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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.
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.
Metinvest Announces Multi-Billion-Dollar Commitment to Decarbonization
14 January 2022 - Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest will spend US$20–30 million in the coming years to replace its aging blast furnaces with electric arc furnace (EAF) technology, reports the Reuters news service.
Country Roads Take Nucor to Its New Home, West Virginia
12 January 2022 - Nucor Corp. will build its planned US$2.7 billion sheet mill along the Ohio River in West Virginia, the company announced Wednesday afternoon.
U. S. Steel Chooses Arkansas for Site of US$3 Billion Mill
12 January 2022 - United States Steel Corporation will build its next-generation electric steelmaking facility near its Big River Steel plant in Osceola, Ark., USA, the company said yesterday.
Stelco to Recycle EV Batteries
12 January 2022 - The Canadian steelmaker has entered into an agreement with Primobius, a joint venture between Neometals Ltd. and SMS group, for the commercialization of electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling and processing.
voestalpine Starts Up 3D Sand Printer for Steel Casting
12 January 2022 - voestalpine’s steel and technology group is now operating what it calls Europe’s most advanced 3D sand printer for heavy steel castings.
thyssenkrupp Signs Supply Contract for Electrolysis Plant
12 January 2022 - thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers has signed a supply contract with Shell for a project called Hydrogen Holland I.
Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel Renews Contract With Harsco Environmental
11 January 2022 - Harsco Corp. announced last week that Oman’s Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel LLC (JSIS) has re-upped its contract with the company’s Environmental division.
CMC Reports Record First-Quarter Results
11 January 2022 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) yesterday announced financial results for its fiscal first quarter ending 30 November 2021, which included record core EBITDA levels for the third consecutive month.
Commercial Metals Company To Build New Micro-Mill in Eastern U.S.
10 January 2022 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) announced this morning that it intends to build a brand-new long products micro-mill somewhere in the eastern United States.
