Steel News

LIBERTY Steel Adds Two French Mills to Portfolio

14 August 2020 - LIBERTY Steel Group has acquired the Hayange rail mill and Ascoval steel works in France, giving the facilities a new lease on life.

NLMK Develops Electrical Steel for Wind Farms

13 August 2020 - Russian steelmaker NLMK has developed a non-oriented electrical steel for use in wind-power generating equipment, the company reports.

thyssenkrupp Investing in New Slab Reheat Furnace

12 August 2020 - thyssenkrupp has revealed plans to replace a hot strip mill reheat furnace, its first project under a new initiative to optimize its steel plants.

HYBRIT Reports Early Successes in Fossil-Fuel-Free Pellet Trials

06 August 2020 - Swedish iron ore miner LKAB is so far seeing successful results as it trials several heating technologies for iron ore pellet production, a new milestone on the path to create a fossil-fuel-free pellet.

Danieli Tapped for Slab Caster Improvement Project

30 July 2020 - Danieli has been contracted to extend a thin-slab caster at a Russian steel works, a project that will complement installation of a new meltshop, Danieli has announced.

Baosteel Gives Thumbs Up on New Dummy Bar System

30 July 2020 - Baosteel has given final acceptance of a new dummy bar feeding system installed on a caster at its Shanghai works, reports project contractor Primetals Technologies.

ArcelorMittal Reports Q2 Loss, but Sees Demand Starting to Rebound

30 July 2020 - ArcelorMittal lost US$559 million in the second quarter as the COVID-19 pandemic drove down steel demand around the world.

Tata Steel Tightens Embrace of Industry 4.0

30 July 2020 - Tata Steel is targeting EBITDA improvements totaling US$2 billion over the next several years by further adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies, the (India) Economic Times reports.

Zenith Steel Signs CISDI for Bar Mill Build

29 July 2020 - CISDI Group Co. Ltd. has been contracted to build a highly automated bar and wire rod mill for China’s Zenith Steel Group, the engineering and technology provider reports.

SMS group Wins Order for Heavy Plate Mill

29 July 2020 - SMS group has received an order from Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel Co. Ltd. for a 4.3-m heavy-plate mill, the equipment manufacturer has announced.

Vietnamese Steelmaker to Stop US$10 billion Project

28 July 2020 - The Hoa Sen Group is withdrawing from the US$10 billion Ca Na Steel Project, saying the proposed mill no longer fits with its growth strategy, reports The Saigon Times.

Tata Steel Scrap Facility Accepts First Deliveries

28 July 2020 - Tata Steel has planted a flag in the steel recycling business, with a new scrap facility accepting its delivery of ferrous material.

SAIL Announces Addition to Product Mix

22 July 2020 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has expanded its product know-how, producing for the first time a type of stainless steel that’s generally unavailable from domestic manufacturers.

Renewed Funding Gives Australian R&D Consortium Another Five Years

22 July 2020 - A university-led, Australian steel research group has secured AU$28.4 million in new funding, allowing it to operate for another five years.

Danieli Revamps Italian EAF

22 July 2020 - Italian long products maker Ferriere Nord has upgraded the electric arc furnace at its plant in Osoppo, according to project contractor Danieli.

Alacero: Rising Import Levels Cause for Concern

20 July 2020 - Latin American steel demand fell 30% in April as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the region’s economy into a halt, but there is some indication that a recovery has started, according to Alacero, the Latin American Steel Association.

Severstal Wraps Up Cold Mill Overhaul

20 July 2020 - PAO Severstal has rolled the first coil on a rebuilt tandem cold mill at its Cherepovets plant in northwest Russia, reports project contractor SMS group.

Tokyo Steel Plans Pickling Line Modernization

17 July 2020 - Electric arc furnace-based flats and longs producer Tokyo Steel Co. Ltd. has contracted Primetals Technologies to overhaul a continuous pickling line at its facility in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, Primetals Technologies has said.

Factory Tests Complete, a New Graphite Extrusion Press Is Out for Delivery

17 July 2020 - Danieli Breda has shipped a new 35-mn graphite extrusion press to electrodes manufacturer Showa Denko, which is installing the unit at its La Coruña plant in Spain.

MORE Announces Order for Lime Injection System

17 July 2020 - Electric arc furnace equipment specialist MORE S.r.l. has received an order from a Polish long products mill for a new sidewall lime injection system, the company reports.