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SSAB Seeks Answer to Key Hydrogen Question: How to Store It?
07 April 2021 - SSAB and the partners in its HYBRIT decarbonization initiative have started work on a pilot-scale hydrogen storage facility, a key piece of infrastructure for the fossil-free future they envision.
NLMK Hopes for 2022 Launch of New Metallic Coated Steel
07 April 2021 - NLMK Group and the Russian Academy of Sciences have begun testing a new zinc-aluminum-magnesium coating for cold-rolled products, the steelmaker has said.
Zekelman Industries Tube Mill Remains on Schedule
06 April 2021 - Pipe and tube maker Zekelman Industries is eyeing an on-time September start-up of its new hollow structural sections mill in Blytheville, Ark., USA, the company said on Tuesday.
U.S. Trade Representative Criticizes China's Excess Steel Capacity
06 April 2021 - The Office of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai is taking China to task, calling it the world’s No. 1 offender in enabling excess steel capacity.
Solaronics Expands Product Offerings Through Acquisition
06 April 2021 - Industrial heating and drying systems specialist Solaronics SAS has acquired gas burner and combustion systems maker Selas Heat Technology for an undisclosed amount, according to an announcement.
Mill Contractor Takes On Expanded Role at JSW Steel Facility
06 April 2021 - Harsco Corp.’s environmental division has renewed a multi-year mill services contract with JSW Steel’s Dolvi Works in Maharashtra, India.
Report: Lowered EU Steel Demand Will Necessitate Capacity Cuts
05 April 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic probably has erased five to 10 million tons of European Union steel demand, and producers there will have to shed capacity, according to a new paper from management consultancy McKinsey & Co.
Danieli-Built Strip Processing Plant Opens
05 April 2021 - An Uzbekistani cold rolling and coating facility has been put into service, according to the plant’s technology provider.
Varsteel Completes CTL Line Install
05 April 2021 - Saskatchewan, Canada, service center Varsteel Ltd. recently installed a new heavy-gauge cut-to-length line and stretcher leveler from Red Bud Industries, according to the equipment manufacturer.
AISI, SMA Applaud US$2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan
01 April 2021 - American steel producers expressed support for President Joe Biden’s US$2 trillion infrastructure plan, saying that it will create jobs and rebuild infrastructure while emphasizing domestic procurement, but took issue with the administration’s plan to pay for it.
Report: EVRAZ Preparing to Restart Colorado Tubular Mill
01 April 2021 - EVRAZ North America plans to restart its seamless tube mill in Colorado later this month, reports local news station KRDO-TV.
Expansion, Acquisitions Propel JSW Steel to the Top of India’s Steel Industry
01 April 2021 - India’s JSW Steel is moving to become the country’s largest steel producer and has set a long-term goal of reaching 45 million metric tons of capacity, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.
Primetals Technologies Receives Order for RH Degasser, Caster
30 March 2021 - Primetals Technologies has won a key equipment contract from ArcelorMittal’s joint-venture re-rolling mill in Alabama.
ArcelorMittal Plans Two DRI-EAF Plants in Germany
29 March 2021 - ArcelorMittal said Monday that will build two sets of direct reduction and electric arc furnace plants in Germany, an investment that is expected to cost between EUR1 billion and EUR1.5 billion.
Egyptian Mill’s Furnace Upgrade Yields Big Fuel Savings
29 March 2021 - Danieli recently completed upgrades to a reheat furnace at Egypt’s El Masria Steel, the equipment manufacturer has said.
Tenaris Expands Payroll at Texas Facility
26 March 2021 - As Tenaris brings its seamless tube mill in Texas up to full capacity, it is scaling up operations at its Conroe, Texas, facility, adding crews to the heat treatment and finishing areas, the tubemaker has said.
Work Begins on Refractories Production Facility
26 March 2021 - Refractories maker Allied Mineral Products has begun construction on a new manufacturing facility in China’s Guangdong Province, the company has said.
Steel Plant Issues Final Acceptance on Revamped Degasser
26 March 2021 - SMS group has received the final acceptance certificate related to work on an RH degasser at China Steel Corp.’s Kaohsiung works in Taiwan.
Danieli Completes Slitter Improvements
26 March 2021 - Danieli Fröhling has wrapped up work on a slitting shear and exit guide at Becker Stahl Service GmbH in Germany, the equipment manufacturer reports.
Nucor Chooses Kentucky as Home for New Tube Mill
25 March 2021 - Nucor Corp. will set up a planned US$164 million tube mill at its Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky, the company announced Thursday.
