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Researchers: Lancing Practice Can Impact Results in All-DRI Steelmaking
05 January 2018 - They say timing is everything. And in electric arc furnace steelmaking, a matter of a few minutes apparently can impact yields, according to a team of university and industry researchers.
GFG Alliance Acquires Australian Coking Coal Mine
02 January 2018 - The family-owned company that acquired Australia’s Whyalla steel works last summer has a deal to buy a metallurgical coal mine that supplies it.
Mechel Enters Coke Supply Agreement with Serbian Mill
28 December 2017 - Russian miner and steelmaker Mechel PAO has signed an agreement to supply 120,000 metric tons of coke to Serbia’s lone steel mill.
SMS group Lands Significant Order From Ukrainian Steel Mill
27 December 2017 - PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has awarded a contract for two secondary metallurgy plants and two billet casters to SMS group, the equipment supplier has announced.
Stainless Re-Rolling Mill Returns to Service
27 December 2017 - Danieli Service recently helped to restart an idled stainless re-rolling mill in the in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the company said in an announcement.
Tata Board OKs US$3.7 Billion Expansion Project
26 December 2017 - Tata Steel Ltd.’s board of directors has approved a project that will more than double the capacity at the company’s new Kalinganagar works in the state of Odisha.
thyssenkrupp, Union Reach Deal on Steel Joint Venture
26 December 2017 - Germany’s thyssenkrupp AG has come to terms on a labor agreement with its union workforce, a critical step toward finalizing the joint venture combination of its steelmaking business with Tata Steel Ltd.'s European operations.
British Steel CEO Steps Aside
26 December 2017 - Less than a year into his tenure, the chief executive of the new British Steel has stepped down, reports the (London) Financial Times.
Fives Expands Lineup of Pipe and Tube Machines
26 December 2017 - Machine builder and industrial engineer Fives has acquired the intellectual property of an Italian manufacturer of pipe and tube equipment.
JSW Steel Puts Casters, Strip Mill on Order
21 December 2017 - India’s JSW Steel Ltd. has ordered a new hot strip mill and two continuous slab casters for its Dolvi plant in Maharashtra as a part of a project that will double the integrated plant’s capacity to 10 million metric tons annually.
China Scraps Steel Export Tax
15 December 2017 - China is reducing or altogether eliminating its export tax on certain steel products, a move that likely will inflame trade tensions with the U.S. and European Union, according to reports.
Official: SAIL Joint Venture Plant to Be Operational in 3 Years
15 December 2017 - The Steel Authority of India’s planned joint venture auto steel mill will be producing steel within three years, India Steel Secretary Aruna Sharma told the Reuters news service.
Russian, Chinese Steel Engineering Firms Form Collaborative Relationship
15 December 2017 - Industrial engineer NLMK Engineering has signed a three-year cooperation agreement with China’s state-owned WISDRI Engineering & Research Incorporation Ltd., NLMK has announced.
Primetals Lands Order for New Continuous Casters
14 December 2017 - Primetals Technologies has won a contract to supply two continuous slab casters to a new Chinese mill.
Harsco Signs New Services Contract with Middle East Steelmaker
14 December 2017 - Mill services contractor Harsco Corp. has renewed a multi-year services agreement with SULB Co.’s Al-Hidd plant in Bahrain.
SSAB Reaches Settlement Over Unplanned Outage
13 December 2017 - Sweden’s SSAB has settled with its insurance company and an equipment supplier for SEK315 million (approximately US$37.4 million) over an unplanned shutdown in late 2016 and early 2017.
SAIL Board of Directors OKs Term Sheet for Auto Steel Joint Venture
13 December 2017 - The board of directors at the Steel of Authority of India Ltd. has voted to proceed with planning for a joint-venture automotive steel plant with ArcelorMittal, reports the Press Trust of India.
JFE Steel Selects Equipment Supplier for Replacement Sintering Plant
12 December 2017 - Primetals Technologies has won a contract to build a 4.8-million-metric-ton sinter plant for Japan’s JFE Steel, the equipment supplier has announced.
Swiss Steel to Trial Quality Control Software Package
12 December 2017 - SCHMOLZ + BICKENBACH Group’s Swiss Steel Emmenbrücke has placed an order with MET/Con for a quality management system, according to an announcement.
India Sees Two New Mills on the Horizon
08 December 2017 - India’s central government is looking at setting up an electric arc furnace mill in the state of Telangana, according to reports.
