GFG to start H2-steelmaking whilst Salzgitter expands its eco-product range
GFG Alliance’s LIBERTY Steel Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Paul Wurth and Stahl-Holding-Saar to assess the building
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SINOPEC invests in state-of-the-art spiral pipe plant
SINOPEC Shashi Steel Pipe Works (SINOPEC SSPW) has placed an order for the supply of a spiral pipe plant for
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January 2021 crude steel production
BRUSSELS, Belgium – World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 162.9
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Boston Metal to start high value ferroalloy production
Boston Metal, the company delivering a future where steel production is emissions-free, announced that Vale and Energy Impact Partners have
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ArcelorMittal turns profit amid rising international steel prices
Rising international steel prices, particularly in the fourth quarter of 2020, were the consequence of global steel supply shortages due
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Scrap market fluctuations create uncertainty for steelmakers
HONG KONG – Scrap market fluctuations create uncertainty for production costs and margins – The unexpected hype in prices of
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Tosyali to build flat steel greenfield plant
Turkish steel producer Tosyali Demir Celik Sanayi has ordered Primetals Technologies to supply an EAF Quantum electric arc furnace, a
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Dragon Steel modernises its six-strand billet caster
Dragon Steel Corporation, Ltd., a subsidiary of China Steel Corporation located in Taichung, Taiwan, has granted SMS Concast the final
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AMSA updates its trading statement for the year ended 31-12-2020
VANDERBIJLPARK – ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited advises that it is in the process of finalising its results for the year
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China to reduce its crude steel output in 2021
According to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the country committed to reducing China’s crude steel output in 2021
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Latest steelmaking industry news from Europe
In response to the current level of orders in the long steel sector, voestalpine is now once again operating two
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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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