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Highbar Looking to Vault Into Steelmaking With Not One, Not Two, But Three Mills

08 February 2023 - Highbar LLC, the Dave Stickler-led rebar-making startup that is planning a mill in Arkansas and has a second on the drawing board, apparently has a third facility in the pipeline.

JFE Steel Plans Even Bigger Expansion of NGO Sheet Capacity

07 February 2023 - JFE Steel Corp. is doubling down on an expansion of its electrical steel sheet capacity, announcing Monday that it will invest an additional JPY50 billion (US$381.2 million) in a project already underway.

Primetals Technologies Completes Automation Upgrades at Chinese Plant

07 February 2023 - Primetals Technologies has wrapped up an extensive automation and process optimization project for a Taiyuan Iron and Steel Group Co. (TISCO) plant in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China, the company has said.

Danieli Wins Contract for South African Hot-Rolled Mill

07 February 2023 - Danieli has been contracted to build a complete, narrow- and medium-width hot-strip plant for South Africa’s Scaw Metals, the company has announced.

U. S. Steel Restarts Idled Mon Valley Works BF

06 February 2023 - Increasing demand has prompted United States Steel Corporation to restart the No. 3 blast furnace at its Mon Valley Works in Pennsylvania.

Swedish Producer Restarts Blast Furnace

01 February 2023 - SSAB has joined the list of European steel producers who have relit idled blast furnaces in recent weeks, reports Fastmarkets MB.

Hotwork USA Now a Part of German Industrial Services Provider

01 February 2023 - Lexington, Ky.-based refractory dry-out and heat-up specialist Hotwork USA LLC has joined the ROBUR Industry Service Group, expanding the industrial furnace services the group is able to offer.

Spanish, Polish Mills Start New Sarralle EAFs

01 February 2023 - Two European steelmakers have started up Sarralle-built electric arc furnaces (EAFs), according to an announcement from the Spain-based engineer and equipment manufacturer.

Missouri S&T EAF Research Receives Second Round of Funding

30 January 2023 - A Missouri University of Science and Technology research team has been awarded a US$2 million grant to explore technologies that could improve operating efficiencies in electric arc furnaces (EAFs).

Steelmaker Implements PSI Metals Production Software

30 January 2023 - Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel Co. Ltd. (VAMA) has gone live with new operational software from PSI Metals, helping it to optimize and scale up production.

ArcelorMittal Invests in Green Steel Tech Startup

27 January 2023 - Ironmaking startup Boston Metal has raised US$120 million in Series C funding, with ArcelorMittal taking the lead in the third wave of investment.

North American Stainless Plans New Cold Mill

26 January 2023 - North American Stainless has greenlighted a US$244 million expansion of its Ghent, Ky., USA, mill, the company announced Thursday.

U. S. Steel Eyes Late-Summer Completion of NGO Line

26 January 2023 - United States Steel Corporation’s non-grain-oriented electrical steel (NGO) line in Arkansas is proceeding as planned and is on track for a late-summer start, the company has said.

TISCO Starts SMS group-Built Heavy Plate Mill

24 January 2023 - Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO) has rolled the first plate on a new 4.3-m stainless heavy plate mill, according to the company that built it.

Steelmaker Switches On Danieli Condition Monitoring System

24 January 2023 - Peru’s Aceros Arequipa has installed a Danieli condition monitoring system on the No. 2 rolling mill at its plant in Lima.

SBQ Mill Starts KOCKS Rolling Unit

23 January 2023 - Chinese special bar quality producer Huaigang Special Steel Co. Ltd. has rolled the first bar on its new KOCKS reducing and sizing block, the equipment supplier reports.

Nucor Launches First Sustainable Steel Product for Offshore Wind Applications

19 January 2023 - Nucor Corp. is introducing an advanced, heavy-gauge steel plate designed specifically for offshore wind energy applications.

Sarralle Installs Ladle Pre-Heating Station That Runs on Green Hydrogen

19 January 2023 - The equipment, capable of running on 100% green hydrogen, was put into place at a facility in Spain.

Bri-Steel Manufacturing to Construct Second Thermal Pipe Expansion Mill

19 January 2023 - Bri-Steel, a manufacturer of large-diameter seamless steel pipe, announced it will build a second North American thermal pipe expansion mill in Enid, Okla., USA.

SSAB Wraps Electrical Equipment Upgrade

17 January 2023 - SSAB recently completed an upgrade to its Montpelier, Iowa, mill, making an improvement to the rectifier serving the facility’s DC electric arc furnace, the contractor on the project has said.

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