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ArcelorMittal Brazil Plans 554-MW Wind Farm 

18 April 2023 - ArcelorMittal Brazil is establishing a 55-45 joint venture that will develop an US$800 million wind farm that will provide more than one-third of the steelmaker’s electricity needs in the country. 

Report: Nucor Looking to Break Ground on West Virginia Mill This Summer

18 April 2023 - Nucor is working to secure federal permits for its planned West Virginia sheet mill, but company officials said they are optimistic that the project will break ground this summer, according the (Huntington, W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch newspaper. 

AIST Offers Up Assistance, Expertise to Steel Producers Pursuing U.S. Federal Decarbonization Support  

18 April 2023 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology has offered to collaborate with steel producers pursuing federal decarbonization funding under a new US$12 billion program. 

Nucor Kicks Off Sheet Mill Expansion Project

17 April 2023 - Nucor Corp. has broken ground on a five-year, US$400 million expansion and modernization project at its Crawfordsville, Ind., USA, sheet mill, reports the (Crawfordsville, Ind.) Journal Review newspaper. 

BILSTEIN Group Signs Green Steel Supply Agreement

17 April 2023 - Cold-rolled strip maker BILSTEIN Group has signed a binding, seven-year supply agreement with startup H2 Green Steel for its low-CO2 steel. 

Borusan Mannesmann Looks to Expand OCTG Market Share Through U.S. Acquisition

13 April 2023 - U.S. large-diameter line pipe maker Berg Pipe has been sold to Turkey’s Borusan Mannesmann for US$162 million, according to an announcement Thursday. 

AM/NS India Awards Wind Turbine Contract 

13 April 2023 - Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa will supply 46 wind turbines to ArcelorMittal’s joint-venture mill in Hazira, India. 

Stelco Mill to Test Decarbonization Technology

12 April 2023 - Canada’s Stelco has agreed to further test decarbonization technologies at its Lake Erie Works in Ontario. 

EVRAZ North America Announces H2 Line Pipe Qualification 

11 April 2023 - EVRAZ North America (ENA) has received qualification for a high-strength, high-frequency welded (HFW) line pipe designed for hydrogen transmission, the company has announced. 

The Systems Group Announces Order From Nucor Sheet Mill 

11 April 2023 - Nucor Corp. has placed an order with The Systems Group’s Systems Spray-Cooled unit for electric arc furnace (EAF) equipment at its planned West Virginia sheet mill. 

Primetals Technologies Receives Final OK on Mill Stand Upgrade

11 April 2023 - Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificate for upgrades it made to a mill stand Nordic plant. 

New CMC Micro-Mill Nears Start of Commissioning 

06 April 2023 - Commercial Metals Company (CMC) is set to begin commissioning its new Arizona micro-mill later this spring and anticipates receiving a key environmental permit for its planned West Virginia mill in the coming months, according to chief executive Barbara R. Smith. 

Outokumpu Exits Stainless Long Steel Market

06 April 2023 - Finnish stainless producer Outokumpu is divesting the last of its long products business, selling its Degerfors and Storfors facilities in Sweden to stainless long steel specialist Cogne Acciai Speciali.

Danieli Lands Order for Vertical Bloom Caster

05 April 2023 - China First Heavy Industries (CFHI) has contracted Danieli to build a semi-continuous jumbo bloom caster, the equipment supplier reports. 

LIBERTY Steel Announces Plans for Australian EAF, DRI Plant 

04 April 2023 - LIBERTY Steel will replace the coke ovens and blast furnace at its Whyalla steel works in Australia with a direct reduction plant and electric arc furnace (EAF), the steelmaker announced on Tuesday. 

ArcelorMittal to Partner With Bamesa on Low-Carbon Projects

30 March 2023 - ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products and international service center firm Bamesa signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) yesterday to explore the reduction of scope 3 emissions and increase testing of the usage of recycled steel in low-carbon-emissions products.

Primetals Technologies Tapped for Nucor Steel–Berkeley Galvanizing Line

29 March 2023 - Nucor Corp. has selected Primetals Technologies to supply a 500,000-ton-capacity galvanizing line at its sheet mill in Huger, S.C., USA, the equipment supplier announced today.

SSAB Introduces a Green Steel, and New Growth Targets

28 March 2023 - SSAB has unveiled a branded steel made from scrap and produced with fossil-fuel-free energy. 

BHP, HBIS Agree to Trial Carbon Capture Tech

28 March 2023 - BHP has agreed to trial pilot-scale demonstrations of carbon capture and utilization (CCUS) technologies at a customer’s steel plants in China. 

KOCKS Lands Orders From Two SBQ Mills 

28 March 2023 - Rolling and sizing specialist Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co. has received two separate orders for its reducing and sizing blocks from Chinese steelmakers, the equipment manufacturer has announced.