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Nippon Steel Exec Sees EAFs in Its Future
20 October 2020 - Against the backdrop of increasing competition, Nippon Steel Corp. is evaluating the expanded use of electric-arc-furnace-based production, reports the Bloomberg news service.
Need Steel for a Sustainable Application? Swiss Steel Group Might Have One for You.
20 October 2020 - The Swiss Steel Group’s Deutsche Edelstahlwerke special steel plant is creating a branded portfolio of steels that it says are especially well suited for use in sustainable technologies.
Primetals Technologies Relocates Long Mill Shop
19 October 2020 - Primetals Technologies has completed construction on a new workshop and office in Massachusetts and is moving in machines and personnel, the company reports.
LIBERTY Steel Looks to Acquire thyssenkrupp
19 October 2020 - LIBERTY Steel Group has put a non-binding offer on the table for thyssenkrupp’s steelmaking unit, saying that the combined companies would be in a better position to face Europe’s steel market challenges.
SMS group Breaks Ground on New HQ
15 October 2020 - SMS group has formally marked the start of construction on a new campus headquarters in Germany, the company has announced.
Forecast: Steel Demand Is Down, But Not as Much as First Feared
15 October 2020 - The World Steel Association has revised up its biannual global demand forecast, saying that a strong recovery in China will soften the overall impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
ArcelorMittal Europe Launches Sales of Green Steel
15 October 2020 - ArcelorMittal Europe said it will have produced 30,000 metric tons of commercially viable green steel this year, a first step on its way to becoming a carbon neutral producer.
Direct-Firing Furnace Technology Wins Big at Fives’ Innovation Awards
15 October 2020 - A team that developed an innovative reheat furnace has taken home a special company honor for their work, reports process equipment manufacturer Fives.
Report: EU Drafting Carbon Tax on Steel Imports
13 October 2020 - The European Commission is working on a plan to impose a carbon tax on imported steel, cement and electricity, reports the Reuters news service.
SMS group Lands Order for Bar Processing Line
13 October 2020 - Turkish bright bar producer Hasçelik San. Ve Tic. A.Ş has placed an order with SMS group for a new combined drawing line, the equipment supplier has said.
South Korean EAF Sees Efficiency Gains Through New Tech Package
09 October 2020 - South Korean special steel producer SeAH Besteel recently contracted Danieli to retrofit an electric arc furnace with a technology package aimed at improving process efficiency.
In Poland, ArcelorMittal Mothballs Two BFs. In Italy, It May Have a New Partner for Steel Works.
09 October 2020 - ArcelorMittal Poland will permanently close the hot end of its Krakow works, saying that there’s not enough demand, or market protection from unfairly traded imports, to support it, reports Kallanish Commodities.
POSCO Partners With ExxonMobil to Develop LNG Carriers
08 October 2020 - South Korean steelmaker POSCO has joined forces with oil and gas giant ExxonMobil to explore the use of high-manganese steel grades in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, reports the Korea Herald newspaper.
ANDRITZ Receives Order for Train Wheel Production Line
08 October 2020 - EVRAZ joint venture Allegro has contracted ANDRITZ to supply a rail wheel production line capable of annually producing 200,000 train wheels.
Nippon Steel Plans BF Restart on Improving Demand
06 October 2020 - Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp. will restart a blast furnace that was idled earlier this year due to pandemic-driven declines in demand, reports commodities news and pricing service Argus.
ArcelorMittal Pledges to Achieve Carbon Neutrality
02 October 2020 - ArcelorMittal has announced a significant environmental goal: it intends to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Italian Steelmaker Ramps Up Record-Breaking Tenova EAF
02 October 2020 - Italy’s Acciaieria Arvedi has started up a new a Tenova Consteel electric arc furnace (EAF) and has begun ramping up the unit, reports the furnace’s builder, Tenova.
ArcelorMittal Returns Two Blast Furnaces to Service
02 October 2020 - ArcelorMittal has restarted a blast furnace in Germany and another in France as it shifts production to account for the temporary shutdown of a Belgian furnace, reports commodities news and pricing service S&P Global Platts.
Rising Steel Capacity Is Cause for Deep Concern, OECD Says
01 October 2020 - Despite the severe drop in steel demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, global steel capacity is rising and could reach 700 million metric tons in excess of production this year, reports the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development steel committee.
Primetals Technologies Details voestalpine Bloom Caster
01 October 2020 - A new caster at voestalpine’s site in Leoben, Austria is capable of producing 950,000 metric tons annually and can cast in fully automatic mode, the caster’s manufacturer, Primetals Technologies, reports.
