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

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JSW Steel Orders Grinding, Inspection Facility

27 June 2022 - Danieli has bagged an order from JSW Steel for a new slab grinding and inspection facility, which will be installed at the steelmaker’s Dolvi plant in Maharashtra, India. 

CMC Upgrades Electrical Supply to Ladle Furnace

22 June 2022 - Commercial Metals Company has replaced the ladle furnace transformer at its Mesa, Ariz., USA, micro-mill, swapping it out for a Danieli-built digital power feeder. 

McKinsey: European Steelmakers Might Have to Re-Examine DRI Investments

21 June 2022 - European steelmakers who have natural-gas-fired direct reduction plants in their decarbonization plans might have to rethink those investments due to the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a new report. 

Primetals Technologies Lands Order for Converter Relining Machine

21 June 2022 - Brazil’s Companhia Siderúrgica do Pecém (CSP) has ordered a relining machine from Primetals Technologies for its Pecém mill, the equipment supplier reports. 

Canadian Steelmaker Starts Transformational EAF Conversion 

20 June 2022 - Integrated steelmaker Algoma said work on its CA$700 million electric arc furnace conversion is underway and so far proceeding according to plan. 

Danieli Wraps Up HDGL Upgrade in Italy

15 June 2022 - Danieli Centro Combustion has completed upgrades to a hot-dip galvanizing line operated by Marcegaglia, the equipment supplier reports. 

POSCO Restarts Rebuilt Blast Furnace

13 June 2022 - POSCO has blown in the refurbished No. 4 blast furnace at its Gwangyang Works, according to reports. 

JSW Steel Starts Slag Recycling Plant 

13 June 2022 - JSW Steel’s Vijayanagar Works has inaugurated a slag-based sand-making plant capable of producing 300,000 metric tons annually, reports The Hindu newspaper in India. 

Danieli: Aperam Mill Slated for Improvements

10 June 2022 - Danieli has been contracted to revamp an Aperam Steckel mill in Brazil, the equipment supplier has said. 

Vale Creates Sustainable Mining Venture Capital Fund

10 June 2022 - Iron ore miner Vale has established a US$100 million venture capital fund that meant to support development of startups working on sustainable mining and metals technologies. 

AM/NS India Selects Primetals Technologies for Tandem Mill Build 

09 June 2022 - Primetals Technologies has landed an order for a pickling line and tandem cold mill for a joint-venture mill in India. 

Vallourec Mill Selects Smart Steel Software for Temp Control Upgrade

07 June 2022 - Seamless pipemaker Vallourec Soluções Tubulares do Brasil has selected Smart Steel Technologies’ software to help optimize the mill’s steelmaking process, the supplier reports.

ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel Adding Processing Capabilities to JV Mill 

01 June 2022 - Joint-venture partners Nippon Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal are investing US$1.1 billion in an Indian steel works as they target value-added production, reports Nikkei Asia.

Danieli Lands Order for Hot Mill Spindles

31 May 2022 - Danieli has received an order from thyssenkrupp for a set of heavy-duty slipper spindles for a hot strip mill in Duisburg, Germany.

U. S. Steel Kicks Off Pig Iron Caster Build

27 May 2022 - United States Steel Corporation has ceremonially marked the start of construction on a pig iron caster at its Gary Works.

Brazilian BF Slated for Upgrade

25 May 2022 - Latin American steelmaker Ternium is planning to refurbish a blast furnace at its Rio de Janeiro facility in Brazil, reports the Reuters news service. 

Primetals Technologies Receives FAC on New Caster Optimization System

25 May 2022 - U.S. and German steel producers have issued the final acceptance certificates for a subscription-based casting optimization system created by Primetals Technologies. 

Danieli Casts 1,200-mm Round Blooms at YongGang

18 May 2022 - In a press release yesterday, Danieli announced it had commissioned what it called the “largest round section in the world” on a 18-m radius curved conticaster at China’s YongGang.

Kobe Steel Unveils Low-CO₂ Blast Furnace Steel

17 May 2022 - Japan's Kobe Steel is launching a branded line of steel with significantly reduced carbon emissions, the company announced today.

SDI to Acquire Mexican Scrap Recycler

16 May 2022 - Steel Dynamics Inc. today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the equity interest of scrap metals recycling business ROCA ACERO S.A. de C.V. ("ROCA"), based in Monterrey, Mexico.