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Algoma Steel Commences Plate Mill Upgrade

25 November 2019 - Danieli has been selected to overhaul the 166-inch wide plate mill at Canada’s Algoma Steel Inc., the equipment supplier has announced.

Faster Than a Speeding Bullet, Tesla's Cybertruck Is Also Impervious to Them, Thanks to Its Stainless Steel Construction

22 November 2019 - Ford Motor Co. rattled the steel industry back in 2014 when it debuted an aluminum-bodied version of the best-selling Ford F-150 pick-up. And now, it’s Tesla’s turn to shake up the automotive market with its electric Cybertruck, which was revealed Thursday.

North American Stainless Completes Steel Shop Upgrade

22 November 2019 - North American Stainless has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new torque retainer installed on the No. 1 AOD converter at its Ghent, Ky., USA, mill.

Unimacts Announces Expansion Into Mexico

22 November 2019 - Unimacts, a Boston, Mass.-based contract fabricator, has acquired a solar tracking components facility in Mexico.

Stelco Adding Merchant Pig Iron to Product Portfolio

18 November 2019 - Stelco plans to install a pig iron caster at its Lake Erie Works next year, giving it entry to the merchant pig business, the Canadian steelmaker has said.

Voith Opens Houston Workshop

15 November 2019 - Drives and transmissions supplier Voith recently marked the opening of a new 32,000-square-foot gearbox workshop in Houston, Texas, inviting customers and vendors in for a look during an open house.

U. S. Steel Targets Cut in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

13 November 2019 - United States Steel Corporation is committing itself to reducing its carbon dioxide emissions by 20% over the next decade, the company announced Wednesday.

ArcelorMittal to Idle Indiana Blast Furnace

13 November 2019 - ArcelorMittal has decided to put the No. 3 blast furnace at its Indiana Harbor works in Indiana on idle and await an improved market rather than undergo an expensive, near-term reline, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

Big River Strikes Up Supply Partnership With Solar Equipment Maker

13 November 2019 - Big River Steel has won a long-term agreement to supply a New Mexico-based solar panel tracking equipment manufacturer, the companies have jointly announced.

SMS group Lands Contract for One Very Large Caster

07 November 2019 - Nucor Corp.’s planned plate mill will be home to one of the world’s largest continuous casters, the company contracted to build the machine said on Thursday.

Nucor Steel Gallatin Processes First ‘Heat-to-Coat’ Coil

06 November 2019 - Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky has pickled and galvanized the first coil on its new galvanizing line, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

U. S. Steel Cements Stake in Big River Steel

06 November 2019 - United States Steel Corporation has finalized its 49.9% acquisition of Big River Steel, the company has announced.

Danieli Chosen to Outfit Nucor Plate Mill

30 October 2019 - Danieli has been awarded a US$330 million contract to equip Nucor Corp.’s greenfield plate mill in Kentucky, the equipment manufacturer announced Wednesday.

AK Steel, ArcelorMittal Resolve Patent Infringement Dispute

29 October 2019 - AK Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal are settling a nine-year-old patent infringement case focused on a type of advanced high-strength steel.

Fives Wins Equipment Order From Steel Dynamics

28 October 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has contracted Fives for a new high-efficiency skinpass mill to be installed at its GalvTech facility in Pittsburgh, Pa., USA.

EAFs May Dominate in the U.S., But They Can’t Yet Replace BFs, Says Iron Ore Executive

23 October 2019 - Fears that U.S. blast furnaces face imminent extinction are “totally unrealistic,” the top executive at iron ore miner Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. said Wednesday.

Nucor Wrapping Up Several Key Projects

23 October 2019 - Nucor Corp.’s new galvanizing line at its Kentucky sheet mill coated its first coil last month, one of several major capital projects nearing the finish line.

SSAB Americas Brings Aboard Noodle.ai

23 October 2019 - SSAB Americas is partnering with artificial intelligence and supercomputing specialist Noodle.ai to improve production processes at its U.S. operations.

U. S. Steel Idles Production Line at Minnesota Pellet Plant

22 October 2019 - United States Steel Corporation is idling a pellet line at its Minntac taconite plant in Mountain Iron, Minn., USA, on account of softening demand, reports The (Minneapolis, Minn.) Star Tribune newspaper.

Big River CEO: We Are Aggressively Ramping Up for a Second Mill

17 October 2019 - Big River Steel has created a development company that will handle the preliminary work related to the company’s proposed flat-rolled mill in Texas, chief executive Dave Stickler tells S&P Global Platts.

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