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News on the latest technological processes and equipment used in all stages of the steelmaking process.

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Primetals Technologies Completes LD Converter Upgrade 

18 July 2023 - Primetals Technologies has upgraded Salzgitter Flachstahl’s LD process optimization system, installing a new module that optimizes lime usage. 

Sarralle Lands Order for Hot Charging System 

17 July 2023 - Mill equipment manufacturer Sarralle has received an order for a hot charging system from a longs producer in Tennessee.

Fives to Equip Texas OCTG Mill 

12 July 2023 - South Korea’s Husteel has contracted equipment manufacturer Fives to outfit a US$122 million oil country tubular goods manufacturing facility being built in Texas. 

Blastr Green Steel Eyes U.K. Port for DR Pellet Plant

10 July 2023 - Startup Blastr Green Steel is considering a U.K. bulk terminal as the home of its planned 6-million-metric-ton direct reduction pellet plant. 

New Commercial Metals Mill Enters Start-Up Phase

06 July 2023 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) has started up its new Arizona micro-mill, which has produced its first rebar bundle.

KOCKS Bags Order From Chinese SBQ Mill 

06 July 2023 - Sizing mill specialist The KOCKS Group has received an order for a reducing and sizing block that is to be installed in a new special bar quality (SBQ) mill. 

Acquisition Expands Leeco Steel Processing Capabilities 

06 July 2023 - Steel plate distributor Leeco Steel has acquired a Texas processor that specializes in plasma and oxy-fuel cutting and machining.

Tata Steel Lays Plan for Indian EAF Mill 

05 July 2023 - Tata Steel is looking to establish a scrap-based long products mill in India as part of a longer-range plan to build domestic capacity in the country, according to reports. 

AM/NS India Selects ABB for Electrification of Advanced Cold Rolling Mill

28 June 2023 - ABB announced today it has been tapped to provide the electrification and automation systems for ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India’s (AM/NS India) advanced steel cold rolling mill in Hazira, GJ, India.

SMS group Tapped to Upgrade Spanish ERW Line

28 June 2023 - The equipment supplier has been contracted to modernize the forming section for Tuflesa electric resistance welding (ERW) line in Spain, SMS group has announced.

Vallourec, Evonik Sign MoU for CO2 Transport

27 June 2023 - Tubular solutions provider Vallourec and chemical firm Evonik Industries AG have inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop tubular transportation technologies for carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS).

Ekinciler to Build Solar Power Plant in Turkey

27 June 2023 - Turkish long products maker Ekinciler Demir Çelik is building a 27 MWe solar farm in Eskişehir, according to SteelRadar.

ANDRITZ to Outfit Open-Die Forge With Seven Car Bottom Furnaces

26 June 2023 - The international technology group announced it has received an order from Sheffield Forgemasters for seven new car bottom furnaces.

Outokumpu, thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe Collaborate on Decarbonizing the Automotive Industry

26 June 2023 - Stainless steel producer Outokumpu is collaborating with service center thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Europe and exhaust system manufacturer Boysen Group to unveil the world’s first “toward-zero” stainless steel to the automotive industry.

Carnegie Mellon University Receives US$3 Million Federal Grant

22 June 2023 - The U.S. Department of Energy awarded Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) a US$3 million grant to establish a program to advance decarbonization technology in the steel industry.

POSCO Selects Tenova for KRW600 Billion EAF Installation (Update)

21 June 2023 - South Korea’s POSCO has placed an order with Tenova for a Consteel electric arc furnace (EAF), a transformative project that will usher in a new era of steelmaking for the traditionally integrated producer, the equipment manufacturer has announced. 

Ternium Selects Pesquería, Mexico, for Slab Mill Build

21 June 2023 - Ternium will build its planned slab mill at its Pesquería, Nuevo León, facility in Mexico, the steelmaker has said.

University of Queensland Unveils Novel Sinter Technology to Lower Emissions

21 June 2023 - Researchers at the University of Queensland have developed a new type of sinter that requires 23% less coking coal.

ArcelorMittal Moves Forward on EAF Installation in Luxembourg

19 June 2023 - ArcelorMittal Luxembourg is greenlighting an EUR67 million investment in a replacement electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Belval mill. 

SMS group, Tata Steel to Demonstrate New BF Decarbonization Technology

15 June 2023 - SMS group and Tata Steel plan to jointly showcase new decarbonization technology designed for blast furnaces.