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AK Steel: A Name That Will Live in History

12 April 2021 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has decided to retire the AK Steel name and has begun renaming facilities to reflect the change in ownership, reports the Journal-News newspaper in Ohio. 

Tata Steel Creates Carbon Surcharge

12 April 2021 - Tata Steel Europe will being adding a per-ton carbon surcharge to it steel contracts, a move that passes on the cost of carbon emissions allowances to buyers, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts. 

KOCKS Bags Order for Rolling Mill Upgrade

12 April 2021 - India’s Arjas Steel Private Ltd. has ordered a Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG reducing and sizing block for its special bar quality (SBQ) mill in Tadipatri. 

Nucor, SMS group Ink Maintenance Agreement for New Caster

08 April 2021 - Nucor Corp. has signed SMS group to a multi-year maintenance contract for the new slab caster being installed at its new Kentucky plate mill, the equipment manufacturer has announced. 

Primetals Technologies to Equip Tosyali Plant With Second EAF

08 April 2021 - Turkish steel producer Tosyali Demir Celik Sanayi A.S. has placed a follow-on order with Primetals Technologies for a new electric arc furnace and has asked for additional capacity on a recently ordered continuous caster, the equipment manufacturer has announced. 

SMS group Receives Final Acceptance for New HSM 

08 April 2021 - China’s HBIS Laoting Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., recently started up an SMS group–built hot strip mill and has pushed it up to full production, the equipment manufacturer has said. 

SSAB Seeks Answer to Key Hydrogen Question: How to Store It?

07 April 2021 - SSAB and the partners in its HYBRIT decarbonization initiative have started work on a pilot-scale hydrogen storage facility, a key piece of infrastructure for the fossil-free future they envision.  

NLMK Hopes for 2022 Launch of New Metallic Coated Steel

07 April 2021 - NLMK Group and the Russian Academy of Sciences have begun testing a new zinc-aluminum-magnesium coating for cold-rolled products, the steelmaker has said. 

Zekelman Industries Tube Mill Remains on Schedule

06 April 2021 - Pipe and tube maker Zekelman Industries is eyeing an on-time September start-up of its new hollow structural sections mill in Blytheville, Ark., USA, the company said on Tuesday. 

U.S. Trade Representative Criticizes China's Excess Steel Capacity

06 April 2021 - The Office of U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai is taking China to task, calling it the world’s No. 1 offender in enabling excess steel capacity. 

Solaronics Expands Product Offerings Through Acquisition

06 April 2021 - Industrial heating and drying systems specialist Solaronics SAS has acquired gas burner and combustion systems maker Selas Heat Technology for an undisclosed amount, according to an announcement. 

Mill Contractor Takes On Expanded Role at JSW Steel Facility

06 April 2021 - Harsco Corp.’s environmental division has renewed a multi-year mill services contract with JSW Steel’s Dolvi Works in Maharashtra, India. 

Report: Lowered EU Steel Demand Will Necessitate Capacity Cuts

05 April 2021 - The COVID-19 pandemic probably has erased five to 10 million tons of European Union steel demand, and producers there will have to shed capacity, according to a new paper from management consultancy McKinsey & Co.

Danieli-Built Strip Processing Plant Opens

05 April 2021 - An Uzbekistani cold rolling and coating facility has been put into service, according to the plant’s technology provider. 

Varsteel Completes CTL Line Install

05 April 2021 - Saskatchewan, Canada, service center Varsteel Ltd. recently installed a new heavy-gauge cut-to-length line and stretcher leveler from Red Bud Industries, according to the equipment manufacturer. 

AISI, SMA Applaud US$2 Trillion Infrastructure Plan

01 April 2021 - American steel producers expressed support for President Joe Biden’s US$2 trillion infrastructure plan, saying that it will create jobs and rebuild infrastructure while emphasizing domestic procurement, but took issue with the administration’s plan to pay for it. 

Report: EVRAZ Preparing to Restart Colorado Tubular Mill 

01 April 2021 - EVRAZ North America plans to restart its seamless tube mill in Colorado later this month, reports local news station KRDO-TV.

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. 

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