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CMC Receives Grant to Open Rebar Facility in Ohio

11 July 2024 - CMC plans to open a new rebar fabrication facility in Akron, Ohio, USA, with help from a JobsOhio Revitalization Grant award.

U.S. Sets “Melt and Pour” Rule for Mexican Steel Imports

10 July 2024 - Steel product imports headed to the U.S. from Mexico will now have to prove the metal was melted and poured in North America to qualify for Section 232 tariff exemption, according to a new rule set by the Biden Administration.

JFE, JSW Steel Team Up on Blast Furnace AI Pilot Project

10 July 2024 - India’s JSW Steel and Japan’s JFE Steel Corp. are undertaking a joint demonstration of cloud-based cyberphysical system (CPS) technologies for blast furnace operations at JSW Steel’s Vijayanagar Works in India.

Danieli, Emirates Steel Agree to Collaborate on Development of Electrical Heater for DRI Plant

10 July 2024 - Emirates Steel Arkan in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), has signed a memorandum of understanding with Danieli, formalizing a collaboration between the two companies on a technology that could further reduce the mill’s CO2 footprint.

Tata Steel Brings Scrap-Based Product to Market

10 July 2024 - Tata Steel’s Dutch mill has begun selling a branded scrap-based steel called Zeremis Recycled, the company reports.

SAIL Contracts Primetals Technologies for Hot Blast Stove

10 July 2024 - The Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) has placed an order with Primetals Technologies for a new hot blast stove that will serve its IISCO steel plant at Burnpur.

SMS group Subsidiary to Implement Energy Management Solution at Thai Mill

10 July 2024 - Thai structural steel producer Siam Yamato Steel Co. Ltd. has entered into a partnership with SMS group’s Brazilian subsidiary Vetta to implement Vetta’s energy management solution at Yamato’s production facilities in Rayong province.

Primetals Technologies, Midrex to Outfit Blastr Green Steel’s New Plant

09 July 2024 - Blastr Green Steel has chosen Primetals Technologies and Midrex Technologies Inc. as partners for its planned 2.5-million-metric-ton steel mill in Finland, according to PR Newswire.

thyssenkrupp Joint Venture Sale Under Review

09 July 2024 - thyssenkrupp, Salzgitter and Vallourec are reviewing a sale of German joint venture Hüttenwerke Krupp-Mannesmann (HKM) after a potential buyer emerged, according to the Reuters news service.

ArcelorMittal to Trial GHG Conversion Technology

08 July 2024 - ArcelorMittal and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI), along with climate tech company D-CRBN, will trial a process that converts carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, which then can be used in steel and chemical production.

Teck Resources Obtains Green Light for Met Coal Unit Divestment

08 July 2024 - Teck Resources Ltd. has received regulatory approval to sell the remaining stake in its metallurgical coal business to Glencore plc, the Canadian miner has announced.

AIC Lands Order for Rod Mill Electrical, Automation System

08 July 2024 - Italy’s Automazioni Industriali Capitanio (AIC) has been contracted by Acciaierie Venete to supply the electrical and automation system for a new greenfield wire rod line.

European Commission OKs Sweden’s H2 Green Steel Grant

08 July 2024 - The European Commission has signed off on Sweden’s plan to support the H2 Green Steel project with a EUR265 million grant.

Blastr Green Steel Financing Round About to Close

27 June 2024 - Finnish startup Blastr Green Steel has successfully executed a partner financing round, with closing contingent on approval during the company’s general meeting on Friday, Blastr has announced.

Automotive Will Not Be Majority of Nucor West Virginia’s Sales: Laxton

27 June 2024 - Automotive manufacturing will be an important end market for Nucor Corp.'s 3-million-tons-per-year sheet mill after its late-2026 start-up — but it is not the mill's main focus, according to Stephen D. Laxton, Nucor chief financial officer.