Steel News

Gerdau Finalizes Rebar Mill Acquisition

03 December 2020 - Gerdau SA has completed its US$110.8 million acquisition of a long products mill in northeastern Brazil.

U. S. Steel to Restart Gary No. 4 BF

02 December 2020 - With steel demand continuing to rebound, United States Steel Corporation will restart an Indiana blast furnace next week, reports the The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

POSCO Signs SMS group for Coke Plant Build

02 December 2020 - POSCO has contracted SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth to build a new coke plant and associated gas treatment plant.

thyssenkrupp Cracks Open the Books for LIBERTY Steel Group

02 December 2020 - thyssenkrupp has agreed to open its books to LIBERTY Steel Group, which has expressed an interest in acquiring the German technology company’s steel unit, reports the Reuters news service.

Italian Steel Company Contracts SMS group for Beam Mill

01 December 2020 - Duferco has contracted SMS group to build a new EUR180 million beam mill for its San Zeno Naviglio steel plant in Brescia, Duferco has announced.

Primetals Technologies Wraps Up Continuous Caster Upgrade

01 December 2020 - Primetals Technologies has completed a software upgrade to an Outokumpu caster in Finland, the company reports.

Two Mills Sign Up for Danieli Spare Parts Service

01 December 2020 - LIBERTY Steel Group’s Galati plant in Romania and Marcegaglia San Giorgio di Nogaro plant in Italy have signed three-year spare parts contracts with Danieli Service.

HBIS to Build H2-Based DRI Plant

25 November 2020 - China’s HBIS Group has contracted Tenova to build a hydrogen-based direct reduction plant, the company has said.

U.S. Government OKs Cleveland-Cliffs Acquisition

25 November 2020 - U.S. anti-trust regulators have cleared Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.’s planned acquisition of rival ArcelorMittal USA, the steelmaker said Wednesday.

LKAB Plans Generational Shift to H2 DRI Production

24 November 2020 - Swedish iron ore miner LKAB has unveiled a transformational plan to replace pellet production with hydrogen-reduced sponge iron, reflecting the European steel industry’s transition to a carbon-neutral future.

Coil Welding Equipment Maker Opens New R&D Lab

24 November 2020 - Ohio-based coil welder specialist Taylor-Winfield Technologies Inc. has opened a new laser joining research and development laboratory, the company reports.

Engineering Firm Contracted for Tata Steel Carbon Capture Project

19 November 2020 - Tata Steel has awarded a pre-front-end engineering design contract to multi-national engineering and construction firm McDermott International Ltd. for its North Sea carbon capture project.

Big River Completes Arkansas Expansion

18 November 2020 - Big River Steel has successfully started up its new melt and cast equipment, marking the end to a project that doubles the steelmaker’s production capacity, the company announced on Wednesday.

voestalpine Upgrading Annealing Line Automation

17 November 2020 - voestalpine has contracted Primetals Technologies to modernize a continuous annealing line’s basic automation system, the company has announced.

Danieli Wins Order for Turkish Wire Rod Mill, Caster Automation

17 November 2020 - Danieli has landed an order for a wire rod mill and for a slab caster electrical and automation system from Turkish steel producer Habaş Sınai ve Tibbi Gazlar İstihsal Endüstrisi.

Nucor Enters Solar Power Agreement

16 November 2020 - Nucor Corp. has signed a virtual power purchase agreement for 250 megawatts’ worth of solar energy produced in Texas, the steelmaker has announced.

Salzgitter Adds Green Steel to Product Lineup

13 November 2020 - Salzgitter AG has begun producing low-CO2 slabs, allowing the steelmaker to offer a green strip steel to customers.

Tata Steel Europe, SSAB Open Talks on Ijmuiden Acquisition

13 November 2020 - Tata Steel Europe is splitting its U.K. and Netherlands operations into two units as it begins to negotiate a potential sale of the Netherlands business to SSAB.

Nucor Exits Italian Joint Venture

13 November 2020 - Nucor Corp. is divesting its stake in its Italian beam joint venture to partner Duferco, Duferco has announced.

Quicklime Supplier Plans Tennessee Distribution Facility

12 November 2020 - Belgium-based lime and limestone supplier Lhoist Group will build a new dolomitic quicklime distribution facility in southwestern Tennessee, the company has announced.