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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.

Forecast: Scrap Will Support 50% of Global Steel Demand by 2050  

26 June 2023 - Global steel demand will grow to nearly 2.5 billion tons by 2050, and while blast furnaces will continue to be used, their carbon dioxide emissions will have been reduced to near-zero levels, according to ArcelorMittal executive vice president Brad Davey.

Danieli QSP Plant in Vietnam Completes Phase Two of Start-Up

26 June 2023 - The Danieli QSP (Quality Strip Production) plant, in operation since 2020, completed the second phase of its expansion at Hoa Phat in Dung Quat, Vietnam, Danieli announced today.

ANDRITZ to Outfit Open-Die Forge With Seven Car Bottom Furnaces

26 June 2023 - The international technology group announced it has received an order from Sheffield Forgemasters for seven new car bottom furnaces.

Outokumpu, thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe Collaborate on Decarbonizing the Automotive Industry

26 June 2023 - Stainless steel producer Outokumpu is collaborating with service center thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe and exhaust system manufacturer Boysen Group to unveil the world’s first “toward-zero” stainless steel to the automotive industry.

Report: Billionaire Eyes Up thyssenkrupp Steel Division

26 June 2023 - Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky reportedly is kicking around a stake in thyssenkrupp's steel business, according to the Reuters news service.

Carnegie Mellon University Receives US$3 Million Federal Grant

22 June 2023 - The U.S. Department of Energy awarded Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) a US$3 million grant to establish a program to advance decarbonization technology in the steel industry.

SMS group Announces “Generational Change” in Managing Board

22 June 2023 - Today SMS group unveiled plans for what it calls a “generational change” within its managing board structure, according to an official press release.

Chinese Tin Mill Products Benefiting From Unfair Subsidies, U.S. Commerce Department Rules 

21 June 2023 - The U.S. Department of Commerce has ruled that unfairly subsidized exports of Chinese tin mill products are harming domestic producers and set countervailing duties of 89%.

POSCO Selects Tenova for KRW600 Billion EAF Installation (Update)

21 June 2023 - South Korea’s POSCO has placed an order with Tenova for a Consteel electric arc furnace (EAF), a transformative project that will usher in a new era of steelmaking for the traditionally integrated producer, the equipment manufacturer has announced. 

Ternium Selects Pesquería, Mexico, for Slab Mill Build

21 June 2023 - Ternium will build its planned slab mill at its Pesquería, Nuevo León, facility in Mexico, the steelmaker has said.

Cleveland-Cliffs Reaches Agreement With UAW at Coshocton Works

21 June 2023 - The steelmaker today announced it has reached a new three-year labor agreement with the United Auto Workers (UAW) for its Coshocton Works in Ohio.

University of Queensland Unveils Novel Sinter Technology to Lower Emissions

21 June 2023 - Researchers at the University of Queensland have developed a new type of sinter that requires 23% less coking coal.

Outokumpu to Utilize AI, Robotics for Safety Management

21 June 2023 - Finland’s Outokumpu has signed on with Swiss robotics firm ANYbotics for autonomous robotics solutions to be applied in health and safety monitoring.

ArcelorMittal Moves Forward on EAF Installation in Luxembourg

19 June 2023 - ArcelorMittal Luxembourg is greenlighting an EUR67 million investment in a replacement electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Belval mill. 

AMI Automation Acquired by Electrodes Manufacturer Resonac Holdings 

19 June 2023 - Graphite electrodes maker Resonac Holdings Corp. is exercising an option to fully acquire Mexico’s AMI Automation, a move that will allow it to provide a wider range of services for electric arc furnace (EAF) operators.

SMS group, Tata Steel to Demonstrate New BF Decarbonization Technology

15 June 2023 - SMS group and Tata Steel plan to jointly showcase new decarbonization technology designed for blast furnaces. 

Primetals Technologies to Equip Spanish Startup Mill

15 June 2023 - Spanish steel startup Hydnum Steel has selected Primetals Technologies as its engineering and technology provider for a planned flat-rolled mill on the Iberian Peninsula. 

ArcelorMittal Reveals Plan for Electric Iron Plant 

14 June 2023 - ArcelorMittal will build an industrial-scale ironmaking plant that relies on electrolysis rather than heat to produce it, the steelmaker announced Wednesday. 

Nucor Selects Indiana for Utility Towers Plant 

14 June 2023 - Nucor Corp. will build its second utility tower production plant next to its Crawfordsville, Ind., USA, sheet mill, the steelmaker said Wednesday. 

European Steel Producers, Workers Push for Government Support 

14 June 2023 - Approximately 12,000 steelworkers rallied at thyssenkrupp Steel headquarters in Duisburg, Germany, Wednesday, demanding that the German government commit to funding the industry's effort to abate CO2 emissions, reports the Reuters news service. 

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