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JSW Fires Up New Reheat Furnace

22 January 2021 - JSW Steel’s Toranagallu plant in India has successfully started up a new walking beam reheat furnace, reports project contractor Danieli Centro Combustion India.

Coil Processor Receives New Red Bud Cut-to-Length Line

22 January 2021 - Toledo, Ohio, USA, toll processor Coil Steel Processing has installed a new 72-inch, heavy-gauge cut-to-length line and a stretcher leveler built by Red Bud Industries.

voestalpine Returns Idled Blast Furnace to Service

21 January 2021 - voestalpine has restarted the second blast furnace at its Donawitz site in Austria to meet rising long products demand, the steelmaker has said.

Primetals Technologies Contracted for Rolling Mill Upgrade

21 January 2021 - Italy’s Acciaierie Venete S.p.A. has chosen Primetals Technologies to modernize the finishing train at its long products rolling mill in Mura.

Nucor Mill Adding Spooled Rebar to Product Lineup

19 January 2021 - Nucor Corp. is adding rebar spooling capabilities to its Plymouth, Utah, USA, bar mill, according to the company that will supply the equipment.

Tenaris Coating Booth Improvements Lead to Major Reduction in VOC Emissions

19 January 2021 - Tenaris’ seamless tube mill in Bay City, Texas, says it has eliminated 98% of the volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from the facility’s coating booth.

U. S. Steel Starts Chemical Energy Package on EAF

19 January 2021 - Electric arc furnace accessories maker MORE srl said the chemical energy system on United States Steel Corporation’s new electric arc furnace has been started up.

Report: thyssenkrupp Weighs Potential Spinoff for Steel Unit

18 January 2021 - thyssenkrupp is said to be considering a spinoff of its steel division, the latest of potential paths for the German technology group’s flat-rolled business.

ANDRITZ Announces Changes to Metal Processing Business

18 January 2021 - ANDRITZ is reorganizing its ferrous and non-ferrous sheet processing business into three geographic units as part of its ANDRITZ METALS – STRONGER TOGETHER initiative.

Paul Wurth Wins Contract for Stamp-Charged Coke Batteries

18 January 2021 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth subsidiary said it has made a significant inroad into the Chinese market, receiving an order for two stamp-charged jumbo coke batteries at Xinxing Ductile Pipe Co. Ltd. in China, the company has announced.

French Plate Mill Receives Support for Furnace Modernization

18 January 2021 - Dillinger Group subsidiary Dillinger France has received a grant from the French government that will help it reduce CO2 emissions.

A Historic Moment: U. S. Steel Closes Big River Acquisition

15 January 2021 - United States Steel Corp. finalized its acquisition of Big River Steel on Friday, closing a deal that combines the process technology of America’s youngest steelmaking company with the customer base, capacity, research and development, and product portfolio of one of the country’s oldest.

Tube Distributor to Build Welded Tube Mill in Texas

15 January 2021 - Texas-based energy tubulars distributor Tex-Isle Inc. has revealed plans to open a greenfield tube mill later this year.

Gerdau Celebrates 120 Years in Steelmaking

15 January 2021 - Gerdau, a global steelmaker whose roots trace back to a single nail factory in Brazil, is celebrating the 120th anniversary of its founding on Saturday.

Nucor Announces Executive Retirement, Promotion

15 January 2021 - A Nucor Corp. executive will retire this spring, and another veteran manager has been tapped to lead the steelmaker’s bar division.

Rizhao Steel Strip Mill Produces First Coils

14 January 2021 - China’s Rizhao Steel Co. Ltd. has rolled the first coil on its newest Arvedi Endless Strip Production (ESP) mill, according to the mill’s builder.

Blue Hydrogen Has a Role to Play in Decarbonization, thyssenkrupp Says

14 January 2021 - Natural gas can be a viable intermediate source of clean hydrogen for thyssenkrupp Steel Europe's Duisburg mill in Germany, but the German and European Union governments need to put a regulatory framework in place before any investments along those lines can be made, the steelmaker has concluded.

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