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Blastr Green Steel Partners With SFE on Pellet Plant in Norway
19 October 2023 - Blastr Green Steel announced it has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with power company Sogn og Fjordane Energi (SFE) for the long-term supply of clean electricity to the company’s planned pellet plant in Lutelandet, Norway.
China Steel Corp. Selects Primetals Technologies To Undertake Decarbonization Study
19 October 2023 - Primetals Technologies announced it has received an order for a decarbonization study from China Steel Corp. (CSC), with the aim to reduce carbon emissions at its Kaohsiung site in Taiwan.
KOBE Steel Achieves 25% Reduction of CO2 Emissions From Blast Furnace
19 October 2023 - Japan’s Kobe Steel Ltd. announced this week that a demonstration test at its Kakogawa works has successfully reduced CO2 emissions by 25% from a large blast furnace.
Hasçelik Taps Tenova, ABB for New EAF
19 October 2023 - The Turkish steelmaker Hasçelik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. has selected Tenova and ABB to provide a new steelmaking line at its steel plant in Osmaneli, according to a press release from ABB.
Rising Green Steel Demand Propels SSAB Decarbonization Efforts
18 October 2023 - European steelmakers are moving decarbonization plans from the drawing board to construction, with pilot facilities to trial new processes up and running and new production plants in various stages of progress.
Importing DRI Could Be an Answer to Europe’s Green Hydrogen Needs
18 October 2023 - In the years ahead, six Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Saudi Arabia — will likely be able to meet a significant portion of the European steel industry’s coming demand for green hydrogen.
Methodology Differences Hang Up U.S.-EU Arrangement on Sustainable Steel
17 October 2023 - The U.S. and European Union reportedly are to announce a plan on thwarting unfairly traded and CO2-intensive steel this week, but both sides have differed in the approach, an executive from a U.S. steel producer said Tuesday.
European Steel Forum: To Solve Recruitment Challenges, the Steel Industry Should Look to High Schools
17 October 2023 - The Association for Iron & Steel Technology kicked off its annual European Steel Forum on Tuesday morning, with experts dissecting two of the global steel industry’s major trends.
Primetals Technologies Joins Effort to Recast Ukrainian Metals Industry
12 October 2023 - Primetals Technologies will cooperate with the Ukrainian government on rebuilding the country’s metals industry and help it incorporate green production technology.
Report: Tesla Sourcing Outokumpu Stainless Steel for Cybertruck
12 October 2023 - Outokumpu reportedly is providing stainless steel to Tesla for Cybertruck exteriors, according to the Bloomberg news service.
POSCO Recovers Investment in Australian Iron Ore Operation
10 October 2023 - In 2010, POSCO announced a plan to join the Roy Hill iron ore mining project in Australia, an investment that at the time was the company’s largest ever investment in raw materials. The move was criticized by shareholders on grounds that wildly fluctuating ore prices made it too risky of an investment.
Report: EU to Initiate Anti-Subsidy Investigations on Chinese Steel
10 October 2023 - The European Union reportedly will launch trade investigations into unfairly subsidized Chinese steel as a result of discussions with the U.S. over the proposed a Global Arrangement on Sustainable Steel and Aluminum, reports the (London) Financial Times.
Danieli Lands Order for Polish Mill Upgrade
10 October 2023 - CMC Poland has contracted Danieli Automation to revamp its rolling mill, the equipment supplier reports.
SAIL Mill Contracts Japan’s Air Water for Industrial Gases
09 October 2023 - Japanese industrial gas supplier Air Water will invest the equivalent of US$90.6 million in an air separation unit as part of a new supply contract with an Indian steel mill.
EU Chromium Mine to Become Carbon Neutral By 2025
09 October 2023 - Stainless producer Outokumpu is planning to make the European Union’s only chrome mine carbon neutral by 2025, the company has announced.
SCHADE Appoints New Managing Director
09 October 2023 - AUMUND Group’s SCHADE Lagertechnik has named Jan Weckes as managing director, the German company has announced.
Primetals Technologies Introduces No-Contact Long Products Measurement System
05 October 2023 - Primetals Technologies has introduced a non-contact safety device that measures long product sections and has installed the first unit at a U.S. mill.
Acerinox Group Mill Signs UHT for Process Control Upgrade
05 October 2023 - Uvån Hagfors Technology AB (UHT) has been contracted to upgrade the level process control system at South Africa’s Columbus Stainless, the company reports.
EU Regulators OK Liberty Steel Acquisition of Hungarian Mill
05 October 2023 - The European Commission has signed off on Liberty Steel’s plan to acquire the entirety of Hungary-based steelmakers ISD Dunaferr and ISD Kokszoló.
Danieli to Build Vertical Slab Caster for French Mill
03 October 2023 - ArcelorMittal subsidiary Industeel has ordered a Danieli vertical slab caster for its Le Creusot plant in France.
