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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.
Industry Icon Thomas C. Graham Passes
05 July 2023 - Thomas C. Graham, a respected steel industry executive who led turnarounds of several U.S. producers, including what was then the USX steel division, died Monday at the age of 96.
ArcelorMittal Signs Sustainability MoU With Automotive Supplier Snop
28 June 2023 - The steelmaker and the automotive supplier signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today to strengthen the companies’ cooperation on environmental sustainability.
AM/NS India Selects ABB for Electrification of Advanced Cold Rolling Mill
28 June 2023 - ABB announced today it has been tapped to provide the electrification and automation systems for ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India’s (AM/NS India) advanced steel cold rolling mill in Hazira, GJ, India.
SMS group Tapped to Upgrade Spanish ERW Line
28 June 2023 - The equipment supplier has been contracted to modernize the forming section for Tuflesa electric resistance welding (ERW) line in Spain, SMS group has announced.
McDonald Steel to Permanently Close
28 June 2023 - Opened in 1918 by the Carnegie Steel Co., the special shapes mill in McDonald, Ohio, USA, will close permanently by year’s end.
Green Steel Is in Demand. So Are the Workers to Make It.
27 June 2023 - Should there be any question, steel users, especially those producing higher-end products, do, in fact, want green steel, Nucor Corp. chair and chief executive officer Leon Topalian said on Tuesday.
Ternium CEO: Mexico Is Not “Transshipment Capital”
27 June 2023 - Transshipments to the United States via Mexico are a problem, but not an exceptionally acute problem and one that is shared among the three USMCA countries, Ternium chief executive Maximo Vedoya said Tuesday.
Primetals Technologies, LanzaTech Sign On for 10 More Years of Collaboration
27 June 2023 - Carbon capture and utilization company LanzaTech and Primetals Technologies have renewed a 10-year cooperation agreement for the deployment of environmental solutions for the steel industry.
Scania Moves to Decarbonize Supply Chain With Help From H2 Green Steel
27 June 2023 - Swedish truck maker Scania has signed on with H2 Green Steel for sustainably produced steel.
Vallourec, Evonik Sign MoU for CO2 Transport
27 June 2023 - Tubular solutions provider Vallourec and chemical firm Evonik Industries AG have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop tubular transportation technologies for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS).
Ekinciler to Build Solar Power Plant in Turkey
27 June 2023 - Turkish long products maker Ekinciler Demir Çelik is building a 27 MWe solar farm in Eskişehir, according to SteelRadar.
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.
