Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. announced that it will be resuming construction of its Hot-Briquetted Iron (HBI) plant in Toledo, Ohio, and accelerating the restart of its Tilden mining operations in Michigan. The construction of the Toledo HBI plant was temporarily shut down on March 20, 2020, and the Company has now begun the process of remobilizing the workforce to complete the project. Due to mandatory social distancing and other newly implemented safety related measures limiting the numb

Gerdau Pindamonhangaba plant, in Brazil, produces specialty steel bars with very strict tolerances for the automotive industry. The process control automation of rolling mill #2 was upgraded recently by Danieli Automation in order to meet the highest production requirements set by Gerdau. Modernization activities were completed during maintenance plant shutdowns, without any delay or impact on plant production by the Danieli do Brasil Automation Team for process automation

Northwest Pipe Company, an industry leader of engineered pipeline systems for water infrastructure, has received official notification from the Sonoran State and Mexican Federal authorities that it has authorized a phased re-opening of the water infrastructure manufacturing facility in San Luis Rio Colorado ("SLRC"), Mexico. As of May 30, 2020, the SLRC facility has been authorized to operate at 30% capacity providing the Company continues to implement recommended COVID-19

Nippon Steel Corporation has decided to reline the No. 3 blast furnace of its Nagoya Works. In light of a decline in domestic steel demand, intensified competition in the overseas market, and need of large-scale investment for renewal of the Company’s steelmaking facilities over the medium- to long-term, we decided on February 7, 2020 to implement new production facility structural measures according to our basic policy to establish an optimal production structure centered on

Business Wire IndiaFaradion Ltd., the world leader in sodium-ion battery technology, has announced a new partnership with Infraprime Logistics Technologies (IPLTech) for its high energy sodium-ion batteries for use in commercial vehicles in the Indian market.The news comes just a few weeks after Faradion’s

In May, the Mechel Group issues the final acceptance certificate (FAC) for a LD (BOF) converter modernized by Primetals Technologies in the steel works of the Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant (ChMK) in Russia. The project aims were to replace worn-out equipment, to further increase capacity by raising the tapping weight to 160t and to optimize tap-to-tap times by cutting the blowing time. At the same time, Mechel installed a new cooling stack and the associated offgas cleaning plant to reduce

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall are taking the next important step to be the first in the world with a value chain for fossil-free steel. Within the framework of the HYBRIT initiative, preparations are now under way for the construction of a demonstration plant on an industrial scale, and consultations have  begun for deciding on placement of the plant in Norrbotten, Sweden. The plan is for construction to start in 2023, with the goal of taking the plant into operation in 2025. 

Featuring the most advanced gauge-control performed by powerful HiPAC platform High-quality market requirements led Marcegaglia to revamp its 4-hi plate mill in San Giorgio di Nogaro, Italy. Danieli Automation Service Team envisioned a tailor-made solution that includes both automation and mechanical modernization. On the mechanical side, new hydraulic cylinders will be installed to support conventional electromechanical screw-down gears, thus improving response

Sandvik has completed the previously announced acquisition of the cutting tools division of QUIMMCO CENTRO TECNOLÓGICO (QCT), a privately owned Mexican company offering integral machining solutions. In 2019, QCT's cutting tools division generated revenues of about 90 million SEK with 130 employees. The deal has a limited impact on earnings per share from the start. QCT's cutting tool division will be part of Seco Tools, a division within Sandvik Machining So

Business Wire IndiaPlywood is one of the basic materials and most essential component needed to give a proper finishing as well gorgeous look to a home, prepare furniture, boats and other important stuff. It is a known fact that there are diverse varieties of plywood being produced and sold in the market like commercial plywood, marine plywood, calibrated plywood, shuttering plywood, softwood plywood, hardwood plywood, tropical plywood, aircraft plywood, block board and