Steel News

EUROFER: Material Life Cycle Costs Should Be a Part of Vehicle Emissions Standards

05 September 2017 - The European Steel Association (EUROFER) is calling on EU officials to account for the life cycle carbon costs of materials in drafting new rules for vehicle emissions.

AUMUND Receives Order for Coal, Coke Handling Equipment

05 September 2017 - Baosteel Group’s Shanghai Meishan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has placed an order with AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH for six rotary discharge machines that will be used to withdraw coal and coke from storage silos and covered stockpiles.

Danieli Receives Order for Four New Blast Furnaces

31 August 2017 - Danieli Corus has won a contract to build the primary end of a new steel mill in Vietnam.

Concrete Poses Solid Competition to Steel

30 August 2017 - As a building material, steel is facing increasing competition from concrete, partly on account of its better fire resistance. But the industry is taking steps to resharpen steel's edge as the go-to material for buildings and bridges, reports the Bloomberg news service.

Robotics Company Celebrates Sales Milestone

30 August 2017 - Italy’s Polytec has reached a milestone, installing its 100th robotic cell in a steel plant, the company has announced.

Construction of NLMK Oxide Recovery Plant Underway

30 August 2017 - Russia’s NLMK Group has begun construction of a RUB2.8 billion (US$47.8 million) waste oxide briquetting plant at its Lipetsk facility, the company said Wednesday.

JSW Steel Looks At Foreign Investments

29 August 2017 - India’s JSW Steel plans to grow capacity to 40 million metric tons and is eyeing acquisitions at home and abroad, reports the PTI news agency.

Report: Trump Twice Said No Deal to China on Offer to Reduce Steel Capacity

29 August 2017 - U.S. President Donald Trump apparently wants tariffs on imported Chinese steel so much so that he rejected an offer from Chinese leaders for additional capacity cuts, reports the (London) Financial Times.

Hyundai Steel Signs Off On Caster Rebuild

28 August 2017 - Hyundai Steel Co. has signed the final acceptance certificate for a rebuilt 6-strand caster at the company’s Pohang plant in South Korea.

List of Potential Essar Steel Investors Grows

28 August 2017 - The list of potential suitors for India’s Essar Steel is growing, according to Indian financial news portal moneycontrol.com

Japanese Rebar Makers Eye Combination

28 August 2017 - Two Japanese electric arc furnace producers plan to open merger talks, according to the Nikkei Asian Review.

Trump Demands Import Tariffs

28 August 2017 - Should there be any question on where U.S. President Donald Trump wants to take trade policy, perhaps this will be helpful.

German Official Tells thyssenkrupp to Consider Alternatives to Tata Steel Combination

25 August 2017 - Sigmar Gabriel, Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, thinks thyssenkrupp ought to abandon plans to merge its steel division with Tata Steel’s European steel operations.

Tesla's New Sedan Has a Steel-Intensive Body

25 August 2017 - For those who are interested in automotive materials choices, here’s an interesting nugget:

Research Team Says It Has Developed a Formable 2 GPa Steel

25 August 2017 - A University of Hong Kong professor and a team of mechanical engineers say they have created a new ultra-high-strength steel that can be made through conventional process routes.

Gerdau Appoints New CEO

24 August 2017 - The executive members of Gerdau SA's founding family will withdraw from their day-to-day management duties at the beginning of next year, the company announced Thursday.

Report: Two International Steelmakers Eyeing India's Essar Steel

23 August 2017 - Tata Steel and POSCO might be among the companies looking at acquiring debt-stricken Essar Steel, which is operating under Indian insolvency laws.

SMS group Employs 3D Printing to Make Closed-Die Forging Press Part

23 August 2017 - SMS group said it has begun to manufacture closed-die forging press spray heads by way of 3D printing, allowing for production of a lightweight and tailored component.

Danieli to Equip Vietnamese Rebar Mill

23 August 2017 - Vietnam’s Ho Phat Group has awarded a contract to Danieli for casting and rolling equipment at its planned US$3 billion iron and steel plant in the Quang Ngai province.

Mills Grapple With Graphite Electrode Shortage

22 August 2017 - Tight supplies of a key material and rising electric arc furnace steel production are crimping availability of graphite electrodes, sending prices through the roof, according to news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.