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JFE Steel to Idle Some Plate Mills in Japan 

18 February 2020 - Citing falling demand and slowing growth, JFE Steel has announced plans to idle parts of its plate-making operations in Japan, the Jiji Press news service reports. 

New Details Emerge on North Star BlueScope Steel Expansion 

14 February 2020 -   The planned expansion of North Star BlueScope Steel’s Ohio facility will feature a 195-ton EAF with pressurized water-cooled roof and panels, reports the equipment supplier on the project. 

Midrex Appoints Chief Operating Officer

13 February 2020 - DRI plant builder Midrex Technologies has promoted vice president of sales and marketing KC Woody to chief operating officer, the company announced Thursday. 

U. S. Steel on Track to Start Alabama EAF This Year

12 February 2020 - United States Steel Corporation is looking to strike an arc on its new electric arc furnace in Alabama later this year and begin steel production in the second half, reports the Alabama.com news site. 

Nippon Steel Orders Tenova’s Consteel® EAF

12 February 2020 - Tenova has landed a contract to build on of its Consteel electric arc furnace’s for Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp., Tenova has said. 

thyssenkrupp Steel Europe Names New Executive Board Chairman

12 February 2020 - thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG will have a new chairman of the executive board in March, the company has announced. 

Turkish Steel Producer Signs Harsco for Additional Services

12 February 2020 - Mill services contractor Harsco Environmental has signed a 10-year contract with Tosyali Holding, a private investment firm that operates 11 steel companies and two joint ventures in Turkey.

Danieli: Nucor Micro-Mill Has Begun Melting Scrap

10 February 2020 - Nucor Corp. safely struck the first arc on the EAF at its new rebar micro-mill in Missouri on 31 January, and produced ready-to-ship bundles a few hours later, confirms project contractor Danieli. 

thyssenkrupp Still Open to Steel Merger

10 February 2020 - thyssenkrupp hasn’t given up on merging its steel business and is continuing to seek industry partners, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts. 

Schenk Vision Bags Order from SDI Texas Mill

06 February 2020 - Steel Dynamics Inc. has contracted German inspection systems maker Schenk Vision to outfit its planned Texas flat-rolled mill with a surface inspection and analysis system. 

ABB to Supply Fossil-Free Steel Project With Automation Suite

06 February 2020 - ABB has been chosen to provide the electrical and automation system for SSAB’s hydrogen-based DRI plant in Luleå, Sweden.

SAIL Commissions State-of-the-Art Hot Strip Mill

05 February 2020 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd.’s Rourkela works recently commissioned a new, 3-million-metric-ton hot strip mill, according to project contractor Larsen & Toubro.

SMS group to Replace North America’s Largest BOF

04 February 2020 - SMS group has secured an order to replace the 320-ton KOBM converter at ArcelorMittal Dofasco’s Hamilton, Ont., works.

Hoa Phat Steel Fires Up Second Danieli Blast Furnace  

04 February 2020 - Vietnam’s Hoa Phat Steel has blown in the second of four blast furnaces being built at its new Dung Quat facility. 

JSW Steel Secures Two Iron Ore Mines at Auction

04 February 2020 - JSW Steel is gaining 980 million metric tons worth of iron ore reserves after winning government auctions for the mines, reports The (India) Economic Times. 

Work Begins on Nucor Plate Mill 

29 January 2020 - Nucor Corp. has begun moving earth for its US$1.35 billion plate mill in Kentucky and has struck an arc on the electric arc furnace (EAF) at its new rebar mill in Missouri, Nucor president and chief executive officer Leon Topalian said on Tuesday.

Danieli Tapped for High-Speed Bar Mill in China

29 January 2020 - China’s Sichuan Derun I&S Group Hangda Steel Co. has contracted Danieli to build a high-speed rebar rolling mill capable of producing 240 metric tons per hour. 

Gerdau to Halt Melting, Rolling Operations at Michigan Mill

27 January 2020 - Gerdau Special Steel North America will idle the meltshop and rolling mill at its Jackson, Mich., USA, plant this April and shift production to two other facilities, the company has announced. 

Russian Galvanizing Line Reaches Production Milestone in 2019

27 January 2020 - A new hot-dip galvanizing line at Russia’s Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works is nearing its nameplate capacity of 360,000 metric tons annually, the company reports. 

ArcelorMittal Recognized As Global Leader on Climate Action

27 January 2020 - A non-profit organization that administers a global disclosure system on carbon emissions for investors and others has given high marks to ArcelorMittal for its leadership on corporate transparency and action on climate change.