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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.
Nucor EVP to Retire, Prompting Leadership Changes
15 May 2022 - Nucor Corp. executive vice president MaryEmily Slate, whose career took her from a service center reception desk to the C-suite of the country’s largest steelmaker, will retire next month, the company has announced.
Rolling Mill Upgrades Slated for Tennessee Bar Plant
15 May 2022 - Gerdau Long Steel North America is planning US$67 million in improvements to its Jackson, Tenn., USA, mill, the company has announced.
Taylor-Winfield Technologies Partners With SMS group for Laser Welder Technology
15 May 2022 - Automated welding and heating systems maker Taylor-Winfield Technologies Inc. and SMS group have formed a global strategic alliance to drive sales of SMS group's X-Roll® heavy-gauge coil joining laser welder.
British Steel Will Continue Supplying Network Rail in Renewed Contract
12 May 2022 - British Steel has extended their contract with Network Rail until March 2024. By the time the contract concludes, British Steel’s Scunthorpe headquarters will have supplied more than 1 million tons of rail in a decade to Network Rail.
Primetals Technologies to Supply 3.4-Million-Ton Slab Caster for Algerian Mill
12 May 2022 - Tosyali Holding has contracted Primetals Technologies to install a 3.4-million-ton-capacity slab caster at its mill in Bethioua, Algeria, the equipment supplier reports.
AIST Gears Up for Record-Breaking AISTech
12 May 2022 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology’s annual conference and exposition, set to open next week in Pittsburgh, Pa., USA, has broken its record for largest exposition by square footage.
North Star BlueScope Steel Completes Expansion
11 May 2022 - The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for the expansion of the Delta, Ohio, USA, facility, which represents a US$700 million investment aimed at increasing its annual hot-rolled coil production by 850,000 tons.
Nippon Steel Plans for Carbon-Neutral Steel in 2024
11 May 2022 - The company announced Tuesday its plans to supply carbon-neutral steel starting in fiscal year 2024, according to the Reuters news service.
U.S. Temporarily Suspends Section 232 Tariffs on Ukrainian Steel
10 May 2022 - Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced yesterday the U.S. will suspend Section 232 tariffs on Ukrainian steel for a period of one year.
Saudi Arabia to Pour US$6 Billion Into Steel Complex, EV Metals Plant
09 May 2022 - Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources is investing US$6 billion in a steel plate mill complex and electric vehicle (EV) battery metals plant, according to the Reuters news service.
TenarisDalmine Awards Two Contracts to Tenova
09 May 2022 - In a press release today, Tenova announced it received orders for a meltshop ladle furnace and heat treatment furnace for Tenaris’ mill in Dalmine, Italy.
Pacific Steel Taps Danieli for Hybrid Micro-Mill
06 May 2022 - The rebar fabricator awarded Danieli a contract for a 380,000-ton-per-year MIDA Hybrid mini-mill to be built in Mojave, Calif., USA.
World’s Largest ERW Tube Mill Opens in Arkansas
05 May 2022 - Atlas Tube, a division of Zekelman Industries, has cut the ribbon on its new US$150 million electric resistance welded (ERW) tube mill in Blytheville, Ark., USA, bringing on-line what it says is the largest continuous ERW tube mill in the world.
ArcelorMittal Rallies Around Ukrainian Employees, Posts Q1 Profit
05 May 2022 - ArcelorMittal has evacuated approximately 1,000 people in Ukraine and, along with its employees, have donated more than US$7 million to support those affected by the war, the company said on Thursday.
Turkish Stainless Producer Sets Metallurgical Records
04 May 2022 - A Primetals Technologies-built vacuum oxygen decarburization (VOD) plant in Turkey has set two new world records, producing the largest heat and the achieving the lowest carbon content for such a plant.
Cleveland-Cliffs, NYSE Mark 175 Years in Business
04 May 2022 - In celebration of its 175th anniversary, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. chairman and chief executive Lourenco Goncalves and other company executives rang the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closing bell on Tuesday.
JSPL to Build Coal Gasification-Based DRI Plants
04 May 2022 - India’s Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) is planning to build two 2-million-metric-ton-capacity coal gasification-based direct reduced iron (DRI) plants, one in Angul, Odisha, and one in Raigarh, Chattisgarh, according to The Hindu BusinessLine.
ArcelorMittal Contrecoeur Tests Green Hydrogen to Produce DRI
03 May 2022 - ArcelorMittal announced that it has successfully tested a partial replacement of natural gas with green hydrogen in the production of direct reduced iron (DRI) at its steel plant in Contrecoeur, Que., Canada, according to Bloomberg.
Tenova Wins Order for New EAF for Tosyali Algeria
03 May 2022 - The company announced yesterday it has been awarded a contract to supply a second new electric arc furnace (EAF) at Tosyali Bethioua in Algeria.
U. S. Steel Sees NGO Line Start in 2023, Record Q1 Results
02 May 2022 - United States Steel Corporation’s planned electrical steel line is on schedule and already is generating interest among customers, chief executive David Burritt has said.
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