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Cleveland-Cliffs, Machinists Union Shake Hands on Labor Contract
26 April 2023 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and union workers at its Middletown, Ohio, USA, mill have reached a tentative, four-year labor agreement, the steelmaker said Wednesday.
Coalition Releases Green Steel Standard
26 April 2023 - The Nucor Corp.-led initiative that is proposing a global standard for CO2 emissions has published the standard and is seeking industry input.
CEC Lands Engineering Contract for Steel Dynamics' Aluminum Mill
26 April 2023 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has awarded an engineering contract to Pittsburgh-based Civil & Environmental Consultants Inc. (CEC) for the steelmaker’s planned aluminum facilities.
Tata Steel Trials H2 Injection
25 April 2023 - Tata Steel has begun trialing hydrogen injection into a blast furnace at its Jamshedpur facility in India, the company reports.
H2 Green Steel Begins Its Other Green Effort: Fundraising
25 April 2023 - Steelmaking startup H2 Green Steel has begun seeking EUR1.5 billion in equity funding for its planned facility in Boden, reports the Financial Times.
thyssenkrupp CEO Parts Ways With Company
25 April 2023 - thyssenkrupp chief executive Martina Merz will step down from her role at the end of May as the company begins looking to separate its steel business and turns its attention to improving finances.
POSCO Plans Investment in Growth Engine Facilities
20 April 2023 - South Korea’s POSCO Group is planning to invest the equivalent of US$3.04 billion in growth projects next to its Gwangyang plant, should the government lift restrictions on uses of state-run industrial complexes, reports the Yonhap News Agency.
Danieli Selected for Triple Caster Upgrade
19 April 2023 - AM/NS India has contracted Danieli Automation to upgrade three slab casters at its Hazira plant.
Forecast: Global Steel Demand to Rise 2.3% in 2023
19 April 2023 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has revised up is bi-annual demand outlook, saying that global demand is expected to reach 2.3% this year.
Salzgitter Secures Government Support for Low-CO2 Process Conversion
18 April 2023 - Salzgitter AG will receive EUR1 billion in federal and state support for its low-CO2 project, the German company said on Tuesday.
ArcelorMittal Brazil Plans 554-MW Wind Farm
18 April 2023 - ArcelorMittal Brazil is establishing a 55-45 joint venture that will develop an US$800 million wind farm that will provide more than one-third of the steelmaker’s electricity needs in the country.
Report: Nucor Looking to Break Ground on West Virginia Mill This Summer
18 April 2023 - Nucor is working to secure federal permits for its planned West Virginia sheet mill, but company officials said they are optimistic that the project will break ground this summer, according the (Huntington, W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch newspaper.
AIST Offers Up Assistance, Expertise to Steel Producers Pursuing U.S. Federal Decarbonization Support
18 April 2023 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology has offered to collaborate with steel producers pursuing federal decarbonization funding under a new US$12 billion program.
Nucor Kicks Off Sheet Mill Expansion Project
17 April 2023 - Nucor Corp. has broken ground on a five-year, US$400 million expansion and modernization project at its Crawfordsville, Ind., USA, sheet mill, reports the (Crawfordsville, Ind.) Journal Review newspaper.
BILSTEIN Group Signs Green Steel Supply Agreement
17 April 2023 - Cold-rolled strip maker BILSTEIN Group has signed a binding, seven-year supply agreement with startup H2 Green Steel for its low-CO2 steel.
Borusan Mannesmann Looks to Expand OCTG Market Share Through U.S. Acquisition
13 April 2023 - U.S. large-diameter line pipe maker Berg Pipe has been sold to Turkey’s Borusan Mannesmann for US$162 million, according to an announcement Thursday.
AM/NS India Awards Wind Turbine Contract
13 April 2023 - Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa will supply 46 wind turbines to ArcelorMittal’s joint-venture mill in Hazira, India.
Survey: North American Steel Demand Expected to See Modest Gains
12 April 2023 - Steel industry senior executives believe demand will increase modestly over the next three to five years, inflation to moderate, and imports volumes to remain more or less the same, according to an annual survey conducted by corporate finance and strategic advisory firm Headwall Partners.
Stelco Mill to Test Decarbonization Technology
12 April 2023 - Canada’s Stelco has agreed to further test decarbonization technologies at its Lake Erie Works in Ontario.
EVRAZ North America Announces H2 Line Pipe Qualification
11 April 2023 - EVRAZ North America (ENA) has received qualification for a high-strength, high-frequency welded (HFW) line pipe designed for hydrogen transmission, the company has announced.