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ANDRITZ to Build Cold Mill for ArcelorMittal France 

07 September 2023 - ArcelorMittal France has placed an order with ANDRITZ for a reversible 6-high cold mill to produce light-gauge, non-oriented electrical steels, the equipment manufacturer has announced. 

Danieli Receives Order for Brazilian Cold Mill

05 September 2023 - German cold-rolled strip producer Waelzholz has contracted Danieli to build a 4-high reversing mill for a facility in Brazil.

CELSA Creditors Win Control of Company

05 September 2023 - Creditors of Spanish long products maker CELSA Group will take control of the company after a judge approved a multi-billion-euro restructuring plan. 

Primetals Technologies Receives Order for Two LD Converters

30 August 2023 - ArcelorMittal’s Brazilian unit has placed an order with Primetals Technologies for two basic oxygen furnaces and gas cleaning equipment, according to the equipment supplier. 

Cleveland-Cliffs Reaches Tentative Labor Agreement With Minnesota Iron Ore Miners

30 August 2023 - Newly unionized workers at Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s Northshore taconite operation in Minnesota have reached a tentative labor agreement with the steelmaker. 

Mill Steel Announces New Location, Expands Existing Facility   

29 August 2023 - Michigan-based flat-rolled distributor Mill Steel Co. is establishing a new location in Mansfield, Ohio, USA, in support of its entrance into the flat-rolled stainless and aluminum markets and concurrently investing US$18 million in its Detroit, Mich., facility. 

Nucor Celebrates Start of Work on Third Micro-Mill 

28 August 2023 - Nucor Corp. broke ground Friday on its planned rebar micro-mill in Lexington, N.C., USA, marking the start of work on what will be its third such facility. 

Blastr Green Steel Makes Headway on Proposed Nordic DRI-EAF Facility 

28 August 2023 - A European start-up steel producer hopes to name an engineering partner and equipment suppliers sometime in the next few months and is laying the procedural groundwork for its environmental impact assessment, the company reports.  

JSW Steel Hoping to Buy Into Canadian Met Coal Operation 

25 August 2023 - JSW Steel is looking to acquire a 20% to 40% stake in a Canadian miner’s metallurgical coal business, reports the Bloomberg news service. 

Dave Stickler, Koch Minerals & Trading Partner on Startup Rebar Mill 

24 August 2023 - Koch Minerals & Trading is contributing to the US$700 million debt and equity financing that is supporting the planned Hybar LLC rebar mill in Arkansas, the company has said. 

Tata Steel to Expand Hot Blast Systems at Three BFs

24 August 2023 - Tata Steel has contracted Danieli Corus to add stoves to the hot blast systems serving three of its furnaces in India. 

Esmark Ends Effort to Acquire U. S. Steel 

23 August 2023 - Esmark Inc., the Pennsylvania-based steel processor and distributor that had put down a US$7.8 billion cash offer for United States Steel Corporation, has bowed out of the sales process. 

Fives Wins Ternium Galvanizing Line Order 

23 August 2023 - Ternium has contracted Fives to build a 600,000-metric-ton galvanizing line for its Pesquería, Mexico, flat-rolled facility, the equipment manufacturer has announced. 

BlueScope to Proceed With Australian BF Reline

22 August 2023 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel Ltd. will invest AU$1.15 billion to reline a blast furnace at its Port Kembla Steelworks, a move that it says will “secure our immediate future while enabling a transition to lower-emissions steelmaking as soon as it is commercially feasible.”

U.S. Commerce Department Sets Anti-Dumping Duties on Tin Mill Products 

22 August 2023 - Tin mill products from China, Canada and Germany are facing preliminary anti-dumping duties as high as 122% under a U.S. Commerce Department ruling. 

Primetals Technologies Receives Order for Rolling Mill Upgrade 

22 August 2023 - Primetals Technologies has been contracted to upgrade a pickling line and tandem cold mill at a Taiwanese mill, the company reports. 

Salzgitter Commences Reline of Blast Furnace

21 August 2023 - The company announced it has commenced its 100-day, EUR100 million reline of its Blast Furnace A.

AM/NS India Orders Slab Inspection and Conditioning Plant From Danieli

21 August 2023 - Danieli Centro Maskin was awarded the contract for a new slab inspection and conditioning plant to be installed at AM/NS India’s Hazira, Gujarat, facility in India.

Meranti Taps Danieli for Green Steel Plant in Thailand

15 August 2023 - Singapore’s Meranti Green Steel has contracted Danieli for a direct reduced iron (DRI)-based green steel plant in Thailand, Danieli announced yesterday.

BlueScope Announces AU$415 Million Investment in Metal Coating Capacity

14 August 2023 - Australia’s BlueScope has received board approval for an AU$415 million (US$268 million) expansion of metal coating capacity at its Erskine Park, NSW, facility.