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CMC Selects West Virginia for New Micro-Mill

08 December 2022 - Commercial Metals Co. will build its fourth micro-mill in Berkeley County, W.Va., USA, the long products maker said on Thursday.

Nucor Invests in Green Ironmaking Startup

08 December 2022 - Nucor Corp. has made an equity investment in a startup company developing a process that can produce iron from low-grade ores and renewable electricity.

ArcelorMittal Celebrates Start of Offgas Recycling Plant

08 December 2022 - ArcelorMittal’s integrated mill in Ghent, Belgium, has inaugurated a EUR200 million system that captures offgases and converts them to ethanol.

Cleveland-Cliffs Signs for 180 MW of Wind Power, Advances Carbon Capture Project

07 December 2022 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. will buy 180 megawatts of wind energy under a long-term agreement and is developing a large-scale carbon capture project, the company announced on Wednesday.

Japanese Steelmakers Consider Increasing Electrical Steel Investment

07 December 2022 - Nippon Steel Corp. and JFE Steel Corp. are eying additional investments in electrical steels as demand for electric vehicles increases, according to the Bloomberg news service.

POSCO Lays Green Bet on Australia

05 December 2022 - South Korea’s largest steel producer plans to invest US$40 billion in hydrogen, direct reduced iron and green steel production in Australia over the next 15 years, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.

Saarstahl Prepares to Move Ahead on DRI, EAF Conversion

05 December 2022 - Saarstahl AG leaders are greenlighting a EUR3.5 billion plan to build two electric arc furnaces (EAFs) and a direct reduction plant at sites in Germany, the company has said.

Omani Steelmaker Looks to Build Green Mill

05 December 2022 - Oman’s Jindal Shadeed Group has announced plans to build a 5-million-ton green steel plant at the country’s Port of Duqm, reports the English-language Arab News newspaper.

Gerdau Invests in Solar, Wind Energy Developer

01 December 2022 - Gerdau is taking a stake in renewable energy producer Newave Energia as a way to support its decarbonization goals, according to a company announcement.

Asian Conversion to Hydrogen DRI Still Decades Away, Says BHP Executive

01 December 2022 - Wholesale replacement of Asia’s blast furnace fleet with hydrogen-fed direct reduction plants is likely decades away, a BHP executive told the South China Morning Post.

Tata Steel Partners With SMS group, Primetals Technologies in Decarbonization Effort

30 November 2022 - Tata Steel has signed separate memorandums of understanding with plant builders Primetals Technologies and SMS group as it looks to decarbonize its steelmaking operations.

Danieli Lands Order for Nucor EAF

29 November 2022 - Nucor Corp. has contracted Danieli to install a new electric arc furnace (EAF) at the steelmaker’s Kingman, Ariz., USA, bar mill, the plant builder has announced.

LIBERTY Steel Buys Asian EAF Mill, Plans to Relocate Equipment to Europe

29 November 2022 - LIBERTY Steel Group is acquiring KG Steel’s Dongbu plant in South Korea and intends to move the equipment to Romania, the company has announced.

Rio Tinto Steps Up Testing of New Low-Carbon Ironmaking Process

23 November 2022 - Iron ore miner Rio Tinto will build a large-scale pilot plant to further test its promising low-carbon ironmaking process, the company has announced.

KOCKS Lands Order for Bar Mill Reducing, Sizing Block

23 November 2022 - India’s Tata Steel Long Products Ltd. has contracted rolling mill sizing specialist Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG for a reducing and sizing block that will serve the steelmaker’s new rolling mill complex in Jamshedpur.

Danieli Lands Order for Bar Spooling Line

22 November 2022 - Italy’s Pittini Group has contracted Danieli for a spooled bar line to be installed at its Potenza bar mill.

Salzgitter, Auto Parts Maker Team Up on Green Steel Processing, Recycling

22 November 2022 - Salzgitter Flachstahl has signed a memorandum of understanding with German automotive supplier Mubea, laying out a framework in which the two companies will collaborate on green steel processing and closed-loop steel recycling.

Australian Long Products Maker Sets Sights on U.S. Wire Rod Assets

17 November 2022 - Australian long products manufacturer InfraBuild intends to acquire the U.S. wire rod arm of its parent company, GFG Alliance.

Primetals Technologies Reports First Coil on Upgraded PLTCM

17 November 2022 - China’s Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel has produced the first coil on an upgraded tandem cold mill in Loudi, Hunan province, reports project contractor Primetals Technologies.

Danieli Wraps Up Shear Rebuild

15 November 2022 - Danieli has completed a rebuild of the sidetrimming plate shear serving the Steel Authority of India (SAIL)’s BSP Bhilai plant.

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