Steel News

GFG Alliance Accelerates Carbon Reduction Investment Plans

12 June 2020 - GFG Alliance is stepping up investment plans but will seek cost savings and efficiency gains throughout its global operations as it looks to adapt to a new environment.

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.

Germany Lays Big Bet on Hydrogen

11 June 2020 - Germany plans to invest EUR9 billion in efforts that promote hydrogen production and use under a national hydrogen strategy adopted Wednesday.

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.

GFG Alliance Reveals Plans for Australian DRI Plant, EAF

10 June 2020 - Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance will build a direct reduction plant and electric arc furnace (EAF) under a revised investment plan for its Whyalla steel works in Australia, the company has announced.

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.

SMS group Wins Caster Maintenance Contract

09 June 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has awarded SMS group a multi-year caster maintenance contract for its new flat-rolled facility in Sinton, Texas, USA.

Nippon Steel Schedules Blast Furnace Reline

08 June 2020 - Nippon Steel Corp. has announced plans to reline the No. 3 blast furnace at its Nagoya Works in southern Japan.

Danieli Receives Final Acceptance on Rolling Mill Improvements

08 June 2020 - Danieli recently upgraded process controls and automation on a special bar quality mill in southeastern Brazil.

voestalpine Delays Opening of Special Steel Plant

05 June 2020 - Delayed deliveries are forcing voestalpine to push back the expected completion date of its advanced special steel plant in Kapfenberg, Austria.

Danieli Technology Selected for Plate Mill Upgrade

04 June 2020 - Danieli has won a contract to upgrade a 4-high plate mill in Italy, the company has announced.

Another Steel Producer Eyeing Hydrogen-Based Steel Production

03 June 2020 - Spanish long products maker CELSA Group will work with renewable energy supplier Statkraft to build a hydrogen electrolysis plant.

ArcelorMittal Still is the World's Biggest Steelmaker. For Now.

03 June 2020 - ArcelorMittal remained the world’s biggest steel producer in 2019, but China Baowu Group closed in on the top ranking during the year, according to a new report from the World Steel Association.

Gerdau Announces Plans for 80-MW Solar Farm

02 June 2020 - Gerdau Long Steel North America will develop a 700-acre solar farm that will power its Midlothian, Texas, USA, bar mill, the company announced Tuesday.

CMC Plant Upgrades Furnace Control

01 June 2020 - Italy’s Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) recently upgraded a reheat furnace at a Florida rebar mill, the company said.

The Systems Group Lands Order Related to New SDI Mill

01 June 2020 - Electric arc furnace (EAF) equipment manufacturer Systems Spray-Cooled, a division of The Systems Group, will help equip a new flat-rolled mill being built in Texas.

NLMK Sees Emissions Reduction Through Equipment Upgrade

26 May 2020 - NLMK Group’s flagship facility in Lipetsk, Russia, has concluded performance testing on new emissions control equipment and found that it is meeting design targets, the company has said.

Steel Processor Setting Up Shop at New SDI Mill

21 May 2020 - Steel processor JM Steel has unveiled a plan to build a facility at Steel Dynamics Inc.’s new flat roll mill in Sinton, Texas, USA.

SAIL Issues Final Acceptance on Plate Q&T Line

20 May 2020 - Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), the world’s 20th largest steelmaker, has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new roller hearth plate quench and temper line to CAN-ENG Furnaces International Ltd.