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U. S. Steel Targets Keetac Mine for Upgrade

01 August 2022 - United States Steel Corporation posted a stand-out second quarter on Friday and announced that it had chosen its Keetac iron ore mine for a US$150 million investment. 

Algoma, USW Extend Labor Contract, Temporarily Avert Strike 

01 August 2022 - The United Steelworkers and Algoma Steel have agreed to a 15-day contract extension after resolving a key issue, temporarily averting a strike. 

SMA Welcomes Tenaris as Newest Member

28 July 2022 - The U.S. arm of pipe and tube maker Tenaris has joined the Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA), the company has announced. 

Partner Companies Unveil EAF Lime Injection System

28 July 2022 - Lime and bulk material handling specialists Storage & Transfer Technologies (STT) and Schenck Process are launching sales of a new injection system for electric arc furnace steel plants, the companies have announced. 

SMA Claims Major Decarbonization Advantage for EAF Steelmakers

26 July 2022 - U.S. electric arc furnace (EAF) steels have a carbon emissions intensity that is approximately 75% lower than steel made via the traditional blast furnace route used by many overseas producers, a new study concludes. 

U. S. Steel Sees Emissions Intensity Drop 

26 July 2022 - United States Steel Corporation reduced its greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 16% in 2021 and recycled 73% more scrap steel than in the previous year, the company states in its 2021 Sustainability Report. 

First Prime Coil Comes Off the Line at Upgraded Nucor Plant

26 July 2022 - Nucor Corp.’s upgraded Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky has produced its first prime coil, reports the equipment supplier on the project. 

SDI Sinton Shifts Into Production Mode 

25 July 2022 - Even as it begins executing on a US$1.9 billion plan to build an aluminum sheet mill in the southeast U.S., Steel Dynamics Inc. is ratcheting up operations at its Sinton, Texas, flat-rolled steel mill. 

ArcelorMittal Inks Exclusive Sheet Piling Marketing Agreement

25 July 2022 - Pipe and piling distributor JD Fields & Co. Inc. (JDF) has signed a long-term marketing agreement with ArcelorMittal, giving it sole distribution rights to the steelmaker’s sheet piling systems in North America. 

Stelco Q2 Shipments Appear Bright, but the Company Sees Clouds on the Horizon

25 July 2022 - Stelco expects its second-quarter shipments to increase more than 10% over the prior quarter, pushing up profits, but the company anticipates headwinds in the form of declining steel prices in the remaining half of the fiscal year. 

Cliffs: Pent-Up Auto Demand Is Increasing, and So Will Its Bottom Line

22 July 2022 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s second-quarter profits declined 24% as increased prices for natural gas, electricity, scrap and alloys as well as other one-time charges tamped down earnings. 

AIST Lends Support to Hydrogen Hub Development 

21 July 2022 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology is putting support behind development of a national hydrogen infrastructure, offering up its technical expertise to public-private partnerships that are looking to establish production and distribution hubs. 

Nucor Aims for Its Most Profitable Year Ever

21 July 2022 - The company today announced record quarterly consolidated net earnings of US$2.56 billion for the second quarter of 2022.

Steel Dynamics Reports Record Second Quarter

21 July 2022 - The steelmaker on Wednesday announced a record-breaking second quarter in terms of steel shipments, net sales and operating income.

SDI Announces US$2.2B Investment — In Aluminum

19 July 2022 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) on Tuesday said it will enter the flat-rolled aluminum market, announcing a US$2.2 billion plan to build a rolling mill and two separate recycled aluminum slab casting plants. 

EVRAZ North America Completes Testing on Hydrogen Transporting Steel

14 July 2022 - SMA Member Company EVRAZ North America announced this week it has successfully completed fracture toughness testing in a 100% gaseous hydrogen environment on its API 5L X65 Sour Service line pipe.

Tube Manufacturer Sets Up Shop at SDI Columbus

14 July 2022 - Altex Tube LLC is locating a new manufacturing plant on Steel Dynamics Inc.’s Columbus, Miss., USA, campus in a US$110 million investment.

Tenaris to Acquire Benteler Steel

11 July 2022 - Tenaris SA announced last week it would acquire U.S. seamless steel pipe producer Benteler Steel & Tube Manufacturing Corp. for US$460 million, according to the Reuters news service.

ArcelorMittal Finalizes HBI Plant Purchase

07 July 2022 - ArcelorMittal has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in a Texas hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant, the company reports. 

Danieli Details Rod, Bar Plant Modernization Project 

07 July 2022 - Rebar and wire rod producer Optimus Steel is set to bring on-line a new bar finishing line next year as it targets a 2024 completion to an ongoing rolling mill modernization, reports the equipment supplier on the project. 

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