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AIST's Steel News provides the steel community with technological and innovative news on the people, producers and suppliers in the North American and international steel communities.
Italian Steel Company Contracts SMS group for Beam Mill
01 December 2020 - Duferco has contracted SMS group to build a new EUR180 million beam mill for its San Zeno Naviglio steel plant in Brescia, Duferco has announced.
Primetals Technologies Wraps Up Continuous Caster Upgrade
01 December 2020 - Primetals Technologies has completed a software upgrade to an Outokumpu caster in Finland, the company reports.
Two Mills Sign Up for Danieli Spare Parts Service
01 December 2020 - LIBERTY Steel Group’s Galati plant in Romania and Marcegaglia San Giorgio di Nogaro plant in Italy have signed three-year spare parts contracts with Danieli Service.
HBIS to Build H2-Based DRI Plant
25 November 2020 - China’s HBIS Group has contracted Tenova to build a hydrogen-based direct reduction plant, the company has said.
U.S. Government OKs Cleveland-Cliffs Acquisition
25 November 2020 - U.S. anti-trust regulators have cleared Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s planned acquisition of rival ArcelorMittal USA, the steelmaker said Wednesday.
LKAB Plans Generational Shift to H2 DRI Production
24 November 2020 - Swedish iron ore miner LKAB has unveiled a transformational plan to replace pellet production with hydrogen-reduced sponge iron, reflecting the European steel industry’s transition to a carbon-neutral future.
Coil Welding Equipment Maker Opens New R&D Lab
24 November 2020 - Ohio-based coil welder specialist Taylor-Winfield Technologies Inc. has opened a new laser joining research and development laboratory, the company reports.
Alacero: Recovering Steel Demand Pushes Production to Pre-Pandemic Levels
19 November 2020 - Latin American steel production returned to pre-pandemic levels in September, lifted by a recovery in steel consuming sectors, reports the Alacero, the Latin America Steel Association.
Engineering Firm Contracted for Tata Steel Carbon Capture Project
19 November 2020 - Tata Steel has awarded a pre-front-end engineering design contract to multi-national engineering and construction firm McDermott International Ltd. for its North Sea carbon capture project.
Big River Completes Arkansas Expansion
18 November 2020 - Big River Steel has successfully started up its new melt and cast equipment, marking the end to a project that doubles the steelmaker’s production capacity, the company announced on Wednesday.
voestalpine Upgrading Annealing Line Automation
17 November 2020 - voestalpine has contracted Primetals Technologies to modernize a continuous annealing line’s basic automation system, the company has announced.
Danieli Wins Order for Turkish Wire Rod Mill, Caster Automation
17 November 2020 - Danieli has landed an order for a wire rod mill and for a slab caster electrical and automation system from Turkish steel producer Habaş Sınai ve Tibbi Gazlar İstihsal Endüstrisi.
SMS Group Receives Regional Economic Development Honor
17 November 2020 - SMS group has received a special recognition from the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia for its ongoing efforts in leading the region’s economic transition to the future.
Nucor Enters Solar Power Agreement
16 November 2020 - Nucor Corp. has signed a virtual power purchase agreement for 250 megawatts’ worth of solar energy produced in Texas, the steelmaker has announced.
Sands Supplier Names New CEO
16 November 2020 - Furnace and ladle sands supplier Prince International Corp. has appointed D. Michael Wilson as chief executive of the Texas-based company.
Salzgitter Adds Green Steel to Product Lineup
13 November 2020 - Salzgitter AG has begun producing low-CO2 slabs, allowing the steelmaker to offer a green strip steel to customers.
Tata Steel Europe, SSAB Open Talks on Ijmuiden Acquisition
13 November 2020 - Tata Steel Europe is splitting its U.K. and Netherlands operations into two units as it begins to negotiate a potential sale of the Netherlands business to SSAB.
Nucor Exits Italian Joint Venture
13 November 2020 - Nucor Corp. is divesting its stake in its Italian beam joint venture to partner Duferco, Duferco has announced.
Quicklime Supplier Plans Tennessee Distribution Facility
12 November 2020 - Belgium-based lime and limestone supplier Lhoist Group will build a new dolomitic quicklime distribution facility in southwestern Tennessee, the company has announced.
Stelco Nears Completion of Pig Iron Caster
12 November 2020 - Stelco Inc. expects to commission its new pig iron caster by the end of this year, company executives said Thursday.
