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Tata Steel to Demo New Blast Furnace Decarbonization Technology at Jamshedpur Works

25 January 2022 - Trials are underway for a first-of-its kind technology for blast furnace emissions reduction at Tata Steel’s steel mill in Jamshedpur, India, the company announced last week.

Primetals Technologies Tapped to Supply New JSW Meltshop

25 January 2022 - JSW Steel has ordered new supply equipment from Primetals Technologies to outfit its new meltshop No. 4 in Vijayanagar, Toranagallu, India.

Yukun Iron & Steel Taps Danieli for Strip Plant

24 January 2022 - China’s Yunnan Yuxi Yukun Iron & Steel Group has contracted Danieli for a new quality-strip plant at its plant in Yuxi city, Yunan province, Danieli announced last Friday.

thyssenkrupp Uhde to Supply Desulfurization Plant for ArcelorMittal Belgium

24 January 2022 - A new state-of-the-art thyssenkrupp Uhde sulfur removal and recovery unit will be installed at ArcelorMittal’s site in Ghent, Belgium, to enhance its existing coke oven gas treatment plant.

Nippon Steel to Acquire Two Thai Steelmakers

24 January 2022 - The Reuters news service reported on Friday that Japan's Nippon Steel is set to purchase two electric arc furnace steelmakers in Thailand in a US$763 million deal.

Spanish Steelmakers Join €3.23 Billion Hydrogen Consortium

24 January 2022 - Spanish steel companies CELSA Group, Sidenor, AMES Group and Tubacex have signed on to the country’s largest-ever multi-sector investment project devoted to renewable hydrogen technology.

U.S. and U.K. to Commence Trade Dispute Talks

20 January 2022 - According to the Reuters news service, the United States and the United Kingdom agreed on Wednesday to begin discussions to resolve their trade dispute over U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs.

New Paul Wurth Decarbonization Technology to Reduce Emissions at Russian Blast Furnace

20 January 2022 - A new blast furnace project at Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) will feature innovative decarbonization technology designed by SMS subsidiary Paul Wurth.

NLMK Group Has Developed an Antibacterial Coated Steel

20 January 2022 - The company announced yesterday that it has developed a new kind of coated steel with antibacterial properties.

thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel Supplies CO2-Reduced Electrical Steel for Digital Substations

19 January 2022 - The company has been tapped to supply its bluemint® Steel, which features 50% lower CO2 emissions, for Regensburg, Germany-based transformer specialist SGB-SMIT.

MMK Taps Danieli for Reheating Furnaces

19 January 2022 - Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) has contracted Danieli Centro Combustion to supply four reheating furnaces for its flat product rolling plant #10 in Magnitogorsk, Russia, according to a press release from Danieli.

Olympic Steel Names President for Carbon Flat Rolled Segment

18 January 2022 - The company announced today in an official press release the promotion of David J. Gea to the role of president – carbon flat rolled.

Tenova Collaborates With Snam on Decarbonization

17 January 2022 - Tenova announced it has entered into an agreement to collaborate with Europe’s largest energy infrastructure operator in strategic studies and market analysis to introduce green hydrogen into metals production processes.

ANDRITZ to Supply Cut-to-Length Line for Taylor Steel Inc.

17 January 2022 - ANDRITZ Metals USA Inc. has received an order from flat-roll steel processor Taylor Steel Inc. to supply a new Herr-Voss Stamco cut-to-length line at its facility in Stoney Creek, Ont., Canada.

HarbisonWalker Adds Refractories Capacity Through US$25M Investment

17 January 2022 - Refractories manufacturer HarbisonWalker International will reopen an Alabama facility, repurposing to make magnesia-carbon brick, the company has announced.

Severstal Lights a New Reheat Furnace: ‘Spark’

14 January 2022 - The Russian steel producer has launched the first of three new slab reheating furnaces provided by international engineering group Fives at its Cherepovets Steel Mill, according to a press release.

POSCO, Adani Group Sign US$5 Billion MoU for Eco-Friendly Integrated Mill

14 January 2022 - This week South Korean steelmaker POSCO and Indian infrastructure and energy conglomerate Adani Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that includes plans for a “green, environment-friendly” integrated steel mill to be built in Gujarat, India.