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Sidenor Unveils New 600-mm Round Bloom

30 March 2022 - Spanish steelmaker Sidenor announced earlier this week it will soon have a new 600-mm-diameter round bloom format for continuous casting in its Basauri plant.

ArcelorMittal Taps Primetals Technologies for Supply of Two LD Converters

30 March 2022 - One of the two new LD converters (basic oxygen furnaces) will replace an existing LD converter at ArcelorMittal’s plant in Dunkirk, France, while the other new converter will be held for installation at the facility at a later time, according to Primetals Technologies.

ANDRITZ Galvanizing Line Starts Up at Nucor Steel–Arkansas

29 March 2022 - The international technology group announced yesterday it successfully started up the new 500,000-tons-per-year galvanizing line at Nucor Steel’s facility in Blytheville, Ark., USA.

thyssenkrupp Awards Danieli Contract for Slab Storage Yard

29 March 2022 - The fully automatic slab storage yard will be installed at thyssenkrupp Steel’s Duisburg-Bruckhausen, Germany, facility, according to a press release from Danieli.

India’s Vedanta to Double Capacity at ESL Steel

28 March 2022 - Indian natural resources conglomerate Vedanta Ltd. announced a US$348 million investment to expand capacity at its ESL Steel Ltd. integrated mill in Bokaro, Jharkhand, from 1.5 to 3 million metric tons per year, according to an announcement.

SMS Wins Meltshop Order for Nucor’s Greenfield West Virginia Mill

25 March 2022 - SMS group will install a complete meltshop for Nucor Corp.’s brand-new mini-mill to be built in Mason County, W.Va., USA, the supplier reported today.

Not Just Your Morning Pick-Me-Up: Steel Researchers Use Coffee Grounds in Green Steel Breakthrough

25 March 2022 - Researchers at the University of New South Wales' (UNSW) Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) have published findings that show various wastes, including coffee grounds, can be used in the manufacture of green steel.

Primetals Technologies Nabs Order for voestalpine Tandem Mill Upgrade

24 March 2022 - voestalpine Stahl GmbH has chosen Primetals Technologies to convert the continuous tandem line at its Linz, Austria, site to a fully automated pickling tandem line optimized for high-strength and electrical steels, according to the supplier.

voestalpine Begins €1 Billion Green Transformation at Linz and Donawitz

23 March 2022 - This summer voestalpine will kick off a massive, multi-year project to convert its integrated operations in Linz and Donawitz, Austria, to electric arc furnace technology, according to an official press release.

New ArcelorMittal Project to Provide 24/7 Renewable Energy in India

22 March 2022 - ArcelorMittal has partnered with energy company Greenko Group to design and install 975 MW of “around the clock” wind and solar capacity in India, according to an official press release.

CELSA France Fires Up New Reheating Furnace From Fives

22 March 2022 - Fives announced last week that the ultralow-emission reheating furnace, which has a capacity of 120 metric tons per hour, was started up at the brand-new wire rod mill at CELSA Group’s new complex in the New Aquitain region in France.

Nucor Steel–Arkansas Issues FAC on Hot Strip Mill Drives Upgrade From Primetals Technologies

21 March 2022 - The final acceptance certificate (FAC) for the F5 and F6 main drive upgrade completes the third phase of the full replacement of Nucor Steel–Arkansas’ six main mill stand drives at its hot strip mill.

Danieli to Supply Rail Head Hardening System for ArcelorMittal Poland

21 March 2022 - The equipment supplier has been tapped to provide its technology for a premium quality rails project at ArcelorMittal Poland in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland.

BlueScope Secures AU$55.4 Million Modern Manufacturing Grant

15 March 2022 - BlueScope announced today that they have received a Modern Manufacturing Initiative (MMI) grant from the Australian federal government.

New Green Hydrogen Plant Project to Support British Steel’s Decarbonization

14 March 2022 - Last week British Steel Ltd. celebrated the launch of a hydrogen electrolyzer plant project near its Teesside, U.K., steel works that will eventually provide the steelmaker with a local source of renewable green hydrogen for net-zero steel production.

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