Steel Times International News
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SSAB contracts SMS group to build 190-ton EAF
Swedish steelmaker SSAB has chosen plant supplier SMS group for the construction of a new 190-ton EAF, which is set to be one of the largest installations in the world with an upper shell diameter of 9.3 metres.
02 December 2024 -
Blastr Green Steel signs low-carbon offtake agreement with INTERFER
Nordic industry start-up Blastr Green Steel has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with INTERFER Edelstahl Group, a European steel trading company, for the annual supply of 150kt of ‘ultra-low CO₂’ steel products.
28 November 2024 -
European steel industry facing irreversible decline, says Eggert
The European steel industry is facing irreversible decline unless the EU and Member States take immediate action to secure its future and green transition. These are the chilling words of the European Steel Association (EUROFER) whose director-general, Axel Eggert, says that ‘the clock has already struck midnight’.
27 November 2024 -
Stegra and Axpo Nordic sign electricity agreement
Industrial scale-up Stegra and Axpo Nordic, a subsidiary of energy company Axpo, have signed a power purchase agreement for the supply of electricity to Stegra’s integrated green hydrogen, green iron and green steel production plant located in Boden, northern Sweden.
26 November 2024 -
Kanthal wins Swedish energy prize
Kanthal, a supplier of products and services in industrial heating, and a division within Alleima Group, has won the E-prize from energy group EON, and Swedish newspapers Aktuell Hållbarhet and Dagens Industri, in the category of energy optimization.
26 November 2024 -
Sustainability award for Steel Dynamics
Leading US steelmaker Steel Dynamics, Inc. was recently honoured with a sustainability award from the Union Pacific Railroad, a transport company operating 8,300 locomotives over 32,000 miles of routes through 23 US States west of Chicago and New Orleans.
25 November 2024
