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Tenova Pomini Sells Three More Roll Grinders Into Vietnam 

29 June 2020 - Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Group has commissioned three new roll grinders at its new Dung Quất flat-rolled mill in Quảng Ngãi Province, according to Tenova Pomini, which supplied the equipment. 

This Digital Duo is Punching Up Severstal’s Pickling Production   

29 June 2020 - Severstal believes that two digital tools developed in-house could tease an additional 80,000 metric tons of production out of one of its continuous pickling lines, the company reports. 

Thai Strip Mill Signs for New Downcoiler Reel

29 June 2020 - Sahaviriya Steel Industries has contracted Danieli Service to replace a downcoiler reel in service at the Thai steelmaker’s hot-strip mill located in Bang Saphan. 

ArcelorMittal Lays Out European Climate Action Plan

26 June 2020 - ArcelorMittal Europe intends to become carbon neutral in the next 30 years by transitioning to a direct-reduction based production route and by investing in technology and equipment to store or recycle its carbon output. 

Fives Receives Cold Mill Order

26 June 2020 - POSCO has awarded a contract to Fives to build a cold rolling mill that will process the steelmaker’s advanced, ultrahigh-strength GIGA brand steel. 

Salzgitter Takes Next Step in Hydrogen Project

24 June 2020 - Salzgitter and industrial partners Rhenus and Uniper will explore the feasibility of building a direct reduced iron plant and associated hydrogen electrolysis plant at a deepwater port in northern Germany, the company announced Wednesday.

Forgings Maker Switches on New High-Speed Press

24 June 2020 - Gustav Grimm Edelstahlwerk GmbH & CO. KG, a German high-alloy forgings specialist, has put a new high-speed press from SMS group into service. 

Tenova, ORI Martin Partner Up on Smart Factory Project

23 June 2020 - Italian special steel producer ORI Martin is collaborating with Tenova on a project to transform the steelmaker’s Brescia plant into a smart factory. 

IAC Secures Ancillary Equipment Order From New SDI Mill 

18 June 2020 - Kansas-based Industrial Accessories Co. (IAC) recently was awarded contracts to install certain ancillary components of Steel Dynamics Inc.’s new flat-rolled mill in Texas. 

Refractories Manufacturer to Open Kentucky Plant

17 June 2020 - The North American subsidiary of Chinese refractories maker PRCO is setting up its first U.S. plant and could begin production by the end of the year, according to an announcement from Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear.

Flat-Rolled Demand Is Beginning to Improve, U. S. Steel Says

17 June 2020 - United States Steel Corporation expects to report a second-quarter loss, but said it believes the quarter will mark the bottom of this year’s COVID-19 downturn.  

Big River Steel Announces Partnership With Koch Metallics

17 June 2020 - Big River Steel has signed an agreement that will make a Koch family business the steelmaker’s exclusive metallics procurement agent. 

Primetals Technologies Adds Three New Users of Caster Software

17 June 2020 - Primetals Technologies has sold its third subscription license for its continuous casting process optimization software in recent months, the company reports. 

Report: JSW Steel Putting Ohio EAF Back Into Service 

16 June 2020 - JSW Steel is restarting its Mingo Junction hot rolling mill and electric arc furnace this week following a shutdown that began in mid-April, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts. 

Morgoil Bearings Moves to New Home

15 June 2020 - Primetals Technologies has moved its Morgoil Bearings business from its long-standing home in Massachusetts to a 300,00-square-foot facility in Warren, Ohio, USA, the company has announced. 

MMK Mill Breaks Monthly Production Record 

15 June 2020 - A PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works sheet mill rolled more than 500,000 metric tons in May and set a new company record in the process. 

Analyst: EAFs Likely to Gain Global Market Share

12 June 2020 - Electric arc furnaces (EAFs) could account for slightly for more than one-third of market share by 2040 as steelmakers come under increasing pressure to reduce carbon emissions, reports Kallanish Steel. 

Report: U. S. Steel Restarts Idled Furnace

11 June 2020 - United States Steel Corporation has put the No. 1 blast furnace at its Mon Valley Works back into service, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus Media. 

Gerdau, Robotics Specialist Form Strategic Partnership 

10 June 2020 - Building on a five-year relationship, Gerdau has struck up a strategic partnership with Italian robotics specialist Polytec Robotics to develop new products and solutions.

thyssenkrupp Teams With Electricity Producer on Hydrogen Development

10 June 2020 - thyssenkrupp has agreed to work with electricity generator RWE Generation on developing hydrogen infrastructure as the steelmaker looks to convert a blast furnace to hydrogen in 2022.