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It’s Official: ArcelorMittal USA Mills Now Belong to Cleveland-Cliffs

09 December 2020 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has finalized its acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA and bought out a would-be partner in two jointly owned sheet processing facilities, the company announced Wednesday.

thyssenkrupp Signs with Primetals Technologies for Strip Mill Improvement 

09 December 2020 - Primetals Technologies has been contracted to replace drives on a German hot strip mill, the company has announced. 

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. 

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.  

ArcelorMittal Plans Big Capacity Add to Indian Mill  

01 December 2020 - Looking to stake a larger claim to the Indian steel market, ArcelorMittal and joint-venture partner Nippon Steel plan to more than double the capacity of their Indian subsidiary, reports Nikkei Asia.  

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. 

Engineering Firm Contracted for Tata Steel Carbon Capture Project

19 November 2020 - Tata Steel has awarded a pre-front-end engineering design contract to multi-national engineering and construction firm McDermott International Ltd. for its North Sea carbon capture project. 

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. 

Nucor Enters Solar Power Agreement

16 November 2020 - Nucor Corp. has signed a virtual power purchase agreement for 250 megawatts’ worth of solar energy produced in Texas, the steelmaker has announced. 

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