Steel News

POSCO Lays Plans for Hydrogen Production

15 December 2020 - South Korea’s POSCO plans to ramp up hydrogen production capacity over the next 30 years and will begin laying investments in hydrogen infrastructure, reports South Korean business magazine BusinessKorea.

Contractors Steel Expands Footprint, Product Offerings

15 December 2020 - Midwestern U.S. and Canadian steel service center Contractors Steel has acquired a leading distributor specializing in light structurals and specialty metals.

Steel Plate Mill Employs Danieli Shear

15 December 2020 - French plate producer Laminoirs des Landes has commissioned a Danieli-built hydraulic hot shear at its Tarnos facility. According to Danieli, the shear can cut hot plate up to 50 mm thick and 3,500 mm wide.

Goncalves: We’ll Reinvest in ArcelorMittal Facilities

14 December 2020 - With its acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA’s integrated mills a done deal, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has turned its attention to incorporating those facilities into its footprint.

Steel Caucus Names Co-Chairman

14 December 2020 - Indiana Congressman-elect Frank Mrvan has been appointed as co-chairman of the Congressional Steel Caucus.

Acquisition Expands Olympic Steel’s Specialty Metals Business

14 December 2020 - Olympic Steel Inc. has acquired the assets of Texas-based stainless steel and aluminum products distributor Action Stainless & Alloys for an undisclosed amount.

SMS group Company Awarded Contract for Laser Measurement System

14 December 2020 - SMS group’s TBK Automation und Messtechnik GmbH has received an order for a laser-based measuring system from China’s Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (Masteel), the company has said.

ArcelorMittal Reaches New Agreement on ILVA

11 December 2020 - ArcelorMittal will partner with an Italian state-owned company to run the former ILVA and its steel works in Taranto, the company has announced.

Tata Steel Plans Environmental Investments in IJmuiden Plant

11 December 2020 - Tata Steel Europe has unveiled a EUR300 million plan to reduce emissions at its IJmuiden plant in the Netherlands.

Primetals Technologies Upgrades Its Original Arvedi ESP Line

11 December 2020 - Acciaieria Arvedi has restarted its cast-roll strip mill following upgrades that will put it on a path to reach 3 million metric tons of annual production.

U. S. Steel Is Again Making Steel in Alabama

10 December 2020 - United States Steel Corporation celebrated the opening of its Alabama electric arc furnace on Thursday during a virtual ceremony and tour of the new meltshop.

Danieli: HBIS Direct Reduction Plant Will Be in a Green Class of Its Own

10 December 2020 - China’s Hebei Iron & Steel Group’s (HBIS) planned direct reduction plant, when completed in 2021, will be the lowest carbon-emitting direct reduced iron (DRI) plant in the world, according to one of its technology partners.

It’s Official: ArcelorMittal USA Mills Now Belong to Cleveland-Cliffs

09 December 2020 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has finalized its acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA and bought out a would-be partner in two jointly owned sheet processing facilities, the company announced Wednesday.

thyssenkrupp Signs with Primetals Technologies for Strip Mill Improvement

09 December 2020 - Primetals Technologies has been contracted to replace drives on a German hot strip mill, the company has announced.

Mill Modeling Software Finds a New Home at Canadian University

08 December 2020 - Pittsburgh, Pa., USA-based INTEG Process Group Inc. has sold its hot-rolled modeling software to Canada’s McMaster University for an undisclosed amount, reports the Pittsburgh Business Times.

Ontario Mill Plans Major Meltshop Investment

08 December 2020 - Italian stainless and specialty alloys producer Acciaierie Valbruna S.p.A. has contracted Tenova to replace an aging electric arc furnace at its Welland, Ont., Canada, facility.

U. S. Steel Pulls the Trigger on Big River Option

08 December 2020 - United States Steel Corporation has called its option to acquire the remaining stake in Big River Steel for approximately US$774 million in cash, the steelmaker announced Tuesday.

Here's What Allowed Big River to Successfully Commission Its Bigger Mill

07 December 2020 - That Big River Steel commissioned its expanded Arkansas plant ahead of schedule — and in the midst of a pandemic — can be attributed to one key factor: teamwork.

ANDRITZ Receives Order for Sheet Processing Equipment

07 December 2020 - Chinese flat and long steel producer Guangxi Shenglong Metallurgical Co. Ltd. has ordered a cut-to-length line and leveler from ANDRITZ, the technology supplier has said.

AIC Looks to Enhance Customer Service Through New Partnership

07 December 2020 - Industrial automation systems specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has struck up a partnership with a European maker of instrumentation and control technology for the iron and steel industry.