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Ontario Mill Plans Major Meltshop Investment
08 December 2020 - Italian stainless and specialty alloys producer Acciaierie Valbruna S.p.A. has contracted Tenova to replace an aging electric arc furnace at its Welland, Ont., Canada, facility.
U. S. Steel Pulls the Trigger on Big River Option
08 December 2020 - United States Steel Corporation has called its option to acquire the remaining stake in Big River Steel for approximately US$774 million in cash, the steelmaker announced Tuesday.
Here's What Allowed Big River to Successfully Commission Its Bigger Mill
07 December 2020 - That Big River Steel commissioned its expanded Arkansas plant ahead of schedule — and in the midst of a pandemic — can be attributed to one key factor: teamwork.
ANDRITZ Receives Order for Sheet Processing Equipment
07 December 2020 - Chinese flat and long steel producer Guangxi Shenglong Metallurgical Co. Ltd. has ordered a cut-to-length line and leveler from ANDRITZ, the technology supplier has said.
AIC Looks to Enhance Customer Service Through New Partnership
07 December 2020 - Industrial automation systems specialist Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has struck up a partnership with a European maker of instrumentation and control technology for the iron and steel industry.
ATI Plans Stop to Standard Stainless Sheet Production
03 December 2020 - Stainless steel and specialty alloys producer Allegheny Technologies Inc. (ATI) is exiting the standard stainless sheet business and will redeploy capital to focus on high-value products primarily for the aerospace and defense sectors.
Gerdau Finalizes Rebar Mill Acquisition
03 December 2020 - Gerdau SA has completed its US$110.8 million acquisition of a long products mill in northeastern Brazil.
U. S. Steel to Restart Gary No. 4 BF
02 December 2020 - With steel demand continuing to rebound, United States Steel Corporation will restart an Indiana blast furnace next week, reports the The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.
POSCO Signs SMS group for Coke Plant Build
02 December 2020 - POSCO has contracted SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth to build a new coke plant and associated gas treatment plant.
thyssenkrupp Cracks Open the Books for LIBERTY Steel Group
02 December 2020 - thyssenkrupp has agreed to open its books to LIBERTY Steel Group, which has expressed an interest in acquiring the German technology company’s steel unit, reports the Reuters news service.
Italian Steel Company Contracts SMS group for Beam Mill
01 December 2020 - Duferco has contracted SMS group to build a new EUR180 million beam mill for its San Zeno Naviglio steel plant in Brescia, Duferco has announced.
Primetals Technologies Wraps Up Continuous Caster Upgrade
01 December 2020 - Primetals Technologies has completed a software upgrade to an Outokumpu caster in Finland, the company reports.
Two Mills Sign Up for Danieli Spare Parts Service
01 December 2020 - LIBERTY Steel Group’s Galati plant in Romania and Marcegaglia San Giorgio di Nogaro plant in Italy have signed three-year spare parts contracts with Danieli Service.
HBIS to Build H2-Based DRI Plant
25 November 2020 - China’s HBIS Group has contracted Tenova to build a hydrogen-based direct reduction plant, the company has said.
U.S. Government OKs Cleveland-Cliffs Acquisition
25 November 2020 - U.S. anti-trust regulators have cleared Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s planned acquisition of rival ArcelorMittal USA, the steelmaker said Wednesday.
LKAB Plans Generational Shift to H2 DRI Production
24 November 2020 - Swedish iron ore miner LKAB has unveiled a transformational plan to replace pellet production with hydrogen-reduced sponge iron, reflecting the European steel industry’s transition to a carbon-neutral future.
Coil Welding Equipment Maker Opens New R&D Lab
24 November 2020 - Ohio-based coil welder specialist Taylor-Winfield Technologies Inc. has opened a new laser joining research and development laboratory, the company reports.
Big River Completes Arkansas Expansion
18 November 2020 - Big River Steel has successfully started up its new melt and cast equipment, marking the end to a project that doubles the steelmaker’s production capacity, the company announced on Wednesday.
voestalpine Upgrading Annealing Line Automation
17 November 2020 - voestalpine has contracted Primetals Technologies to modernize a continuous annealing line’s basic automation system, the company has announced.
Danieli Wins Order for Turkish Wire Rod Mill, Caster Automation
17 November 2020 - Danieli has landed an order for a wire rod mill and for a slab caster electrical and automation system from Turkish steel producer Habaş Sınai ve Tibbi Gazlar İstihsal Endüstrisi.
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