Open / Close Advertisement

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.

Swiss Mill Signs Danieli for Billet Welder, Reheat Furnace 

18 July 2023 - Danieli has won an order from a Swiss longs mill for a billet welder and induction reheat furnace, the equipment manufacturer reports. 

Primetals Technologies Completes LD Converter Upgrade 

18 July 2023 - Primetals Technologies has upgraded Salzgitter Flachstahl’s LD process optimization system, installing a new module that optimizes lime usage. 

Sarralle Lands Order for Hot Charging System 

17 July 2023 - Mill equipment manufacturer Sarralle has received an order for a hot charging system from a longs producer in Tennessee.

H2 Green Steel Receives EU Financial Support

14 July 2023 - Steel startup H2 Green Steel will share in EUR1.2 billion in funding under a EU program meant to support the bloc’s clean energy transition.

SSAB Strengthens Partnership With Automotive Components Maker

14 July 2023 - Automotive structural components maker KIRCHHOFF Automotive is elevating its relationship with SSAB with respect to reducing carbon dioxide emissions in its supply chain. 

ArcelorMittal Invests in Biocarbon Producer

14 July 2023 - ArcelorMittal is investing CA$6.6 million in biocarbon producer CHAR Technologies Ltd. and also will further explore the use of its product at the steelmaker’s Dofasco facility. 

U. S. Steel Offers Environmental Declarations for BRS Customers

13 July 2023 - United States Steel Corporation has begun issuing environmental product declarations on flat-rolled products originating in Big River Steel Works furnaces, the company said Thursday. 

POSCO Unveils Revenue, Capacity Growth Target 

13 July 2023 - POSCO will move to increase its global capacity to 52 million metric tons and plans to add non-oriented electrical steel capacity in Korea and North America, The Korea Times reports. 

Fives to Equip Texas OCTG Mill 

12 July 2023 - South Korea’s Husteel has contracted equipment manufacturer Fives to outfit a US$122 million oil country tubular goods manufacturing facility being built in Texas. 

A Stainless Steel With Improved Resistance to Hydrogen Embrittlement Hits the Market 

12 July 2023 - Nippon Steel has begun shipping a new stainless steel that’s better able to resist embrittlement from contact with liquefied hydrogen, reports Nikkei Asia. 

JFE Steel: Aluminum Gigacasting Is ‘A Big Problem’

12 July 2023 - A JFE Steel Corp. executive says a Tesla-pioneered technology could impact demand for its automotive steel, reports the Reuters news service. 

Retirement Prompts Leadership Change at CMC  

11 July 2023 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) president Peter Matt will succeed chief executive officer Barbara R. Smith, who has announced that she’ll step down in September.  

Blastr Green Steel Eyes U.K. Port for DR Pellet Plant

10 July 2023 - Startup Blastr Green Steel is considering a U.K. bulk terminal as the home of its planned 6-million-metric-ton direct reduction pellet plant. 

Steelmaker Nears Completion of New Hydrogen-Focused Lab 

10 July 2023 - Hyundai Steel Co. is preparing to open a new lab focused on hydrogen steelmaking later this year, reports The Korea Economic Daily. 

New Commercial Metals Mill Enters Start-Up Phase

06 July 2023 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) has started up its new Arizona micro-mill, which has produced its first rebar bundle.

KOCKS Bags Order From Chinese SBQ Mill 

06 July 2023 - Sizing mill specialist The KOCKS Group has received an order for a reducing and sizing block that is to be installed in a new special bar quality (SBQ) mill. 

Acquisition Expands Leeco Steel Processing Capabilities 

06 July 2023 - Steel plate distributor Leeco Steel has acquired a Texas processor that specializes in plasma and oxy-fuel cutting and machining.

H2 Green Steel Secures EUR1.5 Billion Supply Agreement 

06 July 2023 - European steel startup H2 Green Steel has signed a binding, seven-year agreement with automotive components and systems maker ZF. 

Primetals Technologies, ABF to Collaborate on Metals Inventory Management Solutions 

05 July 2023 - Primetals Technologies has struck a partnership with German storage logistics specialist ABF GmbH to jointly develop and market inventory management solutions for the metals industry. 

Tata Steel Lays Plan for Indian EAF Mill 

05 July 2023 - Tata Steel is looking to establish a scrap-based long products mill in India as part of a longer-range plan to build domestic capacity in the country, according to reports.