Steel News

Danieli Provides Electromagnetic Stirrers in Brazil

26 September 2022 - Brazilian steelmaker Aço Verde Brasil tapped Danieli for new in-mold electromagnetic stirrers in its continuous casting machine, according to the equipment supplier.

Swiss Steelmaker Taps AMI Automation for Electrode Regulation System

26 September 2022 - Stahl Gerlafingen contracted AMI Automation to upgrade the electrode regulation system (ERS) for its secondary steelmaking process, which the equipment supplier completed earlier this year.

Report: Middle East, North Africa Has Potential to Be Green Steel Leader — If It Acts Fast

22 September 2022 - The Middle East and northern Africa (MENA) could be a world leader in green steel production, if it makes prompt investments in renewable energy and green hydrogen, according to a new report from the U.S.-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.

Steelmakers Find Success Is Tied to Employee Training

19 September 2022 - At Badische Stahl Engineering (BSE)’s 7th Steelmaking Symposium, employee training and its impact on a company’s bottom line – or in the case of the steel industry, production capacity -- was front and center.

Hyundai Steel Reports Successful Trial of Low-CO2, High-Strength Steel

16 September 2022 - South Korea’s Hyundai Steel Co. said it has successfully produced 1-gigapascal steel sheet using an electric arc furnace (EAF).

Tata Steel Partners With Hatch on IJmuiden Process Route Conversion

15 September 2022 - Engineering and management consultancy Hatch Ltd. is joining Tata Steel’s effort to produce hydrogen-reduced iron and green steel at its lJmuiden plant in the Netherlands.

POSCO Mill Recovering From Flood

13 September 2022 - POSCO has restarted the No. 2 and No. 4 blast furnaces at its Pohang Works after a typhoon flooded the plant last week.

JSW Steel, SMS group to Partner on Decarbonization Projects

13 September 2022 - JSW Steel will collaborate with plant builder and mechanical engineer SMS group on decarbonization projects throughout its fleet of Indian mills.

voestalpine Turns to Primetals Technologies for Galvanizing Line Revamp

13 September 2022 - voestalpine has contracted Primetals Technologies to modernize the Nos. 3 and 4 hot-dipped galvanizing lines at its Linz facility in Austria, the equipment builder has announced.

thyssenkrupp Greenlights DRI Plant

08 September 2022 - thyssenkrupp will proceed with construction of a 2.5-million-metric-ton direct reduction plant at its Duisburg plant in Germany, the company said on Thursday.

ArcelorMittal Idles Two European Blast Furnaces

07 September 2022 - Softening demand and rising energy prices are prompting ArcelorMittal to idle two of its blast furnaces in Spain and Germany, according to a report.

German Steel Association: Natural Gas Price Caps Are Needed

07 September 2022 - Germany's steel industry trade association, WV Stahl, is calling for price caps on natural gas, saying that the international competitiveness of the industry is under threat.

JFE Steel Plans Multi-Billion Investment in Low-CO2 Steel

01 September 2022 - Japan’s JFE Steel is prepared to invest the equivalent of US$7.2 billion to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions, in part through building electric arc furnaces, according to the Reuters news service.

POSCO, Primetals Technologies Partner Up on Hydrogen DRI Plant

01 September 2022 - Primetals Technologies and POSCO will work together on developing a green steel demonstration plant using hydrogen reduction.

Tata Steel Plans 750K-Ton Rebar Mill, DRI Plants

29 August 2022 - Tata Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian state of Punjab to build a greenfield rebar mill and has contracted for the design of direct reduction plants in Europe.

AM/NS Agrees to Buy Infrastructure Assets for US$2.5B

26 August 2022 - Joint venture AM/NS India is acquiring port and energy assets from Essar Group for US$2.4 billion, the companies said on Friday.

Salzgitter Signs Contract for EAF

25 August 2022 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has awarded a contract to Primetals Technologies for the design, supply and installation of an electric arc furnace (EAF), marking the first such contract to be let as the steelmaker undertakes a transformational process route conversion.

EUROFER: War, Energy Costs Darken Skies for European Steelmakers

25 August 2022 - European steelmakers are facing bleaker prospects this year owing to ongoing supply chain issues, the war in Ukraine and rising energy costs, the European Steel Association (EUROFER) said in its latest market outlook.

Danieli Lands Order for Replacement BOF in Brazil

25 August 2022 - Gerdau has selected Danieli Corus to rebuild the No. 1 Basic Oxygen Furnace (BOF) its Ouro Branco integrated steel works in Brazil, the equipment supplier reports.

Chinese Mill Links Cold Rolling Shop to 5G Network

23 August 2022 - China Mobile Tianjin and Huawei have built a 5G network serving the cold rolling mills at New Tianjin Steel Group, marking the first time that the technology has been deployed in a steel production environment, the companies said in a press release.