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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.
ArcelorMittal Signs Collaboration Agreement for Wind Farms, Electrolysis Plants
22 June 2022 - ArcelorMittal and German energy company RWE will work together on building and operating offshore wind farms and hydrogen electrolysis plants, the companies have announced.
U. S. Steel to Participate in Carbon Capture Project
22 June 2022 - The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has received a US$3.5 million federal grant that will support an engineering study on a system to capture carbon dioxide in the air and store it in concrete.
SSAB Finds Its First U.S. Taker for Fossil-Free Steel
21 June 2022 - U.S.-based automotive body structures supplier Shape Corp. will trial SSAB’s fossil-fuel-free steel in certain parts, the steelmaker has announced.
McKinsey: European Steelmakers Might Have to Re-Examine DRI Investments
21 June 2022 - European steelmakers who have natural-gas-fired direct reduction plants in their decarbonization plans might have to rethink those investments due to the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a new report.
Primetals Technologies Lands Order for Converter Relining Machine
21 June 2022 - Brazil’s Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP) has ordered a relining machine from Primetals Technologies for its Pecém mill, the equipment supplier reports.
Canadian Steelmaker Starts Transformational EAF Conversion
20 June 2022 - Integrated steelmaker Algoma said work on its CA$700 million electric arc furnace conversion is underway and so far proceeding according to plan.
Commercial Metals Company Forecasts Healthy Steel Demand
20 June 2022 - Fears of a recession to the contrary, Commercial Metals Company (CMC) executives said demand for rebar and other construction steels appears healthy.
Steelworkers Union Heading to the Bargaining Table With U. S. Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs
17 June 2022 - United States Steel Corporation and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. are gearing up for contract negotiations with the United Steelworkers union as multiple contracts are nearing their expiration dates, reports Argus Media.
U. S. Steel Expects Strong Q2
17 June 2022 - United States Steel Corporation expects to report second-quarter EBITDA of approximately US$1.6 billion, a new second-quarter record, the company said Thursday.
Steel Dynamics Expects a Record Q2
16 June 2022 - Steel Dynamics Inc. said it expects to report another record quarter later this summer, driven in part by strong steel demand and profitability at its steel mills.
Optimus Steel Taps Danieli for Roughing Mill, Reheat Furnace
16 June 2022 - Rebar maker Optimus Steel has contracted Danieli for improvements to its Beaumont, Texas, USA, mill.
Outokumpu Introduces Low-CO2 Steel
15 June 2022 - Stainless steel producer Outokumpu has launched a branded line of low-carbon-emissions stainless steel and has already delivered a shipment to a major customer, the company said on Wednesday.
Nucor Sees Another Earnings Record on the Horizon
15 June 2022 - Strong steel demand is expected to propel Nucor to its highest quarterly earnings yet, the company said on Wednesday.
What’s the Threshold For Low-Carbon-Emissions Steel? ArcelorMittal Proposes a Way to Answer
15 June 2022 - ArcelorMittal has proposed a broad outline of a conceptual low-carbon-emissions standard for the global industry, saying that such a standard could incentivize the decarbonization of primary and secondary steelmaking and help drive demand for low-emissions steels.
Danieli Wraps Up HDGL Upgrade in Italy
15 June 2022 - Danieli Centro Combustion has completed upgrades to a hot-dip galvanizing line operated by Marcegaglia, the equipment supplier reports.
Russian Steelmakers Move to World Steel Sidelines
15 June 2022 - The World Steel Association (worldsteel) and its Russian members have agreed to pause their full participation in the association owing to EU sanctions on Russia, Kallanish reports.
SSAB Marks Opening of Pilot-Scale Hydrogen Storage Facility
15 June 2022 - SSAB and its partners in its fossil-free steelmaking initiative are inaugurating an underground hydrogen storage facility, marking the start of a two-year trial.
POSCO Restarts Rebuilt Blast Furnace
13 June 2022 - POSCO has blown in the refurbished No. 4 blast furnace at its Gwangyang Works, according to reports.
voestalpine Moves First Low-Emissions Coils Out the Door
13 June 2022 - voestalpine has shipped the first coils of its reduced-CO2 steel from its plant in Linz, Austria, the company said Monday.
JSW Steel Starts Slag Recycling Plant
13 June 2022 - JSW Steel’s Vijayanagar Works has inaugurated a slag-based sand-making plant capable of producing 300,000 metric tons annually, reports The Hindu newspaper in India.
