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voestalpine Upgrading Annealing Line Automation

17 November 2020 - voestalpine has contracted Primetals Technologies to modernize a continuous annealing line’s basic automation system, the company has announced.

Danieli Wins Order for Turkish Wire Rod Mill, Caster Automation

17 November 2020 - Danieli has landed an order for a wire rod mill and for a slab caster electrical and automation system from Turkish steel producer Habaş Sınai ve Tibbi Gazlar İstihsal Endüstrisi.

SMS Group Receives Regional Economic Development Honor

17 November 2020 - SMS group has received a special recognition from the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia for its ongoing efforts in leading the region’s economic transition to the future.

Nucor Enters Solar Power Agreement

16 November 2020 - Nucor Corp. has signed a virtual power purchase agreement for 250 megawatts’ worth of solar energy produced in Texas, the steelmaker has announced.

Sands Supplier Names New CEO

16 November 2020 - Furnace and ladle sands supplier Prince International Corp. has appointed D. Michael Wilson as chief executive of the Texas-based company.

Salzgitter Adds Green Steel to Product Lineup

13 November 2020 - Salzgitter AG has begun producing low-CO2 slabs, allowing the steelmaker to offer a green strip steel to customers.

Tata Steel Europe, SSAB Open Talks on Ijmuiden Acquisition

13 November 2020 - Tata Steel Europe is splitting its U.K. and Netherlands operations into two units as it begins to negotiate a potential sale of the Netherlands business to SSAB.

Nucor Exits Italian Joint Venture

13 November 2020 - Nucor Corp. is divesting its stake in its Italian beam joint venture to partner Duferco, Duferco has announced.

Quicklime Supplier Plans Tennessee Distribution Facility

12 November 2020 - Belgium-based lime and limestone supplier Lhoist Group will build a new dolomitic quicklime distribution facility in southwestern Tennessee, the company has announced.

Stelco Nears Completion of Pig Iron Caster

12 November 2020 - Stelco Inc. expects to commission its new pig iron caster by the end of this year, company executives said Thursday.

WorldAutoSteel Program Hopes to Promote New Steels in Electric, Self-Driving Vehicles

12 November 2020 - The World Steel Association’s automotive unit is launching a new vehicle engineering program to demonstrate the benefits of steel to the global mobility-as-a-service sector.

German Steelmaker Issues Final Acceptance on New BOF Manipulators

12 November 2020 - Primetals Technologies has received final acceptance certificates for two new semi-automatic manipulators recently installed at a German steel plant.

British Steel, University of Sheffield Embark on Rail R&D Partnership

12 November 2020 - To enhance its range of rail products, long products maker British Steel is entering into a multi-million-pound research and development program with engineers at the University of Sheffield.

AIC Completes Tying Machine Install

12 November 2020 - Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has installed two new bar tying machines at Alfa Acciai Group’s Acciaierie di Sicilia facility, the company reports.

Nucor Plate Mill Equipment Soon to Set Sail

10 November 2020 - Danieli expects to begin shipping the first pieces of equipment to Nucor Corp.’s planned US$1.7 billion plate mill by the end of the month, the equipment supplier has said.

Germany, thyssenkrupp Discuss Rescue Plan

10 November 2020 - thyssenkrupp is negotiating a rescue package with the German government said to be worth EUR5 billion, according to the Bloomberg news service.

Chinese Strip Mill Enters Service

10 November 2020 - China’s HBIS Laoting Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has successfully started up a new SMS group-built strip mill, according to the equipment supplier.

Texas Port Sees Bigger Slabs, and More of Them, in the Future

10 November 2020 - Ternium's multi-billion-dollar expansion of its Nuevo Leon, Mexico, facility is driving an expansion of capabilities at the Port of Brownsville in Texas, according to the Brownsville (Texas) Herald newspaper.

Steelmakers Team Up on Hyperloop Research & Development

10 November 2020 - Tata Steel Europe and POSCO have agreed to work together on developing steels and steel tubes for hyperloop transportation systems, the companies have announced.

ArcelorMittal Mining Promotes COO to Top Spot

10 November 2020 - ArcelorMittal Mining Canada G.P. has promoted general manager and chief operating officer Mapi Mobwano, naming him as president and chief executive.

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