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Vale Inaugurates Iron Ore Briquetting Plant

12 December 2023 - Vale has cut the ribbon on its first-ever iron ore briquette plant, a milestone achievement that will help the company and its steelmaking customers lower their air emissions.

Systems Spray-Cooled Lands Order from Planned Rebar Mill

11 December 2023 - Startup rebar maker Hybar LLC has contracted Systems Spray-Cooled to supply electric arc furnace equipment for its planned mill in Osceola, Ark., USA.

Construction on thyssenkrupp Hot Strip Mil Upgrade Reaches Milestone

11 December 2023 - thyssenkrupp recently reached a milestone in the overhaul of a slab caster and hot strip mill at its Bruckhausen site in Duisburg, Germany.

LKAB Signs for Iron Ore Mine Loaders

11 December 2023 - Swedish iron ore miner LKAB has placed a SEK250 million order with Sandvik for automated loaders that will be installed at an underground iron ore mine.

Legislators Propose U.S. Carbon Border Adjustment Tax

07 December 2023 - Two U.S. lawmakers are reintroducing a bill that would assess a carbon border adjustment tax on energy-intensive imports, while incentivizing decarbonization of domestic manufacturing.

KOCKS Wins Order for SBQ Mill Reducing and Sizing Block

07 December 2023 - China’s Changzhou Dongfang Special Steel Co. Ltd. has contracted rolling mill specialist KOCKS for a reducing and sizing block to serve a new special bar quality line.

Danieli, Tenova Announce Order for Omanese DRI Plant

05 December 2023 - The Jindal Steel Group’s newly established Vulcan Green Steel has ordered a hydrogen-ready Energiron direct reduction plant from Tenova and Danieli.

Alfa Laval Partners With Outokumpu on Green Stainless Steel Solution

05 December 2023 - Heat transfer specialist Alfa Laval will begin buying low-CO2 stainless steel from Outokumpu under a new supply contract, the companies report.

What’s the Measure of Green Steel? The WTO Is Proposing One Way to Look at It.

04 December 2023 - The World Trade Organization has put on the table a set of principles meant to standardize how greenhouse gas emissions are measured in the global steel industry.

EAF Service Provider Superior Machine Under New Ownership

04 December 2023 - Woodings Industrial Corp. has acquired U.S.-based electric arc furnace specialist Superior Machine Co. of South Carolina Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

ArcelorMittal Taps Sarralle for Spanish EAF

30 November 2023 - ArcelorMittal Asturias in Spain has signed Sarralle to build an electric arc furnace for its Gijón plant, the equipment manufacturer has announced.

Reports: U. S. Steel Puts Granite City BF on Indefinite Idle

29 November 2023 - United States Steel Corporation is indefinitely idling the primary end of its Granite City Works in Illinois, impacting approximately 1,000 workers, according to news reports.

SSAB Celebrates Start of Work on EAF

29 November 2023 - SSAB has broken ground on a SEK6.2 billion (approximately US$600 million) project to install an electric arc furnace and ancillary equipment at its Oxelösund plant in Sweden.

POSCO Plans to Go All in on H2 Ironmaking

27 November 2023 - South Korean steel giant POSCO plans to shift entirely to hydrogen-reduced iron production by 2050, reports BusinessKorea.

Fives Receives the Nod for Walking Beam Furnace Build

27 November 2023 - India’s Vardhman Special Steels has ordered a billet reheating furnace from Fives, the equipment supplier has said.

Danieli to Upgrade Austrian Slab Caster

27 November 2023 - voestalpine has contracted Danieli to upgrade a vertical slab caster at its Linz plant in Austria.

thyssenkrupp Sees Machine Vision System Aiding Defect Detection

27 November 2023 - thyssenkrupp is implementing a Primetals Technologies-made computer vision solution for detecting strip cross cracks at a German hot strip mill.

Nucor Announces US$280M Plate Mill Improvement

20 November 2023 - Nucor Corp.’s board of directors have greenlighted a US$280 million modernization of its Tuscaloosa, Ala., plate mill, the company announced Friday.

BlueScope Steel Selects Danieli Technology for Decarbonization Project

20 November 2023 - BlueScope Steel’s New Zealand Steel has ordered a Danieli Digimelter furnace as part of its plans to reduce its CO2 emissions.

Schneider Electric Opts for ArcelorMittal’s Renewably Produced XCarb Steel

20 November 2023 - French multinational Schneider Electric will buy ArcelorMittal’s XCarb recycled and renewably produced steel for its electrical cabinets and enclosures, the company has announced.

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