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Danieli Wins Order for Casting Automation Package for Czech Steelmaker

25 September 2019 - Danieli Automation will install a new casting temperature simulation package at Třinecké Železárny, a producer of long products located in the Czech Republic.

JSW Steel Signs Harsco for Additional Mill Services

24 September 2019 - JSW Steel's Dolvi works in India is expanding its relationship with mill services contractor Harsco Corp., signing three multi-year contracts for additional services.

Tenova Awarded Contract for Intelligent Waste Heat Recovery Systems

23 September 2019 - China’s Tangshan Zhengfeng Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. recently placed a follow-on order with Tenova for three of its iRecovery® intelligent waste heat recovery systems, the equipment supplier reports.

Primetals Technologies, Tata Steel Europe Commission Automation System – From Afar

19 September 2019 - Primetals Technologies and Tata Steel Europe reached a first in their 50-year relationship – Primetals Technologies remotely commissioned a new level 2 automation system for a caster.

Liberty Steel to Begin EUR400 Million Expansion of European Steel Works

19 September 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta, Liberty Steel founder and international metals and industrial entrepreneur, pledged EUR400 million over five years to build Liberty Steel’s newly acquired European steel works into a major force in the global steel industry.

BILSTEIN GROUP Nears Completion on German Cold Rolling Mill

18 September 2019 - German cold-rolled products maker The Bilstein Group is preparing to commission a new wide quarto reversing mill in Germany, a facility it calls one of the most technologically advanced worldwide.

Midrex Technology Selected for H2-Based Iron Reduction Plant

17 September 2019 - The world’s largest steelmaker has chosen Midrex Technologies to build a demonstration-scale, ironmaking plant that uses hydrogen reduction.

Stelco Cuts the Ribbon on CA$30 Million Batch Anneal Plant

17 September 2019 - Stelco on Monday marked the opening of its new CA$30 million batch anneal facility, a project that has expanded the range of cold-rolled products the Canadian steelmaker is able to offer.

New Caster Planned for Nucor Bar Mill

17 September 2019 - Nucor Corp. has unveiled plans to invest an additional US$40 million in it is Kankakee bar mill in Illinois, where it already is installing a new merchant bar mill.

Turkish Producer Plans New Blast Furnace

17 September 2019 - The board at Turkey's Kardemir has OK'd plans to build a new blast furnace, a move that will lift the company's hot metal capacity by 1 million metric tons, the company has said.

British Steel Chief Executive Steps Down

12 September 2019 - Gerald Reichmann has stepped down as British Steel’s chief executive as the company's receiver and would-be buyer Ataer Holdings work toward completing a sale, reports The Grimsby Telegraph newspaper.

Danieli to Supply New Quench and Self-Temper Line to Nucor Bar Mill

12 September 2019 - Danieli will be installing a new quenching and self-tempering system at Nucor Steel’s Marion, Ohio, USA, facility, the supplier reports.

thyssenkrupp Receives Approval of Climate Targets

11 September 2019 - Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) confirmed that with this approval, thyssenkrupp is also acting in line with the goals established at the 2015 Paris climate conference.

Slag Heaps Can Help Sequester Carbon Dioxide, Researchers Say

11 September 2019 - With a little bit of management, slag heaps could offer steelmakers a convenient and inexpensive way to capture carbon and offset emissions, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Leeds.

NLMK Iron Ore Project Enters Next Phase

10 September 2019 - NLMK Group’s Stoilensky iron ore division has moved to the third stage of construction on its new dewatering plant, the Russian steelmaker has said.

This Building Has No Rebar. But It Has Plenty of Steel.

10 September 2019 - A newly constructed 58-floor skyscraper in Seattle has been completed using a unique core wall system with no conventional rebar, reports the trade publication Concrete Products.

Autumn Will Be a Busy Season — For Maintenance Outages

09 September 2019 - Most of the biggest U.S. flat-rolled producers have maintenance outages planned for the remainder of the year, removing between 630,000 and 700,000 tons of capacity from service, reports commodities news and pricing serivce S&P Global Platts.

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