company has announced.

World Steel Association Looks for Steel Demand Rebound in 2021

04 June 2020 - Global steel demand is expected to contract 6.4% this year but might begin to rebound next year, according to a World Steel Association forecast.

Another Steel Producer Eyeing Hydrogen-Based Steel Production

03 June 2020 - Spanish long products maker CELSA Group will work with renewable energy supplier Statkraft to build a hydrogen electrolysis plant.

AIST Board Member Named BEUMER Corp. CEO

03 June 2020 - German material handling specialist BEUMER Group has brought aboard steel industry veteran Joseph "Joe" Dzierzawski to lead its North American subsidiary.

ArcelorMittal Still is the World's Biggest Steelmaker. For Now.

03 June 2020 - ArcelorMittal remained the world’s biggest steel producer in 2019, but China Baowu Group closed in on the top ranking during the year, according to a new report from the World Steel Association.

Gerdau Announces Plans for 80-MW Solar Farm

02 June 2020 - Gerdau Long Steel North America will develop a 700-acre solar farm that will power its Midlothian, Texas, USA, bar mill, the company announced Tuesday.

Olympic Steel Expands Footprint in Southeastern U.S.

02 June 2020 - Service center operator Olympic Steel Inc. has opened a new flat-rolled processing plant in northern Georgia.

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