Steel News

BENTELER Optimizes Hot Rolling Mill

10 September 2020 - The Austrian steel producer has invested 5 million Euros in the optimization of the hot rolling mill at its Schloss Neuhaus site.

Danieli Contracted to Supply New EAF for OMK

10 September 2020 - OMK (United Metallurgical Company) has contracted Danieli to supply a new electric arc furnace (EAF) meltshop and 7-strand bloom caster.

Marcegaglia Ravenna to Upgrade No. 1 Galvanizing Line

10 September 2020 - Marcegaglia has chosen Danieli Centro Combustion to upgrade the furnace at its No. 1 galvanizing line in Ravenna, Italy, reports the equipment supplier.

SMS group Awarded Final Acceptance Certificate for EAF Upgrade at Siam Yamato

09 September 2020 - Siam Yamato has granted final acceptance of a ConSo R6 injector technology upgrade for the No. 1 electric arc furnace at its Rayong, Thailand, site, according to project contractor SMS group.

Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann Contracts Paul Wurth for Coke Oven Gas Compression and Injection Technology

09 September 2020 - The German steelmaker aims to improve the CO2 balance of their steel plant operations at Duisburg Huckingen in the Ruhr region, Paul Wurth announced.

ABB Completes Modernization for Egyptian Steelmaker in Record Time

08 September 2020 - Al Ezz Dekheila Steel Co. (EZDK) approved the record two-week modernization and commissioning with the goal of obtaining rated speed and optimum productivity.

Tenova Strengthens Partnership With Microsoft

08 September 2020 - The two companies aim to lead the digital transformation of the sector, leveraging Microsoft’s Azure platform and Tenova's steel industry solutions.

Metalloinvest Automates Production Planning

08 September 2020 - The Russian manufacturer and supplier of iron ore products and hot briquetted iron is introducing a production scheduling system that is expected to save the company 90 million rubles per year, according to news site Metallurgprom.

SMS group Lands Order for Ring Roller

04 September 2020 - China’s Wuxi Paike New Materials Technology Co. Ltd. has contracted SMS group to build what SMS group says will be the world's largest ring rolling machine for jet engine components.

SSAB Celebrates Start of H2-Based Sponge Iron Plant

02 September 2020 - SSAB and partners LKAB and Vattenfall on Monday started up a pilot-scale sponge iron plant that will use hydrogen from a renewably powered electrolyzer.

OMK Plans DRI Plant, Meltshop

02 September 2020 - Russian steelmaker OMK is investing the equivalent of US$2 billion in a new direct reduction plant and associated electric arc furnace-based meltshop, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.

Nippon Steel Looks Overseas for Growth

02 September 2020 - Nippon Steel Corp. is seeking merger and acquisition opportunities, just not at home in Japan, reports the Reuters news service.

BM Group Receives Order for Slag Monitoring Solution

02 September 2020 - Italian stainless producer Acciai Speciali Terni has ordered a slag monitoring system from BM Group’s Polytec robotics unit, the technology supplier reports.

CISDI, Rizhao Steel Collaborate on Intelligent Solutions

27 August 2020 - Rizhao Steel president Kaibing Xu recently met with the heads of CISDI to discuss intelligent solutions for energy conservation and reducing emissions.

SMS group Automates Shearing Line for Jiangsu Shagang Group

27 August 2020 - Jiangsu Shagang Group in Zhangjiagang, China, has commissioned – ahead of schedule – a shearing line automation system, said project contractor SMS group.

Primetals Technologies Receives Final Acceptance for Hot Strip Mill Revamp

27 August 2020 - Metinvest’s Ilyich Iron and Steel Works of Mariupol has signed off on improvements to its 1,700-mm hot strip mill, reports project contractor Primetals Technologies.

With Key Equipment Delivery, Salzgitter Gets Ready to Make Hydrogen

26 August 2020 - Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH has taken delivery of what’s being called the world’s most powerful high-temperature hydrogen electrolyzer, the company reports.

voestalpine Announces BF Restart

26 August 2020 - voestalpine will restart the small blast furnace at its plant in Linz next month, saying that a demand has risen to the point to support the action.

Baowu Steel Takes Controlling Stake in Stainless Producer

21 August 2020 - China’s largest steelmaker will acquire a majority stake in Taiyuan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. (TISCO), the country’s No. 2 stainless producer, reports the Reuters news service.

Gupta Looks to Make Smaller Deals, and More of Them, in India

21 August 2020 - Having lost out in the bidding on several large stressed steel assets in India, industrialist Sanjeev Gupta is setting his sights on smaller plants, reports the Bloomberg news service.