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POSCO Restarts Rebuilt Blast Furnace

13 June 2022 - POSCO has blown in the refurbished No. 4 blast furnace at its Gwangyang Works, according to reports.

voestalpine Moves First Low-Emissions Coils Out the Door

13 June 2022 - voestalpine has shipped the first coils of its reduced-CO2 steel from its plant in Linz, Austria, the company said Monday.

JSW Steel Starts Slag Recycling Plant

13 June 2022 - JSW Steel’s Vijayanagar Works has inaugurated a slag-based sand-making plant capable of producing 300,000 metric tons annually, reports The Hindu newspaper in India.

Danieli: Aperam Mill Slated for Improvements

10 June 2022 - Danieli has been contracted to revamp an Aperam Steckel mill in Brazil, the equipment supplier has said.

Vale Creates Sustainable Mining Venture Capital Fund

10 June 2022 - Iron ore miner Vale has established a US$100 million venture capital fund that meant to support development of startups working on sustainable mining and metals technologies.

Ferragon Names Sales VP

10 June 2022 - Service center operator Ferragon Corp. has brought aboard steel industry veteran Greg Kauffman to oversee sales operations at a number of its divisions, the company has announced.

Bosch Gears Up for North American Hydrogen Investments

10 June 2022 - Germany’s Bosch is allocating more than US$600 million in North American investments this year, a portion of which will be directed to entering the hydrogen electrolysis components business, reports WardsAuto.

worldsteel: Crude Steel Production Up 3.8% in 2021

09 June 2022 - Global crude steel production reached 1.95 billion metric tons in 2021, with China accounting for nearly 53% of the total, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel)’s annual tally.

AM/NS India Selects Primetals Technologies for Tandem Mill Build

09 June 2022 - Primetals Technologies has landed an order for a pickling line and tandem cold mill for a joint-venture mill in India.

Welspun, Tata Steel Partner on Hydrogen Pipes

09 June 2022 - Indian welded line pipe maker Welspun Corp. Ltd. and Tata Steel will work together on making pipes capable of moving hydrogen and natural gas-blended hydrogen, reports the Press Trust of India.

Green Mill Secures Renewable Power Source

09 June 2022 - A proposed steel mill in Sweden has signed a seven-year power purchase agreement securing a source of renewable energy, the project leaders have said.

Nucor Adds Metal Utility Poles to Its List of Construction Products

07 June 2022 - Nucor Corp. is expanding its portfolio of downstream steel products businesses, announcing Tuesday that it is acquiring a maker of metal utility and highway signage poles.

Acerinox Halts Merger Discussions With Rival

07 June 2022 - Stainless steel maker Acerinox has ended merger discussions with Aperam, reports the Reuters news service.

Vallourec Mill Selects Smart Steel Software for Temp Control Upgrade

07 June 2022 - Seamless pipemaker Vallourec Soluções Tubulares do Brasil has selected Smart Steel Technologies’ software to help optimize the mill’s steelmaking process, the supplier reports.

Salzgitter, Iron Ore Miners Cooperating on Making Better Iron Inputs

06 June 2022 - Salzgitter AG has signed technical cooperation agreements with iron ore miners LKAB in Sweden and Rio Tinto in Australia to develop high-quality iron ore pellets the steelmaker will need to achieve its decarbonization goals.

Report: U.S. Sanctions Are Impairing Mordashov, Severstal

06 June 2022 - U.S. sanctions on Russian billionaire and Severstal founder Alexey Mordashov potentially could unravel the company’s efforts to establish itself in markets outside of the country, reports the Bloomberg news service.

Ryerson Marks Start of Work on New Illinois Service Center

06 June 2022 - Steel processor and distributor Ryerson Holding Corp. recently broke ground on a new service center and headquarters for its Central Steel & Wire subsidiary, the company has said.

Stelco Signs Redevelopment Deal for Hamilton Works Land

02 June 2022 - Stelco has sold the 800 acres of waterfront property on which its Ontario, Canada, Hamilton Works sits to a real estate developer for CA$518 million, the company announced Wednesday.

U.S. Swaps Tariffs for Quotas on U.K. Steel Imports

02 June 2022 - The Biden administration officially has dropped a blanket 25% tariff on U.K.-made steel and has replaced it with a tariff-rate quota system that caps imports at 500,000 metric tons annually.

ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel Adding Processing Capabilities to JV Mill

01 June 2022 - Joint-venture partners Nippon Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal are investing US$1.1 billion in an Indian steel works as they target value-added production, reports Nikkei Asia.

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