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Salzgitter Secures Government Support for Low-CO2 Process Conversion 

18 April 2023 - Salzgitter AG will receive EUR1 billion in federal and state support for its low-CO2 project, the German company said on Tuesday. 

Report: Nucor Looking to Break Ground on West Virginia Mill This Summer

18 April 2023 - Nucor is working to secure federal permits for its planned West Virginia sheet mill, but company officials said they are optimistic that the project will break ground this summer, according the (Huntington, W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch newspaper. 

Nucor Kicks Off Sheet Mill Expansion Project

17 April 2023 - Nucor Corp. has broken ground on a five-year, US$400 million expansion and modernization project at its Crawfordsville, Ind., USA, sheet mill, reports the (Crawfordsville, Ind.) Journal Review newspaper. 

BILSTEIN Group Signs Green Steel Supply Agreement

17 April 2023 - Cold-rolled strip maker BILSTEIN Group has signed a binding, seven-year supply agreement with startup H2 Green Steel for its low-CO2 steel. 

Borusan Mannesmann Looks to Expand OCTG Market Share Through U.S. Acquisition

13 April 2023 - U.S. large-diameter line pipe maker Berg Pipe has been sold to Turkey’s Borusan Mannesmann for US$162 million, according to an announcement Thursday. 

EVRAZ North America Announces H2 Line Pipe Qualification 

11 April 2023 - EVRAZ North America (ENA) has received qualification for a high-strength, high-frequency welded (HFW) line pipe designed for hydrogen transmission, the company has announced. 

The Systems Group Announces Order From Nucor Sheet Mill 

11 April 2023 - Nucor Corp. has placed an order with The Systems Group’s Systems Spray-Cooled unit for electric arc furnace (EAF) equipment at its planned West Virginia sheet mill. 

Primetals Technologies Receives Final OK on Mill Stand Upgrade

11 April 2023 - Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificate for upgrades it made to a mill stand Nordic plant. 

New CMC Micro-Mill Nears Start of Commissioning 

06 April 2023 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) is set to begin commissioning its new Arizona micro-mill later this spring and anticipates receiving a key environmental permit for its planned West Virginia mill in the coming months, according to chief executive Barbara R. Smith. 

Outokumpu Exits Stainless Long Steel Market

06 April 2023 - Finnish stainless producer Outokumpu is divesting the last of its long products business, selling its Degerfors and Storfors facilities in Sweden to stainless long steel specialist Cogne Acciai Speciali.

Danieli Lands Order for Vertical Bloom Caster

05 April 2023 - China First Heavy Industries (CFHI) has contracted Danieli to build a semi-continuous jumbo bloom caster, the equipment supplier reports. 

Primetals Technologies Tapped for Nucor Steel–Berkeley Galvanizing Line

29 March 2023 - Nucor Corp. has selected Primetals Technologies to supply a 500,000-ton-capacity galvanizing line at its sheet mill in Huger, S.C., USA, the equipment supplier announced today.

KOCKS Lands Orders From Two SBQ Mills 

28 March 2023 - Rolling and sizing specialist Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co. has received two separate orders for its reducing and sizing blocks from Chinese steelmakers, the equipment manufacturer has announced. 

Hatch, BHP Partner on Electric Smelting Furnace Project 

23 March 2023 - BHP will work with consulting engineer Hatch Ltd. to design a small, demonstration-scale electric smelting furnace (ESF) in Australia, the iron ore miner has said. 

Indian Steel Producer Contracts Danieli for Bar Mill Build  

23 March 2023 - Danieli has received an order for two high-speed rebar mills from India’s Rungta Group, the plant engineer has announced. 

voestalpine Board OKs EUR1.5 Billion EAF Installation 

22 March 2023 - voestalpine will proceed with a EUR1.5 billion investment in two electric arc furnaces (EAFs), with construction expected to start next year, the steelmaker said on Wednesday. 

Nucor Sheet Mill Complete Software Upgrade

21 March 2023 - Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky has implemented a new production planning and scheduling system from SMS group, the plant engineer has said. 

U. S. Steel Returns Idled Blast Furnace to Service

20 March 2023 - Improving demand and rising prices have prompted United States Steel Corporation to restart an idled blast furnace. 

thyssenkrupp Marks Construction Start on Electrical Steel Line

16 March 2023 - thyssenkrupp has laid the first foundation stones for a new annealing and insulating line at its Bochum plant in Germany, ceremonially kicking off construction of the EUR150 million project. 

ArcelorMittal Takes Ownership of Brazilian Slab Plant

15 March 2023 - ArcelorMittal has finalized its acquisition of Brazil’s Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP) for an enterprise value of approximately US$2.2 billion, the steelmaker has said.