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Severstal Spends RUB1 Billion on Pipe Mill Modernization

25 November 2019 - Russian steelmaker Severstal has spent RUB1 billion (US$15.6 million) to modernize its Izhora large-diameter pipe mill.

North American Stainless Completes Steel Shop Upgrade

22 November 2019 - North American Stainless has issued the final acceptance certificate on a new torque retainer installed on the No. 1 AOD converter at its Ghent, Ky., USA, mill.

TMK Sees Revenue Dip in First Three Quarters of 2019

20 November 2019 - Revenues at Russian oil country tubular goods maker PAO TMK declined 4% through the first nine months of 2019 on account of reduced sales in North American and Europe, the company said Wednesday.

Chinese Steelmaker Installs Danieli Bar Mill

20 November 2019 - China’s Yunnan Qujing Chenggang Steel Products is readying a new, high-speed, 1.2-million-metric-ton bar mill, according to the equipment supplier on the project.

Leaning Into Market Headwinds, Tata Steel Europe Proposes Major Restructuring

19 November 2019 - Tata Steel Europe plans to eliminate up to 3,000 jobs and boost sales of higher-value steels part of a broad restructuring brought about by a soggy European market.

JFE Steel Forms Joint Venture With Chinese Bar Maker

19 November 2019 - JFE Steel is acquiring a 50% ownership stake in a Chinese special bar producer, giving it an additional foothold in China’s automotive market.

Refractories Maker Aims to Displace Imports of Steel Refining Component

19 November 2019 - Indian refractories specialist Dalmia-OCL has started up a new production line that will make snorkels, a critical component for RH degassers.

Report: ArcelorMittal Would Return to Ilva…But With Conditions

18 November 2019 - With a few conditions, ArcelorMittal reportedly would be willing to re-commit to its agreement to buy Italy’s Ilva and its Taranto works, according to the Reuters news service.

Salzgitter Selects Builder for Planned Electrolysis Plant

18 November 2019 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has contracted Siemens Gas and Power to build a 2.2 mW hydrogen plant that will fill all of the mill’s current demand for the gas.

Stelco Adding Merchant Pig Iron to Product Portfolio

18 November 2019 - Stelco plans to install a pig iron caster at its Lake Erie Works next year, giving it entry to the merchant pig business, the Canadian steelmaker has said.

Supersized Screw Press Takes Flight at Chinese Forging Operation

18 November 2019 - Chinese aviation components maker AVIC Shaanxi Hongyuan Aviation Forging recently celebrated the inauguration of the world’s largest clutch-operated screw forge press, according to the machine’s builder, SMS group.

Voith Opens Houston Workshop

15 November 2019 - Drives and transmissions supplier Voith recently marked the opening of a new 32,000-square-foot gearbox workshop in Houston, Texas, inviting customers and vendors in for a look during an open house.

SSAB to Begin Process Route Shift

14 November 2019 - SSAB plans to replace two of its Swedish blast furnaces with an electric arc furnace and intends to be the first to bring a fossil-fuel-free steel to the market, company officials announced during the annual Swedish Steel Prize event this week in Stockholm.

thyssenkrupp Testing Hydrogen Injection in Blast Furnaces

14 November 2019 - Looking to significantly reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, German steel producer thyssenkrupp has launched what it says is a series of first-of-a-kind tests into the use of hydrogen in a blast furnace.

ArcelorMittal Halting Polish Blast Furnace, Steel Shop

14 November 2019 - After delaying plans to temporarily idle the blast furnace and steel shop at its Krakow works, ArcelorMittal Poland is now moving ahead, saying that a softening steel market is forcing its hand.

U. S. Steel Targets Cut in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

13 November 2019 - United States Steel Corporation is committing itself to reducing its carbon dioxide emissions by 20% over the next decade, the company announced Wednesday.

Jingye Steel Enters Agreement to Buy British Steel

13 November 2019 - China’s Jingye Group has struck an agreement to acquire long steel manufacturer British Steel Ltd., ending months of uncertainty about its future.

World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Pilot Facility Launched in Austria

13 November 2019 - voestalpine has started up its pilot-scale electrolysis plant and is producing hydrogen derived from renewable sources of electricity. According to voestalpine, the new plant has a capacity of over 6 MW. It uses renewable energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen and will be able to test whether the technology deployed is suitable for use on an industrial scale.

ArcelorMittal to Idle Indiana Blast Furnace

13 November 2019 - ArcelorMittal has decided to put the No. 3 blast furnace at its Indiana Harbor works in Indiana on idle and await an improved market rather than undergo an expensive, near-term reline, reports The Times newspaper of northwest Indiana.

SMS group Contracted to Upgrade ArcelorMittal Re-Heat Furnaces

13 November 2019 - ArcelorMittal Asturias is upgrading the walking beam furnaces at its Aviles hot strip mill with new burners, according to the project contractor, SMS group.

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