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Expansion, Acquisitions Propel JSW Steel to the Top of India’s Steel Industry

01 April 2021 - India’s JSW Steel is moving to become the country’s largest steel producer and has set a long-term goal of reaching 45 million metric tons of capacity, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.

Primetals Technologies Receives Order for RH Degasser, Caster

30 March 2021 - Primetals Technologies has won a key equipment contract from ArcelorMittal’s joint-venture re-rolling mill in Alabama.

ArcelorMittal Plans Two DRI-EAF Plants in Germany

29 March 2021 - ArcelorMittal said Monday that will build two sets of direct reduction and electric arc furnace plants in Germany, an investment that is expected to cost between EUR1 billion and EUR1.5 billion.

Egyptian Mill’s Furnace Upgrade Yields Big Fuel Savings

29 March 2021 - Danieli recently completed upgrades to a reheat furnace at Egypt’s El Masria Steel, the equipment manufacturer has said.

Tenaris Expands Payroll at Texas Facility

26 March 2021 - As Tenaris brings its seamless tube mill in Texas up to full capacity, it is scaling up operations at its Conroe, Texas, facility, adding crews to the heat treatment and finishing areas, the tubemaker has said.

Work Begins on Refractories Production Facility

26 March 2021 - Refractories maker Allied Mineral Products has begun construction on a new manufacturing facility in China’s Guangdong Province, the company has said.

Steel Plant Issues Final Acceptance on Revamped Degasser

26 March 2021 - SMS group has received the final acceptance certificate related to work on an RH degasser at China Steel Corp.’s Kaohsiung works in Taiwan.

Danieli Completes Slitter Improvements

26 March 2021 - Danieli Fröhling has wrapped up work on a slitting shear and exit guide at Becker Stahl Service GmbH in Germany, the equipment manufacturer reports.

Nucor Chooses Kentucky as Home for New Tube Mill

25 March 2021 - Nucor Corp. will set up a planned US$164 million tube mill at its Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky, the company announced Thursday.

SSAB Selects Site for Planned DRI Plant

25 March 2021 - SSAB and its partners in its HYBRIT initiative have chosen a site in northern Sweden to build a fossil-free, direct reduced iron plant, the company has announced.

Acquisition Deepens Flat-Rolled Distributor's Footprint

25 March 2021 - U.S. flat-rolled distributor Mill Steel Co. has acquired the commercial assets of a California-based steel trading and seller of pre-painted and coated coil products.

SDI Reaches Agreement on Wastewater Permit Objections

25 March 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) and an environmental group have reached a deal that should lead to approval of a wastewater discharge permit for the steelmaker’s under-construction flat-rolled mill in Texas, reports the Bloomberg news service.

Section 232 Tariffs Should Stay, Argues Economic Think Tank

24 March 2021 - The global steel overcapacity problem should be fixed through some sort of a multi-lateral solution, but until one is reached, the U.S. should keep its Section 232 tariffs in place, according to the left-leaning Economic Policy Institute.