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SSAB Teams Up With Office Furniture Maker
24 September 2024 - Framery, a manufacturer of soundproof office pods, has struck up a strategic collaboration with SSAB to integrate fossil-free steel into its production.
Report: China’s Steel Industry Could See Wave of Consolidation
23 September 2024 - With nearly 75% of China’s steel producers posting losses in the first half of this year, bankruptcy is a looming risk — and one that could spur consolidation among domestic producers, reports the Bloomberg news service.
KOCKS Lands Order for Reducing & Sizing Block
23 September 2024 - Baoshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. has ordered a Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG reducing and sizing block for a greenfield project.
BlueScope Steel Partners with Green Iron Company
19 September 2024 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a company developing an ironmaking process that uses sodium as a reducing agent.
Danieli Completes Billet Caster Upgrade
18 September 2024 - Danieli Service is wrapping up an upgrade of a 6-strand billet caster in Italy, the company reports.
SSAB Partners With PSI Group on Software Implementation
16 September 2024 - SSAB has selected PSI Group to develop a template software system that will drive its business processes, PSI Group has announced.
H2 Green Steel Is Now Stegra
12 September 2024 - Swedish startup H2 Green Steel is changing its name to Stegra, a move intended to future proof the company’s image and reflect its ambitions.
U.K. Funding Allows Tata Steel EAF Project to Move Forward
11 September 2024 - Tata Steel has signed a GBP500 million funding agreement with the U.K. government, allowing it to move forward with a process conversion at its historic Port Talbot Works in Wales.
China Expands Carbon Trading Program to Include Steel
10 September 2024 - China’s steel, aluminum and cement producers will be added to the country’s national carbon trading market, the Bloomberg news service reports.
Hydnum Steel Enlists Ports Operator for Help in Developing Logistics Solutions
05 September 2024 - Spanish green steel startup Hydnum steel has signed a memorandum of understanding with port and logistics operator Euroports to develop integrated logistics solutions that will optimize the steel supply chain across the continent.
Danieli: Turkish Spooling Line Sets New Speed Record
05 September 2024 - A Danieli-built bar spooling is breaking speed records, achieving rates of 40 m/second for 8 and 10 mm diameters, Danieli reports.
Midrex, Vale to Further Develop Use of Iron Ore Briquettes in DRI Furnaces
05 September 2024 - Midrex Technologies Inc. has signed a technical cooperation agreement with iron ore miner Vale, allowing the two companies to further collaborate on a technical solution for the use of iron ore briquettes in direct reduction plants.
New CEO Takes the Helm of Vollmer
05 September 2024 - Strip measurement specialist Friedrich Vollmer Feinmessgeräte GmbH has named Thorsten Wünsch as chief executive officer, the company has announced.
Chinese Steel Exports Resurge
03 September 2024 - Chinese steel exports are on pace to reach or exceed 100 million metric tons this year, an eight-year high, reports the (London) Financial Times.
thyssenkrupp Steel Europe CEO Leaves Company Amid Dispute
29 August 2024 - Several thyssenkrupp Steel executives, including its chief executive officer, are parting ways with the company as a result of a dispute over the division's future, the Bloomberg news service reports.
Salzgitter Trading Division Now Offers Product CO2 Declarations
28 August 2024 - Salzgitter Mannesmann Handel GmbH has developed a tool to calculate the carbon dioxide equivalent footprint of its products along the entire value chain and will issue product carbon footprint declarations.
ABB Selected for SSAB Rolling Mill Upgrade
28 August 2024 - ABB has won three related contracts tied to SSAB’s planned improvements of its Borlänge hot rolling mill in Sweden.
SSAB Completes Pilot Phase of HYBRIT Initiative
27 August 2024 - SSAB and partners are moving their HYBRIT fossil-fuel-free iron and steel initiative to the next stage of development, wrapping up an initial six-year effort that successfully demonstrated the feasibility of their process.
German Producer Issues FAC on New Scrap Cutting System
27 August 2024 - German special steel producer Lech-Stahlwerke (LSW) has signed the final acceptance certificate for a an innovative scrap torch-cutting machine at its plant in Meitingen, according to the machine's builder, Primetals Technologies.
China Reconsiders Capacity Swap Program
26 August 2024 - With China’s demand for steel on the decline, the government is rethinking its policy for allowing new steel mills to be built, according to the Bloomberg news service.
