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IEEFA: MENA Producers Already Have the Tools to Lower CO2 Emissions

15 August 2024 - Steel producers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) could reduce their CO2 emissions by adopting a shorter-term strategy that combines intermittent hydrogen production and the partial substitution of natural gas in the direct reduction process, the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis argues in a new paper.

Mexican Pipemaker Orders Two ERW Tube Mills

15 August 2024 - Danieli Centro Tubes has received an order from Achv Aceros for two electric resistance-welded (ERW) tube mills to be installed at a new facility in Monterrey, Mexico.

Stainless Producer Signs FAC on New Bar Mill

15 August 2024 - Yantai Walsin Stainless Steel has issued the final acceptance certificate for a stainless steel combination bar and rod mill built by a consortium that includes Primetals Technologies.

Algoma Steel Wraps Up Plate Mill Upgrade and Eyes Start of New EAF

14 August 2024 - Algoma Steel is calling its plate mill modernization effectively finished and is moving toward commissioning new electric arc furnaces. at its Ontario plant.

ArcelorMittal Completes Vallourec Transaction

07 August 2024 - ArcelorMittal has finalized its acquisition of a EUR955 million stake in tubemaker Vallourec. 

Salzgitter Secures Supply of Solar-Generated Electricity 

06 August 2024 - Salzgitter Group has signed a long-term green power purchase agreement that will provide for up to 64 gigawatt hours annually, the steelmaker said Tuesday. 

Primetals Technologies Sells Its 100th Electrode Control System

06 August 2024 - Primetals Technologies recently celebrated the 100th installation of its Melt Expert electrode control system, the company reports. 

Danieli Lands Order for Reheat Furnace Upgrade

06 August 2024 - North Macedonia’s Makstil AD has contracted Danieli to revamp a plate mill reheat furnace, Danieli has announced. 

Shagang Group Starts Three New Castrip Lines 

31 July 2024 - China’s Shagang Group has issued final acceptance certificates on two new Castrip lines and in June started up a third, according to project contractor Primetals Technologies. 

Tata Steel U.K. Expects September Shutdown of Second BF 

31 July 2024 - Tata Steel is on pace to close the second of two blast furnaces at its Port Talbot Works in the U.K. by this September, the company said in its fiscal 2025 first-quarter earnings statement. 

Report: EU Sees Mixed Progress on Creating Green Hydrogen Market

30 July 2024 - The European Union took an early lead in moving to establish a regional green hydrogen economy, setting as a goal to produce and import 20 million metric tons by 2030. 

Australia's Iron Ore Miners Need a Plan

30 July 2024 - Iron ore is Australia’s most exported commodity. But with demand from China looking to be on the decline and with new iron ore capacity set to come on-line in other parts of the world, the Australian industry should take time to reevaluate its strategy, according to a report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. 

ABB Tapped for SDI Heartland Substation Improvements 

29 July 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) recently contracted to ABB to modernize an 18-breaker substation serving the steelmaker’s Heartland facility in Terre Haute, Ind., USA. 

ABB Tapped for SDI Heartland Substation Improvements 

29 July 2024 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) recently contracted to ABB to modernize an 18-breaker substation serving the steelmaker’s Heartland facility in Terre Haute, Ind., USA. 

U. S. Steel Partners with Industrial Decarbonization Start-Up

23 July 2024 - United States Steel Corporation will collaborate with a California startup that is developing a less-energy-intensive iron reduction process. 

Zekelman Industries to Expand Alabama Facilities

23 July 2024 - Pipe and tube producer Zekelman Industries is investing more than US$6 million in operations in Jefferson County, Ala., USA. 

INTECO Announces Start of New Mini-Mill 

22 July 2024 - Taiwanese specialty alloys maker Gloria Materials Technology Corp. has run the first heat in a new mini-mill supplied by INTECO. 

Danieli Service to Upgrade Italian Bloom Caster 

22 July 2024 - The U.S. government should take further steps to stop transshipments of steel through Mexico, the chief executive officers of two of the country’s top steel producers said this week, according to the Bloomberg news service. 

SSAB Greenlights Plan to Build EAF Mill 

11 April 2024 - SSAB’s board of directors have given the go-ahead on construction of a EUR4.5 billion EAF mini-mill in Luleå, Sweden. 

Report: Europe So Far Has Committed EUR10 Billion to Steel Decarbonization Projects 

10 April 2024 - European countries are throwing significant financial support to steel decarbonization projects, announcing EUR10.5 billion in grants between January 2023 and March 2024, according to Ukrainian think tank and consultancy GMK Center.