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Paul Wurth Signed to Coke Plant Build
05 January 2021 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth subsidiary has won a contract to build a new cokemaking facility for China Steel Corp., Taiwan’s largest steel producer.
Nucor Scrap Subsidiary Names New President
18 December 2020 - Scrap metal recycler The David J. Joseph Co. (DJJ) has promoted company veteran Mark Schaefer as president, the Nucor Corp. subsidiary said on 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.
Quicklime Supplier Plans Tennessee Distribution Facility
12 November 2020 - Belgium-based lime and limestone supplier Lhoist Group will build a new dolomitic quicklime distribution facility in southwestern Tennessee, the company has announced.
Drones Propel MMK Scrap Cost Savings
23 September 2020 - Russian steelmaker Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has put eyes in the sky to help speed up the process of accepting scrap deliveries.
Plastics Recycling Plant Could Soon Feed Canadian Blast Furnace
03 September 2020 - A start-up plastics recycler has announced plans to build a sorting facility in northern Pennsylvania that potentially could sell polymers to a Canadian steel producer.
SDI Finalizes Mexican Scrap Acquisition
05 August 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has closed on its acquisition of Mexican scrap processor Zimmer S.A. de C.V., a deal that gives it control of 500,000 gross tons of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap annually.
Tata Steel Scrap Facility Accepts First Deliveries
28 July 2020 - Tata Steel has planted a flag in the steel recycling business, with a new scrap facility accepting its delivery of ferrous material.
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.
Cleveland-Cliffs to Restart Iron Ore Mine as Demand Begins to Rebound
09 June 2020 - Iron ore miner and steelmaker Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is resuming construction of its hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant in Ohio and moving up plans to restart an idled iron ore mine in Michigan.
Chinese Mills Gobbled Up Scrap in 2019
28 May 2020 - China’s steel scrap consumption surged 15% in 2019, further cementing its position as the world’s biggest user of scrap, according to a new report from the Bureau of International Recycling.
Algoma Signs New Pellet Agreement
15 May 2020 - Algoma Steel Inc. has come to terms on a four-year pellet agreement with United States Steel Corporation, the company has announced.
Cleveland-Cliffs Eager to Resume HBI Plant Construction
12 May 2020 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. plans to resume work on its hot briquetted iron plant as soon as possible to meet anticipated demand, chairman and chief executive Lourenco Goncalves said.
Stelco Looks to Acquire Stake in Iron Ore Mine
01 May 2020 - Stelco is buying an option on a 25% stake in United States Steel Corporation’s Minntac iron ore mine and has signed a new contract to buy pellets from the steelmaker over the next eight years.
Planned Niobium Mine Secures Potential Customer
13 April 2020 - A company that is developing a ferroniobium mine and processing plant in Nebraska says it has signed a letter of intent with an unidentified, U.S.-based integrated producer for a significant portion of the mine’s output.
U.S. Iron Ore Miners Say No Virus Impacts...Yet
19 March 2020 - Minnesota’s Iron Range is bracing for a potential recession, but for now iron ore operations are continuing as they have, reports the Duluth News Tribune.
SCHADE Lagertechnik to Outfit New Iron Ore Stockyard
17 March 2020 - Port logistics provider Ultramar has contracted SCHADE Lagertechnik GmbH to equip the stockyard of a new iron ore terminal at a Russian port.
SDI Deepens Its Scrap Stream for Texas Mill
02 March 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. is locking up additional scrap supply to feed its planned flat-rolled mill in Texas, announcing Monday that it is acquiring a Monterrey, Mexico-based scrap processor.
Rio Tinto Investing US$1 Billion to Meet Climate Change Targets
27 February 2020 - UK-based metals miner Rio Tinto has rolled out new emissions reductions goals – and a plan to invest approximately US$1 billion over the next five years to meet them.
JSW Steel Locks Up Substantial Iron Ore Reserves
18 February 2020 - JSW Steel has been officially declared the preferred bidder for more than a billion metric tons’ worth of iron ore reserves in India, the company said a stock exchange filing.
