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Pennsylvania Signs On to Hydrogen Hub Effort

17 May 2022 - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is backing an initiative that includes United States Steel Corporation to create a hydrogen hub in southwestern Pennsylvania.

Nucor Expands Construction Products Business Through US$3 Billion Acquisition

16 May 2022 - Nucor Corp. announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire residential and commercial overhead door maker C.H.I. Overhead Doors (C.H.I.) in a cash deal valued at US$3 billion.

SDI to Acquire Mexican Scrap Recycler

16 May 2022 - Steel Dynamics Inc. today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the equity interest of scrap metals recycling business ROCA ACERO S.A. de C.V. ("ROCA"), based in Monterrey, Mexico.

Nucor EVP to Retire, Prompting Leadership Changes

15 May 2022 - Nucor Corp. executive vice president MaryEmily Slate, whose career took her from a service center reception desk to the C-suite of the country’s largest steelmaker, will retire next month, the company has announced.

Rolling Mill Upgrades Slated for Tennessee Bar Plant

15 May 2022 - Gerdau Long Steel North America is planning US$67 million in improvements to its Jackson, Tenn., USA, mill, the company has announced.

AIST Gears Up for Record-Breaking AISTech

12 May 2022 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology’s annual conference and exposition, set to open next week in Pittsburgh, Pa., USA, has broken its record for largest exposition by square footage.

North Star BlueScope Steel Completes Expansion

11 May 2022 - The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for the expansion of the Delta, Ohio, USA, facility, which represents a US$700 million investment aimed at increasing its annual hot-rolled coil production by 850,000 tons.

U.S. Temporarily Suspends Section 232 Tariffs on Ukrainian Steel

10 May 2022 - Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced yesterday the U.S. will suspend Section 232 tariffs on Ukrainian steel for a period of one year.

Pacific Steel Taps Danieli for Hybrid Micro-Mill

06 May 2022 - The rebar fabricator awarded Danieli a contract for a 380,000-ton-per-year MIDA Hybrid mini-mill to be built in Mojave, Calif., USA.

World’s Largest ERW Tube Mill Opens in Arkansas

05 May 2022 - Atlas Tube, a division of Zekelman Industries, has cut the ribbon on its new US$150 million electric resistance welded (ERW) tube mill in Blytheville, Ark., USA, bringing on-line what it says is the largest continuous ERW tube mill in the world.

Turkish Stainless Producer Sets Metallurgical Records

04 May 2022 - A Primetals Technologies-built vacuum oxygen decarburization (VOD) plant in Turkey has set two new world records, producing the largest heat and the achieving the lowest carbon content for such a plant.

Cleveland-Cliffs, NYSE Mark 175 Years in Business

04 May 2022 - In celebration of its 175th anniversary, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. chairman and chief executive Lourenco Goncalves and other company executives rang the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) closing bell on Tuesday.

ArcelorMittal Contrecoeur Tests Green Hydrogen to Produce DRI

03 May 2022 - ArcelorMittal announced that it has successfully tested a partial replacement of natural gas with green hydrogen in the production of direct reduced iron (DRI) at its steel plant in Contrecoeur, Que., Canada, according to Bloomberg.

Tenova Wins Order for New EAF for Tosyali Algeria

03 May 2022 - The company announced yesterday it has been awarded a contract to supply a second new electric arc furnace (EAF) at Tosyali Bethioua in Algeria.

U. S. Steel Sees NGO Line Start in 2023, Record Q1 Results

02 May 2022 - United States Steel Corporation’s planned electrical steel line is on schedule and already is generating interest among customers, chief executive David Burritt has said.

The Systems Group to Expand Arkansas Facility

02 May 2022 - The company announced today it is expanding its main fabrication and machine shop in El Dorado, Ark., USA, a move that will add 60 new employees at the facility.

Cleveland-Cliffs Reports First-Quarter Earnings Results

25 April 2022 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. on Friday reported first-quarter 2022 net income of US$1.50 per diluted share, up from US$0.07 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2021.

Nucor and University of Kentucky Awarded DOE Grant for Carbon Capture Pilot Study

22 April 2022 - The steelmaker announced Friday that it has received a U.S. Department of Energy grant in partnership with the University of Kentucky to install and pilot a new carbon emissions capture system at Nucor Steel Gallatin in Kentucky.

Nucor Contracts Fives for Galvanizing Lines at New Sheet Mill

22 April 2022 - Fives has been tapped by Nucor Corp. to supply both a vertical and horizontal galvanizing line at its greenfield West Virginia sheet mill, each with a capacity of 500,000 tons per year.

POSCO Breaks Ground on Electrical Steel Mill

22 April 2022 - The South Korean steelmaker broke ground today on a 1 trillion won (US$805 million) steel plant in the southwestern port of Gwangyang, according to The Korea Times.

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