Steel News

Tenova Bags Order for Process Furnace

22 January 2020 - Tenova LOI Thermprocess has won an order for a continuous annealing furnace from ChelPipe Group’s Pervouralsk Pipe Plant in Russia.

Primetals Technologies Receives Order for Blast Furnace Staves

21 January 2020 - Primetals Technologies will supply a number of cast iron staves that will be used in the rebuild of a Taiwanese blast furnace.

ABB Launches Longs-Specific Mill Optimization Service

20 January 2020 - Automation technology specialist ABB has created a new digital service designed to help long products rolling mills reach new levels of performance in terms of yield, quality and productivity.

Chinese Steel Production Reaches New High

17 January 2020 - Robust demand pushed China’s crude steel production to a record 996 million metric tons in 2019, reports the Reuters news service.

Chinese Mill Orders Danieli SBQ Bloom Caster

17 January 2020 - Danieli has been chosen to install a new, technologically advanced 5-strand bloom caster at China’s Chengde Jianlong Special Steel Co. Ltd.

Australian Pellet Plant Turns to AUMUND for Conveyor Upgrade

17 January 2020 - Germany’s AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH has been contracted to install a 92-m pan conveyor at an Australian pellet plant.

China Pledges No New Capacity in 2020

16 January 2020 - China is reiterating a promise that new steel capacity will be strictly prohibited in the year ahead, reports the country’s state-run news agency.

Salzgitter Acquires Statendam Steel Plates

16 January 2020 - Salzgitter trading subsidiary by Salzgitter Mannesmann Staalhandel B.V. has acquired heavy plate trader Statendam Steel Plates B.V. for an undisclosed amount, Salzgitter has announced.

Primetals Technologies Completes AOD Improvement

14 January 2020 - India’s Jindal Stainless Ltd. has issued the final acceptance certificate on an upgrade to the No. 1 AOD converter at its Jaipur, Odisha, plant.

Sandvik Finalizes Summerill Tube Acquisition

14 January 2020 - Sandvik has completed the acquisition of Summerill Tube Corp., the company announced Tuesday.

Researchers Take Big Step in Solving Hydrogen Embrittlement

13 January 2020 - In what they say is a first, researchers at The University of Sydney in Australia have made direct observation of hydrogen at dislocations and grain boundaries in steel, offering important new information on the vexing problem of hydrogen embrittlement.

ArcelorMittal Blast Furnace to Return to Service, But Other Outages Planned

10 January 2020 - ArcelorMittal intends to put an idled blast furnace back into service at its Gijón plant in northern Spain, but will halt other production lines this quarter in order to cope with lower demand, reports Kallanish Steel.

Court Allows Ilva Blast Furnace to Remain in Service

10 January 2020 - The No. 2 blast furnace at ArcelorMittal’s Ilva steel works in Italy can keep operating, an Italian court has ruled, according to reports.

Liberty Announces Layoffs at U.K. Mills

10 January 2020 - Citing challenging market conditions, Liberty Steel Group will lay off up to 355 employees at its U.K. mills in South Yorkshire and South Wales, the company has said.

China’s No. 1 Steelmaking Region Announces Additional Capacity Cuts

07 January 2020 - China’s top steel-producing province aims to reduce capacity by 14 million metric tons this year, reports Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency.

Chinese Steelmaker Could Become the World’s Largest Producer

06 January 2020 - China Baowu Steel Group could potentially surpass ArcelorMittal as the world’s largest steelmaker if it completes a deal to take a controlling stake in Chongqing Iron and Steel.

Tenaris Completes Acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars

03 January 2020 - Tenaris S.A. has finalized its US$1.07 billion acquisition of IPSCO Tubulars Inc. and has signed a new distribution agreement with IPSCO parent PAO TMK, the company announced.

POSCO Developing Precision Location Tag

02 January 2020 - A POSCO research and development subsidiary is partnering with two tech firms to develop a location-tracking tag to be used in its plants.

Monnet Ispat Eyes Restart

02 January 2020 - Indian steelmaker Monnet Ispat & Energy is to resume steel production this month following an extended outage for maintenance and upgrades, according the Business Standard newspaper.

Waelzholz Group Looks to Grow Sales in China, Mexico

30 December 2019 - German cold roller Waelzholz Group is expanding its cold mill in China and has established a Mexican sales subsidiary, the company reports.