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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.
SSAB Selects Site for Planned DRI Plant
25 March 2021 - SSAB and its partners in its HYBRIT initiative have chosen a site in northern Sweden to build a fossil-free, direct reduced iron plant, the company has announced.
Acquisition Deepens Flat-Rolled Distributor's Footprint
25 March 2021 - U.S. flat-rolled distributor Mill Steel Co. has acquired the commercial assets of a California-based steel trading and seller of pre-painted and coated coil products.
SDI Reaches Agreement on Wastewater Permit Objections
25 March 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) and an environmental group have reached a deal that should lead to approval of a wastewater discharge permit for the steelmaker’s under-construction flat-rolled mill in Texas, reports the Bloomberg news service.
Section 232 Tariffs Should Stay, Argues Economic Think Tank
24 March 2021 - The global steel overcapacity problem should be fixed through some sort of a multi-lateral solution, but until one is reached, the U.S. should keep its Section 232 tariffs in place, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.
U. S. Steel Announces Green Product Line
24 March 2021 - United States Steel Corporation on Wednesday unveiled a new line of sustainable steels it is calling verdeX.
Nucor Inks Green Electricity Deal
24 March 2021 - Nucor Corp. has signed a virtual power purchase agreement with a Texas wind farm operator, locking up 100 megawatts’ worth of green energy credits.
