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Latest News
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.
Everguard.ai Names New Business Development Director
11 January 2021 - A veteran safety manager has been named as the director of business development and safety for digital safety-system developer Everguard.ai.
Salzgitter Heavy Plate Mill Starts New Heat-Treat Line
11 January 2021 - Salzgitter Group subsidiary Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH has processed the first heavy plate in a new heat-treat facility, according to the supplier of the equipment.
Nucor Sees Successful Start of Florida Rebar Mill
08 January 2021 - Nucor Corp. in December started up its Florida micro-mill, which began production in endless mode with its first heat, according to the mill’s builder.
Esmark Steel Names New CEO
07 January 2021 - Flat-rolled processor and distributor Esmark Steel Group has named Roberto M. Alvarez as chief executive officer, the company has announced.
AISI: U.S. Steel Imports See Further Declines
07 January 2021 - Based on preliminary data, steel imports into the United States appear to have fallen for the second straight year, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.
China Sets Its Sights on Scrap
07 January 2021 - China is opening up its borders to scrap steel imports, seemingly to support electric arc furnace steelmaking, reports industry publication Recycling Today.
ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel Shake Hands on Alabama EAF
05 January 2021 - ArcelorMittal and joint-venture partner Nippon Steel Corp. are moving ahead with plans to build an electric arc furnace (EAF) at their advanced re-rolling plant in Alabama, the companies have announced.
Paul Wurth Signed to Coke Plant Build
05 January 2021 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth subsidiary has won a contract to build a new cokemaking facility for China Steel Corp., Taiwan’s largest steel producer.
Danieli Completes Coating Line Upgrade
05 January 2021 - Danieli Centro Combustion India has wrapped up an upgrade to a continuous galvanizing line in Vietnam, the equipment supplier reports.
Steel Dynamics Announces Leadership Appointments in Flat Roll Group
21 December 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has announced three executive appointments, including the head of its newest steel mill in Sinton, Texas, USA.
Duferco Closes Deal on Duferdofin-Nucor
21 December 2020 - Duferco today closed on a deal to fully acquire the Italian joint venture between Nucor and Duferco.
Fives Secures Intelligent Qualification Project
21 December 2020 - Stainless steel producer Acciai Speciali Terni has selected Fives for a quality qualification project as part of a digital technology improvement plan at its facility in Terni, Italy, the supplier has announced.
Nucor Announces Executive-Level Promotions
18 December 2020 - Nucor Corp. has named David A. Sumoski as chief operating officer and has announced a number of other promotions within its executive team.
Nucor Scrap Subsidiary Names New President
18 December 2020 - Scrap metal recycler The David J. Joseph Co. (DJJ) has promoted company veteran Mark Schaefer as president, the Nucor Corp. subsidiary said on Wednesday.
Commercial Metals Co. Is Burning Daylight
17 December 2020 - Commercial Metals Company’s original micro-mill in Mesa, Ariz., USA, is now being powered in part by electricity generated from 100-megawatt solar array, the company reports.
With Flat-Rolled Prices Rising, Nucor, SDI Forecast Higher Q4 Earnings
17 December 2020 - The two major U.S. mini-mill operators are each expecting fourth-quarter earnings to outpace their Q4 2019 results, the companies said on Thursday.
Mexican Mill Sees Successful Commission of New Skinpass Mill
17 December 2020 - The Villacero Group’s Lamina y Placa Comercial S.A de C.V. has completed hot commissioning of an upgraded galvanizing line at its facility in Apodaca, N.L., Mexico, according to project contractor SMS group.
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.
