Steel News

thyssenkrupp Keeping All Options Open for Steel Unit, Including Merger

19 May 2020 - thyssenkrupp is accelerating plans to reorganize its overall business and is exploring a potential merger of its steel unit, the company said Monday.

SMS group Signed for Coiler Improvements

19 May 2020 - German flat-rolled producer Salzgitter Flachstahl has contracted SMS group to upgrade the coilers at its hot strip mill, SMS group has said.

ArcelorMittal Carbon Reduction Projects Receive EU Financial Support

19 May 2020 - The European Investment Bank is loaning ArcelorMittal EUR75 million in support of two capital projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions.

Former ArcelorMittal Leader Joins Liberty Steel

18 May 2020 - Liberty Steel Group has hired former ArcelorMittal executive Paramjit Kahlon to oversee Liberty’s primary steelmaking and mining operations, the company has announced.

BlueScope Reports Cyber Incident

15 May 2020 - Australian steelmaker BlueScope Ltd. has suffered a cyber attack that has affected operations in its home country, the company reported.

This Steel Can Be Rolled in a Mill…and Fused in a 3D Printer

15 May 2020 - Special long steel maker Deutsche Edelstahlwerke has optimized a branded line of bainitic steel so that it can be used in 3D printers as well as in traditional large-scale manufacturing.

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.

Nucor Mill Commissions Water Treatment Plant

12 May 2020 - Commissioning of the Danieli-built water treatment plant at Nucor’s new Missouri rebar mill has been completed, Danieli has announced.

ArcelorMittal: China’s Excess Steel Inventory Hasn’t Hit the World Market

11 May 2020 - China so far appears to be absorbing the massive steel volumes that piled up during its COVID-19 lockdown, alleviating some of the fears that its excess steel would flood world markets, ArcelorMittal executives said.

Big Parts, Big Plans: Equipment Deliveries Begin for Strip Mill Upgrade

07 May 2020 - NLMK Group’s La Louvière plant has begun receiving major components for its EUR150 million hot strip mill upgrade, the steelmaker reports.

GOES Transformer Components Focus of New Section 232 Investigation

06 May 2020 - The U.S. Commerce Department will investigate whether imports of transformer laminations and wound cores pose a national security risk to the U.S.

Tata Steel Leads U.K. Decarbonization Effort

06 May 2020 - With the goal of creating the world’s first net-zero industrial cluster, Tata Steel is a leading member of the South Wales Industrial Cluster (SWIC), working to shape regional efforts to decrease carbon emissions.

AK Steel to Close Parts of Michigan Facility

06 May 2020 - AK Steel will permanently close parts of its Dearborn Works in Michigan this summer, according to reports.

Tata Steel Leaves Steel Association

04 May 2020 - Tata Steel is withdrawing from the Indian Steel Association and the company’s chief executive is resigning his post as the association’s president, according to reports.

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.

Despite Market Difficulties, JSW Steel Presses On With U.S. Improvements

30 April 2020 - JSW Steel’s U.S. operation is advancing efforts to upgrade its mills in Ohio and Texas, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.

Gerdau Certifies Danieli-Led Furnace Upgrade

30 April 2020 - Gerdau has signed off on an upgrade to a furnace at its Divinopolis plant in Brazil, reports Danieli, the project contractor.

Former Obama Administration Official Named to U. S. Steel Board

30 April 2020 - United States Steel Corporation has elected former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh C. Johnson to its board of directors.

POSCO Commissions New Coiler at Hot Strip Mill

28 April 2020 - POSCO’s Gwangyang works in South Korea recently wound the first coils on a newly installed coiler at its No. 4 hot strip mill.