Steel Times International News
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HYBRIT – one step closer to fossil-free steelmaking
Sweden’s Prime Minister Stefan Löfven symbolically broke ground yesterday (Wednesday 20 June) on the world’s first pilot plant for creating fossil-free steel.
21 June 2018 -
Future Steel Forum 2018 – Industry 4.0 and steelmaking
Steel Times International's Future Steel Forum 2018 took place in Warsaw, Poland, 6-7 June, and was widely praised by delegates who rated the content ‘high’, ‘excellent’, ‘very good’. The event was rated with five stars by one very pleased attendee and others described it as ‘informed and engaging’, not to mention ‘thought provoking’ and ‘interesting’.
20 June 2018 -
MMK's Mill 2000 breaks 2015 production record
Russian steelmaker PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) broke its January 2015 production record of 526.2Mt when it produced 527.5kt of metal in May 2018 through its Mill 2000 rolling mill.
18 June 2018 -
Transformer fire could cost SSAB Europe US$11.3 million
A transformer fire at SSAB Europe’s Hämeenlinna steel mill last Tuesday will cost in the region of SEK100 million (US$11.3 million) according to the Swedish steelmaker.
18 June 2018 -
ArcelorMittal breaks ground on carbon emissions project
An installation designed to convert carbon-containing gas from blast furnaces into bioethanol is being constructed at an ArcelorMittal site in Ghent, Belgium.
18 June 2018 -
Gerdau Long Steel North America announces price rises
Gerdau Long Steel America has increased the published price of its wide flange beams, standard beams and structural products by $1.50/cwt ($30 per net ton) and has increased the transactional price on H-Piling by $2.25/cwt ($45 per net ton).
13 June 2018
