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Local Planners OK Commercial Metals Mill Development

21 April 2021 - Commercial Metals Company’s planned micro-mill has cleared a local development hurdle, receiving approval from the Mesa, Ariz., city council and the planning and zoning board, reports The Mesa (Arizona) Tribune. 

Recycled Zinc Alloy Clears Product Trials     

21 April 2021 - Mill byproducts recycler American Zinc Recycling (AZR) has successfully trialed a zinc alloy suitable for use in continuous galvanizing lines, the company reports. 

Gerdau Plans SBQ Investments in Brazil 

19 April 2021 - Gerdau SA will invest approximately BRL1 billion (approximately US$180 million) in its Brazilian special steel operations, the company announced on Monday. 

Tenaris to Resume Production at Steel Shop, Pipe Mill

19 April 2021 - Tenaris is nearing completion of improvements to its Koppel, Pa., USA, steel shop and is planning to soon restart operations there and at its Ambridge, Pa., seamless pipe mill. 

Berry Metal Marks Milestone Anniversary

19 April 2021 - Furnace equipment specialist Berry Metal Co. recently celebrated its 70th anniversary of operation. 

SDI to Build Four New Paint, Galvanizing Lines

15 April 2021 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) on Thursday revealed plans to build four new flat-rolled coating lines in the U.S., representing an investment of at least US$400 million. 

Nucor EVP Announces June Retirement 

15 April 2021 - Nucor executive vice president Raymond S. Napolitan Jr. has announced he will step down in June, concluding a 25-year career with the steelmaker. 

Algerian Greenfield Mill Starts Up DRI Unit 

15 April 2021 - Algerian Qatari Steel (AQS) has started up a new 2.5-million-metric-ton direct reduction (DR) plant at its greenfield mill in Algeria, capping a project that is more than seven years in the making. 

KOCKS Bags Order for Rolling Mill Upgrade

12 April 2021 - India’s Arjas Steel Private Ltd. has ordered a Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG reducing and sizing block for its special bar quality (SBQ) mill in Tadipatri. 

Nucor, SMS group Ink Maintenance Agreement for New Caster

08 April 2021 - Nucor Corp. has signed SMS group to a multi-year maintenance contract for the new slab caster being installed at its new Kentucky plate mill, the equipment manufacturer has announced. 

Primetals Technologies to Equip Tosyali Plant With Second EAF

08 April 2021 - Turkish steel producer Tosyali Demir Celik Sanayi A.S. has placed a follow-on order with Primetals Technologies for a new electric arc furnace and has asked for additional capacity on a recently ordered continuous caster, the equipment manufacturer has announced. 

SMS group Receives Final Acceptance for New HSM 

08 April 2021 - China’s HBIS Laoting Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., recently started up an SMS group–built hot strip mill and has pushed it up to full production, the equipment manufacturer has said. 

NLMK Hopes for 2022 Launch of New Metallic Coated Steel

07 April 2021 - NLMK Group and the Russian Academy of Sciences have begun testing a new zinc-aluminum-magnesium coating for cold-rolled products, the steelmaker has said. 

Solaronics Expands Product Offerings Through Acquisition

06 April 2021 - Industrial heating and drying systems specialist Solaronics SAS has acquired gas burner and combustion systems maker Selas Heat Technology for an undisclosed amount, according to an announcement. 

Mill Contractor Takes On Expanded Role at JSW Steel Facility

06 April 2021 - Harsco Corp.’s environmental division has renewed a multi-year mill services contract with JSW Steel’s Dolvi Works in Maharashtra, India. 

Danieli-Built Strip Processing Plant Opens

05 April 2021 - An Uzbekistani cold rolling and coating facility has been put into service, according to the plant’s technology provider. 

Varsteel Completes CTL Line Install

05 April 2021 - Saskatchewan, Canada, service center Varsteel Ltd. recently installed a new heavy-gauge cut-to-length line and stretcher leveler from Red Bud Industries, according to the equipment manufacturer. 

Report: EVRAZ Preparing to Restart Colorado Tubular Mill 

01 April 2021 - EVRAZ North America plans to restart its seamless tube mill in Colorado later this month, reports local news station KRDO-TV.

Primetals Technologies Receives Order for RH Degasser, Caster

30 March 2021 - Primetals Technologies has won a key equipment contract from ArcelorMittal’s joint-venture re-rolling mill in Alabama. 

Egyptian Mill’s Furnace Upgrade Yields Big Fuel Savings 

29 March 2021 - Danieli recently completed upgrades to a reheat furnace at Egypt’s El Masria Steel, the equipment manufacturer has said.