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NLMK Group Has Developed an Antibacterial Coated Steel
20 January 2022 - The company announced yesterday that it has developed a new kind of coated steel with antibacterial properties.
thyssenkrupp Electrical Steel Supplies CO2-Reduced Electrical Steel for Digital Substations
19 January 2022 - The company has been tapped to supply its bluemint® Steel, which features 50% lower CO2 emissions, for Regensburg, Germany-based transformer specialist SGB-SMIT.
MMK Taps Danieli for Reheating Furnaces
19 January 2022 - Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) has contracted Danieli Centro Combustion to supply four reheating furnaces for its flat product rolling plant #10 in Magnitogorsk, Russia, according to a press release from Danieli.
Tenova Collaborates With Snam on Decarbonization
17 January 2022 - Tenova announced it has entered into an agreement to collaborate with Europe’s largest energy infrastructure operator in strategic studies and market analysis to introduce green hydrogen into metals production processes.
Severstal Lights a New Reheat Furnace: ‘Spark’
14 January 2022 - The Russian steel producer has launched the first of three new slab reheating furnaces provided by international engineering group Fives at its Cherepovets Steel Mill, according to a press release.
POSCO, Adani Group Sign US$5 Billion MoU for Eco-Friendly Integrated Mill
14 January 2022 - This week South Korean steelmaker POSCO and Indian infrastructure and energy conglomerate Adani Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that includes plans for a “green, environment-friendly” integrated steel mill to be built in Gujarat, India.
Metinvest Announces Multi-Billion-Dollar Commitment to Decarbonization
14 January 2022 - Ukrainian steelmaker Metinvest will spend US$20–30 million in the coming years to replace its aging blast furnaces with electric arc furnace (EAF) technology, reports the Reuters news service.
voestalpine Starts Up 3D Sand Printer for Steel Casting
12 January 2022 - voestalpine’s steel and technology group is now operating what it calls Europe’s most advanced 3D sand printer for heavy steel castings.
thyssenkrupp Signs Supply Contract for Electrolysis Plant
12 January 2022 - thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers has signed a supply contract with Shell for a project called Hydrogen Holland I.
Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel Renews Contract With Harsco Environmental
11 January 2022 - Harsco Corp. announced last week that Oman’s Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel LLC (JSIS) has re-upped its contract with the company’s Environmental division.
POSCO and HBIS Break Ground on Automotive Sheet Joint Venture
10 January 2022 - POSCO and HBIS Group announced last Friday that work has begun on a new US$647 million sheet mill located in China’s Hebei province, reports the Reuters news service.
New Year Brings New Tariff Quota System for EU Steel Imports
05 January 2022 - New import rules for EU-made steel took effect this week, capping shipments at 3.3 million metric tons before tariffs kick in.
Danieli Corus Tapped for Two Blast Furnaces for Hoa Phat
05 January 2022 - The two blast furnaces will add 5.6 million metric tons per year of capacity to the Vietnamese steelmaker’s Dung Quat steel complex II, according to Danieli.
Report: ArcelorMittal and Partners Receive €10M for Electrolysis Plant in Bremen
04 January 2022 - According to reports, ArcelorMittal Bremen, swb AG and EWE AG have received a subsidy of more than €10 million to construct a 12-MW electrolysis plant in Bremen, Germany, to produce green hydrogen by means of renewable energy.
POSCO to Memorialize Oldest Blast Furnace
04 January 2022 - POSCO shut down its oldest blast furnace in Pohang last week, and plans to turn it into a museum.
Essar Group Completes Land Deal for Saudi Arabian Mill
21 December 2021 - India’s Essar Group has signed for 3 million square meters of land in Saudi Arabia, where it plans to build a flat-rolled steel plant, reports Kallanish Commodities.
Metalloinvest Launches Ore Beneficiation Pilot Plant
21 December 2021 - Metalloinvest announced last week the launch of a pilot plant at Mikhailovsky GOK intended to model iron ore beneficiation processes and develop new high-quality products.
Metinvest, SMS group Sign MOU on Decarbonization Technologies
16 December 2021 - SMS group announced yesterday it has signed, along with its subsidiary Paul Wurth, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Metinvest to work together to tackle decarbonization.
ABB Unveils New Electromagnetic Stirring Technology
15 December 2021 - Technology company ABB announced today the launch of its Tundish EMS solution to help steelmakers overcome the limited ability of the tundish vessel to control the flow of molten metal.
ArcelorMittal Commits Additional US$30 Million to LanzaTech Carbon Capture Technology
14 December 2021 - ArcelorMittal, through its XCarb™ innovation fund, will invest US$30 million in carbon capture and utilization (CCU) company LanzaTech, according to an official press release.
