Steel News

voestalpine Moves First Low-Emissions Coils Out the Door

13 June 2022 - voestalpine has shipped the first coils of its reduced-CO2 steel from its plant in Linz, Austria, the company said Monday.

JSW Steel Starts Slag Recycling Plant

13 June 2022 - JSW Steel’s Vijayanagar Works has inaugurated a slag-based sand-making plant capable of producing 300,000 metric tons annually, reports The Hindu newspaper in India.

Danieli: Aperam Mill Slated for Improvements

10 June 2022 - Danieli has been contracted to revamp an Aperam Steckel mill in Brazil, the equipment supplier has said.

Vale Creates Sustainable Mining Venture Capital Fund

10 June 2022 - Iron ore miner Vale has established a US$100 million venture capital fund that meant to support development of startups working on sustainable mining and metals technologies.

worldsteel: Crude Steel Production Up 3.8% in 2021

09 June 2022 - Global crude steel production reached 1.95 billion metric tons in 2021, with China accounting for nearly 53% of the total, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel)’s annual tally.

AM/NS India Selects Primetals Technologies for Tandem Mill Build

09 June 2022 - Primetals Technologies has landed an order for a pickling line and tandem cold mill for a joint-venture mill in India.

Welspun, Tata Steel Partner on Hydrogen Pipes

09 June 2022 - Indian welded line pipe maker Welspun Corp. Ltd. and Tata Steel will work together on making pipes capable of moving hydrogen and natural gas-blended hydrogen, reports the Press Trust of India.

Green Mill Secures Renewable Power Source

09 June 2022 - A proposed steel mill in Sweden has signed a seven-year power purchase agreement securing a source of renewable energy, the project leaders have said.

Acerinox Halts Merger Discussions With Rival

07 June 2022 - Stainless steel maker Acerinox has ended merger discussions with Aperam, reports the Reuters news service.

Vallourec Mill Selects Smart Steel Software for Temp Control Upgrade

07 June 2022 - Seamless pipemaker Vallourec Soluções Tubulares do Brasil has selected Smart Steel Technologies’ software to help optimize the mill’s steelmaking process, the supplier reports.

Salzgitter, Iron Ore Miners Cooperating on Making Better Iron Inputs

06 June 2022 - Salzgitter AG has signed technical cooperation agreements with iron ore miners LKAB in Sweden and Rio Tinto in Australia to develop high-quality iron ore pellets the steelmaker will need to achieve its decarbonization goals.

Report: U.S. Sanctions Are Impairing Mordashov, Severstal

06 June 2022 - U.S. sanctions on Russian billionaire and Severstal founder Alexey Mordashov potentially could unravel the company’s efforts to establish itself in markets outside of the country, reports the Bloomberg news service.

U.S. Swaps Tariffs for Quotas on U.K. Steel Imports

02 June 2022 - The Biden administration officially has dropped a blanket 25% tariff on U.K.-made steel and has replaced it with a tariff-rate quota system that caps imports at 500,000 metric tons annually.

ArcelorMittal, Nippon Steel Adding Processing Capabilities to JV Mill

01 June 2022 - Joint-venture partners Nippon Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal are investing US$1.1 billion in an Indian steel works as they target value-added production, reports Nikkei Asia.

Who Will Buy Green Steel? Volvo, for One.

01 June 2022 - Volvo’s automaking division has joined an initiative whose goal is to increase demand for fossil-fuel-free steel and speed up the steel industry’s decarbonization efforts.

U.K. Mill Testing Biomass-Based Coke

01 June 2022 - U.K.-based LIBERTY Specialty Steels is trialling a new biomass-based coke at its Rotherham facility, according to the company that makes it.

Changes to Emissions Trading System Will Hinder Green Transition, EU Steel Leaders Say

31 May 2022 - The leaders of the European Union’s steel industry are calling on legislators to reconsider proposed changes to the bloc’s emissions trading system and carbon border adjustment mechanism, saying that the revisions would undermine the industry’s green transition.