Steel News

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.

ANDRITZ Bags Forging Furnace Order

13 January 2021 - ANDRITZ has landed an order from a slewing bearings maker thyssenkrupp rothe erde for eight chamber-forging furnaces.

LIBERTY Steel Restarts Polish Heavy Plate Mill

12 January 2021 - LIBERTY Steel Group is leasing one of Poland’s largest steel mills and has resumed production, the company has announced.

Tenaris Lays Plans for Italian Hydrogen Electrolyzer

11 January 2021 - Tenaris and two other companies will work together on a project to bring hydrogen-based steelmaking to Tenaris’ Dalmine facility in Italy.

Salzgitter Heavy Plate Mill Starts New Heat-Treat Line

11 January 2021 - Salzgitter Group subsidiary Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH has processed the first heavy plate in a new heat-treat facility, according to the supplier of the equipment.

China Sets Its Sights on Scrap

07 January 2021 - China is opening up its borders to scrap steel imports, seemingly to support electric arc furnace steelmaking, reports industry publication Recycling Today.

Paul Wurth Signed to Coke Plant Build

05 January 2021 - SMS group’s Paul Wurth subsidiary has won a contract to build a new cokemaking facility for China Steel Corp., Taiwan’s largest steel producer.

Danieli Completes Coating Line Upgrade

05 January 2021 - Danieli Centro Combustion India has wrapped up an upgrade to a continuous galvanizing line in Vietnam, the equipment supplier reports.

Duferco Closes Deal on Duferdofin-Nucor

21 December 2020 - Duferco today closed on a deal to fully acquire the Italian joint venture between Nucor and Duferco.

Fives Secures Intelligent Qualification Project

21 December 2020 - Stainless steel producer Acciai Speciali Terni has selected Fives for a quality qualification project as part of a digital technology improvement plan at its facility in Terni, Italy, the supplier has announced.

Russian Steel Producer Taps Danieli for New Rolling Mill

18 December 2020 - Danieli has been awarded a contract to build a special steel rolling mill for Russian steelmaker Severstal, the equipment supplier has announced.

POSCO Lays Plans for Hydrogen Production

15 December 2020 - South Korea’s POSCO plans to ramp up hydrogen production capacity over the next 30 years and will begin laying investments in hydrogen infrastructure, reports South Korean business magazine BusinessKorea.

Steel Plate Mill Employs Danieli Shear

15 December 2020 - French plate producer Laminoirs des Landes has commissioned a Danieli-built hydraulic hot shear at its Tarnos facility. According to Danieli, the shear can cut hot plate up to 50 mm thick and 3,500 mm wide.