Steel News

Primetals Technologies Modernizes Slitting Line for thyssenkrupp Rasselstein

08 May 2023 - Primetals Technologies has upgraded the level 1 automation system and drive system for slitting line No. 1 at thyssenkrupp Rasselstein in Andernach, Germany.

thyssenkrupp CEO Parts Ways With Company

25 April 2023 - thyssenkrupp chief executive Martina Merz will step down from her role at the end of May as the company begins looking to separate its steel business and turns its attention to improving finances.

thyssenkrupp Implements New Energy Trading Software

20 March 2023 - thyssenkrupp Steel Europe is deploying an energy trading and risk management system from the PSI Group, the software provider has said.

thyssenkrupp Marks Construction Start on Electrical Steel Line

16 March 2023 - thyssenkrupp has laid the first foundation stones for a new annealing and insulating line at its Bochum plant in Germany, ceremonially kicking off construction of the EUR150 million project.

thyssenkrupp DRI Plant to Utilize Midrex Technology

14 March 2023 - Midrex Technologies Inc. will partner with SMS group subsidiary Paul Wurth to build thyssenkrupp’s planned 2.5-million-ton direct reduction plant.

thyssenkrupp Selects SMS group for EUR1.8 Billion Plant Project

01 March 2023 - thyssenkrupp has placed an EUR1.8 billion order with SMS group for a hydrogen-based direct reduction plant, two melting units and ancillary equipment.

thyssenkrupp Exploring Electrical Steel Opportunities in India

20 February 2023 - thyssenkrupp has opened discussions with the Indian government about expanding electrical steelmaking capacity in the country, reports Indian business publication Mint.

SMS group Keeps the Big Wheel Turning at German Mill

09 January 2023 - SMS group recently wrapped up replacement of a 90-ton wheel set at a European rolling plant, turning around a project that could have taken more than a year in five months, the company reports.

Ford in Europe Signs for Low-CO2 Steel

25 October 2022 - Ford Motor Co.’s European operation has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with three steelmakers to buy low-CO2 steel for its vehicles, the automaker said Tuesday.

thyssenkrupp Cuts the Ribbon on New Hot-Dip Line

13 October 2022 - thyssenkrupp has inaugurated a EUR250 million hot-dip galvanizing line that will make the company’s Dortmund, Germany, facility a manufacturing center for premium galvanized flat steels.

thyssenkrupp Greenlights DRI Plant

08 September 2022 - thyssenkrupp will proceed with construction of a 2.5-million-metric-ton direct reduction plant at its Duisburg plant in Germany, the company said on Thursday.

thyssenkrupp Partners With bp on Decarbonization

12 July 2022 - bp and thyssenkrupp Steel announced yesterday they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the long-term supply of hydrogen and renewable power in steel production.

Danieli Lands Order for Hot Mill Spindles

31 May 2022 - Danieli has received an order from thyssenkrupp for a set of heavy-duty slipper spindles for a hot strip mill in Duisburg, Germany.

thyssenkrupp Awards Danieli Contract for Slab Storage Yard

29 March 2022 - The fully automatic slab storage yard will be installed at thyssenkrupp Steel’s Duisburg-Bruckhausen, Germany, facility, according to a press release from Danieli.

H2Stahl Project to Begin at thyssenkrupp Steel

16 February 2022 - The H2Stahl project, funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, is to start at thyssenkrupp Steel’s Duisburg site, the steelmaker has announced.

thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel Supplies CO2-Reduced Electrical Steel for Digital Substations

19 January 2022 - The company has been tapped to supply its bluemint® Steel, which features 50% lower CO2 emissions, for Regensburg, Germany-based transformer specialist SGB-SMIT.

thyssenkrupp Signs Supply Contract for Electrolysis Plant

12 January 2022 - thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers has signed a supply contract with Shell for a project called Hydrogen Holland I.

thyssenkrupp Awarded 2-GW Electrolysis Installation Contract

14 December 2021 - thyssenkrupp was awarded a contract to supply a 2-GW electrolysis plant to NEOM, one of the world's largest green hydrogen projects.

thyssenkrupp Launches Steel With 70% Lower CO2 Emissions

07 October 2021 - The company announced yesterday that the first batches of its new bluemint® pure steel products were delivered to a customer.

thyssenkrupp, Primetals Technologies Partner on Blast Furnace Decarbonization Technology

04 October 2021 - The two companies have signed an exclusive agreement to bring to market the Sequence Impulse Process (SIP) for blast furnaces, Primetals Technologies has announced.