Steel News

Danieli Wraps Up HDGL Upgrade in Italy

15 June 2022 - Danieli Centro Combustion has completed upgrades to a hot-dip galvanizing line operated by Marcegaglia, the equipment supplier reports.

SSAB Marks Opening of Pilot-Scale Hydrogen Storage Facility

15 June 2022 - SSAB and its partners in its fossil-free steelmaking initiative are inaugurating an underground hydrogen storage facility, marking the start of a two-year trial.

POSCO Restarts Rebuilt Blast Furnace

13 June 2022 - POSCO has blown in the refurbished No. 4 blast furnace at its Gwangyang Works, according to reports.

voestalpine Moves First Low-Emissions Coils Out the Door

13 June 2022 - voestalpine has shipped the first coils of its reduced-CO2 steel from its plant in Linz, Austria, the company said Monday.

JSW Steel Starts Slag Recycling Plant

13 June 2022 - JSW Steel’s Vijayanagar Works has inaugurated a slag-based sand-making plant capable of producing 300,000 metric tons annually, reports The Hindu newspaper in India.

Danieli: Aperam Mill Slated for Improvements

10 June 2022 - Danieli has been contracted to revamp an Aperam Steckel mill in Brazil, the equipment supplier has said.

Vale Creates Sustainable Mining Venture Capital Fund

10 June 2022 - Iron ore miner Vale has established a US$100 million venture capital fund that meant to support development of startups working on sustainable mining and metals technologies.

AM/NS India Selects Primetals Technologies for Tandem Mill Build

09 June 2022 - Primetals Technologies has landed an order for a pickling line and tandem cold mill for a joint-venture mill in India.

Vallourec Mill Selects Smart Steel Software for Temp Control Upgrade

07 June 2022 - Seamless pipemaker Vallourec Soluções Tubulares do Brasil has selected Smart Steel Technologies’ software to help optimize the mill’s steelmaking process, the supplier reports.

Salzgitter, Iron Ore Miners Cooperating on Making Better Iron Inputs

06 June 2022 - Salzgitter AG has signed technical cooperation agreements with iron ore miners LKAB in Sweden and Rio Tinto in Australia to develop high-quality iron ore pellets the steelmaker will need to achieve its decarbonization goals.

ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel Adding Processing Capabilities to JV Mill

01 June 2022 - Joint-venture partners Nippon Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal are investing US$1.1 billion in an Indian steel works as they target value-added production, reports Nikkei Asia.

U.K. Mill Testing Biomass-Based Coke

01 June 2022 - U.K.-based LIBERTY Specialty Steels is trialling a new biomass-based coke at its Rotherham facility, according to the company that makes it.

Danieli Lands Order for Hot Mill Spindles

31 May 2022 - Danieli has received an order from thyssenkrupp for a set of heavy-duty slipper spindles for a hot strip mill in Duisburg, Germany.

U. S. Steel Kicks Off Pig Iron Caster Build

27 May 2022 - United States Steel Corporation has ceremonially marked the start of construction on a pig iron caster at its Gary Works.

Calling All Decarbonization Start-Ups: ArcelorMittal Might Have Funding for You

27 May 2022 - ArcelorMittal’s XCarb Innovation Fund, which is looking to invest in commercially feasible technologies holding potential to decarbonize steelmaking, is soliciting proposals from start-up companies.

Ford Makes Green Steel Commitment

26 May 2022 - Ford Motor Co. has pledged that at least 10% of the steel and aluminum it buys will be near-zero carbon steel and aluminum by 2030, the company has said.

Brazilian BF Slated for Upgrade

25 May 2022 - Latin American steelmaker Ternium is planning to refurbish a blast furnace at its Rio de Janeiro facility in Brazil, reports the Reuters news service.

Primetals Technologies Receives FAC on New Caster Optimization System

25 May 2022 - U.S. and German steel producers have issued the final acceptance certificates for a subscription-based casting optimization system created by Primetals Technologies.

Hyundai Steel Inks MOU on Carbon Capture Tech

23 May 2022 - South Korea’s Hyundai Steel and the Korea Institute of Energy Research have agreed to work together on developing green hydrogen production and carbon capture utilization and storage technologies, reports The Korea Herald newspaper.

The Future of Steel is Green. And, Perhaps, Nuclear.

18 May 2022 - As steel production increasingly becomes electrified, nuclear power likely will have a greater role to play in meeting industry needs, several leading steel executives said on Wednesday.