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Danieli Casts 1,200-mm Round Blooms at YongGang

18 May 2022 - In a press release yesterday, Danieli announced it had commissioned what it called the “largest round section in the world” on a 18-m radius curved conticaster at China’s YongGang.

HarbisonWalker Refractories Plant Nears Completion

18 May 2022 - A new refractories plant meant to serve the southern U.S. steel production market remains on track for start-up later this year, according to the company that is building it.

Report: Steel Industry Carbon Emissions Expected to Fall Significantly by 2050

17 May 2022 - Rising electric arc furnace (EAF) production and falling basic oxygen furnace (BOF) production could yield a 30% decline in the steel industry’s worldwide carbon emissions, according to metals and mining consultancy Wood Mackenzie.

It's Time to Change the Narrative About Steel, CMC Executive Says

17 May 2022 - One of the steel industry’s greatest and most immediate challenges is to recruit the next generation of talent. And at the moment, the industry is floundering, Commercial Metals Company’s top executive said on Tuesday.

Pennsylvania Signs On to Hydrogen Hub Effort

17 May 2022 - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is backing an initiative that includes United States Steel Corporation to create a hydrogen hub in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Kobe Steel Unveils Low-CO₂ Blast Furnace Steel

17 May 2022 - Japan's Kobe Steel is launching a branded line of steel with significantly reduced carbon emissions, the company announced today.

Nucor Expands Construction Products Business Through US$3 Billion Acquisition

16 May 2022 - Nucor Corp. announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire residential and commercial overhead door maker C.H.I. Overhead Doors (C.H.I.) in a cash deal valued at US$3 billion.

SDI to Acquire Mexican Scrap Recycler

16 May 2022 - Steel Dynamics Inc. today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the equity interest of scrap metals recycling business ROCA ACERO S.A. de C.V. ("ROCA"), based in Monterrey, Mexico.

Feralpi Stahlwerke Contracts Danieli for Rolling Mill

16 May 2022 - According to an announcement from Danieli, the new installation at ESF Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi’s new long products mill in Riesa, Germany, will produce quality spooled bars in coils up to 8 tons.

Nucor EVP to Retire, Prompting Leadership Changes

15 May 2022 - Nucor Corp. executive vice president MaryEmily Slate, whose career took her from a service center reception desk to the C-suite of the country’s largest steelmaker, will retire next month, the company has announced.

Rolling Mill Upgrades Slated for Tennessee Bar Plant

15 May 2022 - Gerdau Long Steel North America is planning US$67 million in improvements to its Jackson, Tenn., USA, mill, the company has announced.

Taylor-Winfield Technologies Partners With SMS group for Laser Welder Technology

15 May 2022 - Automated welding and heating systems maker Taylor-Winfield Technologies Inc. and SMS group have formed a global strategic alliance to drive sales of SMS group's X-Roll® heavy-gauge coil joining laser welder.

British Steel Will Continue Supplying Network Rail in Renewed Contract

12 May 2022 - British Steel has extended their contract with Network Rail until March 2024. By the time the contract concludes, British Steel’s Scunthorpe headquarters will have supplied more than 1 million tons of rail in a decade to Network Rail.

Primetals Technologies to Supply 3.4-Million-Ton Slab Caster for Algerian Mill

12 May 2022 - Tosyali Holding has contracted Primetals Technologies to install a 3.4-million-ton-capacity slab caster at its mill in Bethioua, Algeria, the equipment supplier reports.

AIST Gears Up for Record-Breaking AISTech

12 May 2022 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology’s annual conference and exposition, set to open next week in Pittsburgh, Pa., USA, has broken its record for largest exposition by square footage.

North Star BlueScope Steel Completes Expansion

11 May 2022 - The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for the expansion of the Delta, Ohio, USA, facility, which represents a US$700 million investment aimed at increasing its annual hot-rolled coil production by 850,000 tons.

Nippon Steel Plans for Carbon-Neutral Steel in 2024

11 May 2022 - The company announced Tuesday its plans to supply carbon-neutral steel starting in fiscal year 2024, according to the Reuters news service.

U.S. Temporarily Suspends Section 232 Tariffs on Ukrainian Steel

10 May 2022 - Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced yesterday the U.S. will suspend Section 232 tariffs on Ukrainian steel for a period of one year.

Saudi Arabia to Pour US$6 Billion Into Steel Complex, EV Metals Plant

09 May 2022 - Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources is investing US$6 billion in a steel plate mill complex and electric vehicle (EV) battery metals plant, according to the Reuters news service.

TenarisDalmine Awards Two Contracts to Tenova

09 May 2022 - In a press release today, Tenova announced it received orders for a meltshop ladle furnace and heat treatment furnace for Tenaris’ mill in Dalmine, Italy.

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