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ArcelorMittal Completes Vallourec Transaction
07 August 2024 - ArcelorMittal has finalized its acquisition of a EUR955 million stake in tubemaker Vallourec.
Primetals Technologies Sells Its 100th Electrode Control System
06 August 2024 - Primetals Technologies recently celebrated the 100th installation of its Melt Expert electrode control system, the company reports.
Danieli Lands Order for Reheat Furnace Upgrade
06 August 2024 - North Macedonia’s Makstil AD has contracted Danieli to revamp a plate mill reheat furnace, Danieli has announced.
Shagang Group Starts Three New Castrip Lines
31 July 2024 - China’s Shagang Group has issued final acceptance certificates on two new Castrip lines and in June started up a third, according to project contractor Primetals Technologies.
Tata Steel U.K. Expects September Shutdown of Second BF
31 July 2024 - Tata Steel is on pace to close the second of two blast furnaces at its Port Talbot Works in the U.K. by this September, the company said in its fiscal 2025 first-quarter earnings statement.
Australia's Iron Ore Miners Need a Plan
30 July 2024 - Iron ore is Australia’s most exported commodity. But with demand from China looking to be on the decline and with new iron ore capacity set to come on-line in other parts of the world, the Australian industry should take time to reevaluate its strategy, according to a report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
ABB Tapped for SDI Heartland Substation Improvements
29 July 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) recently contracted to ABB to modernize an 18-breaker substation serving the steelmaker’s Heartland facility in Terre Haute, Ind., USA.
ABB Tapped for SDI Heartland Substation Improvements
29 July 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) recently contracted to ABB to modernize an 18-breaker substation serving the steelmaker’s Heartland facility in Terre Haute, Ind., USA.
Zekelman Industries to Expand Alabama Facilities
23 July 2024 - Pipe and tube producer Zekelman Industries is investing more than US$6 million in operations in Jefferson County, Ala., USA.
INTECO Announces Start of New Mini-Mill
22 July 2024 - Taiwanese specialty alloys maker Gloria Materials Technology Corp. has run the first heat in a new mini-mill supplied by INTECO.
Danieli Service to Upgrade Italian Bloom Caster
22 July 2024 - The U.S. government should take further steps to stop transshipments of steel through Mexico, the chief executive officers of two of the country’s top steel producers said this week, according to the Bloomberg news service.
SSAB Greenlights Plan to Build EAF Mill
11 April 2024 - SSAB’s board of directors have given the go-ahead on construction of a EUR4.5 billion EAF mini-mill in Luleå, Sweden.
Iron Startup Electra Commissions Colorado Pilot Plant
09 April 2024 - Alternative ironmaking startup Electra is commissioning a pilot plant in Boulder, Colo., to demonstrate its electricity-based process, the company has said.
Midrex Names K.C. Woody as Chief Executive Officer
04 April 2024 - Midrex president K.C. Woody has been promoted to chief executive officer following the retirement of longtime Midrex executive Stephen Montague, the company has announced.
Service Center Starts Red Bud-Built Stretcher-Leveler
03 April 2024 - Flat-rolled service center Taylor Steel Inc. recently installed a Red Bud Industries stretcher-leveler at its Stoney Creek, Ont., Canada, location, the equipment supplier reports.
Primetals Technologies Contracted for Cold Mill Upgrade
27 March 2024 - SSAB has issued the final acceptance certificate on an improvement to its 4-stand tandem cold mill in Hämeenlinna, Finland, and is ready to begin the final phases of the project, according to project contractor Primetals Technologies.
Steel Producer Issues Call for Green Hydrogen
27 March 2024 - Stahl-Holding-Saar (SHS), which owns steel producers Dillinger and Saarstahl, is seeking bids for renewable hydrogen to be used in a planned direct reduction plant at its Dillinger steel mill, according the online publication Hydrogen Insight.
U.S. DRI Projects Receive Federal Support
25 March 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., SSAB and Vale will share up to US$1.4 billion in federal funding supporting several proposed decarbonization projects.
Pacific Steel Receives OK on Planned Rebar Mill
21 March 2024 - Pacific Steel Group has won local permitting approval for its planned rebar micro-mill in California, reports The Bakersfield Californian newspaper.
Turkish Wire Rod Mill Issues Final Acceptance Certificate on Modernization Project
21 March 2024 - Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificate for a wire rod mill modernization project at Kaptan Demir Çelik in Marmara Ereğlisi, Turkey, the company has announced.
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