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Crane Builder Upsizes Production Capabilities 

08 March 2021 - Electric overhead traveling crane and wire rope hoist manufacturer Ace World Companies is relocating its Knoxville, Tenn., USA, fabrication shop to a larger facility, a move that will accommodate increased output and production of larger cranes. 

Hatch Marks 65 Years of Providing Engineering Solutions 

08 March 2021 - Canada-based engineering, project management and professional services firm Hatch is celebrating its 65th anniversary this year. 

U. S. Steel Snaps Up IP Rights to High-Strength Grades

04 March 2021 - United States Steel Corporation has acquired the patents and trademarks related to proprietary sheet steels developed by Rhode Island-based The NanoSteel Co.

Carbon Reduction Efforts Could Drive Big Changes in Chinese Steel Industry

04 March 2021 - With China’s annual parliamentary meetings getting underway today in Beijing, the country’s steel industry could see a number of important policy changes, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts. 

Sarralle Steel Melting Plant Electrifies AM/NS Calvert Facility

02 March 2021 - Steel mill solutions specialist Sarralle has been awarded a contract to build an electric arc furnace for the AM/NS Calvert re-rolling facility in Alabama. 

USW Ratifies Contract with NLMK Pennsylvania

02 March 2021 - Union workers at NLMK Pennsylvania have accepted a new labor contract, officially ending a strike that began last summer, reports The (Sharon, Pa.) Herald newspaper. 

Martin G. Kinnavy: 1921-2021

02 March 2021 - ANDRITZ Metals USA employees are remembering their friend and respected colleague, Martin G. Kinnavy, who passed away last month at the age of 99. 

Cleveland-Cliffs Sets Middletown Maintenance Outage

01 March 2021 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is bringing up a blast furnace at its newly acquired Cleveland Works in Ohio as it idles another for a planned maintenance outage.

Primetals, Midrex Ink Deal for 2M-Metric-Ton HBI Plant 

01 March 2021 - Consortium partners Midrex Technologies and Primetals Technologies have won a contract to build what they say will be the world’s largest hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant in Russia’s Kursk region. 

Salzgitter Earns Low-Carbon Certification

01 March 2021 - Steelmaker Salzgitter said certain of its hot-rolled and galvanized strip grades have received low-CO2 certification under German testing, inspection and certification specialist TÜV SÜD’s VERIsteel standard.  

Hoa Phat Group Gears Up for Hot-Rolled Expansion

01 March 2021 - Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Group will launch an expansion of its Dung Quat complex early next year, the company has said. 

SMS group Contracted for Turkish Wire Rod Mill Upgrade

25 February 2021 - Turkish steel manufacturer Kardemir (Karabük Demir Çelik Fabrikalari A.S.) has awarded SMS group a contract for the replacement of key components of its wire rod mill in Karabük.

North Star BlueScope Sees Further Progress on Mill Expansion

25 February 2021 - BlueScope Steel’s expansion of its North Star sheet mill in Ohio remains on budget and on schedule and is moving toward start-up next year, the steelmaker said on Monday.

Investment Firm Unveils Plans for Green Steel Mill in Sweden

24 February 2021 - A Swedish venture is lining up capital funding for a fossil-free, 5-million-metric-tons-per-year steel plant to be built in the country’s Norrbotten region, it announced on Tuesday. 

New Vietnamese HSM Nears Nameplate Capacity

24 February 2021 - A new Vietnamese hot strip mill has reached a major production milestone, producing 1 million metric tons of hot-rolled coils just eight months after its start-up. 

Nucor Adds Insulated Metal Panel Production Capacity

24 February 2021 - Nucor Corp. is expanding its metal buildings and components business, announcing Wednesday that it will build a third TrueCore insulated panel plant in Brigham City, Utah, USA.

Chinese Billet Caster Becomes First to Utilize Primetals Technologies’ Caster Segment Tech

24 February 2021 - China’s Zenith Steel Group Co. Ltd. has started up a 10-strand billet caster that was recently upgraded by Primetals Technologies, the equipment manufacturer has announced. 

LIBERTY Group Exploring New Hydrogen-Based DRI Plant in France

22 February 2021 - LIBERTY Steel Group today announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Paul Wurth and Stahl-Holding-Saar (SHS) to develop plans for a hydrogen-powered direct reduced iron (DRI) plant in Dunkerque, France.

Red Bud Industries Bags Packaging Line Order

19 February 2021 - Red Bud Industries has received an order for a slit coil packaging line from an Ohio slitting and storage center. 

Toll Processor To Set Up Shop in SDI Mill 

19 February 2021 - Toll processor Ferrous85" Co. will install and operate a slitting at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Sinton, Texas, USA, sheet mill, the company has announced. 

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