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

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Welcome Aboard, Robot: 1st Half Robot Sales Set North American Record   

30 August 2022 - Faced with a tight labor market and rising wages, North American companies bought more robots than ever in the first half of this year, according to the Reuters news service.

Nucor to Invest US$200M in South Carolina Mill 

30 August 2022 - Nucor Corp. is planning a US$200 million modernization of its Berkeley sheet and beam mill in South Carolina, the company said on Tuesday. 

Tata Steel Plans 750K-Ton Rebar Mill, DRI Plants 

29 August 2022 - Tata Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian state of Punjab to build a greenfield rebar mill and has contracted for the design of direct reduction plants in Europe. 

Refractories Maker Announces U.S. Plant Start-Up 

26 August 2022 - Refractories maker PRCO America Inc. has launched production at its new plant near Mayfield, Ky., USA, the company has announced. 

AM/NS Agrees to Buy Infrastructure Assets for US$2.5B

26 August 2022 - Joint venture AM/NS India is acquiring port and energy assets from Essar Group for US$2.4 billion, the companies said on Friday.

Salzgitter Signs Contract for EAF 

25 August 2022 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for the design, supply and installation of an electric arc furnace (EAF), marking the first such contract to be let as the steelmaker undertakes a transformational process route conversion. 

Danieli Lands Order for Replacement BOF in Brazil 

25 August 2022 - Gerdau has selected Danieli Corus to rebuild the No. 1 Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) its Ouro Branco integrated steel works in Brazil, the equipment supplier reports. 

Nucor Sheet Mill Construction to Begin this Fall 

23 August 2022 - Construction on Nucor Corp.’s West Virginia sheet mill is set to begin in October, kicking off a project that will take two years and employ more than 1,000 construction workers, reports the online WVNews.com. 

voestalpine Plans Upgrades to Galvanizing Lines

19 August 2022 - voestalpine is investing nearly EUR100 million to expand the galvanizing lines at its Linz, Austria, site, allowing for quality increases in zinc-coated and uncoated cold-rolled strip.

SMS group Contracted for Rolling Mill Build 

16 August 2022 - Spain’s Megasider Zaragoza S.A.U. has ordered a new merchant bar mill from SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced. 

BlueScope Steel Plants a Much Bigger Flag in the U.S. 

15 August 2022 - North Star BlueScope Steel has begun ramping up the addition to its Delta, Ohio, USA, plant after having produced the first prime coil in June, the company reports. 

Danieli Lands Order for Malaysian Slab Caster

12 August 2022 - Eastern Steel in Malaysia has contracted Danieli to build a new slab caster for its plant in Chukai, Terengganu, West Malaysia, Danieli has announced. 

Stelco Starts Co-Gen Plant, Posts Q2 Profits, Despite Business Headwinds 

11 August 2022 - Stelco started up a 65-megawatt co-generation plant at its Lake Erie Works in the second quarter, which proved profitable in spite of economic headwinds, company executives said on Thursday. 

Allied Mineral Cuts the Ribbon on Newest Manufacturing Facility

10 August 2022 - Refractories maker Allied Mineral Products recently opened its third manufacturing facility in China, the company reports.

Gerdau North America Expands Rail Offerings

05 August 2022 - Gerdau’s North American long steel division has closed its acquisition of a rail products manufacturing operation in Quebec, Canada, the company said Friday. 

Gerdau Plans Capacity Boost at Texas Mill

04 August 2022 - Gerdau SA will invest approximately US$54.7 million to expand the capacity of its Midlothian, Texas, USA, bar mill, the company said in its second-quarter earnings release.

voestalpine Embarks Upon Process Control System Update

03 August 2022 - voestalpine has upgraded the process control systems for the three converter lines at its LD3 steel plant in Linz, Austria, reports the technology supplier on the project. 

Nucor Adding Meltshop to Arizona Bar Mill 

03 August 2022 - Nucor Corp. will build a US$100 million meltshop at its Kingman, Ariz., USA, bar mill, the company said Wednesday morning. 

U. S. Steel Targets Keetac Mine for Upgrade

01 August 2022 - United States Steel Corporation posted a stand-out second quarter on Friday and announced that it had chosen its Keetac iron ore mine for a US$150 million investment. 

ArcelorMittal Acquiring 3M Metric Tons of Slabmaking Capacity in Brazil

28 July 2022 - ArcelorMittal is acquiring Brazilian slab producer Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP) for approximately US$2.2 billion, the steelmaker said on Thursday.