AMSA steelmaking operations return to EBITDA profitability
VANDERBIJLPARK, South Africa – ArcelorMittal South Africa, in its Trading Statement and Business Update for the year ended 31 December
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MIDA minimill starts at Nucor Steel Florida
In December, thanks to the joint efforts of Danieli and Nucor teams, Nucor Steel Florida safely started on schedule, melting,
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Global crude steel output decreases by 0.9% in 2020
Asia produced 1,374.9 Mt of of crude steel in 2020, an increase of 1.5% compared to 2019. China’s crude steel
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Optimizing energy efficiency in integrated steelworks
DÜSSELDORF – SULB and SMS digital cooperate in identifying and tapping potentials for energy savings in SULB’s integrated steelworks in
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Acciaierie Venete modernizes its rolling mill
Primetals Technologies has been contracted by Acciaierie Venete S.p.A. for the modernization of the finishing train of the rolling mill
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British Steel installs new system to monitor water network
British Steel has completed the installation of a new GBP 800,000 state of the art environmental system at its Scunthorpe
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Global steel prices on the up since early August
Buoyed by post COVID19 sharp recovery in steel demand, especially in China, resulting in super high seaborne iron ore prices,
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Duferco commissions mill powered by renewable energies
Duferco Steel, located in Brescia, Italy, has commissioned a new medium section rolling mill. This flagship project will focus on
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Russian steelmaker to further reduce its climate imprint
Natural gas producer NOVATEK and Russian steel giant LMK Group have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of
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US steel Industry and unions urge Biden to keep Trump’s steel tariffs
WASHINGTON, DC– Four of the main US steel industry associations and the United Steelworkers union have urged President-elect Joe Biden
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AMSA’s Vanderbijlpark Works restarts second blast furnace
ArcelorMittal South Africa’s Vanderbijlpark works has returned to full production, weeks ahead of a planned restart due to an upsurge
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Japan to help India ramping up domestic steel production
India and Japan have signed an agreement to enhance cooperation between their steel industries with the aim of ramping up
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Will UK steel industry benefit from Brexit?
The UK steel industry has benefited greatly from EU membership over the past few years. Brexit could affect the UK
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November 2020 global crude steel production
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 158.3
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Tata Steel fights pollution at its Dutch Plant
LONDON – Tata Steel has launched Roadmap+, EUR 300 million environmental-improvement plan to reduce emissions at its IJmuiden plant in
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Two specialty steel grinders in operation at Jiangsu Shagang
Danieli Centro Maskin has successfully commissioned two billet-grinding units for Jiangsu Shagang Group, in Zhangjiagang, China. The plant processes square
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Exxaro reflects on global iron ore, oil and titanium
During 2020, the global economy recorded the worst downturn since the 1930s. Global real GDP for 2020 is expected to
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October 2020 global crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 161.9 million tonnes (Mt)
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EAF steelmaking can’t address decarbonisation challenge alone
Steel is manufactured by two main process routes (1) the integrated steelmaking process featuring the blast furnace/basic oxygen furnace (BF/BOF),
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Life cycle thinking: key to every aspect of sustainability
To understand the environmental performance of a product, its entire life cycle needs to be considered. A life cycle assessment
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Direct iron electrolysis will potentially play role in steelmaking
The steel industry itself has a major role to play in reducing its own emissions, which are around 7-10% of
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BHP joins the race to develop hydrogen steelmaking
PERTH, AUSTRALIA – BHP has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with world leading steel producer, China Baowu, with the
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FEATURED: HYBRIT PROCESS – towards fossil-free steel
HYBRIT – short for Hydrogen Breakthrough Ironmaking Technology – is a joint venture between SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, aiming to
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Steel production recovers at Cleveland-Cliffs
According to Lourenco Goncalves, CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs, steel production has rebounded alongside the recovery in automotive production. All Big Three
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Revamping continuous pickling line for Kobe Steel
Primetals Technologies has received the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for revamping No. 2 continuous pickling line for Kakogawa Works of
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Short range outlook for global steelmaking
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has released an update to its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2020 and 2021. This
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September 2020 global crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 156.4 million tonnes (Mt)
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Steel Safety Day and safety and health recognition 2020
Yesterday was Steel Safety Day, a day for steel companies to pause and dedicate their attention to the industry’s most
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worldsteel releases more optimistic outlook for steel
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) yesterday released an update to its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2020 and 2021. This
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