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ArcelorMittal Signs MOU for Biogas Project

29 January 2021 - ArcelorMittal will partner with a company that specializes in pyrolysis to build a biogas production plant in Europe, the steelmaker announced Friday. 

SSAB Halts IJmuiden Talks With Tata Steel

29 January 2021 - SSAB has broken off discussions with Tata Steel over a possible acquisition of Tata’s IJmuiden steel mill in the Netherlands and related downstream assets, saying that there were limited possibilities to integrate the facility into SSAB’s strategic framework.

Danieli Wins Order for Endless Cast-Roll Long Products Mill

29 January 2021 - Danieli has been contracted to build a 1-million-metric-ton endless casting-rolling mini-mill for Bangladesh’s Bashundhara Group, the company has announced. 

China Increases Share of Global Steel Production

27 January 2021 - Global crude steel production slipped by 1% in 2020, but China took a larger share of production, with its output exceeding 1 billion metric tons, according to preliminary World Steel Association data. 

Danieli Service Concludes Successful Project at Italian Mill 

27 January 2021 - Danieli Service recently completed a service project at an Italian plate mill, the company reports. 

ABB Chosen as Supplier to Tinplate Line Build

27 January 2021 - ABB will help outfit a Tenova-led tinplate mill project in the Philippines, the company has said. 

LIBERTY Steel Updates thyssenkrupp Offer 

25 January 2021 - LIBERTY Steel Group has made what it's calling a firmed-up bid for thyssenkrupp’s steel unit, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts. 

DRI Plant Sets New Performance Record

25 January 2021 - A Midrex Technologies direct reduction plant in Algeria has set a new production record, making more than 2.23 million tons of direct reduced iron (DRI) last year. 

Taiwanese Producer Gives Final OK on Upgraded Caster

22 January 2021 - China Steel Corp. subsidiary Dragon Steel Corp. has issued the final acceptance certificate on a modernized 6-strand billet caster, according to project contractor SMS group.  

JSW Fires Up New Reheat Furnace

22 January 2021 - JSW Steel’s Toranagallu plant in India has successfully started up a new walking beam reheat furnace, reports project contractor Danieli Centro Combustion India. 

voestalpine Returns Idled Blast Furnace to Service

21 January 2021 - voestalpine has restarted the second blast furnace at its Donawitz site in Austria to meet rising long products demand, the steelmaker has said.

Primetals Technologies Contracted for Rolling Mill Upgrade

21 January 2021 - Italy’s Acciaierie Venete S.p.A. has chosen Primetals Technologies to modernize the finishing train at its long products rolling mill in Mura. 

Report: thyssenkrupp Weighs Potential Spinoff for Steel Unit

18 January 2021 - thyssenkrupp is said to be considering a spinoff of its steel division, the latest of potential paths for the German technology group’s flat-rolled business. 

ANDRITZ Announces Changes to Metal Processing Business

18 January 2021 - ANDRITZ is reorganizing its ferrous and non-ferrous sheet processing business into three geographic units as part of its ANDRITZ METALS – STRONGER TOGETHER initiative. 

Paul Wurth Wins Contract for Stamp-Charged Coke Batteries

18 January 2021 -  SMS group’s Paul Wurth subsidiary said it has made a significant inroad into the Chinese market, receiving an order for two stamp-charged jumbo coke batteries at Xinxing Ductile Pipe Co. Ltd. in China, the company has announced. 

French Plate Mill Receives Support for Furnace Modernization

18 January 2021 - Dillinger Group subsidiary Dillinger France has received a grant from the French government that will help it reduce CO2 emissions. 

Gerdau Celebrates 120 Years in Steelmaking 

15 January 2021 - Gerdau, a global steelmaker whose roots trace back to a single nail factory in Brazil, is celebrating the 120th anniversary of its founding on Saturday. 

Rizhao Steel Strip Mill Produces First Coils 

14 January 2021 - China’s Rizhao Steel Co. Ltd. has rolled the first coil on its newest Arvedi Endless Strip Production (ESP) mill, according to the mill’s builder. 

Blue Hydrogen Has a Role to Play in Decarbonization, thyssenkrupp Says 

14 January 2021 - Natural gas can be a viable intermediate source of clean hydrogen for thyssenkrupp Steel Europe's Duisburg mill in Germany, but the German and European Union governments need to put a regulatory framework in place before any investments along those lines can be made, the steelmaker has concluded. 

SMS group Details 1.5-Million-Ton Beam Mill 

13 January 2021 - SMS group has been contracted to build a new mill for Italy’s Duferco Travi e Profilati in Brescia, the plant builder has confirmed. 

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