Coke, Iron and Alternate Iron Production
News items including recovery and non-recovery coke production as well as blast furnace, iron ore, DRI and other sources of iron.
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Cleveland-Cliffs, U.S. Energy Department Continue to Negotiate Funding Award
16 September 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. remains committed to the installation of a direct reduction plant at its Middletown works and is continuing to negotiate terms of a US$500 million funding award from the U.S. Department of Energy, the company said Monday.
U.K. Funding Allows Tata Steel EAF Project to Move Forward
11 September 2024 - Tata Steel has signed a GBP500 million funding agreement with the U.K. government, allowing it to move forward with a process conversion at its historic Port Talbot Works in Wales.
Midrex, Vale to Further Develop Use of Iron Ore Briquettes in DRI Furnaces
05 September 2024 - Midrex Technologies Inc. has signed a technical cooperation agreement with iron ore miner Vale, allowing the two companies to further collaborate on a technical solution for the use of iron ore briquettes in direct reduction plants.
Nippon Steel Promises Additional Investment in Mon Valley, Gary Works
29 August 2024 - Nippon Steel Corp. plans to invest an additional US$1.3 billion, if not more, in United States Steel Corporation’s Mon Valley and Gary works, should it finalize its acquisition of the iconic American steelmaker.
thyssenkrupp Teams With Australian Producer to Study Smelting Technology
21 August 2024 - thyssenkrupp is partnering with Australia’s BlueScope Steel on research that will focus on direct reduction and electric smelting plants, the company has announced.
Tata Steel U.K. Expects September Shutdown of Second BF
31 July 2024 - Tata Steel is on pace to close the second of two blast furnaces at its Port Talbot Works in the U.K. by this September, the company said in its fiscal 2025 first-quarter earnings statement.
Australia's Iron Ore Miners Need a Plan
30 July 2024 - Iron ore is Australia’s most exported commodity. But with demand from China looking to be on the decline and with new iron ore capacity set to come on-line in other parts of the world, the Australian industry should take time to reevaluate its strategy, according to a report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
Iron Startup Electra Commissions Colorado Pilot Plant
09 April 2024 - Alternative ironmaking startup Electra is commissioning a pilot plant in Boulder, Colo., to demonstrate its electricity-based process, the company has said.
Midrex Names K.C. Woody as Chief Executive Officer
04 April 2024 - Midrex president K.C. Woody has been promoted to chief executive officer following the retirement of longtime Midrex executive Stephen Montague, the company has announced.
Steel Producer Issues Call for Green Hydrogen
27 March 2024 - Stahl-Holding-Saar (SHS), which owns steel producers Dillinger and Saarstahl, is seeking bids for renewable hydrogen to be used in a planned direct reduction plant at its Dillinger steel mill, according the online publication Hydrogen Insight.
U.S. DRI Projects Receive Federal Support
25 March 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., SSAB and Vale will share up to US$1.4 billion in federal funding supporting several proposed decarbonization projects.
Japanese DRI Demonstration Project Selects ENERGIRON Technology
20 March 2024 - Tenova and Danieli will lend their ENERGIRON direct reduction technology to a demonstration project intended to test full hydrogen reduction with low-grade iron ore.
A Scrap Shortage Is Coming. Steel Producers Should Act Now, Says Boston Consulting Group
14 March 2024 - A global 9-million-metric-ton scrap surplus could become a 15-million-metric-ton deficit by 2030 as more producers adopt EAF technology to meet decarbonization goals, according to a new forecast from the Boston Consulting Group.
Nucor Signs Five-Year Pellet Agreement
14 March 2024 - Nucor Corp. has reupped a commercial agreement with Brazilian iron ore miner Samarco, signing a five-year supply agreement for iron ore direct reduction pellets.
Italy Moves to Repossess Its Largest Steelworks
20 February 2024 - The Italian government is placing the operator of the country's largest steelworks into extraordinary administration, removing control from majority owner ArcelorMittal.
BlueScope Steel Partners With Iron Ore Producers on Potential Electric Smelting Furnace
15 February 2024 - Australia’s BlueScope Steel Ltd. and the country’s two biggest iron ore miners are collaborating on an effort to develop a pilot-scale electric smelting furnace.
Gerdau Signs Danieli for Brazilian BF Upgrade
15 February 2024 - Gerdau’s Ouro Branco mill has contracted Danieli Corus to modernize its No. 1 blast furnace, a project intended to extend the life of the unit for at least another 15 years.
Nippon Steel Reports Successful H2 Injection Trial
14 February 2024 - Nippon Steel Corp. reduced blast furnace CO2 emissions by 33% during a month-long hydrogen injection trial, the company has reported.
Cleveland-Cliffs Reports Second Successful BF Hydrogen Trial
01 February 2024 - Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. has successfully completed a hydrogen injection trial on its Indiana Harbor No. 7 blast furnace, the company announced Friday.
Australia to Support BlueScope BF Reline
31 January 2024 - BlueScope Steel has been awarded an AU$136.8 million grant in support of a blast furnace reline and plant upgrades at its Port Kembla facility.
