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Here's What Allowed Big River to Successfully Commission Its Bigger Mill

07 December 2020 - That Big River Steel commissioned its expanded Arkansas plant ahead of schedule — and in the midst of a pandemic — can be attributed to one key factor: teamwork.

ANDRITZ Receives Order for Sheet Processing Equipment

07 December 2020 - Chinese flat and long steel producer Guangxi Shenglong Metallurgical Co. Ltd. has ordered a cut-to-length line and leveler from ANDRITZ, the technology supplier has said.

AIC Looks to Enhance Customer Service Through New Partnership

07 December 2020 - Industrial automation systems specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has struck up a partnership with a European maker of instrumentation and control technology for the iron and steel industry.

AISI Appoints New CEO

03 December 2020 - Kevin Dempsey, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) interim chief executive, has been given the position on a permanent basis, the trade group’s board of directors has announced.

ATI Plans Stop to Standard Stainless Sheet Production

03 December 2020 - Stainless steel and specialty alloys producer Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) is exiting the standard stainless sheet business and will redeploy capital to focus on high-value products primarily for the aerospace and defense sectors.

Gerdau Finalizes Rebar Mill Acquisition

03 December 2020 - Gerdau SA has completed its US$110.8 million acquisition of a long products mill in northeastern Brazil.

U. S. Steel to Restart Gary No. 4 BF

02 December 2020 - With steel demand continuing to rebound, United States Steel Corporation will restart an Indiana blast furnace next week, reports the The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

POSCO Signs SMS group for Coke Plant Build

02 December 2020 - POSCO has contracted SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth to build a new coke plant and associated gas treatment plant.

thyssenkrupp Cracks Open the Books for LIBERTY Steel Group

02 December 2020 - thyssenkrupp has agreed to open its books to LIBERTY Steel Group, which has expressed an interest in acquiring the German technology company’s steel unit, reports the Reuters news service.

ArcelorMittal Plans Big Capacity Add to Indian Mill

01 December 2020 - Looking to stake a larger claim to the Indian steel market, ArcelorMittal and joint-venture partner Nippon Steel plan to more than double the capacity of their Indian subsidiary, reports Nikkei Asia.

Italian Steel Company Contracts SMS group for Beam Mill

01 December 2020 - Duferco has contracted SMS group to build a new EUR180 million beam mill for its San Zeno Naviglio steel plant in Brescia, Duferco has announced.

Primetals Technologies Wraps Up Continuous Caster Upgrade

01 December 2020 - Primetals Technologies has completed a software upgrade to an Outokumpu caster in Finland, the company reports.

Two Mills Sign Up for Danieli Spare Parts Service

01 December 2020 - LIBERTY Steel Group’s Galati plant in Romania and Marcegaglia San Giorgio di Nogaro plant in Italy have signed three-year spare parts contracts with Danieli Service.

HBIS to Build H2-Based DRI Plant

25 November 2020 - China’s HBIS Group has contracted Tenova to build a hydrogen-based direct reduction plant, the company has said.

U.S. Government OKs Cleveland-Cliffs Acquisition

25 November 2020 - U.S. anti-trust regulators have cleared Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s planned acquisition of rival ArcelorMittal USA, the steelmaker said Wednesday.

LKAB Plans Generational Shift to H2 DRI Production

24 November 2020 - Swedish iron ore miner LKAB has unveiled a transformational plan to replace pellet production with hydrogen-reduced sponge iron, reflecting the European steel industry’s transition to a carbon-neutral future.

Coil Welding Equipment Maker Opens New R&D Lab

24 November 2020 - Ohio-based coil welder specialist Taylor-Winfield Technologies Inc. has opened a new laser joining research and development laboratory, the company reports.

Alacero: Recovering Steel Demand Pushes Production to Pre-Pandemic Levels

19 November 2020 - Latin American steel production returned to pre-pandemic levels in September, lifted by a recovery in steel consuming sectors, reports the Alacero, the Latin America Steel Association.

Engineering Firm Contracted for Tata Steel Carbon Capture Project

19 November 2020 - Tata Steel has awarded a pre-front-end engineering design contract to multi-national engineering and construction firm McDermott International Ltd. for its North Sea carbon capture project.

Big River Completes Arkansas Expansion

18 November 2020 - Big River Steel has successfully started up its new melt and cast equipment, marking the end to a project that doubles the steelmaker’s production capacity, the company announced on Wednesday.

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