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SSAB Celebrates First Shipment of 100% Fossil-Free Steel

19 August 2021 - Swedish Steelmaker SSAB has delivered its first shipment of fossil-free steel to a customer, the company announced Wednesday.

Annika Roos Tapped to Lead Jernkontoret

18 August 2021 - The association of Swedish steelmakers, Jernkontoret, has named Sandvik’s Annika Roos as managing director, reports Kallanish Commodities.

ATI Sells Off Flowform Products Business

18 August 2021 - Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) announced this week the sale of its Flowform Products business unit to Consolidated Boring Inc. for US$55 million in cash.

Tata Steel Expresses Interest in Purchasing RINL

18 August 2021 - According to its chief executive, Tata Steel is interested in acquiring state-owned Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd. (RINL).

BlueScope Steel Sets Carbon Net-Zero Goal

18 August 2021 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel will allocate AU$150 million to near-term environmental goals and will work toward achieving net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the company has said.

Schnitzer Steel Acquires Eight Scrap Yards, Restarts Cascade Steel Meltshop

18 August 2021 - Oregon-based Cascade Steel Rolling Mills is restarting production following a May 2021 meltshop fire as its corporate parent looks to close an acquisition of a southeastern U.S. scrap recycler.

Danieli Nabs Order for Greenfield Wire Rod Mill

17 August 2021 - Russia’s Novorossiysk Rolling Plant LLC will build a 600,000-metric-ton wire rod mill using Danieli technology, the equipment supplier reports.

Cleveland-Cliffs Prepares to Launch US$100 Million Investment at Indiana Harbor

17 August 2021 - Cleveland-Cliffs is investing US$100 million in the No. 7 Blast Furnace at Indiana Harbor East in East Chicago, Ind., USA, according to The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

Berry Metal Names New President

16 August 2021 - BOF and EAF equipment specialist Berry Metal Co. has promoted the head of its engineering services group to the president’s office, the company has announced.

thyssenkrupp Delays Steel Division Spinoff Until 2022

12 August 2021 - Buoyed by higher steel prices and rising demand, the German conglomerate will defer its planned spinoff of its Steel Europe division until next spring, according to Industry Europe magazine.

Chinese Steel Producers to Curb Output in Preparation for 2022 Winter Olympics

12 August 2021 - China’s top steelmaking center, Tangshan, will limit production to ensure blue skies for Beijing’s Winter Olympics in 2022.

SAIL Targets Expansion in 2023–2024

11 August 2021 - Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL)’s public sector unit is currently on the verge of completing a modernization and expansion program that will bring its capacity up to 21.4 million metric tons per year.

Tenaris Utilizes VR and AR Technology in Remote Start-Up

11 August 2021 - New ladles in the steel shop at Tenaris’s Siderca mill in Campana, Argentina, were started up remotely from Italy by using a mixed reality device.

Infrastructure Bill Lauded by USW, AISI

11 August 2021 - U.S. Senate passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has garnered applause from the United Steelworkers and the American Iron and Steel Institute, both groups said today in separate statements.

Nucor Completes Purchase of Insulated Metal Panels Business

11 August 2021 - Nucor Corp. has officially acquired Cornerstone Building Brands’ insulated metal panels (IMP) business for a price tag of around US$1 billion, the steelmaker announced yesterday.

Report: Industry Carbon Emissions Have to Drop 75% by 2050

11 August 2021 - Global steel emissions must fall to 780 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO2) by 2050 in order to limit global warming to within 2°C, reports global research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie. In 2020, it was at 3,000 Mt CO2.