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AIST's Steel News provides the steel community with technological and innovative news on the people, producers and suppliers in the North American and international steel communities.

Stelco Merger Receives OK from Provincial Court, Shareholders

19 September 2024 - A Canadian court and Stelco shareholders have approved a planned sale of the company to Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., according to company announcements.

BlueScope Steel Partners with Green Iron Company

19 September 2024 -   Australia’s BlueScope Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a company developing an ironmaking process that uses sodium as a reducing agent. 

JSW Steel USA Receives Energy Department Distinction

19 September 2024 - JSW Steel USA has earned U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognition for its efforts to reduce energy consumption. 

Report: Decision on U. S. Steel Acquisition Likely to Come After Election 

18 September 2024 - Nippon Steel Corp. has won permission to refile its plan for acquiring United States Steel Corporation, an action that will likely delay a decision on the merger until after the November election, reports the Bloomberg news service. 

EAF Components Supplier Erie Copper Acquired 

18 September 2024 - Combustion solutions provider American Combustion International (ACI) has acquired Ohio-based Erie Copper Works, a strategic deal that will expand the company’s product lineup. 

Danieli Completes Billet Caster Upgrade 

18 September 2024 - Danieli Service is wrapping up an upgrade of a 6-strand billet caster in Italy, the company reports. 

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. 

SSAB Partners With PSI Group on Software Implementation

16 September 2024 - SSAB has selected PSI Group to develop a template software system that will drive its business processes, PSI Group has announced. 

H2 Green Steel Is Now Stegra 

12 September 2024 - Swedish startup H2 Green Steel is changing its name to Stegra, a move intended to future proof the company’s image and reflect its ambitions. 

Steel Groups to Senate: Pass Leveling the Playing Field Act

11 September 2024 - The Steel Manufacturers Association, the American Iron and Steel Institute, the United Steelworkers union and other manufacturing groups are urging the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that would give the government additional tools to stop unfair trade practices by China.

U. S. Steel Brings New Corrosion-Resistant Product to Market 

11 September 2024 - United States Steel Corporation has launched sales of corrosion-resistant, carbon flat-rolled steel that it calls ZMAG. 

Hybar Adds Equity Investor 

11 September 2024 - Infrastructure services provider Quanta Services has made a strategic equity investment in startup rebar manufacturer Hybar LLC. 

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. 

China Expands Carbon Trading Program to Include Steel 

10 September 2024 - China’s steel, aluminum and cement producers will be added to the country’s national carbon trading market, the Bloomberg news service reports.

  U.S. Flat-Rolled Producers Lodge Dumping Complaint Over Corrosion-Resistant Sheet

09 September 2024 - Several U.S. steel producers and the United Steelworkers union have filed dumping complaints with the Commerce Department over imports of corrosion-resistant steel from several countries. 

SEC Fines Esmark, Bouchard Over U. S. Steel Offer 

06 September 2024 - Esmark Inc. and its chairman will pay US$600,000 to settle Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges that they made an offer to buy United States Steel Corporation despite having the financial wherewithal to complete such a deal. 

Hydnum Steel Enlists Ports Operator for Help in Developing Logistics Solutions

05 September 2024 - Spanish green steel startup Hydnum steel has signed a memorandum of understanding with port and logistics operator Euroports to develop integrated logistics solutions that will optimize the steel supply chain across the continent. 

Plastics Recycler Plans Facility to Make Coke Alternative 

05 September 2024 - The U.S. Energy Department has conditionally agreed to guarantee a loan of up to US$182.6 million to Pennsylvania-based International Recycling Group (IRG), which is looking to build facilities that would produce a plastics-based coking coal alternative. 

Danieli: Turkish Spooling Line Sets New Speed Record

05 September 2024 - A Danieli-built bar spooling is breaking speed records, achieving rates of 40 m/second for 8 and 10 mm diameters, Danieli reports. 

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.

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