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Refractories Manufacturer Sees Successful Trial of Phenol-Free Brick

09 July 2021 - South Korean refractories maker Wonjin Worldwide has developed a phenol-free refractory brick, which already has undergone successful trials at a Korean electric arc furnace (EAF) mill.

Danieli Cast-Roll Line Exceeds Rated Capacity

09 July 2021 - A Danieli-built cast-roll mill in China has reached a new operational milestone, producing nearly 190,000 metric tons per month and running at 109% of design capacity.

Air Liquide Lays EUR100 Million Investment in Air Separation Unit

09 July 2021 - Air Liquide will build what it says is the global steel industry’s single largest air separation unit as part of a long-term supply agreement with China’s Jiangsu Shagang Group.

Rio Tinto, POSCO Partner on Decarbonization Solutions

08 July 2021 - Iron ore miner Rio Tinto and South Korea’s largest steel producer have agreed to work together on developing technologies enabling the transition to a low-CO2 steel value chain.

AIC Wraps Rolling Mill Project, Announces Contract Award

06 July 2021 - Italy’s Automazioni Industriali Capitanio s.r.l. (AIC) has completed upgrades to Gerdau’s bar mill in Cambridge, Ont., Canada, and will be undertaking a project at another of the steelmaker's plants.

Primetals Technologies-Built Rolling Mill, DRI Plant Begin Production

01 July 2021 - Maruichi Sun Steel Joint Stock Co. (SUNSCO)’s Ho Chi Minh steel mill has produced its first coil on its new Hyper UC mill from Primetals Technologies, according to an announcement by the equipment manufacturer.

MIDREX Highlights Plant Operations Achievements

01 July 2021 - MIDREX direct reduction plants globally produced 65.7 million tons of hot and cold direct reduced iron (DRI) and hot briquetted iron in 2020, the company has said.

Former Big River Executive Joins Swedish Mill Project

30 June 2021 - A Swedish venture that is proposing a fossil-free steel mill has brought aboard an American executive with experience in starting up new steel facilities.

EU Renews Steel Safeguard Measure

30 June 2021 - The European Union is extending the steel import safeguard measures that it put in place following imposition of the U.S. Section 232 tariffs.

Report: Climate Change Could Strand New BF Investments

29 June 2021 - The global steel industry is at risk of having to write off US$47 billion to US$70 billion in new steelmaking assets as the world moves to a carbon-neutral future, according to a new report.

Consultant: Decarbonization Strategy Isn’t a Binary Decision

29 June 2021 - The global steel industry’s transition to carbon neutrality is being hindered by an either-or fallacy that is wrongly pitting two technologies against each other, a top steel decarbonization expert said Tuesday.

Belgium Mill Puts Systems Spray-Cooled Furnace Roof Into Service

28 June 2021 - ArcelorMittal's Industeel Charleroi mill in Belgium has commissioned a Systems Spray-Cooled-built EAF roof and elbow, the equipment manufacturer reports.

Mitsubishi Power Contracted for Power Plant Build

28 June 2021 - China’s Jiangsu Shagang Group has contracted Mitsubishi Power to build a 180-MW, gas-turbine combined cycle power plant.

Ovako Looks to Build H2 Electrolysis Plant

24 June 2021 - European engineered bar producer Ovako and several other Swedish and Norwegian industrial companies are teaming up to build a green hydrogen plant in Hofors, the companies have announced.

NISCO Issues FAC for New Rolling Equipment

24 June 2021 - Bar and wire rod specialist Friedrich KOCKS GmbH & Co. KG has received the final acceptance certificate for a new reducing and sizing block installed at a Chinese special steel mill.

Japan's Government Wants to Jump-Start Green Steel Development

23 June 2021 - Japan hopes to speed up development of hydrogen-based steelmaking and help the country’s steel producers become leaders in green steel production, reports commodities news and pricing provider Argus Media.

SSAB Reaches New Milestone in Green Steel Evolution

22 June 2021 - SSAB’s pilot-scale direct reduction plant has successfully produced about 100 metric tons of hydrogen-reduced sponge iron, a new milestone in its effort to produce fossil-fuel-free steels.

Volvo, SSAB Partner on Green Steel Development

16 June 2021 - Swedish automaker Volvo will collaborate with SSAB on developing fossil-fuel-free steels for the auto industry, SSAB has said.

Biden Administration Looks to Settle Steel Tariff Dispute by December

15 June 2021 - The U.S. Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum will remain in place for the time being, but the Biden administration on Tuesday said it is committed to resolving the dispute with the EU over the tariffs.

voestalpine Patents DR Process

15 June 2021 - voestalpine has received a European patent for sponge iron production process that uses green hydrogen and biogas, the company has announced.

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