Blast Furnace
Algoma EAF to start in April
Mill conversion project will start ramping up just as Canada deals with United States tariffs on inbound steel.
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Tata EAF conversion receives a green light
A regional council in the United Kingdom has approved Tata Steel’s plans to convert a blast furnace complex to electric arc furnace technology.
GFG mill in Australia enters bankruptcy process
The state of South Australia has put the GFG Alliance Whyalla steel mill and related assets into administration and asked a forensic accounting firm to assess the situation.
Steel groups back tariffs; Aluminum Association urges exemptions
Two American steelmakers’ organizations have spoken in favor of import tariffs, while the Aluminum Association points to insufficient domestic smelting capacity.
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White House comments signal potential US Steel-Nippon Steel reboot
Comments from President Donald Trump indicate the two steelmakers might have found a way to gain federal approval for Nippon Steel’s plans for United States Steel.
Cliffs foresees red ink in late 2024
Company’s CEO calls 2024 the “the worst year for domestic steel demand” since the pandemic.
Saarstahl inks recycled-content rail contract
The German firm’s French facilities will supply recycled-content steel rails to French national rail operator SNCF Réseau.
IEEFA questions viability of hydrogen as steel emissions savior
Market research firm Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis says a “range of problems” may hinder “blue” hydrogen’s role in steel decarbonization.
Nucor emissions targets receive GSCC approval
Recycled-content steelmaker sets a target of less than 1 ton of emissions for each ton of steel produced by its hot-rolled steel mills.
Nucor could be part of Cliffs’ next US Steel bid, reports say
Joint bid for U.S. Steel assets would have Cleveland-Cliffs acquiring blast furnace mills and Nucor taking over Big River Steel, according to CNBC and Bloomberg.
Cleveland-Cliffs adds board member
Steelmaker appoints Jane Cronin, an executive with paint company Sherwin-Williams, to its board of directors.
