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U. S. Steel to Close Clairton Coke Oven Battery
29 January 2024 - United States Steel Corporation will permanently idle the No. 15 coke oven battery at its Clairton, Pa., USA, coke plant and invest US$19.5 million in upgrades to coke oven gas cleaning facilities as part of a proposed settlement over emissions incidents at the plant.
SDI Prepares to Start New Processing Lines
25 January 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has completed construction of its four new paint and galvanizing lines and expects to commission them sometime before the end of March, the company’s chief executive officer has said.
Degasser, Caster Improvements Slated for JSW Steel USA Mill
24 January 2024 - JSW Steel USA has contracted Primetals Technologies to build what will be North America’s largest twin-station vacuum tank degasser and to upgrade the slab caster at its Ohio mill.
Salzgitter Chooses SMS group for HSM Improvement
22 January 2024 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH is upgrading its hot strip mill with a comprehensive technology package from SMS group, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
Tata Steel Announces Plan to Replace U.K. BFs with EAFs
19 January 2024 - Tata Steel will close its two U.K. blast furnaces and replace them with electric arc furnaces as part of an effort to decarbonize its operations, the steelmaker announced Friday.
voestalpine Contracts Primetals Technologies for EAF Build
17 January 2024 - voestalpine has placed an order with Primetals Technologies for a 180-metric-ton electric arc furnace, the equipment manufacturer has announced.
Baosteel Mill Starts Energiron DRI Facility
17 January 2024 - China’s Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron & Steel gas fired up a new Energiron direct reduction plant, said to be the world’s largest reactor currently using hydrogen.
Report: Danieli, Metinvest Stepping In to ILVA Plant
17 January 2024 - Italian plant manufacturer Danieli and Ukraine’s Metinvest have reached an agreement with the Italian government to reboot the former ILVA plant in Tuscany, according to the Reuters news service.
ArcelorMittal Moves French Decarbonization Project Forward
15 January 2024 - ArcelorMittal is advancing early plans for a major decarbonization project at its Dunkirk steel works in France, moving it to the front-end engineering design stage, the company has said.
Report: U. S. Steel – Nippon Steel Deal Faces Scrutiny
11 January 2024 - Attorneys for United States Steel Corporation and Nippon Steel Corporation have been exchanging phone calls and emails as the Biden Administration prepares to review the planned acquisition of the American steelmaker, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
CMC Reports Progress on Arizona Mill Ramp-Up
09 January 2024 - U.S. long products maker CMC is ramping up its new Arizona micro-mill following its summer start-up and is reporting month-over-month production increases, according to the company’s chief executive officer.
SMS group Wins Contract for Dominican Republic Rebar Plant
08 January 2024 - SMS group has been contracted to build a 400,000-ton rebar mill in the Dominican Republic, the equipment manufacturer has said.
Salzgitter Announces Completion of Blast Furnace Reline
03 January 2024 - Germany’s Salzgitter has restarted its blast furnace following a 100-day reline and overhaul of the unit, the company has said.
POSCO Electrical Steel Plant Enters Service
03 January 2024 - POSCO has wrapped up the first phase of construction on a US$767 million non-oriented electrical steel plant, The Korea Times reports.
ArcelorMittal Commissions Demonstration Bio-Coal Plant
20 December 2023 - ArcelorMittal Belgium has commissioned a facility that converts waste wood into bio-coal for use in its Gent blast furnace, the company has announced.
Under New Ownership, HWI Expands Manufacturing Capacity
20 December 2023 - Refractories maker HWI is completing a slate of investments – and eying more in the year ahead, the company reports.
Danieli Contracted for Turkish Cold Rolled, Tinplate Complex
20 December 2023 - Danieli has won an order from the Turkish Habaş Group for a 900,000-metric-ton cold rolling and tinplating facility, the equipment manufacturer said Wednesday.
U. S. Steel Readies DR-Grade Pellet Plant for Production
15 December 2023 - United States Steel Corporation is expecting to produce the first batches of low-silica iron ore pellets at the first of the year, following a US$150 million upgrade at its Keetac facility in Minnesota.
KOCKS and LAP Announce Strategic Alliance
13 December 2023 - KOCKS Measure + Inspect GmbH & Co. KG and LAP Measurement Technology have agreed to collaborate on development and marketing of a laser-based measuring system, the companies have announced.
New Bar Processing Plant Is Up and Running, Gerdau Says
13 December 2023 - Gerdau has commissioned a new long steel heat treat facility in Midlothian, Texas, USA, the company has announced.
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