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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.

EVRAZ North America Announces H2 Line Pipe Qualification 

11 April 2023 - EVRAZ North America (ENA) has received qualification for a high-strength, high-frequency welded (HFW) line pipe designed for hydrogen transmission, the company has announced. 

The Systems Group Announces Order From Nucor Sheet Mill 

11 April 2023 - Nucor Corp. has placed an order with The Systems Group’s Systems Spray-Cooled unit for electric arc furnace (EAF) equipment at its planned West Virginia sheet mill. 

Cleveland-Cliffs Expects Rise in Adjusted Q1 Profits 

11 April 2023 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. shipped 4.1 million tons of steel in the first quarter of 2023 and is expecting to report revenues of approximately US$5.2 billion, the company said on Tuesday. 

Primetals Technologies Receives Final OK on Mill Stand Upgrade

11 April 2023 - Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificate for upgrades it made to a mill stand Nordic plant. 

New CMC Micro-Mill Nears Start of Commissioning 

06 April 2023 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) is set to begin commissioning its new Arizona micro-mill later this spring and anticipates receiving a key environmental permit for its planned West Virginia mill in the coming months, according to chief executive Barbara R. Smith. 

Outokumpu Exits Stainless Long Steel Market

06 April 2023 - Finnish stainless producer Outokumpu is divesting the last of its long products business, selling its Degerfors and Storfors facilities in Sweden to stainless long steel specialist Cogne Acciai Speciali.

Danieli Lands Order for Vertical Bloom Caster

05 April 2023 - China First Heavy Industries (CFHI) has contracted Danieli to build a semi-continuous jumbo bloom caster, the equipment supplier reports. 

LIBERTY Steel Announces Plans for Australian EAF, DRI Plant 

04 April 2023 - LIBERTY Steel will replace the coke ovens and blast furnace at its Whyalla steel works in Australia with a direct reduction plant and electric arc furnace (EAF), the steelmaker announced on Tuesday. 

Algoma Expects Improved Shipments in Fiscal Q4

04 April 2023 - Canada’s Algoma Steel expects to report fiscal adjusted EBITDA earnings of CA$25 million to CA$30 million the fiscal fourth quarter, the company has said. 

H2 Green Steel Establishes Relationships With Energy Provider, Iron Ore Producer

04 April 2023 - H2 Green Steel has struck up partnerships with an iron ore miner and an electricity supplier, two more milestones for the startup Swedish steelmaker. 

Midrex Technologies Announces Leadership Transition

04 April 2023 - Midrex Technologies Inc. president and chief executive Stephen Montague plans to retire next spring, setting up chief operating officer K.C. Woody to succeed him. 

ArcelorMittal to Partner With Bamesa on Low-Carbon Projects

30 March 2023 - ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products and international service center firm Bamesa signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday to explore the reduction of scope 3 emissions and increase testing of the usage of recycled steel in low-carbon-emissions products.

Primetals Technologies Tapped for Nucor Steel–Berkeley Galvanizing Line

29 March 2023 - Nucor Corp. has selected Primetals Technologies to supply a 500,000-ton-capacity galvanizing line at its sheet mill in Huger, S.C., USA, the equipment supplier announced today.

SSAB Introduces a Green Steel, and New Growth Targets

28 March 2023 - SSAB has unveiled a branded steel made from scrap and produced with fossil-fuel-free energy. 

BHP, HBIS Agree to Trial Carbon Capture Tech

28 March 2023 - BHP has agreed to trial pilot-scale demonstrations of carbon capture and utilization (CCUS) technologies at a customer’s steel plants in China. 

KOCKS Lands Orders From Two SBQ Mills 

28 March 2023 - Rolling and sizing specialist Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co. has received two separate orders for its reducing and sizing blocks from Chinese steelmakers, the equipment manufacturer has announced. 

CELSA Group Trials Machine Learning Software in Nordic Meltshop

28 March 2023 - CELSA Group’s Norwegian rebar and wire rod mill has launched a pilot program with a machine learning specialist to implement its production optimization software.

GM Recognizes Three Steel Producers 

27 March 2023 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., Nucor Corp. and POSCO again have taken home supplier honors from General Motors (GM). 

Supreme Court Turns Down Challenge to Section 232 Steel Tariffs  

27 March 2023 - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider an appeal arising from former President Donald Trump’s Section 232 tariffs on iron and steel, reports the Reuters news service. 

Hatch, BHP Partner on Electric Smelting Furnace Project 

23 March 2023 - BHP will work with consulting engineer Hatch Ltd. to design a small, demonstration-scale electric smelting furnace (ESF) in Australia, the iron ore miner has said.