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thyssenkrupp Sees Successful Hydrogen Test on Blast Furnace

04 February 2021 - thyssenkrupp has successfully completed an initial round of hydrogen injection testing on one of its blast furnaces in Duisburg, Germany, and is preparing for a second phase of experimentation.

First Coils at New SDI Mill Expected This Summer

02 February 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc.’s (SDI) new flat-rolled mill remains on track for a summertime start-up, but some operations could begin as soon as this spring.

U.S. Import Volumes Fell in 2020, AISI Says

02 February 2021 - U.S. steel imports fell 21.2% last year, dropping to 22 million short tons, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute.

JSW Steel Capacity on the Rise

02 February 2021 - JSW Steel anticipates that its crude steel capacity will reach 23 million metric tons annually by March as it wraps up several expansion projects, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.

KOCKS Rolling Equipment Enters Service at Two Mills

02 February 2021 - Two Chinese steelmakers have successfully commissioned KOCKS-built reducing and sizing blocks in their bar mills, the rolling specialist reports.

ArcelorMittal Signs MOU for Biogas Project

29 January 2021 - ArcelorMittal will partner with a company that specializes in pyrolysis to build a biogas production plant in Europe, the steelmaker announced Friday.

SSAB Halts IJmuiden Talks With Tata Steel

29 January 2021 - SSAB has broken off discussions with Tata Steel over a possible acquisition of Tata’s IJmuiden steel mill in the Netherlands and related downstream assets, saying that there were limited possibilities to integrate the facility into SSAB’s strategic framework.

Danieli Wins Order for Endless Cast-Roll Long Products Mill

29 January 2021 - Danieli has been contracted to build a 1-million-metric-ton endless casting-rolling mini-mill for Bangladesh’s Bashundhara Group, the company has announced.

Mark Millett Elected as SMA Chairman

28 January 2021 - Mark Millett, president and chief executive of Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI), has been elected as board chairman of the Steel Manufacturers Association.

Steel Dynamics’ Q4 Profits Increase

28 January 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) saw its fourth-quarter earnings climb to US$188 million on near-record steel shipments and rising prices and is looking for the positive momentum to continue going into the new year.

Nucor Reports Profitable End to 2020, Sees Continued Strength in Early 2021

28 January 2021 - Higher sheet and plate prices helped push Nucor Corp.’s fourth-quarter earnings to US$398.8 million, the steelmaker said Thursday.

Cleveland-Cliffs Commits to 25% Reduction in Carbon Emissions

28 January 2021 - Iron ore miner and steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is targeting a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and will explore a potential carbon capture project at its Burns Harbor plant.

Stelco Enters Merchant Pig Iron Business

28 January 2021 - Canadian steelmaker Stelco Inc. has commissioned the new pig iron caster at its Lake Erie Works in Ontario, the company announced Thursday.

China Increases Share of Global Steel Production

27 January 2021 - Global crude steel production slipped by 1% in 2020, but China took a larger share of production, with its output exceeding 1 billion metric tons, according to preliminary World Steel Association data.

U. S. Steel Names New Tubular Division Lead

27 January 2021 - United States Steel Corporation has named company veteran Scott M. Dorn as the interim head of its tubular solutions division.

Nucor Gives Final Thumbs Up to New Galvanizing Line

27 January 2021 - Nucor Steel Gallatin has issued the final acceptance certificate on its new “heat-to-coat” pickling and galvanizing line, reports project contractor SMS group.

Danieli Service Concludes Successful Project at Italian Mill

27 January 2021 - Danieli Service recently completed a service project at an Italian plate mill, the company reports.

ABB Chosen as Supplier to Tinplate Line Build

27 January 2021 - ABB will help outfit a Tenova-led tinplate mill project in the Philippines, the company has said.

LIBERTY Steel Updates thyssenkrupp Offer

25 January 2021 - LIBERTY Steel Group has made what it's calling a firmed-up bid for thyssenkrupp’s steel unit, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.

DRI Plant Sets New Performance Record

25 January 2021 - A Midrex Technologies direct reduction plant in Algeria has set a new production record, making more than 2.23 million tons of direct reduced iron (DRI) last year.

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