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First of Nine Primetals Technologies EAFs Starts Up in China

19 February 2021 - China’s Wuzhou Yongda Special Steel Co. Ltd. has started up a Primetals Technologies–built electric arc furnace (EAF) and twin ladle furnace, the equipment supplier reports. 

New Partnership to Explore Potential for Canadian HBI Plant

18 February 2021 - A new industry collaboration announced this week will explore the feasibility of building a hot-briquetted iron plant in Canada .

Using Existing Tech, Kobe Steel Makes Big Carbon Reductions in BF Trial 

18 February 2021 - Kobe Steel Ltd. was able to significantly lower carbon dioxide emissions from a blast furnace by packing it with hot-briquetted iron and managing furnace operations with AI tools, the company has reported. 

Italian Companies Team Up to Offer Green Mill Solutions

18 February 2021 - Danieli and two other companies have agreed to collaborate on projects aimed at converting primary steelmaking plants in southern Italy and abroad to direct reduction–electric arc furnace (DR-EAF) facilities. 

thyssenkrupp, LIBERTY Steel Fail to Reach Agreement on Steel Business Sale

18 February 2021 - thyssenkrupp has ended talks over a sale of its steelmaking business to LIBERTY Steel Group, saying on Thursday that it was unable to reach an agreement.

ArcelorMittal Starts Coke Oven Gas Injections in Spanish Blast Furnace 

18 February 2021 - ArcelorMittal Asturias has modified a blast furnace the B blast furnace at its Gijón, Spain, plant, equipping it to consume hydrogen-rich coke oven gas. 

AM/NS Calvert Breaks Ground on Meltshop Project

17 February 2021 - Re-roller AM/NS Calvert has ceremonially broken ground on a US$775 million project that will equip its Alabama plant with melting capability. 

Consortium to Research Metals Decarbonization Tech 

17 February 2021 - A Finnish consortium that includes metals producers has launched a research effort intended to develop decarbonization technologies for the industry. 

Primetals Technologies Receives Final Acceptance on New Billet Welder

17 February 2021 - Italy’s Ferriera Valsabbia SpA has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new billet welding system, the first of its kind in the country, reports project contractor Primetals Technologies.  

SKF Bearing Earns Industry Honor

11 February 2021 - Bearings maker SKF has received an award for a specialized industrial bearing that it says reduces equipment downtime and improves safety. 

ArcelorMittal Posts Q4 Profit, Names New CEO 

11 February 2021 - ArcelorMittal returned to profitability in the final quarter of 2020 and will begin this year with a new chief executive, the company said on Thursday. 

thyssenkrupp Ready to Move on Major Capital Investment Program 

11 February 2021 - thyssenkrupp has greenlighted an investment package worth hundreds of millions of euros and is preparing to award the first contracts.  

New Tube Line Enters Service

11 February 2021 - European tubemaker Bornay SL has commissioned an SMS group-built precision welded tube line.  

New Ironmaking Technology Draws Investments From Ore Producers

09 February 2021 - Brazilian iron ore miner Vale has acquired a minority stake in a U.S-based company that is developing an electrolysis-based reduction process. 

Nucor Says It’s Having a Record Quarter

09 February 2021 - Nucor Corp. expects to report record first-quarter earnings that could exceed US$900 million, the steelmaker said on Tuesday. 

Primetals Technologies Receives Final OK on New Gas Cleaning System

09 February 2021 - China’s Changzhou Eastran Special Steel Co. Ltd. has issued the final acceptance certificate on a newly installed gas cleaning system that serves its two basic oxygen converters. 

U.S. Steel Tariffs Survive Another Challenge 

05 February 2021 - The U.S. Court of International Trade has upheld the Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs, ruling against a group of steel users who argued that the way the tariffs were imposed was flawed, reports the Reuters news service. 

American Heavy Plates Announces Two Executive Appointments

05 February 2021 - Ohio-based re-roller and service center American Heavy Plates (AHP) has named Jack Biegalski as president and chief operating officer, the company has announced. 

NLMK Names New CEO for Europe Strip Division

05 February 2021 - Russia’s NLMK Group has named a former executive to lead its European strip products division, the company has announced. 

KOCKS Sees Third Order From Chinese SBQ Maker

05 February 2021 - Rolling mill specialist KOCKS has won an order from Shagang Group’s Jiangsu Lihuai Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. for a new reducing and sizing block. 

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