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Report: JSW Steel Putting Ohio EAF Back Into Service

16 June 2020 - JSW Steel is restarting its Mingo Junction hot rolling mill and electric arc furnace this week following a shutdown that began in mid-April, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.

Morgoil Bearings Moves to New Home

15 June 2020 - Primetals Technologies has moved its Morgoil Bearings business from its long-standing home in Massachusetts to a 300,00-square-foot facility in Warren, Ohio, USA, the company has announced.

Aditya Mittal Joins ArcelorMittal Board

15 June 2020 - Aditya Mittal, ArcelorMittal chief financial officer and likely successor as chief executive, has been elected to the company’s board of directors.

China Closes in on Production Milestone

15 June 2020 - Through the first five months of 2020, China’s steel production is on pace to cross the 1-billion-metric-ton threshold this year, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus Media.

MMK Mill Breaks Monthly Production Record

15 June 2020 - A PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works sheet mill rolled more than 500,000 metric tons in May and set a new company record in the process.

GFG Alliance Accelerates Carbon Reduction Investment Plans

12 June 2020 - GFG Alliance is stepping up investment plans but will seek cost savings and efficiency gains throughout its global operations as it looks to adapt to a new environment.

Analyst: EAFs Likely to Gain Global Market Share

12 June 2020 - Electric arc furnaces (EAFs) could account for slightly for more than one-third of market share by 2040 as steelmakers come under increasing pressure to reduce carbon emissions, reports Kallanish Steel.

China Pulls Further Ahead in Steel Production

11 June 2020 - The novel coronavirus pandemic is helping China widen its lead as the world’s largest steel producer, reports The (London) Financial Times.

Report: U. S. Steel Restarts Idled Furnace

11 June 2020 - United States Steel Corporation has put the No. 1 blast furnace at its Mon Valley Works back into service, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus Media.

Germany Lays Big Bet on Hydrogen

11 June 2020 - Germany plans to invest EUR9 billion in efforts that promote hydrogen production and use under a national hydrogen strategy adopted Wednesday.

Gerdau, Robotics Specialist Form Strategic Partnership

10 June 2020 - Building on a five-year relationship, Gerdau has struck up a strategic partnership with Italian robotics specialist Polytec Robotics to develop new products and solutions.

thyssenkrupp Teams With Electricity Producer on Hydrogen Development

10 June 2020 - thyssenkrupp has agreed to work with electricity generator RWE Generation on developing hydrogen infrastructure as the steelmaker looks to convert a blast furnace to hydrogen in 2022.

GFG Alliance Reveals Plans for Australian DRI Plant, EAF

10 June 2020 - Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance will build a direct reduction plant and electric arc furnace (EAF) under a revised investment plan for its Whyalla steel works in Australia, the company has announced.

Cleveland-Cliffs to Restart Iron Ore Mine as Demand Begins to Rebound

09 June 2020 - Iron ore miner and steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is resuming construction of its hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant in Ohio and moving up plans to restart an idled iron ore mine in Michigan.

SMS group Wins Caster Maintenance Contract

09 June 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has awarded SMS group a multi-year caster maintenance contract for its new flat-rolled facility in Sinton, Texas, USA.

Fives Receives Order for Electrical Steel Lines

09 June 2020 - Fives has won an order for two grain-oriented electrical steel lines from China’s Taiyuan Iron and Steel Co. (TISCO).

Nippon Steel Schedules Blast Furnace Reline

08 June 2020 - Nippon Steel Corp. has announced plans to reline the No. 3 blast furnace at its Nagoya Works in southern Japan.

Danieli Receives Final Acceptance on Rolling Mill Improvements

08 June 2020 - Danieli recently upgraded process controls and automation on a special bar quality mill in southeastern Brazil.

EU Steelmakers Push for Lower Import Limits

08 June 2020 - Europe’s leading steelmakers are calling on the European Commission to lower the limit on the amount of steel that can be imported tariff-free into the bloc, saying that a potential flood of inexpensive steel threatens an already imperiled industry.

voestalpine Delays Opening of Special Steel Plant

05 June 2020 - Delayed deliveries are forcing voestalpine to push back the expected completion date of its advanced special steel plant in Kapfenberg, Austria.

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